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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... Guangdong Galuminium Group Ltd. has signed a loan agreement with a banking syndicate to secure RMB 3 billion ($422.5 million) to finance the mining projects of it's Guizhou
... LME aluminum prices opened at USD 1,979/mt, and later slipped to the daily low of USD 1,966.5/mt, but then rebounded to the daily high of USD 2,008/mt as the US dollar index fell to below 84, and finally prices ended at USD 1,987/mt, down USD 10/mt compared with the previous trading day, or down 0.5%.
... Reuters reported that Chinese demand for primary aluminium is likely to nearly triple to 43.6 million tonnes in 2020 from an estimated 15.5 ...
... equities so far in 2010, with primary market offerings absorbing a share. ... BO) firmed 1.6 percent while aluminium maker Hindalco (HALC. ... from " neutral" and raised price target to 155 rupees from 120 rupees. ...
...Aluminium futures rose by Rs 0.10 to Rs 91.85 per kg today in a restricted trade amid firming trend in global markets.
...Rio Tinto Alcan as saying that China's increasing industrial demand will underpin the Australian aluminium industry.
... Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., China's largest maker of the metal, will seek bank loans after an equity market decline forced it to delay share sale plans.
...India's state-run National aluminum Co Ltd (NALU.BO: Quote) (NALCO) has sold 6,000 tonnes of aluminum ingots at a premium of $92.50 a tonne...
...LME base metals prices edged higher yesterday stimulated by strengthening China's stock markets, with LME aluminum prices experiencing significant growth. LME aluminum prices opened at the daily low of USD 1,935/mt,
... Russia's UC RUSAL (0486.HK: Quote) (RUAL.PA: Quote) expects aluminum prices to be $2,400/$2,700 a tonne next year due to increased demand and lower capacity, Chief Executive Oleg Deripaska said on Tuesday.
...Russian aluminum giant United Co. Rusal PLC (0486.HK) has no plans to create its own physical aluminum exchange-traded fund but will supply metal to other products, its chief executive said Tuesday.
...In the 1960s, the Bahraini government hit upon the idea of using its vast gas reserves to make aluminium.
...Hindalco Industries, a formidable player in non-ferrous segment, has seen its stock surging to a record high of Rs 184 in the first week of April 10. Since then,however, it has plunged by around 22% ..
...There is dialectics for aluminium makers in the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) two observations about economic outlook.
...Johannesburg — BHP Billiton's aluminium smelters in Richards Bay are still feeling the effect of 2008's national energy crisis and experience regular load shedding.
...In a range bound trading, aluminium futures prices traded in positive zone, rising marginally by Rs 0.30, or 0.33 per cent, to Rs 92.35 per kg at futures market today.
...DJ reported that 2 galvanized aluminum projects have started operation in China's northwest.
...Financial Express cited Mr Erwin Mayr SVP and CSO of Novelis as saying that aluminium is becoming a material of choice the world over in consumer packaging, transportation light weighting and sustainable design applications.
