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EGA to deliver its first CelestiAL-R low-carbon aluminium billets to Sankyo Tateyama
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE, has recently announced that it has signed an agreement to supply CelestiAL-R billets to Sankyo Tateyama through its strategic partner ITOCHU Corporation. Sankyo Tateyama is a leading Japanese manufacturing company that...
Arab Aluminium Company swings from profit to $117,950 loss in H1 2025
Egypt’s Arab Aluminium Company (AAC), known for manufacturing extruded aluminium profiles for a wide range of industries like industrial and architectural, has reported a steep reversal in fortunes in the first half of 2025. It has moved from healthy profits last year to a net loss after tax of EGP...
Alumina-filled train derailment at Windalco prompts track repair work
Repair work is under way in Bog Walk Gorge, St Catherine, Jamaica, after three alumina-filled cars from a Windalco bauxite train derailed on August 9 at the entrance of the rail tunnel. The cars plunged into the Rio Cobre and knocked down a utility pole, causing major transport and power...
Novelis announces $750M senior notes to optimise its debt profile
Novelis Inc., with its subsidiary Novelis Corporation, is all set to tap into the debt market with USD 750 million senior unsecured notes. To be matured in 2033, these privately placed notes will be made available to the qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A. International buyers are also...
Manaksia Aluminium improves execution amid sector challenges: Eyes sustainable growth
Manaksia Aluminium Company has recently reaffirmed its quality and valuation grades, indicating it has improved performance execution. The principal financial metrics suggest this view, with 5-year sales growth of 12.60 per cent and EBIT growth of 19.03 per cent, and it is making a better...
Orora launches Helio: High-speed digital beverage can decorator
Orora is an Australian packaging company that mainly focuses on the manufacturing of aluminium beverage cans, which holds a strong ground in the markets of Australia and New Zealand. This company produces aluminium cans of various types and sizes, including classic, sleek, and slimline designs....
Southern states powering India’s aluminium extrusion boom
Southern India is now emerging as a growth engine for the aluminium extrusion industry, with Telangana and Andhra Pradesh leading the way. These states are not merely increasing domestic capacity. They are also becoming players in global supply chains, fuelled by strong industrial activity, export...
Żywiec forms a strategic partnership with CANPACK
Continuing their momentum from the 2024 collaboration, global packaging solution manufacturing firm CANPACK Group and Polish-based brewing firm Grupa Żywiec, part of the Heineken Group, have now made another imprint in the fabric of Polish festival culture with an actual, collectible representation...
50% tariff on aluminium imports: A catalyst for Century Aluminum’s big comeback
Century Aluminum Company, a global primary aluminium producer, has announced plans to resume over 50,000 tonnes of idled production at its smelter in Mt. Holly, South Carolina. The investment of approximately USD 50 million is expected to create more than 100 jobs. The facility will be operating at...
Himalaya Shipping posts strong Q2 earnings, fixing vessels at premium rates despite tariff headwinds
Independent Bermuda-based bulk carrier firm Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (“Himalaya,” “Himalaya Shipping,” or the “Company”) has released strong preliminary unaudited results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, all while operating in a freight market that continues to experience the fallout...
Ball Corporation launches USD 750M senior notes offering to strengthen liquidity
Ball Corporation, a global aluminium packaging firm headquartered in Colorado, announced a public offering of USD 750 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2033 (the "Notes") on August 7. It is currently trading at USD 52.55. The company updated, “The exact amount, terms and timing...
Pakistan-based aluminium can manufacturer increases production volume
Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited (PABC), the leading and only vertically integrated beverage can producer in Pakistan, has delivered on the much-awaited debottlenecking and capacity increase development. The development was officially communicated to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in a...
Hydro Circal encourages recycled furniture production in the US
Who says aluminium is used only for machinery and factories? Now it’s also finding its way to furniture- literally! Norwegian brand Vestre is making it possible by turning recycled aluminium into sustainable and eco-friendly furniture. Vestre, a Norway-based furniture maker, would be using the...
Eden Renewables secures approval for 13.8-MW solar project in England
Eden Renewables, a renewable energy developer whose headquarters are in Troy, New York, USA, has received a unanimous planning consent from Braintree District Council for its proposed 13.8 MWac Sheepcote Solar Farm. This farm is close to Cressing in Essex, England. The consent came with glowing...
Tariff woes, soaring alumina costs, and weak aluminium demand weigh on Alba’s Q2 earnings
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter at one site, announced its financial results for Q2 and the first half of 2025, revealing a large fall in profitability alongside modest revenue growth since the same time last year. Tariff pressure, escalated alumina prices,...
The 3rd European Green Aluminium Summit 2025
The 3rd European Green Aluminium Summit 2025 will be held on 11-12 November 2025, at Düsseldorf, Germany. The 3rd European Green Aluminium Summit 2025 will focus on advancing aluminum’s role in Europe’s green transition, covering key areas such as Green Aluminum Production, Energy Transition,...
New battery technology set to boost Rio Tinto's growth
British-Australian mining firm Rio Tinto is about to set itself up for a game-changing opportunity. If aluminium-ion (Ai) batteries, supported by companies like Tesla, can create new commercialisation, then Rio Tinto could be one of the most strategic beneficiaries. With its combination of critical...
DI Dongil & Dongil Aluminium unite to enhance aluminium foil production for its batteries
On August 4, DI Dongil announced its merger with Dongil Aluminium to ensure that its efficiency increases for its overall production of aluminium foil for its batteries. This merger is expected to increase the efficiency of the working mechanism management. This would also ensure that it would...
