Can old trains become new ones? Hydro joins Train2Train aluminium loop
Hydro has joined Siemens Mobility, TSR Group and Voestalpine in the Train2Train pilot project aimed at recovering aluminium from decommissioned trains and recycling it into components for new rail vehicles. The project brings together the rail value chain, from train dismantling and material...
South China aluminium premiums hit year-to-date high on rising southwest conversion rates, scarce ingot supply
In recent weeks, the domestic spot aluminium ingot market has exhibited notable regional divergence. While basis levels in East China and the Central Plains have remained relatively stable, the South China market has seen its aluminium ingot basis strengthen independently to a year-to-date high....
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China-backed new electrolytic aluminium plant inaugurated in Angola
Angola President João Lourenço has inaugurated an electrolytic aluminium plant, marking a new development towards industrial diversification and job creation. Located in the Barra do Dande Free Trade Zone in Bengo province, Angola, the facility represents the first phase of a five-stage project...
Vedanta delivers India’s largest employee equity grant in the manufacturing of INR 2,500 crores
Vedanta Limited (NSE: VEDL), India’s leading metals, oil & gas, critical minerals, power, and technology conglomerate, has generated a cumulative financial impact of nearly INR 2,500 crores for employees through sustained Employee Stock Option (ESOP) grants in the last 5 years, underscoring one of...
Spot aluminium trading sentiment edged up slightly but remained at a low level
SHFE aluminium 2602 fluctuated upward in the morning session, with the price centre slightly higher than the previous trading day. Today, overall market buying sentiment improved slightly but remained at a low level, with mainstream transaction prices mainly ranging from a discount of RMB 10 per...
Ramkrishna Forgings issues INR 19.9B warrants to its promoter
Ramkrishna Forgings, one of India’s leading manufacturers of forged and machined components, has issued INR 3.4 million (USD 37,067) warrants to promoter Chaitanya Jalan for INR 588 (USD 6.46) per warrant, amounting to a total of INR 19.9 billion (USD 21.7 million) in warrants. To know more about...
NALCO’s red mud strategy links critical mineral recovery and construction use
Red mud, which is a result of alumina extraction, for decades now, has been treated as a hazard to the environment by the aluminium industry. But there shall be a change by an Indian aluminium company, which makes the entire industry rethink about its being a concern for the environment. India’s...
Nearly 8MT aluminium is used in solar photovoltaic – what is happening to its circularity at end-of-life?
End-of-life management of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is fast emerging as a challenge and a strategic priority for manufacturing industries worldwide. Especially, aluminium circularity is becoming a focal point considering the metal accounts for more than about 85 per cent of PV component...
Vedanta Aluminium draws 30,000 visitors at Kalahandi Utsav 2026, showcases bauxite-to-aluminium journey
At the 28th edition of Kalahandi Utsav – Ghumura 2026, India's largest aluminium producer, Vedanta Aluminium, showcased its key operations and community development activities while demonstrating a clear view of aluminium production and applications. To know more about the global primary aluminium...
Imports of aluminium scrap and aluminium alloys both increased in December, with Thailand's aluminium scrap imports accounting for 23.3 per cent of total imports
Futures: The aluminium alloy 2603 contract closed at RMB 22,655 per tonne. The latest candlestick broke below the short-term support, hitting a low of 22,525, indicating that bears still dominated. Open interest was 19,393, down 127 from the previous value, suggesting funds were exiting during the...
LME aluminium offer prices ease 1% to $3,137/t; opening stocks down 0.41% at 483,000t
London Metal Exchange aluminium prices weakened across most contracts on January 20, reflecting a broad pullback from the previous session, while exchange inventories continued to edge lower. The LME aluminium cash bid price slipped to USD 3,136.5 per tonne on January 20 from USD 3,168 per tonne on...
Alcoa heads into Q4 2025 with earnings forecast 8.7% lower and revenues down 7% - can it deliver another beat?
Alcoa Corporation is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2025 earnings after market close on January 22. Estimates have moved higher, although year-on-year comparisons remain tough. Earnings are currently expected to come in at 95 cents per share on revenues of USD 3.24 billion, according to Zacks...
Recycled aluminium investment helps Frog Bikes cut carbon footprint
Children’s bicycle manufacturer Frog Bikes is taking a step towards lower-carbon production as it has secured GBP 150,000 (USD 201,000) in funding to support the use of recycled aluminium in its frames and forks. The loan has been provided through the Development Bank of Wales’ Green Business Loan...
Nanshan Aluminium targets capacity growth in Indonesia at an estimated $436.57M
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 Nanshan Aluminium International Holdings Limited is all set to start off preparatory works in 2026 on a new electrolytic aluminium facility in Indonesia’s Galang Batang Special Economic Zone. The facility is planned to produce up to 250,000 tonnes of aluminium a year, with...
Conakry to authorise GIC and Sinohydro to restart operations at the Guinea bauxite mining complex
Guinea’s authorities have approved the restarting of bauxite operations by Guinea International Corp (GIC), led by the former Mining Minister Ahmed Kanté, and its Chinese partner Sinohydro. Given that legal proceedings against Kanté are ongoing, stakeholders are surprised by the decision. This...
NBS: China's 2025 primary aluminium output rises 2.4 per cent Y-o-Y
The full-year output in 2025 exceeded the 45 million tonnes per year capacity cap imposed on the domestic primary aluminium sector, Mysteel Global noted. This suggests that most domestic smelters operated at high utilisation rates for much of the year, allowing actual production to surpass the...
Deadlock between sellers and buyers keeps aluminium rod processing fees stagnant
Reviewing the aluminium rod market in December, overall supply and demand improved, with processing fees bottoming out and returning to reasonable levels. According to SMM surveys, aluminium rod production totalled 323,800 tonnes in December, down 5.06 per cent M-O-M. On the supply side, production...
Gold and Silver set records amidst geopolitics - does Aluminium at a cash offer of $ 3,168.5/t on January 19 follow the same?
Gold and silver have been stealing the spotlight in recent weeks, pushed higher by a mix of geopolitical anxiety, tariff threats from the United States, and deepening supply - demand imbalances. But apart from these two precious metals, aluminium has been quietly moving in the same direction - less...
Emilio Braghi to assume his new role as the COO of Novelis
Novelis, the leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider and a global icon in aluminium recycling and rolling, has appointed Emilio Braghi as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO). Reporting directly to the President and CEO, Steve Fisher, Braghi would be taking up his new responsibilities...
Risks of trade friction between Europe and the US continue to escalate, and aluminium prices are expected to fluctuate upward in the short term
Futures: Yesterday, the SHFE aluminium night session closed at RMB 24,225 per tonne, up 1.06 per cent. Prices fluctuated upward above all key moving averages (MA5 24,221, MA10 24,126.5), with short-term moving averages beginning to diverge upward, indicating a significant technical strengthening....
