Technical rebound combined with destocking support; Marginal supply increase limits aluminium price upside
Futures: SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 23,300 per tonne, up 1.44 per cent. Prices broke firmly above MA5 (23,057) and MA10 (23,082), but upside remains capped by MA30 (23,802) and MA60 (23,772), with the overall move representing a strong rebound after oversold conditions. Although the MACD lines (DIF=-265.99, DEA=-229.00) remain below the zero axis, the green bars narrowed sharply to -73.98 (previous day -156.23), indicating a significant decline in bearish momentum and the initial emergence of a technical bullish divergence. Trading volume reached 102,100 lots, reflecting active bottom-fishing. The suggested core trading range for SHFE aluminium is 23,000-23,800. LME aluminium closed at USD 3,037.5 per tonne, up 0.35 per cent. Prices have stabilised above MA5 (3,026.7) and MA10...
Hydro reaches key milestone in development of zero-emission aluminium technology
Hydro has produced aluminium using its new HalZero electrolysis technology for the first time. The milestone marks an important step in Hydro’s work to develop a new primary aluminium production process with the aim of achieving net-zero emissions. Since 2016, Hydro’s technology teams have been working to develop HalZero, an entirely new process for producing primary aluminium, which could replace the technology used globally today, first patented in 1886. The new technology is based on converting alumina into aluminium chloride before electrolysis in a process designed to keep chlorine and carbon in closed loops. The long-term ambition is to eliminate CO2 emissions from both electrolysis and anode production, releasing oxygen instead of CO2. Hydro has now produced metal from aluminium...
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EGA builds STEM labs in UAE schools and universities
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has built STEM labs in schools and universities across the UAE, supporting the development of future industrial talent in the nation. EGA is a major employer of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professionals, with over 1,500 people working in these fields at the company, including more than 500 UAE nationals. Discover: The Gulf aluminium market risks, China impact, alumina supply, carbon costs, and logistics disruptions shaping pricing and trade in Gulf Disruption Roadmap The new STEM labs offer students with hands-on experience using methods and equipment commonly applied across engineering, fabrication, and product development, supporting the development of...
Impact minerals appoints experienced chair to lead company into production phase
Impact Minerals Limited (ASX: IPT) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jim McKerlie as Independent Non-Executive Chair, effective 8 June 2026. The appointment comes as the Company advances its Lake Hope High Purity Alumina (HPA) Project from pre-feasibility to a Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS), a pivotal transition from explorer to producer in a critical minerals segment experiencing strong demand growth driven by electric vehicle batteries, LED lighting, and advanced electronics. Mr McKerlie succeeds Mr Paul Ingram, who has served as Interim Chair since August 2025, following the retirement of founding Chairman Mr Peter Unsworth. The Board thanks Mr Ingram for his leadership and steady stewardship of the Company during the transition period. Mr Ingram will continue to serve...
Brooks signs expands production capabilities with the AXYZ PANELBuilder CNC Router
In today's highly competitive signage industry, manufacturers require equipment that can consistently deliver precision, flexibility, and efficiency across a wide variety of applications. For Brooks Signs, a leading sign manufacturer based in Brantford, Ontario, investing in an AXYZ PANELBuilder CNC router has proven to be a strategic move that supports continued growth while enhancing the company's ability to produce high-quality signage solutions at scale. Specialising in the design, fabrication, installation, and servicing of signage ranging from channel letters and fascia signs to large-scale pylons and gas station canopy systems, Brooks Signs needed a routing solution capable of meeting both custom fabrication demands and high-volume production requirements. The AXYZ PANELBuilder...
Vedanta advances low-carbon operations, cuts metals emissions intensity by 15% since FY21
New Delhi, June 5, 2026 : On World Environment Day, Vedanta Group, India’s leading metals, oil & gas, critical minerals, power, and technology conglomerate, reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable and low-carbon growth, reporting a 15 per cent reduction in metals emissions intensity since FY21. The company reduced its metals emissions intensity from 6.45 tCO₂e/tm in FY21 to 5.44 tCO₂e/tm in FY26, reflecting sustained progress in decarbonisation, operational excellence, and resource efficiency. Central to this progress is Vedanta’s four-pronged decarbonisation strategy: mitigating emissions through technologies that enhance operational efficiency, switching to cleaner fuels, increasing the quantum of renewable energy in its energy mix; and offsetting residual emissions through large-scale...
2026 Student Design Competition winning entries announced
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) and the Extrusion Technology Foundation (ET Foundation) have announced the winning entries in the 2026 Rick Merluzzi International Aluminum Extrusion Student Design Competition. University, college, design, and high school students from around the world submitted more than 100 entries for the opportunity to receive a cash scholarship award. AEC Extruder Members MI Metals, Inc., Oldsmar, FL, Pennex Aluminum Company LLC, Wellsville, PA, and Bonnell Aluminum, Newnan, GA, sponsored the cash scholarship prizes, which totalled USD 17,500. Judges for the competition included Carl Holderbaum, AEC Die & Tooling Team Leader and Director of Operations at Bonnell Aluminum’s Newnan, Georgia plant, and Craig Werner, ET Immediate Past Chairman and CEO of Intelligent...
Aluminium Casthouse Technologies scoops award for import-export model in volatile global climate
A British family firm which makes pioneering products for improving aluminium manufacturing quality has scooped an award for its import-export model at a national business event. Aluminium Casthouse Technologies (ACT) won Best Import-Export Company of the Year at BizX 2026, hosted by TV presenter and sports anchor Kirsty Gallacher and attended by over 1,000 entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the UK and EMEA. The company, which manufactures its products in Canada and China, won over judges for keeping global stock deliveries of its eco-friendly fluxes and other casthouse solutions moving swiftly and efficiently in a volatile political climate, further hampered by severe tariffs on imports to the US. Must read: Key industry individuals share their thoughts on ' ALuminium...
New industry partnership designed to benefit Gladstone community
CQUniversity has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Rio Tinto Gladstone aluminium sites – Yarwun refinery, Boyne Smelters and Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) – that will see the organisations collaborate closer than ever before on initiatives to support the region’s industrial development and career opportunities for local students. Under the agreement, they will partner to identify opportunities and deliver activities that will contribute to community engagement, joint education and training initiatives, workforce and skills development, and sustainability. They will also work together to build research and development collaborations in focus areas such as manufacturing, process automation, supply chains, social impact and renewable energy. Representatives from...
ASI certifies Guangdong JMA Aluminium Profile Factory (Group) Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3.1 and Chain of Custody V2
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Guangdong JMA Aluminium Profile Factory (Group) Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 and Chain of Custody Standard V2. The certification covers the entity’s integrated operations serving the building and industrial sectors through the production of aluminium alloy building and industrial profiles, as well as aluminium alloy doors, windows and curtain walls, with production processes including melting and casting, extrusion, mould processing and deep processing, and an annual output of approximately 174,000 tonnes of casting products and 272,000 tonnes of post-casting products. The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only...
Global Aluminium Associations welcome new OECD Data on industrial subsidies
The aluminium associations of the United States, Europe, Canada, and Japan welcome the release by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) of The OECD MAGIC database of industrial subsidies 2026. The OECD release makes publicly available an extensive database of subsidy estimates across 15 industrial sectors over the 20-year period 2005-2024. These data show that industrial subsidies globally have been increasing in recent years, and in 2024 reached their highest level since the peak during the 2008-09 global economic crisis. While subsidies are pervasive across countries and sectors, firms based in China are much larger recipients than firms located elsewhere, while the most heavily subsidised sectors are solar panels, semiconductors, and aluminium. These new data...
ASI certifies Nemak Chongqing Automotive Components Co., Ltd. against Performance Standard V3.1
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Nemak Chongqing Automotive Components Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The certification covers Nemak Chongqing Automotive Components Co., Ltd., which serves the automotive industry through the production of aluminium alloy engine blocks, transmission housings, and other lightweight automotive aluminium products, using processes that include remelting aluminium ingots and scrap, refining, die casting, heat treatment, and post-processing, with an annual production volume of 1.03 million engine blocks and 0.28 million transmission housings. The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary...
Rio Tinto commissions $1.5 billion AP60 smelter expansion in Quebec
Rio Tinto has successfully started commissioning its USD 1.5 billion AP60 smelter expansion at Complexe Arvida in Quebec, marking a major milestone for the deployment of its state-of-the-art, low-carbon aluminium smelting technology. The start-up, which began in March, is expected to be completed by the end of 2026 with all 96 new pots operating. This will increase the plant’s production capacity by approximately 160,000 tonnes of primary aluminium annually for a total of 220,000 tonnes produced with the AP60 technology. The AP60 expansion, together with the planned aluminium recycling centre at Arvida, will more than offset the loss of production associated with the closure of the older Arvida potrooms, which is expected to be completed in June. The expansion will directly support...
Kawneer Unveils MetroView® 4-SSG Window Wall System
Kawneer, a leading manufacturer of architectural aluminium systems, upgrades its window wall portfolio with the launch of the MetroView® 4-SSG Window Wall . The innovative, unitised system combines a clean aesthetic with superior acoustic and thermal performance. Developed to meet the growing trend toward larger, uninterrupted spans of glass, MetroView® 4-SSG delivers visual impact to both new construction and retrofit slab-to-slab commercial applications. The system is ideally suited to mid- to high-rise multifamily, office and institutional projects that demand a combination of daylighting, enhanced acoustic capability and thermal efficiency. Explore: The most comprehensive and forward-looking industry-focused report – Gulf Disruptions Roadmap: Decoding Aluminium Market Volatility,...
Volvo Construction Equipment and Hitachi Energy announce collaboration to accelerate zero-emission construction sites
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) brings together the capabilities needed to make electric construction equipment a practical, on-site reality. By addressing power supply, charging, energy management and operational integration as a single system, the collaboration responds directly to rising sustainability and productivity pressures and the industry’s shift from standalone technologies to integrated, ready-to-deploy solutions. Hitachi Energy, a global leader in electrification, and Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE), a leading manufacturer of construction equipment machinery, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on developing end‑to‑end approaches that support the deployment of zero‑emission construction sites. The collaboration brings together electric...
ASI certifies Baphlimali Bauxite Mines of Utkal Alumina International Limited against Performance Standard V3.1
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Utkal Alumina International Limited has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The Certification covers the Baphlimali Bauxite Mines, which undertake bauxite mining, onsite crushing, and transport by conveyor of mined bauxite with an annual production capacity of 8.5 million tonnes per annum. The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary sustainability standard initiative for the aluminium value chain. The ASI Performance Standard V3 and ASI CoC Standard V2 were launched in May 2022 following a multi-year revision process. The ASI Performance Standard V3 defines 11 principles and 62 criteria under three...
Sofirn launches SE1, a quick-release pocket light for on-the-spot tasks
Sofirn today announces the launch of the SE1 (aluminium version), a quick-release pocket light designed for everyday on-the-spot tasks. After the debut of the 16th Anniversary Limited Copper Gift Box earlier this year, the SE1 now expands to a wider global release with its aluminium version in 3 colours, available in Standard Pack (USD 17.99) and Light-Only (USD 14.99) options, bringing SOFIRN's quick-release wearable carry concept into everyday EDC use. The groundbreaking quick-release clip module system The groundbreaking design of SE1 lies in its Quick-Release Clip Module System, designed to make a pocket light easier to carry, easier to place and faster to use when both hands are busy. That quick-release clip module system gives users more than extra carry options: wrist wear,...
Vedanta secures highest credit rating in over a decade following ICRA upgrade to AA+
Vedanta Group has received its highest domestic credit rating in over a decade after ICRA, an affiliate of Moody’s, upgraded the long-term ratings of key group entities to AA+. This reinforces confidence in the group’s strong operational performance along with its robust financial profile and structural efficiencies post-demerger. Must read: Key industry individuals share their thoughts on: ' Sustainability & Recycling: Aluminium's Dual Commitment ' ICRA upgraded the long-term ratings of Vedanta Limited (VEDL) and Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited (VAML) to AA+ with a Stable outlook, while Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL) was upgraded to AA-/Stable from A+/Watch Developing. The agency also reaffirmed the Group’s short-term rating at the highest category of A1+. The latest rating action...
Alupro reveals how to achieve the circular packaging economy with new manifesto
As part of its commitment to delivering a circular and sustainable aluminium packaging supply chain for the UK, Alupro has unveiled a pioneering new manifesto. Alongside navigating the sector through a challenging period of change, the report aims to create the conditions needed to further improve the availability of recycled materials for use in the production of new aluminium packaging. Calling for changes that maximise the opportunities presented by recent reforms in national waste policy, the manifesto details the precise support needed from government and other stakeholders that will allow the aluminium value chain to realise its full potential at the heart of an efficient packaging circular economy. Alongside championing the circularity of aluminium packaging and shining a spotlight...
Eurobond Announces Financial Results, Posting a 44% Net Profit Jump in FY25-26
Euro Panel Products Ltd, the parent company behind EUROBOND and the only publicly listed Aluminium Composite Panel brand in India, has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full financial year ended March 31, 2026. The Company delivered a strong performance, demonstrating sustained growth across the board, registering an 18.91 per cent growth in revenue from operations year-over-year and driving its net profit up by 44.13 per cent. The company reported INR 503.20 Crores of revenue from operations, marking an 18.91 per cent year-over-year growth compared to the INR 423.18 Crore recorded in the previous financial year. The operating performance also saw substantial gains, with full-year EBITDA reaching INR 56.67 Crore, a 31.82 per cent increase from the previous year....
