Aluminium’s downstream trade network is getting more fragmented as import dependence, changing end-use demand and trade-policy interventions reshape regional markets. From North America and Europe to Asia-Pacific, the aluminium industry is navigating a market where access to supply, competitive...
Explore how GM is expanding aluminium casting capacity in Indiana to support 10-speed transmissions and strengthen its US manufacturing footprint. General Motors is investing more than USD 40 million in its Bedford Casting Operations in Indiana, expanding aluminium casting capacity to support...
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Hindalco Industries Limited has reduced its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices for the second time in a row, with effect from Tuesday, December 7. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price has seen a cut of INR 3,000 per tonne from INR 243,600 per tonne on December 4 to INR 240,600 per tonne...
According to a recent report, the United Kingdom Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan will press the United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Tuesday, December 7, to remove Trump-era tariffs on British aluminium and steel. “We’ve already made strong progress; from getting British beef and...
The United States imported 3,510 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets, and bars from South Africa in September 2021, showing a month-on-month drop of 3,780 tonnes or by 51.85 percent, finds the US Geological Survey (USGS). In August 2021, 7,290 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets, and bars were...
The downstream aluminium segment has been in the news for a number of reasons. To begin with, Sortera Alloys, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based company that uses patented sorting technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to create aluminium packaging from shredded autos, has received a $10 million...
The pioneer in Japan’s chemical industry, Showa Denko K.K. has established neural network models to envisage mechanical properties of 2000-series aluminium alloys from their design conditions with high accuracy in collaboration with the National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) and the...
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States imported 13,000 tonnes of US aluminium crude metals and alloys from Bahrain in September 2021, showing a month-on-month surge of 6,680 tonnes or by 105.69 percent. In August 2021, 6,320 tonnes of aluminium crude metals and alloys were...
On Wednesday, December 1, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced that CPI Ningxia Energy Aluminium Qingxin Carbon Co., Ltd. has joined ASI as the new General Supporter member. With this, the total number of members in ASI comes to 203. CPI Ningxia Energy Aluminium Qingxin Carbon Co., Ltd....
According to China Customs data, China’s aluminium foil exports in October 2021 edged 2.95 per cent higher month-on-month to stand at 112,200 tonnes. On a year-on-year calculation, the exports stood up by 7.38 per cent, showed customs data. China’s aluminium foil exports to India accounted for 10...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China drops by 7,200 tonnes week-on-week across five major consumption areas. Due to which the inventories stood at 71,700 tonnes as of Thursday, December 2. The greatest contributor to the dropping social inventory was still...
Hindalco Industries Limited decreased its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Wednesday, December 1, following a hike on the previous day. The company reduced its aluminium wire rod price by INR 1,250 per tonne from INR 244,100 per tonne on November 30 to INR 242,850 per...
Sortera Alloys, a Fort Wayne, Indiana-based firm that produces aluminium packaging from shredded automobiles using proprietary sorting technology and artificial intelligence (AI), has acquired $10 million in investment headed by Kirkland, Washington-based Breakthrough Energy Ventures. Sortera plans...
Raffmetal and Cromodora Wheels, European aluminium alloys producer from recycling and first equipment aluminium wheels producer for major car makers, have signed a contract to develop, test, and patent an innovative high-performance primary alloys wheels from recycling. By maximising recycled...
Elval, ElvalHalcor's Aluminium Rolling Division was certified against the AS9100 standard after meeting all of the standard's requirements and receiving extremely favourable feedback from the assessors. AS9100 is one of the most recent standards developed by the International Aerospace Quality...
Aluminium has been seeing a volatile trend in the global metals market for the past two months. In mid-October, the LME aluminium prices hit multi-year highs at US$3198/t but then recorded a steep downfall to US$2550/t in early November before stabilizing at around US$2700/t. Going ahead,...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Gränges, an aluminium technology company, against the Chain of Custody Standard Certification for casting and rolling operations at its Finspång AB plant in Sweden. The facility earlier achieved full Performance Standard Certification status, which...
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, spotlighted that Alba being one of the key pillars in Bahrain’s economy is fully dedicated to validating the Government’s national initiatives, led by His Royal Highness Prince...
Hindalco Industries Limited slashed its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices on Saturday, November 27, following three consecutive hikes since November 23. The latest cut brought the company’s aluminium wire rod price to INR 240,350 per tonne from INR 249,350 per tonne on November 26. That...
The demand for aluminium is on the path of escalation, as various industry analysts have already predicted that the metal aluminium is going to experience much hefty demand than the previous time and also to some extent replacing steel. The downstream segment, which is the most vital part of the...
