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US import of aluminium scrap from Canada surges by 11.5% Y-o-Y in September 2021
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States imported 35,800 tonnes of US aluminium scrap from Canada in September 2021, showing a month-on-month decline of 700 tonnes or by 1.91 percent. In August 2021, 36,500 tonnes of aluminium scrap were imported from Canada, showing an ascend of 8.30 percent from 33,700 tonnes in July 2021. On a year-on-year calculation, US aluminium scrap imported from Canada in September 2021, levelled up by 3,700 tonnes or by 11.5 percent from 32,100 tonnes. From January to September 2021, the imported scrap from Canada settled at 309,000 tonnes. For the same period last year, the amount recorded was 250,000 tonnes. As per the data shared by the United States Geological Survey, the total amount of aluminium plates, sheets, bars, crude metals and...
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 tonne. In Shanxi, the price nosedived by RMB 10 per tonne to total at RMB 3,415 per tonne, as of November 30. This was followed by the decrease in price in Guizhou by RMB 15 to close at RMB 3,360 per tonne. The average alumina price in Guangxi has declined by RMB 25 per tonne to total at RMB 3,225 per tonne. In provinces like Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the prices remained restrained and settled at RMB 3,150 per tonne and RMB 3,200 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price has remained the same and...
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 comprises all of Universal Can Corp.'s shares, which Apollo defines as a manufacturer of aluminium beverage cans. Mitsubishi Materials and Hokkan Holdings Limited, a Japanese packaging company, jointly controlled that operational unit. “This transaction will bring together two highly complementary businesses, each with a proud heritage of providing high-quality aluminum products to a variety of end-markets and customers. “We are also pleased to have worked with Mitsubishi Materials to structure...
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 be required to buy at least five truckloads (approximately 1.02 million cans) of each of their beverages. Previously the minimum buying number for each product was one truckload. According to notices given to brewers, Ball stated that beginning 2022, it would no longer be allowed to hold extra cans from non-contract customers in its warehouses, and that the price-per-can would increase by roughly 50 percent for at least certain non-contract clients. The announcement comes as Ball Metal Beverage...
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, the new arrangement builds on a previous letter of intent between the two companies for 1.1 million wet metric tonnes of bauxite for the current year. The new agreement calls for 1.7 million wet metric tonnes of bauxite ore to be supplied over the next three years. The deal comes on the heels of a letter of intent signed in July between Metro and Shanxi Liulin Senze Aluminium for an extra 1.1 million wet metric tonnes per year through 2023. Currently, the total offtake agreed to in that letter...
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 tonne. For Henan and Shanxi, the price plummeted by RMB 25 per tonne and RMB 15 per tonne to close at RMB 3,425 per tonne, respectively. For provinces like Shandong and Guizhou, the price remained restrained to come in at RMB 3,500 per tonne and RMB 3,375 per tonne. The average alumina price in Lianyungang the price remained restrained and stood at RMB 3,150 per tonne. In Bayuquan also the price remained the same and settled at RMB 3,200 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price has remained the...
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 to Mexico, showing an increase of 3.5 percent from 19,300 tonnes in July 2021. On a year-on-year calculation, US aluminium plates, sheets, bars exported to Mexico in September 2021, dropped down by 800 tonnes or by 3.49 percent from 22,900 tonnes. From January to September 2021, the exported aluminium plates, sheets, bars to Mexico closed at 204,000 tonnes. For the same period last year, the amount settled at 22,900 tonnes. As per the data shared by the United States Geological Survey, the amount...
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 to certain sources, investigators are still unsure how the fire started. This was followed by the news of Metalex Ltd., a subsidiary of So Paulo-based Companhia Brasileira de Alumnio (CBA), has boosted its billet production capacity and is investing in its ability to use scrap at the Metalex melt facility. On Monday, November 22, the Scepter Group, reported a fire outbreak at its aluminum recycling plant in Seneca Falls. The news came after the company called 911 at 1:33 am and reported the...
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 the Southeast Asian country may stop permitting exports of bauxite, the primary aluminium ore, starting in 2022 as it seeks to utilise more of its resources domestically. Bauxite shipments were previously restricted in 2014, when Indonesia was China's largest supplier, only to be allowed to restart in 2017. “If Indonesia again restricts bauxite exports, Guinea’s bauxite capacity surplus can completely make up for Indonesia’s shortfall,” stated Antaike on Thursday. It was reported 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 imported from Argentina, flaunting a decrease of 47.88 percent from 13,700 tonnes in July 2021. On a year-on-year calculation, US aluminium crude metals and alloys imported from Argentina in September 2021, elevated by 12,800 tonnes or by 52.45 percent from 11,600 tonnes. From January to September 2021, the imported US aluminium crude metals and alloys to Argentina settled at 84,900 tonnes. For the same period last year, the amount settled at 127,000 tonnes. According to the data shared by the United...
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, allows tool users to better examine and acquire insights into their customers', suppliers', partners', and products' emissions profiles. For Bauxite mines, Alumina refineries, and Aluminium smelters, CRU's Emissions Analysis Tool provides data for 100 percent of worldwide output, and for Rolling Mills, 90 percent or more. Product level emissions data for building sheet, bright sheet, brazing sheet, plate, 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx, auto body, auto structural, foil stock, and can stock are included in the...
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 RMB 3,200 per tonne, respectively. In Guizhou and Guangxi, the price has shrunk by RMB 100 per tonne to total at RMB 3,375 per tonne and RMB 3,350 per tonne, respectively. In Shandong, the average alumina spot price has levelled down by RMB 75 per tonne to stand at RMB 3,500 per tonne. For Henan and Shanxi, the price has moved down by RMB 50 per tonne to close at RMB 3,440 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price has remained restrained and stands at US$385 per tonne, as of Friday, November 26....
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 must. Aluminium is an important component of the circular economy. Materials that recycle indefinitely contribute to a long-term future. About 5 percent of the energy needed to create primary aluminium is utilised to recycle aluminium scrap. Through our remelt plant, where we sift and remelt discarded and scrapped aluminium, we hope to contribute to a more circular economy. More than 95 percent of the aluminium used at Remi Claeys Aluminium Lichtervelde is recycled material melted in our own...
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 reverse vending machine has gathered over 64,000 plastic bottles and aluminium cans from consumers and has given back over €6,400 in vouchers to date. The shop claims that the experiment at its Glenageary location was successful, with collections exceeding those of several of the European competitors. Customers receive a €0.10 coupon for each unit put in the vending machine, with a maximum voucher limit of €2. Lidl Ireland's specific equipment can collect and process up to 17,000 units each...
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 and Changzhou also saw drops. According to SMM, the major reason for the increase is that the downstream sector bought on the rise as aluminium prices continued to rise in the week, reaching RMB 19,320 per tonne in east China, up RMB 980 per tonne from a week before. Meanwhile, due to adverse weather in north-west China, transportation capacity was decreased, causing arrivals from north to south China to be postponed. The number of weekly arrivals in south China was quite low. The chart below...
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 RMB 225 per tonne to total at RMB 3,500 per tonne, followed by the decrease in price of Shandong by RMB 75 to close at RMB 3,575 per tonne. In Shanxi, the price levelled down by RMB 210 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,490 per tonne, while in Guizhou the price is hovering around RMB 3,475 per tonne, showing a decrease of RMB 115 per tonne. In Guangxi and Lianyungang, the average alumina price descended by RMB 100 per tonne and RMB 90 per tonne to total at RMB 3,450 per tonne and RMB 3,550 per...
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 Goals.” The organisation highlights that “increased recycling” can help in reaching that aim. According to the firm, this will necessitate "a major overhaul and regeneration of our current industrial base and assets.” EU states that, the "I+ Manifesto" is a call to action for the "future EU leaders to provide the proper framework conditions for the sector to fulfil its full strategic potential.” According to the organisation, the manifesto "builds on the conclusions of our Vision 2050." As per the...
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 exported to Canada, depicting a surge of 20.67 percent from 21,100 tonnes in July 2021. On a year-on-year calculation, US aluminium plates, sheets, bars exported to Canada in September 2021, moved down by 3,400 tonnes or by 12.45 percent from 27,300 tonnes. From January to September 2021, the exported aluminium plates, sheets, bars to Canada stood at 227,000 tonnes. For the same period last year, the amount closed at 221,000 tonnes. According to the data shared by the United States Geological Survey,...
