
Odisha has handed over more than 7,000 acres of land for the Adani Group-International Resources Holding (IRH) joint venture’s proposed USD 11.5 billion integrated aluminium complex. This covers planned alumina refining, aluminium smelting and downstream manufacturing facilities across Sundargarh...
Futures: The most-traded SHFE aluminium 2610 contract closed at RMB 24,000 per tonne, down RMB 190 from yesterday's settlement price, a decline of 0.79 per cent. It opened at RMB 24,100.00 per tonne during the day and fluctuated within a range of RMB 23,920-24,100 per tonne. The price traded below...
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BALCO, a renowned aluminium producer in India and a unit of Vedanta Aluminium, is committed to sustainability not only in its production processes but also in its approach to human resources. As part of its efforts to foster inclusivity, BALCO has welcomed seventeen transgender individuals into its...
In the verdant landscapes of China’s southwest, a grand quest to transform the aluminium industry into a flagbearer of sustainability encounters turbulent waters. Reuters reports on the challenges faced by major players like China Hongqiao Group amidst erratic rainfall, shifting capacities, and the...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the SMM A00 aluminium ingot price has scored RMB 20 per tonne to close at RMB 20,540 per tonne today, with the average prices hovering between RMB 20,520 per tonne and RMB 20,560 per tonne. The eight main provinces in China have more or less seen escalation...

LME aluminium opened at US$2,570 per tonne in the previous trading day, with its low and high at US$2570 per tonne and US$2,577 per tonne respectively before closing at US$2,573 per tonne, up 0.19 per cent. On Thursday, May 9, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement...

The world primary aluminium market demonstrated a modest growth trajectory in 2023 despite a few challenges like geo-political crises, inflation, economic slowdown, and high rate of bank interest. Both production and consumption of primary aluminium grew hand-in-hand, reaching approximately 70.6...

In response to the continued decline of the global aluminium price on the London Metal Exchange (LME), National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has further reduced its aluminium ingot and aluminium product prices, with effect from May 1, 2024. This latest cut marks the second consecutive...

LME aluminium opened at US$2,547.50 per tonne in the previous trading day, with its low and high at US$2541 per tonne and US$2,550.50 per tonne respectively before closing at US$2,549.50 per tonne, up 0.18 per cent. The London Metal Exchange market showed a deflection in aluminium prices yesterday,...

On Monday, May 6, the Shanghai Metals Market survey found the social inventories of aluminium ingot in China’s eight major consumption areas totalled 794,000 tonnes after the outflows of 88,400 tonnes, down by 29,400 tonnes week-on-week. The stocks in warehouses on May 6 were 3,000 tonnes higher...

Emirates Global Aluminium, the world's largest producer of 'premium aluminium', with smelters in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, proudly announces the graduation of over 150 young employees from its innovative learning and development platform, FURSA, within its inaugural year of launch. About FURSA FURSA, a...

On April 22, Mayor Zhang Guangyong of Luliang convened a working meeting with Dong Jianxiong, the Deputy General Manager of Chinalco Group and Chairman of Chinalco Shares. Expressing gratitude on behalf of the municipal Party Committee and government, Mayor Zhang Guangyong acknowledged Chinalco...

Fernando Garcia Martinez, vice president of operations at Mexican aluminium institute IMEDAL, said that the entire light metal supply chain is being impacted, with premiums rising, including in the United States. Under a side agreement within the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA),...

On May 7, 2024, Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, announced that its nomination committee elected Jane Toogood and Espen Gundersen as new members of the Board of Directors. This announcement followed the release of Hydro’s Annual General Meeting minutes. Berit Ledel...

LME aluminium opened at US$2,573 per tonne on Tuesday, with its low and high at US$2547 per tonne and US$2,593 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,568.5 per tonne, up 0.69 per cent. On Tuesday, May 7, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price moved up...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C., the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East, has reportedly achieved a Platinum rating from EcoVadis, the largest independent provider of business sustainability ratings. This prestigious grade places Alba among the 1 per cent of companies assessed globally in the...

Elliott Management Corp.'s move to acquire a significant stake in Sumitomo Corp., a favoured Japanese trading house of Warren Buffett, signals potential shifts in the market. With Elliott's reputation for activist investing, this development could lead to interesting changes within Sumitomo's...

The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) aluminium benchmark price has inched up by US$13 per tonne or 0.45 per cent on May 7, halting at US$2,864 per tonne. Overnight, the most-traded SHFE 2406 aluminium contract opened at RMB 20,720 per tonne, with the highest and lowest prices at RMB 20,830 per...

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world's largest aluminium smelters, has signed an agreement with SAP, a market leader in enterprise application software, to upgrade its enterprise resource planning solution (ERP) to SAP's latest software – S/4HANA Cloud. With this strategic move, Alba aims to...

LME aluminium opened at US$2,530.5 per tonne in the previous trading day, with its high and low at US$2,572 per tonne and US$2,526 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,551 per tonne, up US 12.5 per tonne or 0.49 per cent. On Friday, May 3, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME...