Aluminium production depends on high-temperature processes where furnace efficiency, thermal management and equipment durability are essential for maintaining operational performance. However, refractory materials used in melting, holding and casting operations face continuous exposure to extreme temperatures, thermal fluctuations, chemical corrosion and mechanical wear. These conditions can lead to premature furnace-lining failure, molten-metal penetration, corundum formation and heat loss, increasing maintenance requirements and operating costs. Addressing these challenges requires materials that can withstand demanding operating conditions while keeping equipment efficient and reliable. Alkegen, a supplier of high-temperature refractory and insulation materials, serves this requirement...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has strengthened its profitability despite a challenging nine-month period marked by operational disruptions, constrained exports and reduced aluminium production. The UAE-based producer reported an improved adjusted EBITDA margin for the first nine months of 2026, supported by higher realised aluminium prices, a stronger value-added product mix and cost-control measures. Meanwhile, the company is progressing with the restoration of its Al Taweelah facilities, expanding its international recycling footprint and advancing its global smelting technology partnerships. EGA recorded adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of USD 1.572 billion (AED 5.773 billion) during January-September 2026, compared with USD 1.738 billion...
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...SHFE aluminum prices opened higher but moved lower, and SHFE 1011 aluminum contract prices opened at RMB 15,900/mt, and later climbed to RMB 15,930/mt temporarily, and finally closed at RMB 15,685/mt, down RMB 40/mt compared with the previous trading day, or down 0.25%...
...LME base metals prices extended gains yesterday. LME aluminum prices opened at USD 2,170/mt, with the highest level and the lowest level at USD 2,230/mt and USD 2,160/mt, respectively, and finally ended at USD 2,217/mt, up USD 47/mt compared with the previous trading day, or up 2.2%. Total trading volumes reached 162,378 lots, and total positions were 715,147 lots, up 5,012 lots. LME aluminum inventories declined by 4,200 mt to 4,381,100 mt...
...LME base metals prices posted small declines yesterday. LME aluminum prices opened at USD 2,235/mt, with the highest level and the lowest level at USD 2,235/mt and USD 2,198/mt, respectively, and finally ended at USD 2,204/mt, down USD 13/mt compared with the previous trading day, or down 0.6%. Trading sentiment was sluggish, and total positions were 719,082 lots, up 3,935 lots. LME aluminum inventories increased unexpectedly by 22,650 mt to 4,403,750 mt...
...Base metals on the London Metal Exchange ended mostly lower Tuesday on disappointing U.S. economic data and softer equity markets...
...Hindalco Industries Ltd., India's largest producer of aluminum, reported an 11 percent gain in first-quarter profit after metal prices and production rose...
...Leading Indian aluminium maker Hindalco Industries (HALC.BO: Quote) is raising aluminium prices by 7,500 rupees ($163) per tonne effective immediately on higher world prices, Chief Financial Officer Sunirmal Talukdar told reporters...
...International credit rating agency Standard & Poor's said on Tuesday it has put Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (2600.HK: Quote) on watch for possible downgrades after it announced it would invest $1.35 billion in a joint venture with Rio Tinto (RIO.AX: Quote)...
...Reuters reported that a consortium of Japanese investors has offered to invest USD 367 million to expand an aluminium smelter in Indonesia, an effort to maintain their majority ownership as Indonesia wants to increase its stake...
...National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) and the state owned Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) have launched a joint venture company to set up an aluminium park at Angul...
...Reuters reported that a consortium of Japanese investors has offered to invest USD 367 million to expand an aluminium smelter in Indonesia, an effort to maintain their majority ownership as Indonesia wants to increase its stake...
...Supported by firm demand at the physical market, aluminium prices edged higher by Rs 0.85, or 0.84 per cent, to Rs 101.50 per kg in futures trade today...
.....Aluminium prices today tested a 12-week high on MCX backed by some strong buying in the metal and positive data from the Euro zone and LME...
...Kaiser Aluminum Corporation /quotes/comstock/15*!kalu/quotes/nls/kalu (KALU 41.09, +0.09, +0.22%) today reported net income of $0.1 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.01 for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010...
...Alcoa /quotes/comstock/13*!aa/quotes/nls/aa (AA 11.72, +0.01, +0.09%) announced today it has completed the acquisition of privately held Traco, a premier maker of windows and doors for the commercial building and construction market. Traco is now part of Alcoa's global Building and Construction Systems business. Terms were not disclosed...
Morningstar is initiating credit coverage of Alcoa AA with an issuer rating of BB+. Alcoa is one of the largest independent aluminum producers in the world. Its expansion in low-cost production--particularly in Brazil and Saudi Arabia--helps usher the company into a mid to low tier on the global cost curve, solidifying its global leadership position in alumina, primary aluminum, and fabricated aluminum products. However, its highly leveraged balance sheet, large dependence on financial markets for funding needs, large unfunded pension and healthcare liabilities, and its volatile end markets offset its operational strength. We feel this is ultimately detrimental to its credit quality.
...The Bombay High Court has granted an ex-parte injunction restraining a local manufacturer from infringing Hindalco’s trademark ‘Freshwrap’ and copyright in respect of artistic works and acts of passing-off of their products, ‘Fresshpack’. ..
...Japan has imported 185,054 mt of primary aluminium from 25 countries in June, up 36% from a month earlier, according to customs data released on Friday...
...London-listed miner Vedanta Resources PLC (VED.LN) Friday said it produced more aluminum and iron ore in the company's fiscal first quarter, but delivered mixed results at its zinc and copper operations...
