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Novelis restructures Scriba plant leadership following disruptive fires in 2025
Novelis’s Oswego County aluminium operation is going through some significant alterations in the leadership team, following two destructive fires at a critical part of the site. The company has confirmed that the manager of the Scriba-based facility, Kristen Nelson, along with several other senior...
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia adds locally assembled GLC200 4Matic with aluminium built-ins
Mercedes-Benz Malaysia has augmented its SUV offering by introducing locally assembled GLC200 4Matic, featuring aluminium rails and running boards. The new launch is a more accessible variant at the base of the GLC lineup, and is also aligned with the unveiling of GLE400e, a plug-in hybrid, which...
Ravi Shahi takes charge as the Chief Commercial Officer at Vedanta’s Jharsuguda smelter
Vedanta Limited has recently announced the appointment of Ravi Shahi as Chief Commercial Officer ( CCO) for its Jharsuguda aluminium facility. The facility is one of Vedanta’s key manufacturing locations, and the revision in the leadership team is directed towards business growth in the true sense...
Alcoa's share price surges 41.5% YTD on rising aluminium prices and positive market growth
According to Benzinga Edge’s Stock Rankings, Alcoa’s share price has increased from USD 84.25 to USD 92.28, entering into the top 10th percentile of momentum-ranked stocks this week. The jump of 8.03 points within the share price has increased the confidence of the shareholders and investors, along...
Capital structure revised by Aluminium Corporation of China for Chinalco-led joint venture
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited has provided an update on the formation of its previously announced joint venture with Chinalco, Yunnan Copper, Chihong Zinc & Germanium and Chinalco Capital. The new entity, Chinalco Qianxing (Chengdu) Technology Co., Ltd., has now been formally incorporated...
Arfin India gains 2% from sustained demand in the aluminium conductor segment
Arfin India’s shares moved higher in Wednesday’s session on December 31, climbing by 2 per cent after the company disclosed a sizeable new contract in the aluminium conductors segment. The gain arrived after Arfin confirmed it had received an order worth INR 321 crore (USD 35.7 million) from...
Guinea’s mining reset sparks high-stakes $28.9 billion arbitration case
Axis International Ltd has initiated arbitration proceedings seeking USD 28.9 billion in compensation from Guinea, following the West African nation’s decision to revoke the company’s bauxite mining permit earlier this year. The United Arab Emirates-based firm confirmed that it has taken the...
Guinea’s EGA licence revocation - 2025’s most impactful move in global bauxite
The bauxite industry this year has witnessed the biggest and most impactful development and that is the removal of the mining licence of Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC), a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), in Guinea. The decision, formalised on August 6, 2025, has placed more than...
Tian Yuan Law Firm mediates the country’s largest A-share aluminium merger
Tian Yuan Law Firm has advised on a landmark RMB 63.5 billion (USD 8.75 billion) merger involving two subsidiaries of Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, setting a new record as the largest merger and acquisition undertaken by a privately owned company in China’s A-share market. The deal marks China...
From bottles to cans: scientific evidence strengthens aluminium’s case in wine packaging
For centuries, glass bottles have been the gold standard in wine packaging, prized for their nonreactive nature and airtight seals that preserve flavour and aroma. Yet the wine industry is now reassessing this tradition as mobility, sustainability, and changing consumer habits reshape packaging...
China inaugurates world’s largest open sea offshore solar plant online
With the operational launch of the 1 GW HG14 offshore photovoltaic project, China has touched a significant milestone in renewable energy expansion. This is the world’s largest open-sea offshore solar power facility, which has been fully commissioned off the coast of Dongying in Shandong province....
OMC steps up its focus on sustainable mining during the Koraput visit
Odisha Mining Corporation’s (OMC) Managing Director, Shri Sudhansu Mohan Samal, has concluded a two-day tour of key mining locations in the Koraput district, utilising the visit to closely examine production performance, safety standards, and community development efforts associated with the...
New VALCO Governing Board sworn in with mandate to unlock Ghana's bauxite potential
Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, has tasked the newly inaugurated Governing Board of the Volta Aluminium Company Limited (VALCO) with converting Ghana’s bauxite resources into concrete economic value. At the inauguration ceremony, where 10 board members were...
Chongqing Jianto Aluminium comes up as a new secondary aluminium supplier for China’s NEVs
Chongqing Jianto Aluminium Co. Ltd., a Zhejiang-invested enterprise based in Fuling, Chongqing, is emerging as a key supplier of recycled aluminium to the city’s new energy vehicle (NEV) industry. Operating under the Zhejiang-Fuling cooperation framework, the company illustrates how cross-regional...
EGA Spectro Alloys awards $100,000 donation as part of holiday programme
EGA Spectro Alloys, a post-consumer aluminium scrap processor, has reaffirmed its local community focus by announcing USD 100,000 in holiday-season donations to 30 nonprofit and charitable organisations. This initiative is part of their annual “Giving Together” programme, under which employees help...
Aluminium contracts in India surge past records in future trade
Aluminium prices recorded a historic milestone in the futures market with a consistent upward momentum, reflecting a strengthened buying interest on the back of robust spot demand and tightened supply expectations. On the Multi Commodity Exchange ( MCX), aluminium futures for December surged by INR...
Supreme Court restores arbitral award in BALCO Case, reaffirms limited scope of judicial review
The Supreme Court has set aside the Chhattisgarh High Court’s interference and restored the arbitral award in Ramesh Kumar Jain v. Bharat Aluminium Company Ltd (BALCO) (2025 INSC 1457), reaffirming that courts exercising jurisdiction under Sections 34 and 37 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,...
NALCO stocks leading the nonferrous sector with consistent earnings and 38% annual gain
National Aluminium Company is in the spotlight for its shares climbed to Rs.299.7 (USD 3.61) on December 26. With this peak, NALCO recorded a 52-week high while being the highest price the stock has recorded till date. The move came despite a subdued broader market tone and underlined the company’s...
