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Thailand launches new exporter review on Chinese aluminium extrusions, sets 21.94% deposit rate
Thailand has opened a new anti-dumping exporter review covering Chinese aluminium extrusions, with a provisional 21.94 per cent cash deposit rate set for the applicant. Thailand's Department of Foreign Trade has initiated a new exporter review covering aluminium extrusions from China, adding another layer of scrutiny to imports that are already subject to definitive anti-dumping duties. The review follows an application from Chinese producer Guangdong Shengyu Xingda Aluminum Profile Co., Ltd. As part of the proceeding, Thai authorities established a provisional anti-dumping cash deposit rate of 21.94 per cent, calculated on a cost, insurance and freight (CIF) basis. The provisional rate will apply for up to one year or until the review is concluded, whichever comes first. To know the...
New Alumotion JV brings robotised anode assembly to Canadian aluminium smelters
Storvik and Charl-Pol have launched Alumotion to bring proven robotic solutions, local engineering and lifecycle support closer to Canada's aluminium smelters. Canadian aluminium smelters are set to gain a new source of automation expertise as Storvik and Canadian technology company Charl-Pol launch Alumotion, a joint venture focused on robotised solutions for aluminium production. The venture will initially concentrate on robotised anode assembly solutions, combining Storvik's automation expertise with Charl-Pol's established Canadian engineering and industrial capabilities. The aim is to give smelters access to proven technology while keeping engineering, manufacturing, project execution and long-term service closer to their operations. For aluminium producers, the offering is...
Stricter fines, greater scope for innovation: Hungary targets cleaner practices in battery manufacturing
Hungary will raise the maximum fine for serious environmental violations by large manufacturers to 5 billion forints (USD 16 million) under new measures to strengthen environmental oversight across industries, including EV battery manufacturing, recycling, and decommissioning. The changes come as Hungary continues to play a major role in Europe's EV battery manufacturing industry. The new rules place greater attention on how manufacturing facilities operate, while also covering battery recycling and the decommissioning of plants. This could encourage companies to invest further in cleaner production methods, improved monitoring and technologies that help identify and manage environmental risks. Prime Minister Peter Magyar said the measures are intended to create a stronger deterrent and...
Odisha eyes UAE funding for aluminium, critical minerals and port projects
Odisha has brought forward its investment roadshow in the United Arab Emirates as competition among Indian states for overseas capital intensifies. The programme was initially planned for December, but growing investor outreach by other states prompted the government to advance the visit, according to officials from the state industries department. The three-day roadshow will take place in Abu Dhabi and Dubai from September 9 to 11, led by Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi. It follows Madhya Pradesh’s UAE investment programme, scheduled for September 6 to 8. Additional Chief Secretary for Industries Hemant Sharma said the state could not afford to delay its international outreach while competing regions were already approaching overseas investors. Odisha will use the visit to...
Canada’s aluminium plates, sheets and strip imports fall 8.9% in H1 2026 as China shipments rise 52.4%
Canada imported 195,000 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and strip in the first half of 2026, down from 214,000 tonnes during the same period of 2025. Total imports were therefore lower by 8.9 per cent year-on-year, although the second quarter saw a stronger volume of shipments than the first. Imports stood at 82,000 tonnes in Q1 2026 and rose to 113,000 tonnes in Q2, an increase of 37.8 per cent quarter-on-quarter. Canada had imported 98,000 tonnes in the first quarter and 116,000 tonnes in the second quarter in the same period last year. China is the largest supplier among the countries listed. Exports to Canada reached 64,000 tonnes in H1 2026, compared with 42,000 tonnes in H1 2025. This was an increase of 52.4 per cent. The quarterly data also shows that growth accelerated sharply...
Vishay launches aluminium nitride chip resistors for 5G, 6G and aerospace systems
Vishay Intertechnology has now put this capability to use in its new CHEP series thin film chip resistors, built on an aluminium nitride substrate. The company has expanded its resistor portfolio with the launch of the CHEP series thin film chip resistors. The new components combine high power handling with broad frequency performance for telecom, aerospace, defence and advanced radio-frequency systems. According to the company, the CHEP series is available in compact 0402 and 0603 case sizes. The 0402 device carries a standard power rating of 1.2 W, while the 0603 version is rated at 1.8 W. When mounted in accordance with the datasheet specifications, their respective power ratings rise to 1.8 W and 2.8 W. The resistors are designed to operate across a broad frequency range. In the 0402...
₹18b investment and 700 distributors: Aditya Birla Group launches Ultravolt wires and cables business
Aditya Birla Group has entered the wires and cables business with an investment of INR 18 billion (USD 190 million), launching the new business under the name Ultravolt. Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said the group's experience with aluminium and copper will be important in the new business, particularly for maintaining product quality, performance and consistency. He added, "Our core right to win is rooted in a deep understanding of the product and its underlying components.” According to the group, copper and aluminium together account for around 80 per cent of the cost of wires and cables. Explore aluminium casting demand forecast in the transportation sector, explore our report " Global Aluminium Casting Market 2026-2032: Plant Economics, Alloy Segmentation, Pricing Intelligence,...
Buying Indian secondary aluminium? Start with these seven verifications
Secondary aluminium is increasingly central to Europe’s decarbonisation plans. It is used in automotive castings, construction profiles, packaging and consumer goods and is valued because it can deliver similar mechanical properties to primary metal while requiring a fraction of the energy and emitting far less carbon dioxide. The European Union’s Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) have made low-carbon aluminium a strategic priority. As India’s scrap aluminium imports have continued to rise, from 0.88 million tonnes in CY15 to nearly 2 million tonnes in CY25, with a long-term CAGR of about 8.6 per cent, stronger traceability and licensing requirements are becoming increasingly important across the secondary aluminium supply chain. For this...
Why aluminium scrap grade matters when buying secondary aluminium in India
India’s aluminium recycling sector has matured significantly over the past decade. Secondary aluminium, produced by remelting and refining scrap, now accounts for a growing share of the country’s total aluminium consumption. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 per cent less energy than smelting primary metal from bauxite, and that energy advantage flows directly into pricing: secondary alloy ingots are consistently priced below equivalent primary material, often by a meaningful margin, without compromising performance for most industrial applications. The Indian market has a wide spread of recycled-aluminium suppliers, from fully integrated, ISO-certified recyclers operating multi-location facilities and supplying global customers, to informal remelters working from single furnaces...
Rio Tinto's evolving commodity mix reshapes its investment story
Iron ore remains Rio Tinto's financial anchor, but growing exposure to aluminium, copper and lithium is changing how investors assess the diversified miner. Rio Tinto is attracting renewed attention among UK-listed metals and mining stocks as its expanding commodity mix creates a valuation picture that looks different depending on the financial measure used. The London-listed mining group remains heavily anchored by its established iron ore operations, while aluminium and copper provide additional exposure to major industrial markets. At the same time, lithium and other critical minerals are becoming increasingly important to its longer-term strategy. That combination makes Rio Tinto's valuation less straightforward than a simple comparison of its earnings multiple with those of other...
Lumino Industries debuts at ₹109, 32.93% above issue price, with 40kt aluminium capacity
India-based Lumino Industries made its BSE debut at INR 109 (USD 1.15) per share, 32.93 per cent above its issue price. The stock later touched a high of INR 113.65 (USD 1.2) and a low of INR 106.48 (USD 1.13), with more than 7 million shares traded on the exchange. Lumino Industries operates in the power transmission and distribution sector. It manufactures aluminium conductors, power cables and electrical wires, including HTLS conductors. It also undertakes EPC work in power transmission and distribution, EHV substations, re-conductoring, railway electrification, solar power and water management. The company’s IPO was subscribed 117.78 times. Bidding opened on August 27 and closed on August 31, 2026, with a price band of INR 78-82 (USD 0.83-0.87) per share. The INR 7 billion (USD 74...
Vedanta Aluminium brings 4 AI Control Towers into logistics, safety and plant maintenance
Vedanta Aluminium is using artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital tools across its operations as part of its efforts to improve day-to-day decision-making, logistics, safety and equipment monitoring. At BALCO in Korba, Vedanta Aluminium has introduced four AI-enabled Control Towers to keep track of coal transport, finished goods deliveries and ash management. Using GPS, IoT-based tracking, geofencing, video telematics and real-time data, the system helps teams monitor vehicle movement and manage logistics more closely. The company is also using AI in safety training at its Lanjigarh refinery. ‘Aluminati’, an AI-powered robot, provides real-time guidance and multilingual support. This makes safety training easier to understand. The plant also uses a Heavy Motor Vehicle Driver...
Japanese aluminium buyers offered $310-$325/t premiums for October-December shipments
Major aluminium producers have offered Japanese buyers premiums of USD 310-325 per tonne for primary aluminium shipments in the October-December quarter. The bar is 18-22 per cent lower than the USD 395 per tonne premium agreed for the current July-September quarter. The premium paid by Japanese buyers over the LME cash price is closely watched as a benchmark for aluminium pricing in Asia. The latest offers come after two quarters of rising premiums, driven by tighter physical availability and supply disruptions. Premiums increased from USD 195 per tonne in January-March to USD 350-353 per tonne in April-June and further to USD 395 per tonne for July-September , as geopolitical disruptions affected aluminium supply routes and spot availability, while low LME inventories added to pressure...
Porsche's lightweight GT3 gets heavier, and that's the point
Porsche's 911 GT3 Bergsport swaps its lightest magnesium wheels for forged aluminium, proving that a few extra kilos can make sense when the road gets serious. There are few places where saving weight matters more than inside a Porsche 911 GT3. Yet for its new 911 GT3 Bergsport, Porsche has done something that sounds almost wrong for a car wearing the GT3 badge: it deliberately added weight. Rather than using the forged magnesium centre-lock wheels fitted to the GT3's Lightweight Package, Porsche has chosen forged aluminium wheels for the 100-car Bergsport. The reason is refreshingly practical. Porsche says the aluminium wheels are more durable and better suited to the demanding conditions encountered on Alpine passes. In other words, Porsche has effectively taken its lightest wheel off...
After three years of being offline, Slovalco's aluminium smelters are firing up again
Slovalco has begun restarting its Žiar nad Hronom smelter after more than three years offline, with 75,000 tonnes of annual primary aluminium capacity targeted by February 2027. Slovalco has begun the gradual restart of its primary aluminium smelter in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia, bringing production back after the plant's remaining furnaces were shut down in early 2023 amid high electricity prices and insufficient compensation for energy-intensive industry. The first pots have already been restarted, with 100 of the smelter's 226 electrolytic pots expected to be operating by the end of February 2027. That first phase will restore approximately 75,000 tonnes per year of primary aluminium capacity, compared with the plant's total capacity of about 175,000 tonnes per year. The restart is...
Trimet builds 40,000-tpa aluminium scrap sorting hub as recycled metal demand rises
Trimet is bringing aluminium scrap sorting and processing in-house at a new German facility, using laser technology to improve recycled metal quality and raw material security. Trimet Aluminium is preparing to open a new aluminium recycling site in Hamm, Germany, as growing demand for recycled metal puts greater pressure on international scrap markets. The facility, which is scheduled to start operations in October, will process and sort aluminium scrap at a planned capacity of 40,000 tonnes per year. Trimet said the site will strengthen supplies of high-quality recycled raw materials to foundries and remelting plants while reducing its reliance on external processing partners. Laser technology sorts 150 pieces of scrap per second The centrepiece of the new operation is an automated...
₹15m machinery investment: Chandni Machines starts aluminium ingot project in Rajkot, targets October 1 production
Chandni Machines Limited has begun work on its new aluminium ingot manufacturing project at Kuvada GIDC in Rajkot, Gujarat. For the project, the company has leased an industrial factory building covering around 22,000 square feet for the facility. It has an existing electricity connection of around 37 KW. It has also placed machinery and equipment orders worth approximately INR 15 million (USD 158,000), with the required payments already made. Once operations stabilise, the facility expects to produce around 300 tonnes of aluminium ingots per month. Based on its current internal estimates and an average cost assumption of around INR 315 per kg (USD 3,320 per tonne), a monthly revenue of around INR 94.5 million (USD 996,000) is estimated. The machinery will begin arriving in phases from...
Alcoa files SEC registration for $5.6b South32 alumina, aluminium and bauxite asset deal
Alcoa has moved its proposed acquisition of South32's bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests forward with a US SEC filing, with the transaction carrying an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. Alcoa Corporation has filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in connection with its proposed acquisition of South32 Limited's interests across the bauxite, alumina and aluminium value chain. Under the transaction agreed on June 30, 2026, Alcoa will pay South32 USD 3.1 billion in upfront cash and about USD 1.0 billion in Alcoa shares, while also assuming around USD 750 million in net debt and lease liabilities. A further USD 750 million in contingent cash consideration could become payable depending on alumina and aluminium prices...
