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Average alumina spot price in China shrinks by RMB10/t to settle at RMB 3,404/t; Aluminium Fluoride price moves up by RMB 500/t
On Tuesday, November 30, the average alumina spot price has decreased by RMB 10 per tonne or by 0.29 percent to total at RMB 3,404 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Shandong and Henan remained restrained and settled at RMB 3,500 per tonne and RMB 3,425 per...
Apollo’s Showa acquires Mitsubishi aluminium assets
The aluminium rolled and extruded products activities of Mitsubishi Aluminium Co. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Materials Corp., also located in Japan, have been agreed to be acquired by Apollo Global Management Inc.'s Japan-based portfolio firm Showa Aluminum Can Corp. The purchase...
Ball Corporation makes it difficult for craft breweries by increasing the minimum purchase limit of cans
Ball Corporation one of the world's top aluminium can manufacturers, has sent shockwaves through the craft beer sector by raising the minimum amount of cans that some makers must purchase and announcing price hikes. Starting January 1, non-contract clients, which include many smaller brewers, will...
Metro Mining signs bauxite deal with Xiangsen Aluminium worth 5 million WMT for the next 3 years
Metro Mining Ltd. of Australia stated last week that it has enlarged and extended its 'Strategic Cooperation Agreement' with Xiamen Xiangsen Aluminium Limited (Xiangsen Aluminium) for the delivery of approximately 5 million wet metric tonnes of bauxite over the next three years. According to Metro,...
Average alumina spot price in China descends by RMB 23/t to close at RMB 3,414/t; Aluminium Fluoride price surges by RMB 500/t
The average alumina spot price in China has opened the week on Monday, November 29, dropping down by RMB 23 per tonne or 0.66 percent to come in at RMB 3,414 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Guangxi has plunged by RMB 100 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,250 per...
US export of aluminium plates, sheets, bars to Mexico drops down by 3.49% Y-o-Y in September 2021
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States exported 22,100 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets, bars to Mexico in September 2021, showing a month-on-month surge of 21,00 tonnes or by 10.5 percent. In August 2021, 20,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets, bars were exported...
Recycled aluminium weekly recap: Scepter Group reports fire outbreak at its aluminium recycling plant in Seneca Falls; Aluminium dross processing expert Taha supports Bahrain’s effort to reach net-zero emissions
The global aluminium recycling segment has been in the news for a number of reasons. To begin with, the Scepter Group reported a fire at their aluminium recycling business in Seneca Falls on Monday, November 22. The announcement came after the firm reported the event to 911 at 1:33 a.m. According...
Bauxite from Guinea can compensate for Indonesia's restriction, says Antaike
State backed Chinese research house Antaike stated that, a hypothetical restriction on bauxite shipments from Indonesia as early as next year will have no impact on China's aluminium sector since there is ample alternative supply from Guinea. Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday that...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys import from Argentina soars up by 52.45% Y-o-Y in September 2021
The United States imported 24,400 tonnes of US aluminium crude metals and alloys from Argentina in September 2021, showing a month-on-month surge of 17,260 tonnes or 70.73 percent, says the US Geological Survey (USGS). In August 2021, 7,140 tonnes of US aluminium crude metals and alloys were...
CRU Group updates their Emissions Analysis Tool with a new rolling mill emissions dataset
CRU Group, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative's (ASI) data transparency partner, has updated its Emissions Analysis Tool with a new rolling mill emissions dataset. The inclusion of this data, when paired with the current ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard certification levels,...
Average alumina spot price in China decreases by RMB 59/t to stand at RMB 3,437/t; Aluminium Fluoride price ascends by RMB 500/t
The average alumina spot price on November 26 has decreased by RMB 59 per tonne or 1.68 percent to stand at RMB 3,437 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Lianyungang and Bayuquan has nosedived by RMB 400 and RMB 375 per tonne to close at RMB 3,150 per tonne and...
Remi Claeys Aluminium NV joins ASI as the new Industrial User member
Remi Claeys Aluminium NV has become a new Industrial User member of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), boosting the total number of ASI members to 200. Sustainability is the greatest challenge of modern manufacturing and in order to achieve the low-carbon world dream, a change in economy is...
Lidl Ireland successfully completes aluminium cans return scheme trial
The performance of Lidl Ireland's bottle and can deposit return initiative at the retailer's Glenageary location has been lauded. The initiative, which began 11 weeks ago, is a first in Ireland and aims to encourage consumers to recycle plastic and aluminium garbage. Lidl Ireland claims that their...
Aluminium billet inventory in China falls by 21,600 tonnes this week to stand at 78,900 tonnes
Aluminium billet inventories in China dwindled by 21,600 tonnes week-on-week across five major consumption areas, found the Shanghai Metals Market. As a result, the inventories settled at 78,900 tonnes as of Thursday, November 25. The inventories in Foshan and Huzhou declined the most, while Wuxi...
Average alumina spot price in China shrinks by RMB 195/t to close at RMB 3,496/t; A00 aluminium ingot price surges by RMB 200/t
On Thursday November 25, the average alumina spot price has plummeted after 4 days of remaining restraint. The recorded price closed at RMB 3,496 per tonne, showing a decrease of 5.28 percent or RMB 195 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Henan has descended by...
European Aluminium aims to go ahead using sustainable development
European Aluminium, a Brussels based company which has many of the largest aluminium producers of the continent’s as its members, stated that its mission, “is to strive for a truly sustainable economy, supporting the Paris Agreement and delivering on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development...
US aluminium plates, sheets, bars export to Canada descends by 12.45% Y-o-Y in September 2021
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States exported 23,900 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets, bars to Canada in September2021, flaunting a month-on-month descend of 2,700 tonnes or by 10.15 percent. In August 2021, 26,600 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets, bars were...
CBA’s Metalex to increase its aluminium scrap melting capacity
Companhia Brasileira de Alumnio (CBA), based in São Paulo, has stated that its Metalex Ltd. subsidiary has increased its billet production capacity and is investing in its ability to utilise scrap at the Metalex melt plant. Metalex in Araçariguama, Brazil, has increased its billet production...
