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Metal packaging coatings sector set for 5% CAGR through 2030
The global metal packaging coatings market is growing steadily with an estimated CAGR of around 5 per cent from 2020 to 2030 driven by increasing demand for premium, attractive and sustainable packaging. Recent insights show the future of this small but increasingly important market will continue...
Century Aluminum finalises $400 million private note offering for capital structure optimisation
Century Aluminum Company, a prominent US producer of primary aluminium, announces that the private placement of USD 400 million of 6.875 per cent senior secured notes due August 2032 has closed, solidifying the company's capital structure and extending debt maturity. The offering is viewed as a...
AL Circle in conversation with Tulip 3P’s CEO Priyank Jain on India’s Leading Wire & Cable Expo
Since its inception in 2015, the Cable & Wire Fair (CWF), organised by Tulip 3P Media Private Limited, has grown from a modest 3,000 sq. m. launch to a 35,000 sq. m. mega-expo. Featuring 500+ exhibitors from 20 countries and 15,000+ visitors from around 50 countries, the 6th edition (Nov 4–6,...
BALCO initiates 'Quality Sankalp' programme for aluminium manufacturing excellence
Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), one of the largest Vedanta Aluminium subsidiaries, has launched its new 'Quality Sankalp' programme, a top-level programme to emphasise its commitment towards manufacturing excellence and world-class product quality. The programme, launched this week, aims at...
Metro Mining achieves record Q2 2025 shipments, driven by 19% growth Y-o-Y
Australian mining firm Metro Mining has announced its performance result for Q2 FY2025, posting record bauxite shipments as well as solid growth in revenue and margin. The total volume of shipment increased by 19 per cent year-on-year, supported by a 41 per cent increase in FOB net unit revenue to...
NALCO stock rises 2.07 per cent on day’s trade
National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) gained market interest by rising 2.07 per cent in the day’s trade to finish at INR 192 (USD 2.23) on July 22, 2025. This indicates NALCO's continuing positive trend, which had clocked a monthly gain of 4.23 per cent, outstripping the BSE Metal index at a gain...
WTO briefing: US says India's retaliatory tariffs on steel, aluminium & automobiles are unfounded
In response to India's earlier warning about imposing retaliatory tariffs if the US doubled duties on aluminium, steel, and automobile imports, Washington has pushed back. On July 17, 2025, the US told the World Trade Organization (WTO) that India has "no legal basis" to retaliate using safeguard...
Green energy surge in India: Reliance gigafactories to be operational within six quarters
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), run by the oligarch Mukesh Ambani, announced that it would operationalise a series of green energy gigafactories in Jamnagar, Gujarat, over the upcoming four to six quarters. These facilities, focusing on the production of solar panels, batteries, and electrolysers,...
BatX and Rocklink join hands to establish India's first rare earth magnet recycling facility
With an agreement that expects to reconfigure India’s rare earth supply chain, India’s BatX Energies and Germany’s Rocklink GmbH recently signed a groundbreaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to design the first fully integrated rare earth magnet recycling and refining ecosystem in India....
Vedanta to convert aluminium waste into agricultural resource
Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest producer, has begun a path-breaking project to convert red mud, a big industrial waste from the alumina refining process, into a useful agricultural resource. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian Council of Agricultural...
Schabmüller partners with Mapal for high-performance machining
Desiring to master the ins and outs of EV component manufacturing, German automaker supplier Schabmüller is strengthening its partnership with toolmaker Mapal. They are leveraging Mapal's expertise in high-performance machining to improve the manufacturing of electric vehicle chassis and suspension...
Aden leads ground-breaking deployment of sustainable bauxite refining technology in Shanxi, China
Aden Group, a global leader in integrated industrial services, has launched a pioneering deployment of sustainable bauxite refining technology at a 15,000 sqm facility in Shanxi, China. In partnership with French technological start-up IB2, this pilot represents a crucial pivot for China’s...
Trump's 50% aluminium tariff pushes Inalum to focus on the local market
The state-owned aluminium smelting firm, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), has reportedly urged the government to revisit the country's import strategy to strengthen the local market , in lieu of anticipated reduction in exports to the United States due to Donald Trump’s decision of doubling...
Construction of the inland rail facility & access road marks a major leap for Cameroon’s Minim Martap Project
Canyon Resources Limited (CAY), one of Australia's largest bauxite producers, has officially started construction of its Inland Rail Facility (IRF) at Makor, Cameroon - an important milestone in the delivery of its flagship Minim Martap Bauxite Project into production. The company is also upgrading...
Guinea mandates 50% of bauxite exports to use domestic shipping
Guinea, also referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital, Conakry, and the second-largest bauxite exporter in the world, is redefining its maritime and mining future with new regulations aimed at increasing national control and economic advantages. In July 2025, Bouna Sylla, Minister of Mines...
Illegal e-waste operation busted in Malaysia, RM2.1 million worth aluminium seized
In a huge crackdown on illegal waste processing, the Malaysian government has raided an unlicensed e-waste factory in the Bukit Rambai industrial estate, confiscating about 300 tonnes of aluminium ingots worth an estimated RM2.1 million (USD 445,000). The raid spotlights an emerging and lethal...
Aluminium row heats up: EU resists US tariff threats, extends moratorium
The European Union is treading a tightrope of de-escalation and retaliation, extending its suspension of retaliatory tariffs on American goods until early August while at the same time drawing up a huge new list of countermeasures and seeking worldwide allies in reaction to new tariff threats from...
India reaches 50% renewable power – Waaree, Adani Green and NTPC Green stock surges
India has crossed an ambitious milestone by achieving 50 per cent of its entire installed energy capacity from renewable sources — five years ahead of its 2030 target for renewable energy under the Paris Agreement. This announcement and massive leap forward, confirmed by the Ministry of New and...
