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China’s A00 aluminium ingot price grows to RMB18,440/t; Low carbon aluminium price surges by RMB87/t
On Tuesday, December 12, the A00 aluminium ingot price in China gained RMB 60 per tonne to clock at RMB 18,440 per tonne, with the average prices expected to stand between RMB 18,420 per tonne and RMB 18,460 per tonne. The spot contract price may be traded at a discount price of RMB 70 to RMB 30...
Aluminium replica of giant bull ant's nest, the star of Queensland Museum's exhibition
A giant bull ant's nest transformed into the main attraction of Queensland Museum's exhibition, titled the Insect Agency. Weighing around 130 kilogrammes with shimmering silver tentacles almost two metres long, the extraordinary structure hanging from the museum's ceiling is an aluminium replica of...
ASI accredits Shandong Yuhang Special Alloy Equipment with the Performance Standard V3 certification
Shandong Yuhang Special Alloy Equipment Co., Ltd has received ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for its Zouping, China factory. The factory has an annual capacity of 150,000 tonnes of aluminium alloy industrial profiles, 250,000 tonnes of ingots, and 10,000 tonnes of deep-processed...
Southwest Aluminum conducts feasibility study review meeting for its extrusion project
The feasibility study review meeting for Southwest Aluminum's super-large and high-performance aluminium alloy extrusion product line project was conducted on December 1st at the Aluminium City Hotel. The expert panel assessed and evaluated the project's feasibility study report, and the project...
Baotou Aluminium bags the "Product Carbon Footprint Certificate" for two of its products in a row
Baotou Aluminium Industry's cast aluminium alloy ingots have passed the China Quality Certification Centre's evaluation and certification test. Each kilogram of cast aluminium alloy ingot has a carbon footprint value of 14.87 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent, which fulfils national green...
Declining inventory pulled up the LME aluminium price to US$2,111/t; SHFE price contracts by US$25/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2137 per tonne last Friday, with its high and low at US$2161.5 per tonne and US$2130 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2134 per tonne, up 0.14 per cent. On Friday, December 8, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price grew...
End user weekly recap: Biffa partners with Volvo Trucks for the first electric skip loader rollout
Biffa, a trash management firm in the United Kingdom, is scheduled to install its first electric skip loader on the Isle of Wight, including a new Volvo electric 18-tonne 42. Biffa has adopted the electric skip loader into its fleet, which consists of 104 new Volvo Trucks trucks, as part of a...
Sustainability weekly recap: VALCO’s "Unite, Act, Deliver" commitment inspires sustainability in the aluminium industry at COP28
Aluminium is the second most commonly used metal after steel in modern societies, and due to its versatile properties, it has seen a significant increase in use in transportation, building, packaging, and electrical engineering in recent decades. In the ongoing global effort to combat climate...
Vedanta Lanjigarh receives 5 Gold awards, solidifying its industry reputation for excellence
Vedanta Lanjigarh, India's leading producer of metallurgical grade alumina, has received 5 Gold medals at the 48th International Convention on Quality Control Circles (ICQCC-2023) in Beijing, hosted by the China Association of Quality (CAQ). These highly competitive accolades demonstrate Vedanta...
Yunnan Aluminium bags the ‘2022 Golden Letter Award’ for its unwavering support towards ESG practises
Yunnan Aluminium, the China-based company primarily engaged in bauxite mining and aluminium smelting, was honoured with the "ESG Golden Bull Award Top 50 Central Enterprises" and "Golden Information Disclosure Award." Yunnan Aluminium also received the "2022 Golden Letter Award" for its exceptional...
Schelter On Project, a welfare initiative creating aluminium shelters for homeless people
The Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC), located in Portugal approximately 400 km from Lisbon, has recently unveiled the Schelter On Project. This initiative seeks to ensure the safety of individuals without a permanent place of residence by developing cutting-edge aluminium shelters...
LME aluminium benchmark price drops to US$2,099/t; SHFE price moves up by US$2/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2146 per tonne yesterday, with its high and low at US$2156.5 per tonne and US$2131 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2131 per tonne, down 0.47 per cent. On Thursday, December 7, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price...
Alubar honoured with Supply+ Award for the upkeep of electrical transmission assets in Brazil
Alubar, a prominent maker of aluminium electrical cables in Latin America, was honoured with the Supply+ Award in the Excellence in Performance category at an event held in Rio de Janeiro in November. The inaugural edition of the award, organised by Transmissora Aliança de Energia Elétrica SA...
Vinca debuts new line of Italian wines in AMP’s aluminium cans
Vinca, a UK-based producer of canned wines, has introduced a new line of organic Italian wines in 187ml aluminium cans made by Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP). The wine is made from organic grapes farmed on Sicily's west coast. Vinca's wines have won several honours in the UK, have been listed on...
Top five aluminium rolling companies in the world
As per the reports, the global aluminium flat-rolled products market is expected to increase between 2023 and 2030. It is projected to reach a readjusted size of USD 159,230 million by 2028, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 4.8 per cent throughout the evaluation period. Based on AL...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price slips to RMB 18,480/t; Aluminium powder price inches down by RMB0.1/kg
On Thursday, December 7, China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has fallen by RMB 80 per tonne to clock at RMB 18,480 per tonne. The prices have dropped in all the provinces, with the highest in Gongyi and Foshan, where it has dipped by RMB 100 per tonne to clock at RMB 18,590 per tonne. In Hangzhou,...
ASI grants Performance Standard V3 and CoC Standard V2 Certification to V Global
V Global Manufacturing Limited's facility in Dehua County, Fujian Province, China, has received ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the production of aluminium alloy building profiles, industrial aluminium alloy extrusion profiles,...
Cleancult debuts in the aluminium market with its newly launched ready-to-use bottles
Innovative cleaning products company Cleancult, a staunch supporter of sustainability, was recently nominated for the Inc. 2023's Best in Business list in the Sustainability category. Founded by Ryan Lupberger, the New York-based company launched its first-ever ready-to-use aluminium bottles in...
