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Gamme Telco in France launches an all-aluminium solar carport
Gamme Telco, a division of Group Mitjavila, has unveiled its newly developed all-aluminium solar carport named Electra Design 3 for residential and commercial application. The uniqueness of this carport is it generates solar power while providing shelter to the parked cars, besides being fully...
Huawei’s Matepad with sleek aluminium body is a perfect blend of premium and performance
Huawei’s MatePad SE 11 arrives as a tablet shaped around comfort, everyday practicality and a dash of refinement. The aluminium frame is the first thing that stands out. It feels reassuringly solid and carries a level of finish rarely seen in its price bracket. The clean, well-cut edges add to its...
Pakistan-led anti-dumping duties on aluminium cans will stay till 2028
Pakistan’s National Tariff Commission has opted to keep anti-dumping duties on imported aluminium beverage cans in place for another three years, extending measures first imposed on suppliers from Jordan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. The decision follows the conclusion of a Sunset Review...
Energy market fault lines intensify in 2026 as AI, geopolitics and climate pressures converge
S&P Global Energy Horizons says the coming year will expose the strain within the world’s energy and sustainability systems, as governments and industries try to navigate rapid technological change, shifting geopolitical alliances and mounting climate risks. The report points to a world moving at...
Tajikistan celebrates new aluminium plant and school openings in Tursunzoda
Tajikistan has entered a new phase of industrial growth with the launch of the Aluminiy Avvalin (first aluminium) plant in Tursunzoda. President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon inaugurated the facility on December 9, 2025, ahead of Tajikistan’s 35th independence anniversary. Built through a...
REM-led MoU seeks to streamline surface finishing for Constellium’s Aheadd CP1 aluminum alloy
REM Surface Engineering has set up a fresh collaboration that centres on improving polishing techniques. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Germany-based Nikon Advanced Manufacturing (Nikon AM) Inc. and aluminium producer Constellium. Under this agreement, the three firms...
Global supply strains position Japan for higher aluminium premiums in 2026
Japan’s aluminium market may be heading into a much firmer pricing environment next year, with Marubeni Corp signalling that buyers could be paying USD 85 to USD 203 per tonne in premiums through 2026. The trading company expects international price strength to divert metal away from Asia,...
Slovak electricity grid modernisation moves ahead with major EIB financing
Slovakia’s electricity distribution network is set for a major overhaul after the European Investment Bank ( EIB) approved a EUR 350 million ( USD 408 million) loan for the Zapadoslovenska energetika (ZSE) Group. The funding will support a multiyear programme aimed at modernising key parts of the...
Rio Tinto is in talks with Chinalco, aiming to resolve shareholding restrictions
Rio Tinto is re-examining a long-standing shareholder constraint that has shaped its capital strategy for more than a decade. Speaking at the miner’s annual investor day, CEO of Rinto Tinto, Simon Trott, confirmed active discussions with its largest shareholder, Aluminium Corporation of China...
Aluminium market in China heats up with a simultaneous export slump and price jump
China’s steel and aluminium sectors are moving in sharply different directions, with steel exports surging even as aluminium shipments decline. Steel mills, facing weak domestic demand from the flagging property sector and operating near Beijing’s informal output cap of 1.005 billion tonnes, have...
Klein Dytham delivers a new face to Cartier’s Ginza store with aluminium artistry
Cartier’s refreshed presence in Tokyo’s Ginza district now arrives with a markedly softer note, after Klein Dytham Architecture reimagined the store’s frontage with sweeping aluminium forms that recall the movement of a wedding dress. In an area monopolised by rigid vertical lines and tightly...
UK’s midstream with Metalysis entering high-grade aluminium-scandium alloy production
Metalysis has begun producing high-purity aluminium scandium alloy powder (Al₃Sc), which defines a significant step for Western manufacturers seeking secure alternatives to Chinese-controlled supplies of rare earth elements and critical minerals. Metalysis, spanning across the extended regions of...
RUSAL eyes India as a viable market for its low-carbon aluminium portfolio
India is recognised as one of the most promising markets for low-carbon aluminium by RUSAL, owing to its fast-evolving energy and electrical infrastructure landscape. The Russia aluminium company is aligning its advanced aluminium solutions with India’s ambitions in grid modernisation, renewable...
SUS launches t2-01 aluminium unit house based on the 4R architecture
SUS Corporation, a leading producer of aluminium profiles in Japan, have recently launched the t2-01 aluminium unit house. This is a new type of 4R architecture that uses sustainability norms within its manufacturing protocol. The four “R” of 4R stands for - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Remain. The...
Pentagon supports ElementUSA to loosen China’s monopoly on critical minerals
The US Department of Defence has reportedly directed USD 29.9 million to ElementUSA for establishing a demonstration facility aimed at producing gallium and scandium on American soil, with a strong focus on leveraging alumina refining. The goal of the project is to ramp up domestic production of...
Imported aluminium duty weighs heavily on Telangana fabricators
Telangana’s aluminium manufacturers are facing a pocket pinch following the continuous price rise of the primary metal. For many small and mid-sized units, particularly the ones in secondary production and fabrication, the price jumps have become difficult to absorb. The 7.5 per cent duty on...
Modern MIG tools are rationalising aluminium welding
Aluminium has been turning up in more workshops lately, mostly because manufacturers want parts that are lighter and still strong enough to handle daily wear. As this shift continues, many fabricators have picked up MIG equipment designed to work with aluminium. The machines themselves have become...
BAPAN flags alleged illegal bauxite mining, pushes ESDM for transparent probe
The Riau Islands office of the National Asset Research Agency (BAPAN) has submitted a complaint to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) in regards to alleged illegalities occurring with bauxite mining operations in West Kalimantan. The complaint raised questions about mining...
