US aluminium fabricators, extruders and finished-product manufacturers have launched the American Aluminum Alliance. This is a new trade association representing companies at the downstream end of the country’s aluminium value chain. The alliance brings together manufacturers that use aluminium to...
Mexico and Argentina are moving in different directions on aluminium imports from China. Mexico has imposed a new anti-dumping duty on aluminium bars, rods and profiles, while Argentina has dropped its existing anti-dumping order on certain aluminium tubes. Mexico has issued an anti-dumping duty...
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Azerbaijan, increasingly recognised as an emerging player in aluminium production but still a newbie now, produced 15,500 tonnes of aluminium (including semi-finished products) during the first quarter of 2025. That marked a 5.8 per cent rise compared to the same period last year, reinforcing its...
On April 18, at the AICE 2025 SMM (20th) Aluminum Industry Conference and Aluminum Industry Expo - Industrial Aluminium Extrusion Forum, Yao Kexin, senior analyst of aluminium products at SMM, analysed the Chinese industrial aluminium extrusion market. According to him, China's aluminium extrusion...
In a dramatic turn of events straight out of a crime thriller, the Sangareddy police cracked down on an aluminium theft racket that had been quietly siphoning aluminium electric wires from burgeoning seven different real estate sites. Yes, you heard it right! Sangareddy, situated in the northern...
One metal consistently stands out in a world navigating towards decarbonisation, resource efficiency, and circularity: Aluminium . Lightweight, endlessly recyclable, and a strategic material across sectors, aluminium is now central to global sustainability transitions—and the recently published...
ItalPresseGauss (IPG), a leading player in die-casting equipment and technologies, announces its new chapter as an independent entity. Following a recent strategic review of Norican Group's various businesses, it was decided to streamline its technology portfolio with a different organizational...
A UK consortium has unveiled a prototype rare-earth-free synchronous reluctance motor featuring aluminium hairpin windings in place of traditional copper. Named the Alumotor, this innovative design offers a durable, cost-effective, and sustainable alternative to conventional permanent magnet...
Rufus Olusesan, National President of the Precision, Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association (PERESSA), has urged the Federal Government to take immediate action to revive the long-dormant Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill. He stressed that bringing the facility back to life is crucial...
Aluminium is a magic metal. Every day, this recyclable and sustainable metal is uncovering a new dimension. This time researchers at NIST have discovered unique atomic structures known as quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminium alloys. Found by materials research engineer Andrew Iams when he noticed...
The United States President, Donald J Trump, has announced a partial reprieve (a chunk of the additional ones, actually) from his reciprocal tariff imposition till July 9, 2025. India, which had been hit with a 26 per cent reciprocal tariff effective from April 9, has caught a temporary breather....
Paschal, a Bahrain-based concrete formwork solution provider, has introduced its new range of powder-coated aluminium formwork panels. This is an extended version of the company’s NeoR range of lightweight formwork. Image source: Paschal The new NeoR range provides lightweight steel formwork panels...
ALRO has invested 8 million RON in a new aluminium plate cutting saw to improve processing capabilities and increase productivity to meet the rising demand. Image source: ALRO The latest equipment enhances ALRO’s ability to deliver customised aluminium plates with exact specifications. It also...
Capral Aluminium, an Australia-based national supplier and distributor of aluminium products, is now coming together with the Australian Made Campaign to promote locally manufactured aluminium extrusions to protect them from threats and uncertainties posed by global trade policies and tariff...
Alpro Extrusion Pvt. Ltd., a Kolkata-based aluminium extrusion company, has become an approved vendor of Indian railways. The announcement was made via their official LinkedIn post on 8 April 2025. This step strengthens Alpro’s support of India’s infrastructure and mobility growth. Image source:...
In a retaliatory move that’s reigniting transatlantic trade tensions, the European Union has announced a fresh wave of tariffs on USD 2.3 billion worth of American goods, a countermeasure to what it calls 'illegal' duties imposed by the US on EU steel and aluminium. This move comes nearly six years...
Valimet, based in Stockton, California, USA, has announced a non-binding agreement with APWORKS to produce Scalmalloy powder domestically through atomisation. Scalmalloy, a high-strength aluminium alloy specifically developed for additive manufacturing, is particularly well suited for various...
The Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ltd (UCCIL), Bhubaneswar in association with Business Standard conducted an workshop on “Metal and Downstream Industries” focusing on Aluminium, its Downstream and Ancillary, here on Tuesday. The programme of the evening was steered by Dr Prabodh Mohanty,...
On Monday in Luxembourg, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen formally put a “zero‑for‑zero” offer on the table. The EU would eliminate its tariffs on US cars and other industrial goods if Washington reciprocates by dropping its own levies to zero. The proposal comes just days after...
The operating rate of leading domestic aluminium downstream processing enterprises dropped back slightly by 0.8 percentage points W-o-W to 62.6 per cent, ending an eight-week consecutive increase, and fell by 0.6 percentage points Y-o-Y. By sector, the operating rates of primary aluminium alloy,...
