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Klaveness Digital develops dual solution for the aluminium industry
The Norwegian technology company, Klaveness Digital on a mission to bring shipping and logistics into the future, has coupled with key players in the aluminium industry to develop a new solution for managing supply chain risk and reducing the waste often associated with maritime logistics. The...
European Aluminium, Metal Packaging Europe floats road-map towards 100% recycling of aluminium beverage can by 2030
On 24 th March 2021, European Aluminium and Metal Packaging Europe floated a joint roadmap towards achieving 100% recycling of aluminium beverage can by 2030. The Roadmap reveals the position among aluminium producers of can-sheet, manufacturers of aluminium beverage cans and recyclers of used...
Latvia’s import of Aluminium Foil during 2018-20 illustrates an uneven movement
Latvia confronted a significant change in the political ecosystem in 2020. Anticipating 2021, the major issues include the COVID-19 crisis, taking into account the COVID-19 health crisis, the GDP growth forecast for 2021 has been revised downwards to 5.1%, from the 6.7% projected earlier. The...
Inferior Aluminium supply from China, delays delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's new fleet of Cape Class patrol boats
The delay in the delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's new $350 million fleets of Cape Class patrol boats has been blamed on the supply of inferior quality aluminium from China. The West Australian shipbuilder Austal has secured a contract in May’20, to build six of the 58-metre vessels, which...
ALFED teams up with 'The Bartlett School of Architecture’ to drive sustainability deeper into the construction industry
The trade association for Britain’s aluminium industry has teamed with the second-best place in the world to study architecture globally, according to QS world university rankings, ‘The Bartlett School of Architecture’ to drive sustainability deeper into the construction industry. ALFED already has...
Tasmania, Queensland Bauxite deposits reported with rare-earth elements
Tasmania and Queensland bauxite deposits have been reported with treasured rare-earth elements. The reliability of the ongoing supply of rare-earth elements is a cause of concern for multiple countries and industries, as the major producer, China is all set to restrict its supply. Several advanced...
Uruguay’s export of Aluminium scrap during 2018-20 reveals robust growth
The economy of Uruguay is crucially dependent on its neighbours, Brazil and Argentina. In 2020, GDP decreased by an estimated 4.5%, mainly due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic not only in the country but also in its neighbours. However, the pandemic had relatively little impact on the...
Industrial space developer Panattoni to build Reynaers Aluminium plant outside Warsaw
The greenest industrial developer of Europe in 2020, Panattoni, has secured the contract from Reynaers Aluminium to develop a 31,000 sqm warehouse and production plant on a site chosen by Reynaers in Urzut, which is located around 30 km southwest of Warsaw in Poland. The producer of innovative and...
AlCircle Expo 2021: Book your Booth now!! Avail the early bird discount
AlCircle’s next big program is the virtual event - “AlCircle Expo 2021” , which is forthcoming on 29-30 June 2021. Followed by the mega-success of “Global Aluminium EXPO 2020”, AlCircle is planning to host an event that is not just big in scale but also has advanced digital tools to facilitate...
Fight against China’s unfair trade practices, European Commission to impose anti-dumping duties on flat-rolled products; European Aluminium applauds
The European Aluminium Association praises the European Commission for its intention to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on certain flat-rolled products originating in China. The duty rates vary from 19.6 to 47.3% and result from an anti-dumping investigation initiated on the 14 th August’20,...
Oman’s export of Aluminium wire during 2018-20 stands unbalanced
Oman’s non-oil GDP will grow by 1.5% in 2021, as projected by the International Monetary Fund and could boost to 4% by 2026 if fiscal measures are successfully carried out. The sultanate introduced a Medium-Term Fiscal Adjustment Plan that focuses to enhance the non-oil revenue and various other...
Ghana-China Sinohydro Bauxite deal facades environmental risk: Duke University
The Chinese state-owned firm Sinohydro which deal with Ghana for bauxite mining brings out heavily condemnation from global environmentalists, as they warned that bauxite mining in the country’s crucial forests region would façade environmental risks. The West African nation, Ghana, signed bauxite...
Aluminium Sabart intends to axe 9 jobs, employees show protest at Tarascon-sur-Ariège in France
On 20 th March 2021, around 60-70 employees of the Aluminum Sabart gathered in Tarascon-sur-Ariège in France, to show their protest against the lay-off for the nine workers which the management of the company intends. In the words of Mathieu Bru, the secretary of the social and economic committee...
Tajik aluminium producer TALCO to get insurance coverage for EDB loan from KazakhExport
On 18 th March 2021, Tajik Aluminum Company, TALCO, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) and export insurance company, KazakhExport signed an MoU for attracting financing for TALCO under KazakhExport insurance coverage in order for TALCO to procure products from Kazakhstan required for the...
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance obtained Trafigura loan by offering Aluminium at a discount to market prices
The British commodity tycoon, Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance in 2018, obtained a loan from Singaporean multinational commodity trading company, Trafigura by agreeing with a six-year deal to sell aluminium to the world’s leading independent commodity trader at a discount to market prices, as it has...
Dudley’s Aluminium in UK bags £2.4 million contracts at Finzels Reach
The UK based firm, Dudley's Aluminium has bagged a multimillion-pound project at Finzels Reach, Bristol’s mixed-use development. The Cardiff based aluminium fabricator has won the £2.4 million contract with Willmott Dixon to work on the Halo project. Halo is a short walk from Castle Park, Cabot...
Mitsubishi’s marks the first investment in Bauxite mining, inks agreement with Glencore to acquire a 30% stake in the Aurukun Project
The Japanese multinational conglomerate, Mitsubishi Corporation has announced that it has reached an agreement with Anglo-Swiss multinational commodity trading and mining company Glencore Plc to acquire a 30% stake in the Aurukun Bauxite Project in Australia. Presently, Glencore is the whole owner...
Argentina’s export of Aluminium wires during 2019-20 manifests de-growth; 30.61% growth predicted for 2021
Argentina’s annual average inflation plunged to 41.5% in January 2021, which was 42.70% in December’20. As per the projection of FocusEconomics panellists, inflation to reach 48.0% in 2021, which is up 1.3 % points from last month's estimate, and 2022 at 36.6%. The nation located mostly in the...
