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Downstream weekly recap: Nissan stops making engine cylinder heads in Sunderland facility; Forging industry in Tamil Nadu is facing challenges due to rising material costs
Downstream products merge to form various end-user utility items or structures, maintaining a steady rush in the sector. Nissan announced the closure of its Wearside cylinder head-making plant, which will disrupt employee statuses around the company, directly affecting 250 jobs. From 2024, the...
Primary aluminium weekly recap: Speira’s German aluminium smelter plans to reduce production by 50% as energy cost bites; European aluminium smelters being victim to energy price surge
This week the global primary aluminium segment witnessed a lot of essential changes. European aluminium smelters have once more increased their output cutbacks. According to Citi analysts, the 4.5 million tonnes of total aluminium production capacity in Europe have decreased by 1 million tonnes...
Arvida recycling facility to expand Rio Tinto's low-carbon aluminium products
The global mining and metal giant Rio Tinto announced the construction of a new aluminium recycling facility at its Arvida plant in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec. This new investment will cost around C$35 million (US$29 million), with an initial capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year. This investment...
Aluminium billet inventories in China elevate by 3,900 tonnes W-o-W to 120,200 tonnes
On Thursday, August 25, China’s aluminium billet inventories increased by 3,900 tonnes W-o-W across four major consumption areas to settle at 120,200 tonnes. Except in Foshan, where the inventory dropped after the period of centralised shipments ended. Overall, the power restriction in Sichuan...
Foldable e-bike from Svitch boasts forged aluminium alloy 6061 chassis
Svitch, one of India's largest manufacturers of e-bikes, is known for its sleek and smart look, making the bike stand out among the crowd. The Svitch XE+ is the latest addition to their collection. The XE+ model features a forged aluminium alloy 6061 chassis, making it lightweight and robust...
Exorbitant energy prices cause 20% primary aluminium production cut at Talum
Talum, the major Slovenian company specializing in alumina and aluminium products, has reduced its primary aluminium production by 20 per cent of its smelting capacity due to exorbitant energy prices. Power prices in Europe have been rising since the beginning of 2021, making some production sites...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price closes the week at RMB18,860/t with a drop; Average alumina spot price inches down by RMB1/t
On Friday, August 26, China's A00 aluminium ingot price went up by RMB 10 per tonne to rest at RMB 18,860 per tonne. The average prices are likely to range between RMB 18,840 per tonne and RMB 18,880 per tonne, with spot contracts to be traded at a discount price of RMB 40 per tonne. As per the SMM...
GIADEC aims to raise US$6 billion to actualize an integrated aluminium industry in Ghana
Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) believes it can raise nearly US$6 billion in private finance to achieve a unified aluminium sector. It also hopes that the integrated aluminium development plan would help Ghana's packaging, pharmaceutical, electric cable manufacturing, and...
Alupro-sponsored Student Starpack Awards winner gets a VIP tour of the R&D centre in Wantage
Jake Inglis, the winner of the Alupro-sponsored category for "personal daily care product and brand" at the 2022 Student Starpack Awards, was given a VIP tour of Crown's cutting-edge R&D centre in Wantage on Thursday, August 18. Jake was joined by judges and given a chance to interact with Crown's...
US aluminium scrap exports to Mexico augments by 130.49% in April’22
The two main categories of aluminium scrap are "old scrap" from post-consumer usage and "new scrap" from industrial operations. New scrap is produced throughout the semi-fabrication and final manufacture of aluminium goods. Old scrap is defined as goods gathered after consumers' discarding. Because...
Strike at Hydro Sunndal finally called off, operations to resume soon
The ongoing labour dispute between Industri Energi and Norsk Hydro ended on Wednesday, August 24. A resolution to the labour dispute over the amendment of the Electrochemical Agreement was reached between Industri Energi and Norsk Industri, which resulted in the cancellation of the strike at Hydro...
LME aluminium benchmark price loses US$16.5/t to US$2422/t; SHFE price mounts to US$2,759/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,405 per tonne on Wednesday and closed at US$2,426.5 per tonne, down US$1.5 per tonne or 0.06 per cent. On Wednesday, August 24, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price dropped by US$16.5 per tonne or 0.67 per cent to rest at...
Ball Aluminum Cup partners with Re:Water for its UK debut
The infinitely recyclable Ball Aluminum Cup is set to hit the UK market this autumn after making a triumphant debut at three Super Bowls and Coldplay's Music of the Spheres US Tours. Ball has teamed up with Re:Water as the exclusive distributor of the cup. This collaboration marks the UK's first...
ASI grants Chain of Custody Standard certification to Yunnan YunLv Yongxin Aluminium Co., Ltd.
On Tuesday, August 23, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that Yunnan YunLv Yongxin Aluminium Co., Ltd. based in the Yangjie Industrial Park, Yunnan Province, China, received the ASI Chain of Custody Standard V1 (2017) Certification. In September 2021, the facility was granted the...
Speira’s German aluminium smelter plans to reduce production by 50% as energy cost bites
Rising energy prices are affecting the aluminium industry more than ever. As a result, Speira, a significant European aluminium rolling firm, is thinking of reducing the production of its German aluminium smelter to 50 per cent of the total capacity. The final decision on the production cut is...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China grows by RMB250/t to RMB 18,820/t; Low carbon aluminium price gains RMB289/t
On Wednesday, August 24, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has hiked by RMB 250 per tonne to settle at RMB 18,820 per tonne. The average price for the same is expected to range between RMB 18,800 per tonne and RMB 18,840 per tonne, with spot contracts to be traded at a discount price of RMB 40 per...
Strike at Alcoa’s Mosjøen aluminium smelter to escalate further if the ongoing labour dispute continues
Despite several meetings with Industri Energi and Norsk Industri, the collective agreement between the two companies to secure a new labour deal failed, due to which some employees at Alcoa's Mosjøen aluminium smelter in Norway went on strike on Monday, August 22. However, Alcoa's Lista plant in...
Unwrought aluminium alloy ranks as the most exported commodity from Bahrain in July '22
Information & eGovernment Authority reported that in July 2022, Bahrain's exports of goods and services of domestic production surged by 29 per cent to BD421 million ($1.17 billion) from BD327 million recorded same month a year ago. Unwrought aluminium alloy, worth BD162 million, was the most...
