A Canadian aluminium extruder is refusing to move its production to the US despite facing a sharp increase in tariffs that could effectively shut it out of one of its largest markets. Apex Aluminum Extrusions, based in Langley, British Columbia, says more than 40 per cent of its sales previously...
Quaker Houghton (NYSE: KWR), the global leader in industrial process fluids, will exhibit at Aluminium Düsseldorf 2026 (6–8 October), where it will introduce its EMDUR™ biotechnology alongside a portfolio of rolling fluids, maintenance lubricants, and automated digital technologies for the...
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A day after increasing the aluminium products prices by INR 7,000 per tonne on April 16, both Hindalco Industries Limited and Vedanta Limited reduced the prices by a little more than 1 per cent with effect from April 17, 2021. Hindalco’s aluminium wire rod price came in at INR 210,350 per tonne on...
On 16 th March 2021, Luis Tudanca, the Secretary-General of the PSOE in Castile and León, has demanded that the Government of Spain should allocate European funds from the recovery plan for an aluminium industrial project that will create 700 direct jobs and 1,400 indirect jobs in Zamora province...
Vedanta Limited has increased its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices for the fifth time in a row with effect from Friday, April 16. In tandem with the continuous surge in LME aluminium benchmark price, the company has sharply increased the prices of its products by INR 7,000 per tonne...
Rusal publishes that it has accomplished the acquisition of Aluminium Rheinfelden GmbH following the approval issued by the German Federal Cartel Office and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. The transaction safeguards that operations can pursue and delivers job security...
On 14 th April 2021, the South Africa based specialized aluminium rolled product, HULAMIN stated that the Covid-19 pandemic has triggered a major turmoil in its operations as sales volume downfallen by 24% to 166,000 tonnes in the year to end December’20. The group commented: “ The London Metals...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, aluminium billet inventories in China have shrunk by 15,800 tonnes week-on-week across five major consumption areas to stand at 165,200 tonnes as of April 15, 2021. This marks the sixth consecutive week of decline since March 11, 2021. On last Thursday,...
Japan remains one of the largest and most developed economies in the world. Its well-educated, industrious workforce and its large, affluent population make it one of the world's biggest consumer markets. It’s true, Japan’s annual GDP growth has averaged just 1.1% so far in the last decade, but its...
On 14 th April, the MBF Aluminium employees are going leave with their vehicles to show a demonstration from Saint-Claude to reach Lons-le-Saunier as slowly as possible, as agreed on 12 th April 2021. The start of this snail operation demonstration is scheduled for 1 p.m., in front of the factory....
Cardiff-based aluminium fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has promoted its five senior staff to director-level positions for strengthening the management team further. Selected by the company’s Board of Directors, Neil Andrews and Simon Hoggett are the new Estimating Director and Sales Director,...
Following the preliminary investigation, the European Union has set provisional tariffs on aluminium flat-rolled products from China, as it was established they were being sold into the syndicate at artificially low prices. On 12 th March 2021, the EU’s official journal stated that the European...
The United States aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to Mexico started the year in January 2021 with a marginal rise of 200 tonnes month-on-month to 8,470 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey data. In December 2020, the US aluminium crude metal and alloys exports to Mexico stood at 8,270...
Guyana’s economy demonstrated rapid growth in 2020, despite the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the World Bank, the country’s GDP is projected to grow by 7.8% in 2021. The nation on South America’s North Atlantic coast has documented 1325 tonnes of aluminium structures...
On 11 th March 2021, metal magnate Sanjeev Gupta’s Alvance Aluminium Group stated that its French aluminium facilities have sought protection from creditors. The spokesperson said: “Alvance Aluminium Group entered voluntarily into ‘reconciliation proceedings’ supervised by a court-appointed agent....
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Hindalco Industries Limited has raised its aluminium products price by more than 1%. With effect from Friday, 09 April 2021, aluminium billets price stands at INR 202,600 per tonne, a growth of 1.5% or INR 3,000 per tonne from INR 199,600 per tonne on April 8. Aluminium ingot and wire rods prices...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, stocks of aluminium billet across five major consumption areas in China declined by 12,800 tonnes from a week ago to 181,000 tonnes as of Thursday April 8. Aluminium billet outbound quantity decreased by 9,200 tonnes on the week to 56,800 tonnes last week. The...
Hindalco Industries Limited has increased its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices for the second day in a row on Thursday, April 8. Hindalco has expanded its aluminium wire rod price by INR 1,500 per tonne with effect from April 8 compared to the hike of INR 2,750 per tonne on April 7....
Africa’s one of the largest aluminium exporters, Hulamin confirmed that its extrusion plant, in Olifantsfontein, Midrand has been acquired by integrated South African metals company Alfeco Group. The recently acquired extrusion assets, which are now part of Alfeco’s new aluminium division, with a...
