
Kibar Americas has begun production at the former Novelis aluminium plant in Fairmont, marking the facility’s return to operation more than a year after its sudden closure resulted in the loss of more than 180 jobs. The reopening was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local leaders and...
Tampa Brass & Aluminum is putting USD 58 million into its Hillsborough County facility following a series of new military contracts. The investment in machinery and equipment will also bring 50 new jobs to the area. The company manufactures components for the US Air Force and US Navy, handling...
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Shanghai Metals Market data showed aluminium billet inventories in China decreased by 3,000 tonnes this week, ending on Thursday, January 14. According to SMM data, aluminium billet stocks fell across five major Chinese consumption areas to stand at 82,700 tonnes, following a surge of 14,900 tonnes...

Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has announced the joining of Yunnan Haoxin Aluminum Foil Co. Ltd. as a new Production & Transformation member, which brings the total number of ASI Members to 152. Yunnan Haoxin Aluminum Foil Co. Ltd. is committed to the production, development, and sales of...

As per the World Bank’s Economic Update for the edition released in October’20, the Emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region are on course to shrink by 4.45 in 2020 and considered as the worst recession since the global financial crisis of 2008. Georgia’s economy was...

TRIMET Aluminium SE, the aluminium product manufacturer has developed a new aluminium alloy for crash-relevant components. The wrought alloy trimal®-53 is worth for structural components with high strength and excellent deformation capacity. The aluminium specialist thus now delivers a material for...

Johan Menckel, CEO and President of Gränges, have informed the Board that he has decided to step down from his position after 8 years. However, he will remain in his present role until 1 st August 2021. Gränges is the leading global supplier of rolled aluminium products for heat exchanger...

SPUR, a subsidiary of Hero Motors Company and a global bike components manufacturer, will build a world-class manufacturing unit of bike components at the upcoming Hero Industrial Park, aiming at securing a strong position in the global components market. The news came after SPUR announced it on...

ElvalHalcor SA, the Greece-based aluminium producer has granted SMS group the final acceptance certificate for the new four-stand high-performance hot strip mill commissioned at the Oinofyta facilities near Athens. During the installation, aluminium strips were successfully rolled in thicknesses...

Hindalco Industries Limited has cut its aluminium products price following a hike of INR 2,250 per tonne on Saturday. With effect from Tuesday, 12 January 2021, wire rods price stands at INR 181,850 per tonne, a decline of 0.82% from INR 183,350 tonne on January 09. The company is selling its...

The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Hydro’s aluminium extrusion plant in Tønder, Southern Denmark, with its both Performance Standard Certification and Chain of Custody Standard. The certification covers the Tønder plant’s production of aluminium solutions, including extrusion and...

Hydro and Nuvosil have commenced an industrial pilot project on new technology for recycling of aluminium and silicon that could reduce processing costs by up to 50% and energy consumption up to 90%. The recycling technology is supported by research and industrial partners SINTEF, NTNU, Cemtec...

AMAG, the leading Austrian premium supplier of high-quality aluminium cast and flat-rolled products has been awarded “Gold Star” certification for its sustainability performance by the independent, internationally recognized sustainability and CSR assessment platform EcoVadis. AMAG scored 69 points...

The United States aluminium crude metal and alloys imports from Canada increased by 7,000 tonnes or 4.64 per cent month-on-month in October 2020 to stand at 158,000 tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market. In September, the US imports from Canada stood at 151,000 tonnes, recording a plunge of...

Hindalco Industries Limited has raised its aluminium products price by INR 2,250 per tonne on Saturday. With effect from 09 January 2021, wire rods price stands at INR 183,350 per tonne, an increase of 1.24% from INR 181,100 tonne on January 8. Aluminium billets price has hiked to stand at INR...

Vedanta Limited increased its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices with effect from Saturday, January 9, following an intermittent cut on Friday, January 8. That marked the fifth consecutive day since Tuesday, January 5, that Vedanta revised its aluminium products and ingot prices. With...

Tajikistan’s economy has had a tough impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as in other parts of the world and is amplifying health and social pressures, as reported by World Bank experts. Growth slowed to 4.2% in the first nine months of 2020, compared to 7.2% a year earlier. Bakhrom Ziyaev, World...

India’s largest aluminium extrusion company with a legacy spanning 50 years, Jindal Aluminium Ltd. has not observed any aftermath on its exports and predicts the international demand to rise with the emerging markets, commented by Managing Director, Pragun Jindal Khaitan. Mr Khaitan acclaimed that...

AMV Solutions, GHI SMART FURNACES and GECSA take a step forward to bring 4.0 technology closer to foundries, creating an innovative product that fully manages the melting and alloying process in steelworks, aluminium recycling plants as well as in casting plants for the iron and other metals. The...

PT HK Metals Utama Tbk, Indonesian-based holding company that engaged in the manufacturing and trading business of Aluminum Extrusion-based building and household materials said that in 2021, it will still focus on the company's superior product, namely aluminium extrusion. This is based on the...