China Sept bauxite imports climb 18.7% M-o-M; elevated freight costs hit non-mainstream imports
According to data released by the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China (GACC), China's total bauxite imports reached 18.33 million tonnes in September 2026, up 18.7 per cent month-on-month and 15.4 per cent year-on-year. Over January-September, cumulative bauxite imports totalled 173.9 million tonnes, up 10.3 per cent year-on-year, with overall imported ore supply remaining at elevated levels. According to Mysteel's data, Chinese alumina producers consumed approximately 128.79 million tonnes of imported ore on a cumulative basis from January to September 2026. Actual imported ore consumption significantly lagged total imports over the same period, indicating that the imported bauxite market remains surplus for now. Among China's bauxite imports in September,...
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...
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UK metals sector calls for Minister for Manufacturing and Industrial Strategy in latest report
The metals sector has made an overwhelming call for a ‘Minister for Manufacturing’ to back its vital role in supporting jobs and the UK economy. More than 62 per cent of companies who took part in the State of the Metals Industry in the UK’s annual report called on the government to introduce a dedicated political power to represent their interests in Whitehall, with more than half throwing their considerable weight behind the introduction of the elusive Industrial Strategy. Full findings will be revealed and discussed at a special launch event at the UK Metals Expo in Birmingham today (11th-12th), but some of the headline figures should leave Labour and the new Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds under no illusions about the need and demand for more specialist support and backing....
Vedanta Aluminium appoints David Stone as CEO – Coal Mines
Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest aluminium producer, announced the appointment of David Stone as the Chief Executive Officer – Coal Mines. In his new role, David will oversee the entire coal mining operations of the company, spearheading strategy and leveraging technology and innovation to optimise resource efficiency. David's expertise will be crucial to optimising resource efficiency at Vedanta Aluminium's thermal power plants in Jharsuguda and Lanjigarh in Odisha and Korba in Chhattisgarh. The company also keeps a sharp focus on sustainable mining practices. The company has five operating coal mines with a combined capacity of ~40 million tonnes per annum (MTPA). These include Jamkhani, Kuraloi, Radhikapur, Ghogharpalli, and Barra, which are under exploration. With a distinguished...
Fairfax India to acquire 65% of Global Aluminium Private Limited
Fairfax India Holdings Corporation announces that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, it has entered into an agreement to invest INR 6,955 million (approximately $83 million at current exchange rates) for a 65.0 per cent interest in Global Aluminium Private Limited (“Global Aluminium”). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2024. Global Aluminium is the third-largest aluminium extrusions manufacturer in India with in-house capabilities to produce anodised and powder-coated aluminium products. Its products have a wide range of applications, including in the architecture, renewable energy, automotive, and electronics and electrical industries. Global Aluminium is based in Hyderabad where it operates two plants. “We are...
EPIQ Machinery to acquire the mining and metals operations of the industrial digitalisation company Alizent
EPIQ Machinery, a world-class equipment manufacturer, continues its rapid growth. The company is to acquire the mining and metals activities of Alizent Canada and Alizent USA. Following this upcoming acquisition, a new entity will be created: EPIQ DIGITAL. This highly strategic acquisition project will make it possible for EPIQ Machinery to enhance its service offering by providing a state-of-the-art digital operations management platform that better serves its clients in the aluminium sector, who are transitioning into Industry 4.0. More powerful, efficient and sustainable Pushing robotics and automation to an unprecedented level, the solution offered by EPIQ DIGITAL enables the connection of equipment and factory, allowing for real-time collection, reading and analysis of specific data....
Join the global aluminium community at IBAAS-IIM 2024!
The countdown to the 12 th IBAAS International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Conference & Exhibition has begun, and we are excited to announce that the event will be bigger and more impactful than ever before! Scheduled for September 25-27, 2024, at BITS, Goa, India, this mega aluminium event is set to be the industry's most anticipated gathering of the year. We are pleased to inform you that the fourth circular has been released, highlighting the impressive progress and exciting updates about the event. We have received about 92 abstracts of technical papers from experts worldwide, further solidifying IBAAS-IIM 2024 as a must-attend event for industry professionals. This year’s conference will feature several specialized technical sessions, including: Bauxite–Alumina Non-metallurgical...
Extruded aluminium profiles automatic packaging line
Vimetco Extrusion, € 3.8 million project. Reduced CO 2 emissions, less waste in the manufacturing process. Vimetco Extrusion has completed the implementation of a project worth over € 3.8 million. The project involved the purchase of an automatic packaging line for finished products, an investment that will lead to a reduction in CO 2 emissions and a reduction in the amount of waste generated in the production process. The project `Extruded Aluminium Profiles automatic packaging line` was financed with the support of grants from the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 within the program `SME Development in Romania`, Focus Area: Green Innovation in Industry, Blue Growth and ICT, according to the Financing Contract number 2020/548499, concluded with Innovation Norway as the program...
Lorin's anodised aluminium empowers Isaiah Industries' ClickLock Standing Seam
Lorin Industries, Inc., the global industry leader in the innovation and production of coil anodised aluminium, announces that its anodised aluminium is the foundation of Isaiah Industries' ClickLock Standing Seam wall panels. This partnership highlights the value of anodised aluminium in architectural applications, where the unique metal enables long-lasting and aesthetically superior solutions. Isaiah Industries' ClickLock Standing Seam wall panels feature the superior performance of ClickLock and the incredible durability of Lorin's anodised aluminium. Isaiah Industries trusts Lorin as a partner for this product because Lorin's anodised aluminium is the finish of choice for everything from spacecraft to computer parts. Renowned for its scratch resistance, longevity, and clean,...
RUSAL develops aluminium metro car
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, is developing a metro car made entirely of aluminium alloys. This project aims to benefit the engineering and transportation sectors by reducing the metro car's weight by at least 2 tonnes compared to its steel counterparts. This weight reduction will result in significant energy savings during metro operation and lower costs for new energy infrastructure. RUSAL has commissioned a research and development project (R&D) to create the design of an aluminium metro car. Leading engineering companies are conducting R&D consultations with engineering enterprises and metro systems in Russia. "The main goal of the project is to develop an aluminium metro car model that, due to the use of this metal, will weigh at least 2 tonnes less than...
Romco Group and Elemental Holding start partnership in African metals recycling
The partnership will combine Romco's and Elemental's expertise and resources in collecting, pre-processing, smelting, and trading recycled base and precious metals. The partners will expand Elemental's existing business in spent auto-catalyst recycling, e-waste recycling, and li-ion battery recycling to Africa while accelerating the expansion of Romco's existing aluminium and copper recycling operations. Romco has a strong, established presence in West Africa, which will serve as an initial base for the partnership. Combining resources from both partners, Romco and Elemental will aim to deliver the world's most green and sustainable base and precious metals to its customers, using best-in-class ESG standards. The partnership will initially focus on the production of aluminium, copper,...
78th Independence Day: Priya Agarwal Hebbar launches phase 3 of women-exclusive night shift project at Vedanta Aluminium
On India's 78th Independence Day, Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest aluminium producer, has launched Phase Three of Project Shree Shakti, a pioneering initiative to induct women employees into the night shift at its smelter operations in Jharsuguda, Odisha. The latest phase of this project, the first of its kind within the state's metals and manufacturing industry, was launched by Priya Agarwal Hebbar, Non-Executive Director of Vedanta Limited and Chairperson of Hindustan Zinc. It will enable women employees to have greater flexibility to work at their preferred hours and also take on critical roles in core plant operations. The initiative underscores Vedanta Aluminium's commitment to fostering a more inclusive and equitable workforce while ensuring their constant safety and wellbeing....
New semiconductor material: AlYN promises more energy-efficient and powerful electronics
Researchers at Fraunhofer IAF have made a breakthrough in the field of semiconductor materials. With aluminium yttrium nitride (AlYN), they have succeeded in fabricating and characterising a new and promising semiconductor material using the MOCVD process. Due to its excellent material properties and adaptability to gallium nitride (GaN), AlYN has enormous potential for energy-efficient, high-frequency and high-performance electronics for information and communications technology. Aluminium Yttrium Nitride (AlYN) has attracted the interest of many research groups around the world due to its outstanding material properties. However, the growth of the material has been a major challenge. Until now, AlYN could only be deposited by magnetron sputtering. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute...
Vedanta Aluminium appoints Ravi Paliwal as CEO, Ash Management
Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest aluminium producer, announced the appointment of Ravi Paliwal as CEO of Ash Management. Ravi will oversee ash management operations, focusing on leveraging technology and processes to enhance resource efficiency and explore new avenues for utilising the voluminous by-product of thermal power generation, promoting circular economy avenues. Besides Vedanta Aluminium, Ravi will be responsible for ash management operations of Vedanta's power business (which includes Talwandi Sabo Power Plant, Meenakshi Energy, and Athena) and Hindustan Zinc Limited. Ravi, a seasoned industry professional with more than 27 years of diverse experience, will bring extensive expertise to Vedanta Aluminium's operations. Before joining Vedanta, he served as the Senior Vice...
RUSAL makes significant contribution to achieving carbon neutrality in the cable industry
RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, in collaboration with an international manufacturer of cable and wire products, has produced and submitted for further performance testing aluminium wire rod made from ultra-low carbon metal. The wire rod has been successfully produced using ALLOW INERTA™, RUSAL’s aluminium brand, which has the lowest carbon footprint in the industry. Utilising this metal reduces the final product’s carbon footprint to the lowest possible level. The state-of-the-art technology used to produce ALLOW INERTA™ significantly reduces the total volume of greenhouse gas emissions during the electrolysis process. This innovation lowers carbon dioxide emissions within Scope 1 and 2 to 0.01 tonnes of CO 2 equivalent per ton of aluminium, compared to the industry average of...
Rio Tinto and Aymium to establish biocarbon joint venture in Québec
Rio Tinto and Aymium have formed a new joint venture named Évolys Québec Inc. to manufacture a renewable metallurgical biocarbon product to reduce carbon emissions in large scale industrial processes. This biocarbon, sourced from biomass residues, offers an alternative for anthracite currently used in ilmenite smelting processes at Rio Tinto’s metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy. The joint venture will be established on the site of a former pulp and paper mill in Thurso, Québec. The Government of Québec selected Rio Tinto and Aymium to jointly revitalize these assets. The proposed facility will use Aymium’s proprietary technology to locally produce high-quality biocarbon – a raw material in high demand, essential to fulfilling Rio Tinto’s commitments to decarbonization. Rio Tinto has...
RHI Magnesita 2024 Half Year Results: Strong cash conversion in challenging market conditions
On July 24, RHI Magnesita, the leading global supplier of high-grade refractory products, systems and solutions, announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2024. RHI Magnesita delivered a resilient set of results against a challenging market backdrop which was largely dominated by declining sales volumes for both steel and industrial divisions, and lower average pricing. Revenue decreased by 0.3% whilst Adjusted EBITA declined 5% on the prior period to €190 million (H1 2023: €200 million). RHI Magnesita’s Adjusted EBITDA contribution from M&A of €34 million represented progress towards the full year guidance of c.€80 million and the company expects synergy benefits to fall into H2, whilst demand and pricing conditions will be at a similar level to the base business....
Introducing the Rhodax® Club: Advancing green anode plant technology
In the dynamic landscape of aluminium production, innovation and collaboration are essential, Fives has taken a significant step forward by launching the Rhodax® Club. This exclusive club brings together experts and end users to address critical challenges and drive advancements in the Rhodax® process technology. The Rhodax® Process: A Brief History The Rhodax® process, jointly developed by Aluminium Pechiney (today Rio Tinto) and Fives in the early 2000s, revolutionised Green Anode Plant technology. Its unique approach to dry mix preparation has been adopted by major players worldwide. In 2003, ALBA became the first industrial user of this groundbreaking technology. Twenty years later, the Rhodax® process has become the keystone of 11 Green Anode Plants (GAPs), collectively producing 2.7...
Vedanta Aluminium hosts strategic session on red mud utilisation in partnership with NITI Aayog
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, in partnership with NITI Aayog and leading national institutions, recently hosted a high-level stakeholder meeting to identify sustainable applications for red mud, a key byproduct in the bauxite refining process for making aluminium. Experts from NITI Aayog and Vedanta were joined by scientists and subject matter experts from National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) and the Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (IMMT) which are under the aegis of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, and Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development & Design Centre (JNARDDC), Nagpur. The experts congregated at the 8 th joint meeting of the monitoring and steering committee for the project titled Technology Development for...
RX China hosts record-breaking - Aluminium China 2024, focusing on green smart-aluminium and international cooperation
The 19th Aluminium China, Asia's leading aluminium industry trade show and B2B platform for sourcing, branding, networking, and technical exchange, successfully concluded its 2024 expo on July 5 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). To create a comprehensive non-ferrous metals industry platform, two additional international trade shows were held concurrently: the 2024 Shanghai International Industrial Materials Exhibition · Copper (“Copper China”), a professional trade show and B2B platform for the copper industry and its primary application sectors, and Lightweight Asia 2024, a one-stop sourcing platform focusing on lightweight automotive materials and solutions. Together, these three co-located trade shows featured 600 exhibitors and covered a total exhibition area of...
