US produced 339kt aluminum in H1 2026: Can new projects change the outlook?
The US aluminum industry, through its troubled journey over the past four decades, has been holding on to its remaining active smelters to maintain domestic aluminum production. However, its production figures reveal how little ground it has regained. Stability has been a strong suit, with 339,000 metric tons produced in H1 2026, yet matching the volume recorded in H1 2024. With domestic primary production still constrained, the focus is shifting to whether the Century Aluminum’s Mt Holly restart and the proposed Oklahoma primary aluminum smelter can turn modest gains into a sustained supply revival. Explore the production, demand and consumption forecasts of bauxite and alumina in our report: “ Global Bauxite & Alumina Market Forecast to 2036: Supply–Demand, Trade Flows & Price Outlook ”...
Germany exports 86% of TRIMET’s aluminium production despite 1.84Mt domestic demand from automotive, packaging & extrusion industries
Germany’s last remaining primary aluminium producer, TRIMET Aluminium SE, has a combined nameplate capacity of approximately 540,000 tonnes per year across its German and French smelters. Yet Germany exported 466,756 tonnes of unwrought primary aluminium in 2025, equivalent to 86.44 per cent of that combined capacity. Exports reached 501,678 tonnes in 2023 and 449,590 tonnes in 2024, while shipments totalled 273,080 tonnes between January and July 2026. The comparison presents an intriguing picture of Germany’s aluminium industry. Despite having a limited primary smelting base, the country continues to export hundreds of thousands of tonnes of unwrought aluminium annually. At the same time, it imported 2 million tonnes of primary aluminium in 2025, more than four times its exports. Why...
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NALCO puts diversification and expansion plans on fast track
The National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) expressed interest to diversify into nuclear power production. The company is also looking to strengthen its raw material supply chain. It expects Odisha to give it green signal for a new bauxite mine in the next few months that will help it to start work on another 1 million tonne per annum alumina plant at a cost of about $867 million. NALCO, which has the capacity to produce 2.28 million tonnes a year of alumina from naturally occurring bauxite, is also in talks with officials in Modi's home state of Gujarat to set up another 1 million tonne a year alumina refinery there. Tapan Kumar Chand, the newly appointed chairman-cum-managing director of NALCO said, "You can't remain at the same place. If you don't grow, competitors will start growing and you...
Metro Mining signs non- binding off-take agreement with China Xinfa Group
Brisbane based Metro Mining Ltd and China’s Xinfa Group have signed an Off-Take Memorandum of Understanding aimed at pre-committing half of Metro’s Bauxite Hills Project production for the first five years. Xinfa Group Ltd is a long standing major shareholder of Metro Mining. Whilst the initial agreement is non- binding, Metro Mining CEO Simon Finnis says the companies aim to finalise binding contracts within four months. Metro Mining forecasts total annual production of up to 2 million tonnes from Bauxite Hills. Xinfa stands to secure 1 -1.2 million tonnes a year for five years. "This MoU shows the strong relationship and exceptional good faith between Xinfa and Metro Mining,” Mr Finnis said. Bauxite Hills is scheduled to be in operation from September next year. Mr Finnis says the...
Bhoruka Aluminium to announce first quarter results on Aug 13, 2015
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Bhoruka Aluminium Ltd will be held on August 13, 2015, to consider and take on record the Unaudited Financial Results for the First quarter ended June 30, 2015. Pursuant to provisions of SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 "Code of Conduct to Regulate, Monitor and Report Trading by Insiders (Insider Trading Code) and Code of Fair Disclosure and Conduct- Practices and Procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (Principles of fair Disclosure)" approved and adopted by the Board of Directors, the Trading Window for dealing in the securities of the company shall remain closed for the Directors and Others covered under the Code from the closure of business hours of August 03, 2015 and shall continue to...
Instacom rises 4.35% on proposal to buy major stake in aluminium fabrication company
Instacom Group Bhd ( Financial Dashboard)'s share price rises 4.35% this morning following a proposed a bonus issue of up to 657.1 million new shares on the basis of one bonus share for every three shares held to reward its shareholders. The company also announced the proposal to purchase a major stake aluminium fabrication company Neata Aluminium (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd for RM73.58 million yesterday. At 11.15am, the stock gained 0.5 sen to 12 sen. A total of 2.632 million shares were traded so far today. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, Instacom (fundamental: 1.25; valuation: 0.9) had proposed to acquire 5.3 million shares, representing a 43.6% equity interest in Neata Aluminium RM73.58 million from Golden Oasis Resources Sdn Bhd. Instacom had said the purchase will be funded...
Sapa sells automotive components company Autocar
Sapa has sold its 100-percent-owned company Autocar Tecnologie Srl to the Italian firm Il Telone. Autocar produces components, mainly in steel for roofs, doors and side pillars, for trailer OEMs and distributors in Europe. Acquired by Sapa in 2010, Autocar has annual turnover of approximately EUR 9 million and employs 48 people. The company is located in northern Italy, in Dubino. Il Telone, a privately owned company, purchased all the shares in Autocar from Sapa Profili, which is Sapa’s Italian subsidiary. The transfer of shares was effective on August 4. “Autocar is non-core business for Sapa, and therefore it makes sense for us to find a new home for Autocar and its employees,” says Luca Bertola, who is responsible for Sapa’s aluminium extrusion activities in Italy. “Our aim has been...
Solum develops fully recyclable aluminium crane pads
Solum has developed a range of aluminium outrigger pads, reducing the weight of the units and providing a fully recyclable product. The pads are available in three sizes, all 600mm wide and either 600mm, 1,200mm or 1,800mm long. They weigh between 13-38kg, enabling them to be lifted by one or two people within safety limits. A single 600mm x 600mm pad can spread a 20t SWL, while a five-unit arrangement of 600mm x 1,800mm pads can spread a 100t SWL. The pads have been tested by Lloyds British Testing and the performance verified. Bob Quinn, technical director at Solum, said: "We designed the Solum so it could be laid in a variety of configurations to accommodate a large range of loads, yet remain light enough to be man-handleable. Currently to get steel pads into place, the crane will...
ISRI’s Pickard named to the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Nonferrous Metals
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) today announced that Chief Economist and Director of Commodities Joe Pickard was selected to serve on the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Building Materials, Construction, and Nonferrous Metals (ITAC-9). Joe will serve as the representative of the U.S. scrap recycling industry. The Industry Trade Advisory Committees are joint partnerships between the Office of the United States Trade Representative and the U.S. Department of Commerce. They work by bringing together business leaders in order to develop U.S. trade policy regarding their respective industry. “It’s an honor to represent ISRI on ITAC-9 and I’ll be delighted to serve as a liaison between the scrap industry, the Commerce Department, and the Office of the U.S. Trade...
Aluminum Corp of China stock getting oversold
In trading on Thursday, shares of Aluminum Corp of China Ltd. entered into oversold territory, changing hands as low as $8.44 per share. We define oversold territory using the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which is a technical analysis indicator used to measure momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30. In the case of Aluminum Corp of China Ltd., the RSI reading has hit 29.8 - by comparison, the universe of metals and mining stocks covered by Metals Channel currently has an average RSI of 37.5. A bullish investor could look at ACH's 29.8 reading as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. Looking at a chart of one year...
Pahang’s bauxite mining areas under AELB’s scanner
The Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) has taken samples of water, soil and bauxite in mining areas in Pahang said to be unleashing radioactive elements for analysis. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said the samples were taken last Aug 3 at the river and beach in Pengorak and the result would be known in a month. "We will wait for the result of the analysis before taking any action," he told reporters at the state executive council meeting at the Pahang Foundation here today. Adnan said the Department of Environment (DOE) had taken samples of water in the affected areas on several occasions, but did not detect the presence of any radioactive elements. "We do not deny the problem, but the government has taken measures to address the problem." "We cannot stop the mining activities...
Test run underway at Vietnam’s Nhan Co refinery plant
The Nhan Co refinery plant in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong, Vietnam is running test productions through the end of September, said Head of the project’s management board Nguyen Thanh Liem on July 30. Constructed within a 65-hectare mine, the plant is designed to process more than 1.8 tonnes of ore each year. Ore reserves at the mine are estimated at around 60 million tonnes, capable of supplying bauxite for the aluminium production plant for 30 years. The plant was initiated by the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Holding Corporation Limited (Vinacomin) on September 15, 2013 at a total cost of 900 billion VND (41.2 million USD). It consists of an ore refinery plant and a 5-kilometre conveyor belt covered by corrugated iron to protect the environment. Once fully...
Aziana Ltd.’s Manantenina Bauxite Project sale not to proceed
Aziana Limited informed their shareholders that the prospective sale of its Manantenina Bauxite Project will not be proceeding. The prospective buyer has today notified the company in writing of its intentions not to proceed. The company will continue to seek a commercial outcome for the project going forward and will reengage with parties who have previously expressed an interest in Manantenina. Aziana operates in two segments: USA and Madagascar. The USA segment is engaged in oil and gas production and exploration within the United States. The Madagascar segment is engaged in mineral exploration within Madagascar.
LME Aluminium hits six years low on supply concern
Global glut caused benchmark aluminium to crash on London Metal Exchange hitting a six years low at $1,576 a tonne. The metal widely used across packaging and transport sectors recouped some losses closing at $1,592.50, down 0.2 per cent. Primary aluminium exports from China surged 66 per cent in the first half of the year from the same period last year to reach 20,412 tonnes. However, what is more worrisome is the export of semi-fabricated aluminium products which has jumped a significant 44 per cent to reach 2.22 million tonnes. Vivienne Lloyd, analyst at Macquarie, expressed concern over China’s releasing of its aluminium surplus. He said, "It needs to fall towards $US1,500 to convince people smelter closures are necessary." Presently, aluminium stocks in LME approved warehouses stand...
NMDC and Nalco stocks look attractive after a year-long decline
After a sharp fall over the last one year, stocks of state-owned mining companies -NMDC and Nalco -look attractively valued for investors who prefer to buy companies with good dividend yields. Cash on the books of NMDC as on March 31, is almost half of its market cap, while in case of Nalco it is little over 50 per cent. In addition, both these firms have a strong dividend-paying history. In 2014-15, NMDC paid 56 per cent of its profits in dividend, while Nalco paid around 35 per cent in dividend. A weakness in the global iron ore and alumina prices was the key reason for the sharp fall in the stocks of these two companies. As a result, NMDC and Nalco, which supply products mainly in the domestic market, were forced to take price cuts. NMDC's stock is down 40 per cent in one year, while...
Summit Racing Equipment launches Brodix BR Series aluminum cylinder heads for GM LS
Summit Racing has launched a new Brodix BR Series of aluminum cylinder heads for LS3 and LS7 engines. Brodix BR7 cylinder heads feature 262cc CNC-ported rectangular port intake runners that flow over 360 cfm of air. The BR7 STS cylinder heads are a step up from the standard BR7s. They have 264cc CNC-ported intake runners that flow over 375 cfm, plus CNC-machined 71cc combustion chambers and 1.350 inch diameter valve springs rated to .700 inches of valve lift. Assembled heads come with valve locks, retainers, and seals. A 4.125 inch minimum cylinder bore size is recommended for the BR7 and STS BR7 cylinder heads. They are also available as bare castings. The new aluminium cylinder heads are engineered to give more horsepower to the GM LS engines.
GM turning to aluminum for next-gen pickup trucks
Following Ford’s lead, GM is turning to aluminum and lightweight steel for its next-generation of pickup trucks and SUVs. The American automaker has announced that it will be investing $877 million to overhaul its factory in Flint, Michigan, that is in charge of producing pickup trucks. The investment is part of a plan to expand a trio of U.S. truck plants, installing new assembly lines, body welding shops and paint operations to accommodate future generations of Silverado pickups and SUVs including the Chevrolet Tahoe and Cadillac Escalade. People familiar with the automaker’s plans revealed that GM’s next-generation trucks and SUVs will use various materials, including aluminum and lightweight steel to help drop weight and improve fuel economy, similar to a move Ford made with its...
William King and Snelsons join Aluminium Federation
West Bromwich-based William King and Winsford-based Snelsons are the latest companies to join the Aluminium Federation. William King, which employs around 150 people, began life as an ironmongers in the 1820s, expand during the nineteenth century to incorporate iron and steel warehousing, trading and tinplate production. Today William King supplies metal products globally, and is an industry leader in the supply of steel strip mill and aluminium products. The company supplies all the major metal consuming sectors, including the automotive, consumer durable, packaging and construction industries. While the company’s success was traditionally founded on steel, in recent years aluminium has become an important part of its business especially that connected with automotive Tier 1 stampers and...
No immediate plans to shut down bauxite mining operations in Pahang
The Pahang government has no plans to immediately shut down bauxite mining operations here despite reports of the hazards to public health and environment. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob said a shutdown order could not be issued as “issues like loss of income for landowners, mining workers, including lorry drivers, needed to be considered too. But our main concern is to protect the health of the people and the environment.” Adnan said the state Department of Environment (DoE) had, on Monday, sent samples of earth, water and bauxite to the Atomic Energy Licensing Board (AELB) headquarters for analyses to verify the radiation levels. “The result will only be known in a month. We cannot say for certain now whether the radioactive levels are safe. For the time being, we allow the...
Altech Chemicals MD brings high purity alumina to Proactive's Luncheons
Altech Chemicals managing director Iggy Tan outlined the company's focus of becoming a world leading producer of high purity alumina (HPA) at Proactive's Sydney / Melbourne Luncheons this week. Currently 70% of HPA demand is in the Asia Pacific region, providing the opportunity for Altech. Altech’s HPA plant is Malaysia is therefore well-positioned to service the region. Tan said that high purity alumina will be part of the next “new age materials boom,” just like rare earths, lithium and graphene. Altech is currently targeting around $55 million in project debt, and has commenced discussions with Asian banks. Malaysia HPA Plant: - Capital cost estimate US$76.9 million. - Payback period 3.8 years. - Pre-tax NPV10 of US$326 million. - Highly attractive IRR of 30.3%. - LT sale price...
