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EGA’s Al Taweelah facility welcomes His Highness Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, the CEO of ENEC
Emirates Global Aluminium welcomed His Highness Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi at the Al Taweelah facility in Abu Dhabi. He is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC), Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation is responsible for deploying and owning nuclear...
7UP aluminium cans undergo first major redesign in 7 years by PepsiCo
PepsiCo, the American multinational food, snack and beverage corporation headquartered in New York, announced redesigning its 7UP aluminium cans for the first time in seven years. The brand's new positioning statement, 'UPliftment to the everyday', denotes a revised strategic and creative north...
Franklin & Sons partners with Canpack to introduce its latest tonic water lines in aluminium cans
Franklin & Sons, a UK soft drink business, collaborated with Canpack to launch 150ml aluminium can for its current tonic water lines. With these new single-serve tonic water lines, the firm will be able to demonstrate its natural components to customers who place a high value on sustainability in...
LME aluminium price hikes by US$38.5/t to US$2,430.50/t; SHFE price moves down by US$19/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,455 per tonne on Tuesday and closed at US$2,459 per tonne, a decrease of US$3 per tonne or 0.12 per cent. On Tuesday, February 22, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price hiked by US$40 per tonne or 1.67 per cent and US$38.5 per...
Mineração Rio do Norte in Brazil receives the ASI Chain of Custody Standard Certification
On Tuesday, February 21, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced that Mineração Rio do Norte (MRN) has received ASI Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V1 (2017) Certification for the planning, mining, transport, processing, and river transportation of bauxite, as well as power generation, at the...
Alumina spot price in China records a W-o-W fall of RMB4/t as of Feb 21; A00 aluminium ingot price drops by RMB70/t
On Tuesday, February, the average alumina spot price in China inched up by RMB 1 per tonne after remaining restrained since February 16. The price as of today settled at RMB 2,947 per tonne. On a W-o-W calculation, a drop of RMB 4 per tonne was seen from RMB 2,951 per tonne recorded on February 16....
Ambev stands by waste pickers focusing on aluminium can collection at the Carnival blocks
With a focus on the aluminium beverage can production chain, Ambev has planned various initiatives for the benefit of around 30 thousand partners, street sellers, and recyclable collectors targeted at the Carnival blocks. The initiative started together by the National Association of Collectors and...
JNARDDC Nagpur uses aluminium dross to develop PAC for achieving zero waste in the industry
The Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC), Nagpur, has created Poly Aluminium Chloride (PAC) from aluminium dross, a step towards achieving zero waste in the aluminium industrial sector. PAC can be used in water treatment facilities to treat wastewater. Dross,...
LME aluminium benchmark price falls by US$6.5/t to US$2,335/t; SHFE price hikes to US$2,733/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,413 per tonne last Friday and closed at US$2,390 per tonne, a decrease of US$28 per tonne or 1.16 per cent. On Friday, February 17, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price moved down by US$6.5 per tonne or 0.27 per cent to halt at...
End User weekly recap: Trivium Packaging bags Pack Global Award thrice in a row for Rexona aerosol cans; Huawei Mate50 Pro flaunts a CNC engraved aluminium alloy framework
Worldwide shipments of aluminium aerosol cans by AEROBAL members increased by 6.8% in 2022 to close to 6 million units. A multinational organisation called AEROBAL represents companies that make aluminium aerosol cans. According to AEROBAL, the rise in exports was mainly brought on by an increase...
Downstream weekly recap: Novelis won the '2022 Supplier of the Year' award; Golkonda Aluminium Extrusions reports a 52% decline in net profit for Q3 FY23
Apart from the Q3FY23 results from companies like Bharat Forge Golkonda Aluminium, the industry also recorded two special award-winning moments. On February 3, 2023, Hyundai Motor Group presented Novelis with the "2022 Supplier of the Year" award at the company's annual "Partnership Day" event in...
Primary aluminium weekly recap: Gulf’s biggest miner Ma’aden reports 87% leap in net profit for 2022; Tata Steel's Rajesh Kumar appointed Balco's new CEO & WTD
This week the primary aluminium industry witnessed some prominent events. From top companies like Ma'aden, Nalco and Hydro announcing their fourth-quarter results to LME aluminium price hitting a 5-week low due to rising stockpiles in LME-approved warehouses dampened investor mood. As per the...
Toby Bostwick joins Ideal Aluminum as its new CEO
Ideal Aluminum, one of the leading producers of aluminium fences, gates, railing, and outdoor buildings, has appointed Toby Bostwick as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). With over 20 years of experience in the construction and building materials industries, Toby Bostwick was related to product...
Vedanta Aluminium executes RPA to hyperautomate its complete commercial function
The largest manufacturer of aluminium in India, Vedanta Aluminium, has implemented Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in its commercial function to hyperautomate the whole process. Vedanta Aluminium's commercial function is a key function with substantial potential to create value for the firm,...
UAJC and Toyo Seikan sign an agreement to promote CAN to CAN horizontal aluminium recycling
UACJ, the Japanese manufacturer of aluminium products and Toyo Seikan Group Holdings had concluded a business alliance agreement to collaboratively research strategies for advancing the horizontal recycling of aluminium cans. With this partnership, they aim to use the technology and expertise of...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China falls by RMB110/t W-o-W on Feb 17; Low carbon aluminium price moves up to RMB 19,046/t
On Friday, February 17, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price gained RMB 30 per tonne to stand at RMB 18,460 per tonne. However, on a W-o-W calculation, the aluminium ingot price has plunged by RMB 110 per tonne from RMB 18,570 per tonne recorded on February 10. The spot contract price as of today is...
Aluminium billet inventories in China drop by 12,100 tonnes to 202,300 tonnes
On Thursday, February 16, China’s aluminium billet inventory slumped by 12,100 tonnes from 214,400 tonnes recorded the previous week. The inventory as of today settled at 202,300 tonnes. After earlier halting the increasing trend, there were two weeks of fall. Each of the five major markets saw a...
Top 8 smartphone manufacturers using aluminium in 2022
There is much to the mere word 'Aluminium'. From pins to smartphones, aluminium or the Metal of the Future can be found in countless products which are highly beneficial to mankind and in everyday use. Because of its low weight and anti-corrosive qualities, it is increasingly replacing iron and...
