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Trivium Packaging to use aluminium for edible oil closures
Trivium Packaging, one of the leading providers of high-quality and recyclable metal packaging, announced that it is entering a new market segment. The company plans to create aluminium closures for liquid edible oil, which can generate potential profit for the business. This is the first time...
LME aluminium price climbs up the graph by US$8.5/t to US$2,227/t; SHFE price ascends by US$8/t
LME aluminium slid to US$2,200 per tonne after opening at US$2,240 per tonne on Wednesday but then jumped more than 6 per cent to US$2,400 per tonne as the United States was considering retaliatory measures against Rusal. LME aluminium closed at US$2,344 per tonne, an increase of 4.11 per cent. On...
Momentum Manufacturing Group announces phase 2 expansion of its aluminium extrusion capacity in Franklin
Momentum Manufacturing Group, one of the leading manufacturers of aluminium extrusion in the US, has announced that phase two of their capacity expansion is underway. To increase output at its manufacturing facility at 43 Industrial Park Drive in Franklin, which produces customised aluminium...
Owens & Sons uses aluminium I-beam structure for making customized trailers
Owens & Sons Aluminum Slide-On Trailers, a family-run manufacturer of customised boat trailers, focuses on the three most fundamental challenges faced by the customers - flexing, corrosion, and an inability to adequately support the boat's hull. Based on the manufacturer's recommendations and the...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China drops by RMB180/t; Low-carbon aluminium price descends to RMB 19,047/t
On Wednesday, October 12, the A00 aluminium ingot price in China slumps by RMB 180 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,420 per tonne. The average price for the same is likely to range between RMB 18,400 per tonne and RMB 18,440 per tonne, with spot contract to be traded at a discount price of RMB 70 to...
Bravo Sierra takes the sustainable way with refillable body wash in recyclable aluminium cans
Bravo Sierra, the men’s care company built exclusively for US military personnel, to introduce refillable body wash in a recyclable aluminium container from October 18. Customers may replace their old Bravo Sierra Body Wash bottle with the new refillable can style. The refill cans for Bravo Sierra...
US aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia augments by 960.45% in 2Q2022
Aluminium is a very resilient metal that can be recycled repeatedly without losing its original value. Recycling aluminium conserves 95 per cent of the energy required to produce the same quantity of aluminium from scratch. Recycling metals isn't always as simple as it may be. Steel is the hardest...
Honda’s aluminium-built CR500 dirt bike showcases dual disc brakes and cartridge-type suspension
The aluminium-framed CR500 from Honda was considered one of the most popular two-stroke dirt-bike models during the mid-2000s. It also featured an air/liquid-cooled CR500 engine, dual disc brakes, and cartridge-type suspension. This aluminium-framed dirt bike also came with a single-cylinder,...
LME aluminium price contracts by US$68/t to US$2,274/t; SHFE price slips to US$2,592/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,285 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,255 per tonne, down 1.38 per cent. On Monday, October 10, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price declined by US$67.5 per tonne or 2.88 per cent and US$68 per tonne or 2.90 per cent to...
Explosion at Atharva Metalcraft manufacturing unit injures 7 workers
On Saturday, October 8, Atharva Metalcraft, a scrap processing facility in Ludhiana, witnessed a severe accident which injured seven people working there. According to the police, the machine used for compressing scrap material exploded, resulting in the blast. Two of the seven workers were...
Alumina spot price in China descends by RMB9/t; A00 aluminium ingot price hikes to RMB18,600/t
On Monday, October 10, the average alumina spot price in China went down by RMB 9 per tonne to rest at RMB 2,840 per tonne. The price in Lianyungang and Bayuquan has slumped by RMB 50 per tonne to settle at RMB 2,925 per tonne and RMB 2,975 per tonne. On the same day, the alumina price in Shandong...
Downstream weekly recap: Assan Alüminyum plans to launch a facility in the US with an investment of $460 million; AM 4 AM launches a new high-strength aluminium alloy powder
The downstream sector witnessed some significant and innovative events this week. To begin with, HiPerAl is a high-mechanical strength aluminium alloy powder introduced by Advanced Materials for Additive Manufacturing (AM 4 AM), a cutting-edge company with headquarters in Luxembourg that develops...
Primary aluminium recap: Rusal strongly refutes the recent reports on planning large-scale deliveries to LME warehouses; Aluminium demand is declining, indicating a challenging economic climate
This week the global primary aluminium segment witnessed a lot of ups and downs. To begin with, in response to a recent media allegation, the largest producer of aluminium in the world, Rusal, vehemently denied any claims that it intended to supply significant amounts of metal on the LME, in...
Aluflexpack’s 2021 sustainability report reveals Y-o-Y decline of 11% in scope 1 and 2 CO2 emission intensity
Aluflexpack, one of the leading international manufacturers of outstanding flexible packaging, published its 2021 Sustainability report, highlighting the company's progress against key environmental, social and governance (ESG) objectives. As per the report, more than 80 per cent of the products...
Ricoh’s expansion of CEC in UK to benefit customers seeking aluminium binder jetting technology
On November 7, Ricoh Company, Ltd. will increase the size of its Customer Experience Centre (CEC) in Telford, United Kingdom, to speed up co-creation with clients and partners in the manufacturing sector. These tools will be handy for those considering metal binder jetting (MBJ), specifically...
LME aluminium price mounts to US$2,355/t; SHFE remains closed for National Day Holiday
On Thursday, October 6, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price soared up by US$66.5 per tonne or 2.90 per cent and US$66 per tonne or 2.88 per cent to settle at US$2,354.50 per tonne and US$2,355 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price surged by...
Alcoa signs PPA with Endesa to reopen the San Ciprián aluminium smelter
On Thursday, September 6, Alcoa Corporation announced a new power purchase agreement (PPA) with Endesa to facilitate reopening the San Ciprián aluminium smelter in Spain. Endesa is a well-known power provider in Spain and a division of the Enel Group. From 2024 through at least 2030, the agreement...
Wiley Rein assists ITC in granting trade relief on Chinese aluminium extrusion
Wiley Rein LLP assisted in convincing the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to grant relief from imports of dumped and subsidised aluminium extrusions from China on behalf of U.S. makers of aluminium extrusions. Following a mandated five-year "sunset review" including these items, the ITC...
