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American Aluminium a paramount Industry in a moment of “National Emergency”: The Aluminium Association
On 19 th March’20, the Aluminum Association published a framework for policymakers developing economic stimulus and other programs in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The document – “American Aluminum Jobs: Essential to the Nation” – emphasized the paramount nature of U.S. aluminium production,...
AVIC SAAC awards aluminium package to ThyssenKrupp Aerospace Suzhou
AVIC Shenyang Commercial Aircraft Corporation (SACC) in the northern Chinese city of Shenyang is the long-time provider of the DASH8 – Q400 fuselage to Bombardier in Canada. SACC awarded ThyssenKrupp Aerospace Suzhou for the delivery of over 1,000 cut-to-size aluminium plate items in various...
Italian aluminium alloy producer Raffmetal closes down for two-week quarantine amid “Corona-virus” pandemic
The Italy-based aluminium alloy producer Raffmetal has extended this week’s shutdown through next week to permit employees a full two-week quarantine period amid the coronavirus pandemic. Orlando Niboli, President, Raffmetal said: "We have decided to extend the production shutdown for another week...
Azerbaijan’s Aluminium export market reflects volatility during 2017-20
Azerbaijan, a country positioned at the junction point of south-western Asia with south-eastern Europe, north of Iran and south of Russia. It shipped $19.6 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2019. The US dollar amount reflects a -55.3% decline since 2015 and a -0.9% increase from 2018 to...
The US aluminium recyclers reaping dividends from import tariffs
The North American aluminium recyclers and producers are taking the advantage of import tariffs to breakthrough revenue at the cost of local beer and beverage firms, even though most of the metal used in their cans is not subject to the levy. The aluminium cans of about 70% used by the US drinks...
The “Corona” crisis hits German Aluminium Industry to drop in production
The outcome of the Corona crisis has forced customer sectors in Germany and Europe to halt or significantly reduce production. The automotive business, in particular, represents an industrial baseload in the aluminium industry. Marius Baader, MD, General Aluminum Association Gesamtverband der...
VIASEE sent a petition to the Prime Minister of Vietnam for Bauxite mining solution
Vietnam Association of Environmental Economics (VIASEE) has just sent a petition to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on strategies and solutions for Bauxite mining, promoting the development of the aluminium industry in the Central Highlands. The contribution of ideas toward the construction and...
The gradual recovery of Bangladeshi aluminium import market during 2017-20
The economy of Bangladesh is a developing market economy and it the 39 th largest in the world in nominal terms, and 29 th largest by purchasing power parity. It is classified among the Next Eleven emerging market middle income economies and a frontier market. In the first quarter of 2019,...
Logan Aluminum in the US validates COVID-19 precautions
Logan Aluminum, an aluminium rolling mill with 1300+ employees in Russellville, Logan County, Kentucky, nestled in beautiful rolling hills and surrounded by trees, nature, and wildlife. The Kentucky based aluminium company has been in full effort to deliver information from appropriate sources,...
“Corona-virus” outbreak in Italy halts the manufacturing process of aluminium-body Pune Metro coaches: Titagarh Firema S.P.A.
Titagarh Wagons of India, the major stakeholder of Italy’s Titagarh Firema S.P.A., has announced the deferment of the inauguration of manufacturing the prototype of the new aluminium-bodied Pune Metro coaches. The plant operation has been suspended due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. The...
EGA marks Global Recycling Day post achieving highest-ever levels of recycling last year
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, on 18 th March’20 marked Global Recycling Day and announced that the company’s recycling of industrial waste increased by more than a third last year to almost 140,000 tonnes, whilst...
Alba focus to meet its 2020 objectives: aims on Safety, Production and Cost
Bahrain was the pioneer country in the Arab region to start an aluminium smelter. Starting as a 120,000 tonne per annum smelter in 1971, Alba today is a 1.36-plus million tonnes smelter. As the on-going global headwinds, volatile LME price and weak economic sentiment across the markets, Aluminium...
The continuous downfall of Norway’s Aluminium export during 2017-20
Norway is ranked as the fourth largest aluminium exporter in the world and has occupied a 5.8% share of a worldwide export market that is worth $41.7 billion annually. Norway’s total aluminium export from 2017-19 was recorded at 4.55 million tonnes. The export forecast for 2020 has been at 1.3...
Jamaica’s Bauxite export curtails due to “Corona-virus” attack
Dr Peter Phillips, President of the People’s National Party of Jamaica, has called on Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, to declare a national day of prayer as Jamaica battles the Corona-Virus. During the budget session in parliament on 17 th March’20, Phillips made the call after briefing a raft...
Bosnian company defamed for selling Aluminium Oxide to Iran’s nuclear programme
The Bosnian official authorities stated that a company from the town of Zvornik held talks with Iranian officials for selling aluminium oxide. This could have been used in Tehran’s nuclear programme. Fahrudin Radoncic, Bosnian Security Minister published on 16 th March’20 that a Bosnian company had...
Volkswagen auto plant closes in Slovakia; Renault pulls down factories in France: Demand for secondary aluminium on hard brakes
The secondary aluminium is likely to be negatively affected post the German automaker Volkswagen declared on 15 th March’20, that it will be suspending the production at its European output hub in Bratislava, Slovakia on 23 rd march’20. VW's move came after the Slovakian government declared a state...
Austria’s Bauxite import market remains oscillating during 2017-20
The bauxite import of Austria remains dwindling, as the total volume of bauxite imports from 2017-2019 stood at 39,679 tonnes, whereas the total revenue expended was $10.34 million. The bauxite import in 2020 is forecasted at 11,088 tonnes, when added to 2017-19 the import stands to 50,767 tonnes...
RUSAL declares additional safety measures in response to the spread of “Corona-Virus”
RUSAL, the leading global aluminium producer has declared the introduction of additional preventive measures in response to the current issue of “Corona-virus” to best ensure the health and safety of all employees. Starting from 17 th March’20 employees from head office and staff who are not...
