AlCircle News Edited By "Sarnali Chakraborty"
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Moonen 110, the aluminium-built superyacht completes its first week of sea trials
Moonen 110, the three-deck steel hull full displacement motor yacht, has completed its first week of sea trials and endurance test at the Dutch coast on the North Sea. Built using aluminium, the yacht's exterior was designed by René van der Velden Yacht Design, with interiors from Studio Indigo and...
Roberts Metal Packaging expands its Softline Extreme aluminium jar range
Roberts Metal Packaging, one of Europe’s leading providers of pre-threaded screw-caps, godets and aluminium and tinplate containers, has added two new collections to its most popular Softline Extreme aluminium jar range. The new range, dubbed Softline Extreme Deep, is available in sizes ranging...
ASI enlists AWM as its new Production and Transformation member
On May 10, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced the joining of Asiaway Automotive Components Mexico (AWM) as the new Production and Transformation member. AWM specialises in die casting and machining aluminium components. AWM is a subsidiary of Asiaway Group (headquartered in China,...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price drops by RMB70/t in the wake of lower demand and global economic challenges
On Thursday, May 11, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has decreased by RMB 70 per tonne to halt at RMB 18,320 per tonne. A W-o-W calculation recorded a slump of RMB 190 per tonne from RMB 18,510 per tonne. Today, the average prices are expected to stand between RMB 18,300 per tonne and RMB 18,340...
Aluminium billet inventories in China ascend by 15,600 tonnes to 157,700 tonnes
On Thursday, May 4, China’s aluminium billet social inventory closed at 157,700 tonnes, up by 15,600 tonnes from the previous week. The increase was primarily attributable to arrivals over the Labour Day vacation and inadequate pre-holiday stockpiling. Smelters have been selling an increasing...
Affin Hwang lowers its aluminium price projection for 2023 to 2025 over global growth deceleration
Affin Hwang Capital, the Malaysian-based investment banking group, had reduced its aluminium price per megatonne projections for 2023 to 2025, citing worries about global growth deceleration and a slight oversupply in the aluminium market. The pricing assumptions suggested that aluminium prices may...
Mira table by Mark Gabbertas uses aluminium sheet layering process for its structure
Designed by British furniture designer Mark Gabbertas of Chorus, the Mira laptop or side table uses a unique aluminium sheet layering method to achieve its product's ultra-thin visible profile structure. A specially designed double aluminium sheet layering technology, which reduces weight to a...
Ambev launches Brahma draft beer in 350ml aluminium cans at the Web Summit in Rio
Metal cans, particularly aluminium cans used for beverage and aerosol packaging, are the most recycled packaging units worldwide. The packaging sector grew through 2022 as the demand for beverage cans and packaging foil increased. In 2023, the packaging, electrical and industrial sectors are...
Mananalu’s new passion-flavored canned drinking water features 69% recycled aluminium
Jason Momoa, the 'Aquaman' star, launched his canned water business Mananalu in 2019 with a vision to replace single-use plastic bottles with recyclable aluminium ones. The bottles at Mananalu are composed of 69 per cent recycled aluminium. As per the latest reports, the 'Game of Thrones' star...
LME aluminium price surges by US$43.5/t over the weekend to US$2,321/t; SHFE price closes at US$2,650/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,327 per tonne on Tuesday, with its high and low at US$2,338.5 per tonne and US$2,293 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,315 per tonne, a drop of US$3.5 per tonne or 0.15 per cent. On Tuesday, May 9, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium...
SRF to invest INR 530 crores for its upcoming aluminium foil manufacturing unit
SRF, the Indian multi-business chemical conglomerate, announced that its board of directors has decided to establish a new facility that would include SRF Altech Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the firm. The new factory, expected to cost INR 425 crore, would produce aluminium foil. As per the...
Techno Airless Aluminium makes a comeback in a greener version
In the midst of expanding innovations and experiments in the packaging business, the rising demands for aluminium due to its unique attributes are increasing effectively. As clients choose eco-friendly and sustainable packaging solutions, innovative aluminium applications in the packaging sector...
Santelmo to launch its 15-metre aluminium alloy yacht at the Fuorisalone event
Santelmo, a startup known for developing sustainable and eco-friendly yachts, recently released a series of revolutionary models made of aluminium alloy and driven by green hydrogen, with over 90 per cent of the materials recyclable. Santelmo picked the Fuorisalone in Milan, from April 17 to 23,...
Unity County’s scrap metal recycling event to accept items like aluminium and copper
The Union County Board of County Commissioners announced their upcoming free scrap metal recycling drop-off events for May 2023. From April through November, a range of metal objects, from home appliances to gutters and sheds, are accepted at two countywide collection locations in Cranford and...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price marks M-o-M fall of RMB260/t owing to weaker metal consumption
According to the Shanghai Metals Market (SMM), A00 aluminium ingot price in China has fallen by RMB 110 per tonne on Tuesday, April 9, to stand at RMB 18,360 per tonne. The spot contract prices are expected to be traded at a premium price of RMB 20 to RMB 60 per tonne, with the average prices...
ISRI2023: Panellists highlight potential impact on aluminium scrap trade between US and India
Panellists at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) 2023 Convention & Exposition (ISRI2023) Spotlight on Aluminium session discussed investments in the North American aluminium value chain and potential impacts on aluminium scrap trade between the United States and India....
Alba becomes the first Middle Eastern entity to receive the new ASI CoC Standard V2 certification
The Alba Calciner and Alba Smelter in Bahrain have received Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification. This is the first Middle Eastern entity to be certified against the new CoC Standard V2, released in May 2022 after a multi-year review...
Sagar Asia’s upcoming aluminium park in Telangana to house 100 MSMEs producing downstream goods
Sagar Asia Private Limited, the Hyderabad-based family-owned aluminium engineering firm, has gained a strong reputation in India in the past few years as a household brand product. The company now offers four business lines, all related to climbing and access. Sagar Asia has worked tirelessly to...
