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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...Global demand for aluminum will reach 74 million tons in 2020, more than double the 2009 figure, the Nikkei reported Thursday, citing projections released by the Japan Aluminum Association.
... aluminum raw materials sector and who previously worked for both Alcan and Alcoa and set up the global sourcing office for Alcan in Beijing, provided some statistics in terms of the total available aluminum smelter capacity within China (estimated at 27m metric tons).....
... primary aluminium output in China falls to 45,700 tonnes in May from 46,400 tonnes in April. ... primary aluminium production in China rose to 1.418 million tonnes...
South Korea bought a total of 6,000 tonnes of primary aluminum ingot with a minimum 99.7 percent purity for shipping between July and August via tenders closed on Thursday, the state-run Public Procurement Service said.
China has retained tax rebates on exports of aluminum products, despite scrapping them for some other metals, in a bid to avert further pain for an aluminum industry battling anti-dumping charges that have hurt exports.
...China's Minmetals said appreciation of the Chinese yuan would not impact the country's aluminum industry immediately, but over time may accelerate an existing push towards production in regions with lower energy costs.
...The Chinese aluminum market is facing a 1.26 million mt surplus in 2010 that should lead to production cutbacks in the second half of the year, according to estimates by China Minmetals.
...Chinese and global aluminum prices are likely to head lower in 2011, though improving risk appetite in the near term may give them a temporary lift, Standard Chartered said in a research note Friday.
Aluminum Spot Inventories in China (unit: 10 kt) Date Shanghai Wuxi Nanhai Total June 24th 43.7 20.0 34.0 97.7 June 28th 43.6 20.5 34.0 98.1 Changes on a Weekly Basis (%) -0.1 +0.5 0 +0.4
World aluminum inventories in May rose 3.1%, or 71,000 metric tons, to 2.339 million tons, from 2.268 million tons in April, according to figures released Monday by the International Aluminum Institute.
LME aluminum prices opened at USD 2,000/mt, with the highest level and the lowest level at USD 2,036.5/mt and USD 1,986.25/mt, respectively, and finally ended at USD 2,029/mt, up USD 31/mt compared with the previous trading day, or up 1.56%. Total trading volumes reported 122,999 lots, and total positions were 749,817 lots, up 770 lots. LME aluminum inventories declined by 5,775 mt to 4,440,625 mt.
Jiangsu Changfa Refrigeration Co. Ltd. announced on June 26 that it will invest a total of RMB 690 million ($101.63 million) in a 30,000-ton high-precision copper pipe project and second phase construction of an aluminum foil facility
A plan to idle 700,000 tonnes of annual aluminium capacity by 13 smelters in Henan province of the world's top manufacturer China could prompt other firms to follow suit if prices stay weak.
Western world unwrought aluminium stocks rose to 1.250 million tonnes in May compared with 1.210 million in April, industry data showed on Monday.
... The US$5.7 billion, six square-kilometer site project is making history by ... will produce primary aluminium with a product mix of sow, ...
Looking for new locations in Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Bolangir for Rs 16,000 cr aluminium, power complex. The endorsement of capacity expansion proposals of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL) and Hindalco by the single window clearance authority of the Orissa government has virtually sealed the fate of the Rs 16,000 crore smelter cum power complex (SPC) proposed by National Aluminium Company (Nalco) at Jharsuguda.
The global market for aluminum may improve in the next 12 to 18 month, driven by demand in the car industry, construction and packaging, while demand for the metal remains stable in China and India.
Chinese aluminum producers may cut output from a record if the price slump persists and after the world’s third-largest economy signaled an end to its currency’s fixed rate to the dollar.
