China aluminium ingot inventory falls to 850,000 tonnes as expected at end-August; what is the September destocking outlook?
Inventory overview: 850,000 tonnes arrives as expected; destocking pace slows marginally China’s aluminium ingot social inventory fell steadily from a phase high of 1.13 million tonnes in early July, with destocking of more than 170,000 tonnes in July alone. In August, the pace of destocking slowed...
Aluminium billet inventory drops to 139,500 tonnes, warehouse withdrawals recover, processing fees under pressure across the board
Aluminium billet inventory fell to 139,500 tonnes, warehouse withdrawals recovered and processing fees were broadly under pressure. According to SMM statistics, China's aluminium billet inventory in major consumption areas recorded 139,500 tonnes on August 27, down 5,000 tonnes from last Monday and...
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Aluminium billet processing fees drop in Guangdong to balance rising aluminium prices
<p>The charge in SHFE aluminium prices have caused a dramatic drop in aluminium billet processing fees (including tax, self-pickup) in Guangdong recently and are even offered flat with or lower than aluminium ingot prices.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
Aluminum Smelters in China squeeze supply on the news of SHFE’s gain on Friday
<p>Amidst uncertainties about aluminium capacity cut in China, The government has issued a suggestion that construction of new coal-fired captive power plants will be banned in cities like Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta. The document also directed that coal-fired...
Granco Clark supplies Aisin Light Metals
<p>Aisin Light Metals of Marion IL. has selected Granco Clark to supply a Billet Taper Quench and Billet Transveyor.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/Aisin%20Taper%20Quench.JPG" alt="News"...
Press Metal to expand its downstream aluminium portfolio
<p>Malaysian-based aluminium company Press Metal Bhd is proposing to invest worth RM100mil for the production of new aluminium products in 2017. The company is planning to manufacture higher margins aluminium products like billets and to expand export facility in the European market.</p> <p><img...
Top five aluminium alloy billet producers in the world
<p>A billet is one of the most widely used aluminium product forms globally. Billets are created directly through continuous casting or extrusion or indirectly through hot rolling an ingot or bloom. The billet is normally suitable for alloyed aluminium. The foundry...
Emirates Global Aluminium orders seventh Hertwich batch homogenizing unit
<p>Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has placed an order for the supply of an additional batch homogenizing furnace for the heat treatment of billets with Hertwich Engineering, a company of the SMS group. Including this new unit, which will go into operation at the end of 2017, a total of five batch...
Alcoa Corporation releases new product line at Aluminium 2016
<p>As reported by Recycling Today, Alcoa Corporation, Cleveland, has unveiled Sustana, its newest aluminium product, at the Aluminium 2016 exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany. The new sustainable product line, which is manufactured with low carbon emissions and more recycled content would cater to...
Hertwich to supply compact remelt plant for aluminium billets to SuperAlloy in Taiwan
<p>Hertwich Engineering, a part of SMS group won a contract to supply compact <a title="Remelt plant for aluminium billets" href="http://www.alcircle.com/Hertwich/productdetail/141/melting" target="_blank">remelt plant for aluminium billets</a> to SuperAlloy Industrial CO. Ltd. (SAI), located in...
Shawinigan Aluminium receives grant from Government of Canada to upgrade its manufacturing facility
<p>Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions (CED) is offering a loan to Quebec’s Shawinigan Aluminium in order to upgrade its facilities. The scheme was under CED’s Quebec Economic Development Program (QEDP).<br /><br />The aluminium alloy billet maker will receive C$700,000...
Matalco new US plant produces aluminium billets from scrap
<p>Canada’s Matalco Inc. has officially opened its new Lordstown, Ohio remelt and casting plant. Official inauguration ceremony was held during the month of June this year. The new secondary aluminium plant will produce aluminium billets from scrap. The full commissioning of the $100 million...
Vedanta’s import substitute alloy billets give a fillip to “Make In India”
Vedanta is a major producer of high grade aluminium and various other products such as billets and ingots, which are supplied to secondary fabrication units. Although Vedanta has been a significant billet manufacturer for a long time, the requirement spelt out by an auto component downstream...
Matalco opens new secondary aluminium plant in Lordstown, Ohio
Matalco, a sister company to the recycling firm Triple M Metals, headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, held the grand opening ceremony at its new secondary aluminium plant in Lordstown, Ohio. The company has been in a start-up mode since this past March, and has been producing aluminium billet....
USGS Mineral Industry Survey publishes Aluminum report for February 2016
According to the USGS Mineral Industry Survey report, only two companies reported domestic production of primary aluminum in February 2016 because of the recent smelter shutdowns. Consequently, production data were withheld to avoid the release of proprietary data. Total aluminum recovered from...
EGA to showcase billets at International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition
Emirates Global Aluminium (Ega), the Middle East’s largest primary aluminium producer, will participate at the 11th International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition (ET’16), which takes place from May 2 to 6 in Chicago, US. The company, which is among the top five in the world, was...
Continuous Homogenising Plant successfully commissioned at Hindalco
For the production of extrusion billets at its newly built plant in Madhya Pradesh, Hindalco Industries decided in favour of heat treatment in a continuous homogenizing furnace. The continuous homogenising and sawing plant for billets (diameter range 178 to 229 mm) has a capacity of 64,000 tonnes...
Pandolfo extends its homogenizing capacity with Hertwich technology solution
Pandolfo Alluminio S.p.A., a leading Italian extrusion plant, has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering for the supply of a modern Batch Homogenizing Furnace for extrusion billets. Its commissioning is scheduled for August 2016. Pandolfo has been operating a Hertwich continuous homogenizing...
Malaysia's A-Rank and LB Aluminium join hands to expand aluminium extrusion business
Malaysia based A-Rank Bhd and LB Aluminium Bhd have entered into a potetial synergy that is expected to yield higher returns for both the business entities in the foreseeable quarters. The companies now have a common single largest shareholder in Datuk Leow Chong Howa, a low-profile local...
Granco Clark to showcase novel aluminium billet precision technologies at ET16, Chicago
Leading metal processing technology and equipment manufacturer Granco Clark, in their latest issue of quarterly newsletter- Precision, has updated on their four major technology inventions which they will be showcasing at this year’s ET16 to be held in Chicago from May 2-6. Below are the important...
