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Canpack initiates process journey for the upcoming facility in Eastern Indiana
In Eastern Indiana a beverage can company will be building a new factory. The initial process for the new factory has already begun and the new factory is expected to produce around 3.6 billion cans per year. The city of Muncie in the Indiana State of US witnessed the ceremony for the new aluminium...
Kalil Bottling Company experiences supply distress of aluminium beverage cans
Kalil Bottling Company, the leader in beverage distribution as well as a private bottler has been experiencing a major issue with their beverage cans supply. The distributing centre in El Paso, Texas revealed that it is becoming difficult for them to get aluminium for soft drinks cans in the past...
LME aluminium price decreases by 1.07% to US$2,905.50/t; SHFE price reduces by US$33
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,968 per tonne last Friday and closed at $2,929 per tonne, a decrease of 0.91 percent. On Friday September 24, LME aluminium cash (bid) price plunged by US$31.5 or by 1.07 percent to close at US$2,905 per tonne. The LME official settlement price also decreased...
GZ Industries joins ASI as the Production and Transformation Member
GZ Industries (GZ Industries Limited Nigeria and GZ Industries SA (PTY) Limited -South Africa) has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as the Production and Transformation member. After the joining, the total number of members in ASI will become 196. GZ Industries (GZI) is one of the...
ARENA floats an investment plan to support zero-emission technologies, including the aluminium sector
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has floated an investment plan which will support the technologies needed for the zero-emissions transition. Established in 2012, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency is an independent organisation of the Australian Federal Government. ARENA was...
Fraunhofer ISE comes up with cost-effective and innovative solder-free aluminium interconnection tech for shingled PV modules
Researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have evolved an innovative interconnection technology for shingled PV modules. The developed model removes the need for screen-printed busbars and also electrically conductive adhesives. Furthermore, it also enables solder-free...
LME aluminium price surges by 1.73% higher at US$2,937/t; SHFE price plunges by US$17/t
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,932.5 per tonne yesterday and rose to $2,977.5 per tonne before closing at $2,956per tonne, an increase of $19 percent or 0.65 percent. Open interest rose 1,590 lots to 308,000 lots, and trading volume was 161,000 lots. On Thursday September 23, LME aluminium...
Almost 50% of aluminium sheet that goes to USA beverage cans market comes from Russellville facility, claims Logan Aluminium
Aluminium cans are the most common part of our daily life. The aluminium cans that are used for storing beverages are formed in Russellville in Logan Aluminum. Around 50% of the aluminium sheet that is used for the beverage can market for the entire nation comes from Logan Aluminum. According to...
US Aluminium Association praises the discovery of the Commerce Department of dumping some aluminium foils from 5 different countries
The US Aluminium Association, the aluminium sector trade group praised the United States Department of Commerce for their final ruling that some importers from Russia as well as four other different countries are dumping some aluminium foils on the American market. On 17 th September 2021, the...
LME aluminium price closes at 0.80% higher at US$2,887/t; SHFE price surges by US$108
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,853 per tonne yesterday and closed at an intraday high at $2,942 per tonne, an increase of US$89 per tonne or 3.13 percent. Open interest rose 13,000 lots to 295,000 lots, and trading volume was 187,000 lots. On Wednesday September 22, LME aluminium cash (bid)...
Metso Outotec comes up with high capacity ‘Vertical Pressure Filter’ to extract optimized solids from aluminate solutions
The frontrunner in sustainable minerals processing technologies, end-to-end solutions and services globally, Metso Outotec introduced the Vertical Pressure Filter (VPF) to extract optimized solids from aluminate solutions. The VPF will also support removing suspended solids before alumina hydrate...
Larsen & Toubro commissions the expansion project of Hindalco’s Utkal Alumina refinery
India’s multinational conglomerate and the premier infrastructure developer, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced that its metallurgical and material handling business has commissioned the 0.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) expansion project of Hindalco’s Utkal alumina refinery located at Kucheipadar...
National Institute of Statistics data reveals Cameroon’s aluminium export dropped by 34.7%
The Cameroon government agency, the National Institute of Statistics published a report which revealed that the country exported 14,925 tonnes of aluminium in H1-2021 compared to the 22,869 tonnes exported in 2020 during the same period. This shows a year-on-year decline of 34.70%. One of the main...
LME aluminium price settles at 0.59% higher at US$2,864/t; SHFE price plunges by US$10
LME aluminium opened at US$2,866 per tonne on Tuesday morning and fell due to the strengthening of the US dollar, and closed at US$2,848 per tonne, down US$13 per tonne or 0.45 percent. Open interest fell 932 lots to 261,000 lots, and trading volume was 285,000 lots. On Tuesday, September 21, LME...
Alupro appoints Hannah Lombard as new Digital Marketing Executive
The aluminium packaging recycling company Alupro has made public the appointment of Hannah Lombard, as the new Digital Market Executive. Hannah will be working with the Alupro team to inform, educate, and also update the public about the importance and circular properties of aluminium packaging....
RUSAL strikes a deal with Budweiser Brewing Group to supply ultra-low carbon aluminium cans
Budweiser Brewing Group, the UK arm of AB InBev along with three other leading aluminium companies has come together to launch a can using the lowest carbon footprint for Budweiser Brewing Group, the UK arm of AB InBev. The three companies are RUSAL the largest producer of low carbon aluminium in...
California firefighters wrap aluminium blankets around Giant Sequoia trees to protect them against wildfires
General Sherman, the largest tree in the world is being covered with a huge aluminium sheet to protect it from the dangerous wildfire in the jungles of California. Located in the giant forest of Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California General Sherman also known as...
LME aluminium price closes 2.33% lower at US$2,847/t; SHFE market is closed for the Mid-Autumn Festivals holiday
On Monday, September 20, LME aluminium cash (bid) price decreased by US$67.5 or by 2.31 percent to close at US$2846.50 per tonne. The LME official settlement price dropped by US$68 or by 2.33 percent to settle at US$2847 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price closed at US$2856 per...
