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Assets of former aluminium plant Orthios up for sale
Following the failure of Orthios, the massive former aluminium plant at Holyhead, and multi-million-pound recycling equipment, are up for sale. The joint administrators have put up for sale the assets of Orthios (Anglesey) Technologies Limited and its subsidiaries, Orthios Feedstock (Anglesey)...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China slips by RMB10/t; Caustic soda price in Shandong drops by RMB30/t
On Wednesday, April 27, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has closed at RMB 20,730 per tonne, after witnessing a decrease of RMB 10 per tonne. The average price for the same is expected to hover between RMB 20,710 per tonne and RMB 20,750 per tonne. For today the spot contract is likely to be...
Round Bottom Recycling marked Earth Day by offering US$1 for aluminium can recycling
On April 22, Round Bottom Recycling in Milford US was giving US$1 per pound in return of cans that were ready for recycling. This was an Earth Day deal offering consumers nearly double the prevailing cost for aluminium cans. Round bottom employee Lonnie Wilson recalled that the last time the...
CME Group’s aluminium option contract to debut on May 23
On Tuesday, April 26, CME group, the world’s biggest derivatives marketplace announced that it will debut an option contract on its physically-delivered aluminium features on May 23. The new aluminium option contract will be listed on COMEX and will be governed by its regulations. "Our new option...
Rio Tinto and Innord Inc. come together for developing bauxite residues iron phase product
Rio Tinto Plc has agreed to enter into a development agreement for bauxite residues iron phase product with Innord Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Geomega Resources Inc. As part of the agreement, Rio Tinto will pay Innord US$1 million to complete the requisite proof of concept work and the...
Ball Aluminum Cup™ honoured with 2022 Edison Award for its sustainable solutions
The Ball Aluminum Cup™ was recognised a Gold winner by the 2022 Edison Awards on Monday, April 25, for providing customers with sustainable solutions. The renowned Edison Awards, which were established in 1987, reward and nurture invention and innovators that have a beneficial influence on the...
A3 surfaces receives $4 million to commercialize its antimicrobial anodized aluminium technology
A fresh round of funding worth $4 million will help A3 Surfaces commercialise antimicrobial anodized aluminium, a unique technology created by the Saguenay-based business. The Québec government provided A3 Surfaces with a $2 million loan as part of this new round of funding to help the company...
China’s pandemic situation causes operating rates of aluminium producers fall by 64.5%
As per the reports from SMM, the average operating rate of major aluminium processing companies fell 3.3 percent to 64.5 percent last week (April 18 to April 22). Except for a modest gain in the aluminium wire and cable sector and constant operating rates in the aluminium plate, sheet, and strip...
China’s March bauxite import crosses 10 million tonnes, surging by 13.58% M-o-M
China’s bauxite import for March 2022 witnessed M-o-M hike of 13.58 percent and 15.79 percent Y-o-Y, says the customs data. In total, China imported 11.7 million tonnes of bauxite in March. For the same month, Australia imported a total of 2.95 million tonnes, rising by 15.62 percent M-o-M but down...
A00 aluminium ingot price in China falls by RMB850/t; Australian alumina FOB price inches down by US$1/t
On March 25, Monday, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has settled at RMB 20,950 per tonne after witnessing a drop of RMB 850 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average price for the same day is expected to orbit between RMB 20,930 per tonne and RMB 20,970 per tonne, with spot...
Alumina weekly recap: China's alumina shipment to Russia in March spurts up due to Western-led sanctions; Alba receives RoSPA award for outstanding ‘Safety and Health’ standards
The after effects of Russia-Ukraine crisis can still be felt in the global alumina industry. To begin with, as per customs figures released on Wednesday, April 20, China's alumina export to Russia had increased by more than 90 times in March compared to the same month a year ago, as Western-led...
Recycling facilities in south-eastern Wisconsin paying more for aluminium cans
Aluminium cans are being paid more at recycling facilities in south-eastern Wisconsin, giving customers an opportunity to profit from the increased demand. Hector Garcia and his colleagues had their hands full sorting cans at All Scrap Metal Recycling in Milwaukee on Friday, April 22. As per...
Fire at Imperial Aluminum plant injures one worker
A fire at the Imperial Aluminum plant in Minerva, Ohio, some 75 miles from Cleveland, had caused significant damage and serious injuries to a worker there. The incident happened on Wednesday, April 20. According to Capt. Mike Hutson of the Sandy Creek Joint Fire District, the victim was working...
Recycled aluminium weekly recap: Ball Aluminum Cup composed of 90% recycled content; Anheuser-Busch launches programme for recycling awareness
Among the significant events in the global aluminium recycling business that we've seen this week, one is the news of Ball Corporation creating 90 percent recycled contents. Also, the news of Hawaiian Airlines, the largest operator of commercial flights to and from the Hawaiian Islands in the...
Aluminium billet inventory in China plummets by 11.37% W-o-W to 119,100 tonnes
On Thursday, April 21, China’s aluminium billet inventories plunged by 11.37 percent W-o-W to stop at 119,100 tonnes. East China's transportation efficiency is unlikely to increase considerably in the near future, keeping stocks relatively steady. The peak season in south China drove destocking. As...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars import for January’22 hikes by 33.17% Y-o-Y
In January 2022 a total of 112,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars was imported to the United States. On a month-on-month scale a growth of 3,000 tonnes or 2.75 percent was witnessed. As per the USGS data, for December 2021 the total amount of aluminium plates, sheets and bars imported...
Bauxite exports to China unleashes new high in Q1'22, imports up by 15.4% Y-o-Y
Bauxite exports to China reached new highs in the first quarter of 2022, expanding at a rate of 12.8 per cent annual pace between 2017 and 2021, much surpassing all other commodities, which rose at a combined rate of only 4.3 per cent each year. Bauxite arrivals climbed 13.6 per cent in the fourth...
Trimet Aluminium France receives ASI Performance Standard Certification
Trimet France's Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Castelsarrasin sites in France have received ASI Performance Standard Certification for the development, manufacture, and sale of aluminium in the form of wire rods, slabs, and ingots, as well as the production of molten aluminium and the manufacture of...
