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Bangladesh’s National Board of Revenue exempts 7.5% VAT on local aluminium scrap collection
The National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh's apex authority for tax administration, has reportedly exempted the 7.5 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on local aluminium scraps and wastes procured by utensil-manufacturing companies. The news came after NBR issued a public notice informing the VAT...
Vedanta Aluminium wins the highest exporter award from Haldia Dock Complex for 1.4 lakh tonnes of shipments
Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest aluminium producer, has won an award as the highest exporter of containerised cargo in Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) for 2022-23. The recognition is received from Haldia Dock Complex by the Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Port, formerly known as Kolkata Port Trust....
China’s unwrought aluminium alloy imports record a third monthly fall of 11.6% in May’23
In May 2023, China’s unwrought aluminium alloy imports stood at 82,800 tonnes, indicating a downfall of 27.7 per cent year-on-year and 11.6 per cent month-on-month, found China customs data. From January to May 2023, China’s imports totalled 443,500 tonnes, up by 19.3 per cent from the same period...
Africa’s primary aluminium production recovers 6,000 tonnes in May 2023
According to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) data, primary aluminium production in Africa totalled 656,000 tonnes from January to May 2023. A year ago, the output was 667,000 tonnes, meaning primary aluminium production in the first five months of 2023 fell by 1.65 per cent Y-o-Y. In...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports shrink 9% Y-o-Y in 1Q2023; but imports from Canada rise 11%
The United States aluminium crude metals and alloys imports closed the first quarter of 2023, ended March 31, at 861,000 tonnes, down by 8.99 per cent or 103,000 tonnes year-on-year from 946,000 tonnes, found the US Census Bureau survey. Following the yearly fall in 1Q2022, the United States March...
European Union press for aluminium listing as a strategic raw material
The use of aluminium is growing critical and widespread across a vast number of manufacturing sectors, so much so that the European Union countries, led by France and Germany, are prescribing to classify the metal as a ‘strategic raw material’. By doing this, the EU countries expect to get faster...
Aluphoenix wins ASI Performance Standard Certification for its ability to remelt aluminium scrap into alloy ingot
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has presented Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification to Aluphoenix srl for its remelting and casting facility in Riese Pio X, Italy. The facility has an annual production capacity of around 50,000 tonnes of aluminium ingots destined for transportation....
World primary aluminium production shows a bullish trend Y-o-Y with a 1.8% growth during Jan-May’23
In May 2023, world primary aluminium production stood at 5.851 million tonnes compared to 5.651 million tonnes in April 2023 and 5.818 million tonnes in May 2022, showed the International Aluminium Institute survey. Thus, on a month-on-month calculation, world primary aluminium output in May...
Ferm Living & Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng-designed wavy aluminium table ‘Dal’ is launched to add oomph to your house
Danish homeware brand Ferm Living and Norwegian designer Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng have created a minimalist, unique wavy aluminium table called Dal. The furniture has dual functionality. It can serve as a table as well as a bench. Initially carved in wood by Øfstedal Eng, the table is now made of...
Hydro again offers higher price to Alumetal shareholders until the last date of subscription submission
According to a report on June 22, Hydro is again increasing the offered price for Alumetal share sale subscribers to PLN 82.00 per share, valid through the last date of subscription submission on June 30, 2023. All Alumetal shareholders who subscribe to the share sales tender in the current offer...
Thermoformed aluminium packaging specialist alupak AG bags ASI dual certification
alupak AG, specialised in thermoformed aluminium packaging, has reportedly acquired ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) certification and Chain of Custody V1 (2017) certification for operations at the Belp facility in Switzerland. The news came on June 23 after Aluminium Stewardship Initiative...
Top 10 brands say NO to plastic or glass and YES to aluminium packaging
Aluminium’s ability to form any shape and its protective qualities have made the metal a popular choice in packaging. Moreover, the conscious efforts to achieve sustainability through a circular economy have turned aluminium into an inevitable alternative, given that it is infinitely recyclable...
China’s aluminium plate/sheet and strip operating rates drop to 65.04% in May, indicating early onset of off-season
According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, China's aluminium plate/sheet and strip industry operating rates edged 0.97 percentage points lower month-on-month to an average of 65.04 per cent in May 2023. On a year-on-year calculation, the operating rates plunged by 12.25 percentage points. May...
US alumina imports plunge sequentially by 36.42% to 323,000 tonnes in 1Q2023
The United States alumina imports in the first quarter of 2023 ended March 31, stood at 323,000 tonnes, reflecting a sharp decline of 36.42 per cent sequentially from 508,000 tonnes, found the US Census Bureau data. On a year-on-year basis, the imports registered a fall of 27.42 per cent from...
Yunnan Aluminium’s seven facilities bag dual ASI certification for producing greener aluminium alloy ingots
Aluminium Steward Initiative has acknowledged seven facilities of Yunnan Aluminium Co., Ltd. with Performance Standard V3 (2022) and Chain of Custody Standard certifications. All of them are located across six prefectures of Yunnan, China. Yunnan Aluminium has vertically integrated operations...
Iran begins the calendar year 1402 on low-key with aluminium ingot output dropping 2% Y-o-Y
The data revealed by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) indicates a 2 per cent year-on-year decline in Iran’s aluminium ingot production during the first two months of the calendar year 1402 (March 21-May 21). The output dropped from 114,850 tonnes...
Cassapolis to host Hydro's newly expanded aluminum technology centre
Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, announced that it would relocate its aluminium technology centre from Zeeland to Cassapolis in Michigan, giving it a bigger space and better infrastructure. The new technology centre will be located adjoining Hydro’s under-construction...
JNARDDC, MRAI and Ministry of Mines shared stage at AKAM 2023 to promote recycling & the circular economy
The 6th AKAM Awareness Conference on “Sustainable & Circular Bharat: Towards Zero Waste in Metals Processing” successfully occurred on Thursday, June 15, at Taj Bengal, Kolkata, India. It was a 2-day event with a combination of conference and plant visit, organised by MRAI and the Ministries of...
