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Sohar Aluminium becomes the Production and Transformation Member in ASI
Sohar Aluminium (SA), one of the first aluminium smelter in the Sultanate of Oman has become the “Production and Transformation Member” in ASI or the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative, further enhancing and increasing their firm commitment towards Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG). The...
Emirates Environmental Group to launch their aluminium cans collection initiative
Emirates Environmental Group (EEG), a UAE based environmental group is going to launch their “Annual Can Collection Drive 2021,” on November 6, 2021. For the “Annual Can Collection Drive 2021,” the UAE residents have been asked to register online and start collecting aluminium cans for the drive....
LME aluminium price closes 1.60% higher at US$2,915/t; SHFE market is closed for the Mid-Autumn Festivals holiday
Three-month LME aluminium opened at US$2,890 per tonne on Thursday morning and ranged between 2,850-2,910 per tonne before closing at US$2,890.5 per tonne, an increase of US$0.5 per tonne or 0.02 percent. Trading volume was 16,000 lots, and open interest decreased by 3,968 lots to 646,000 lots. On...
A3 Surfaces inaugurates first plant in Haut-Saguenay industrial park, Canada
On 17th September 2021, an innovative company highly specialized through its revolutionary technology, A3 Surfaces launched its first plant in the industrial park of Haut-Saguenay. The company is known for marketing antimicrobial anodized aluminium. For the Saguenay Company, this initiative will...
AEROBAL reveals winners of state-of-the-art aluminium aerosol can award 2021
The International Organisation of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturer (AEROBAL) has announced the winners of the recently held state-of-the-art aluminium aerosol cans competition. The award was presented by a panel of nine journalists from industry magazines to the cans that were new and...
Tomago Aluminium migrates to Red Hat with IBM hardware to upgrade SAP environment performance
Australia’s largest aluminium smelter Tomago Aluminium was due for a stable and trustworthy infrastructure with high visibility into IT performance to support their 24*7 availability for their systems. The aluminium company is independently managed, while it is a joint venture owned by Rio Tinto...
Strict power rationing in Guizhou and Guangxi may affect 4.4 million mt of annual aluminium production capacity
The Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) survey revealed that in 2021, Guizhou Provincial Energy issued a notice on the orderly power utilisation plan in Guizhou Province. The main motive behind the plan was to respond to the power supply issue in the local regions and also to ensure a safe and stable...
LME aluminium price closes 0.03% higher at US$2,869/t; SHFE price decreases by US$13
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,890 per tonne on Thursday morning and ranged between 2,850-2,910 per tonne before closing at $2,890.5 per tonne, an increase of $0.5 per tonne or 0.02%. Trading volume was 16,000 lots, and open interest decreased by 3,968 lots to 646,000 lots. On Thursday...
Aluminium packaging recycling rate increased by 5%, says the Environment Agency
The Environment Agency in July released data, according to which 42,857 tonnes of aluminium packaging was collected for the Q2 2021 recycling, a 5% increase to what was collected in 2020 (40,903 tonnes). Around 84,704 tonnes of aluminium packaging have been collected in 2021, an increase of 1,650...
Nimir Chemicals to invest Rs1.25 billion in establishing aluminium cans production facility
Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited, an Oleo Chemicals and Chlor Alkali manufacturing company in Pakistan, has made an announcement to invest Rs1.25 billion to start an aluminium cans production facility. According to a bourse filling, “[The] board of Nimir approved an investment of Rs1.25 billion...
LME aluminium price increases by 0.72% to come in at US$2,867; SHFE price surges by US$69
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,831.5 per tonne on Wednesday morning and ranged between 2,829-2,924 per tonne before closing at $2,890 per tonne, an increase of $59 per tonne or 2.08 percent. Trading volume was 19,000 lots, and open interest decreased by 5,968 lots to 650,000 lots. On...
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping includes Rusal’s aluminium-scandium alloy
The global leader in the production of low carbon aluminium, Rusal declared that its aluminium-scandium alloy has been included in the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. An amendment issued by the classification society of the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping regarding the Rules for the...
Service Center Metals to support Prince George aluminum extrusion manufacturer with their expansion project
A Prince George County-based aluminum extrusions manufacturer has announced that it will expand its operations to meet the increasing demand of the customers. Service Center Metals, specialised in the sale and distribution of soft aluminum extrusions, is likely to invest $101.7 million for the...
LME aluminium price falls down by nearly 3.5% to come in at US$2,847/t; SHFE price plummets by US$82/t
Three-month LME aluminium opened at $2,892 per tonne on Tuesday morning, with the highest and lowest prices at $2,910 per tonne and $2,824 per tonne, and lost 1.97 percent to settle at $2,831 per tonne. Open interest increased 850 lots to 656,000 lots. On Tuesday, September 14, LME aluminium cash...
Yunnan Province, China enforces output curbs on aluminium smelters
Yunnan located in Southwest China has reportedly asked the local smelters to reduce the production of aluminium by 30 percent for the rest of the year to help them in meeting their goals of reducing greenhouse emissions and energy use. Because of the abundant hydropower facility, Yunnan has turned...
Queensland Alumina uses Siemens Technology to improve its alumina refining process
Queensland Alumina (QAL) is reportedly obtaining five medium-voltage variable speed drives or VSDs from Siemens for continuing to improve its alumina refining process. The order consists of three GH180 Perfect Harmony variable speed drives (VSDs), which will be used in place of the existing drive...
Aluminium recycling opens up more business opportunities for Africa
Africa is one of the largest and evolving nations with a population of 1.2 billion. According to IEA, by 2040 the population is expected to grow by 800 million to 2 billion, similar to the population rise in the U.S .and Europe. Being the fifth largest nation in terms of population and also with...
Vedanta expands its aluminium billet & wire rod prices by INR6250/t
Vedanta Limited expanded its aluminium products prices by INR 6,250 per tonne on Saturday, September 11, bringing its aluminium wire rod price to INR 254,250-261,750 per tonne, in comparison with INR 248,500-255,500 on Friday, September 10. As per Vedanta’s report, its aluminium billet price grew...
