AL Circle Analysis: Rising bauxite supply, India’s alumina surplus and US policy reshape the aluminium industry
The bauxite and alumina industry has been busy repositioning itself on several fronts. Companies are expanding mining and smelting capacity, exploring new resource regions and moving towards higher-value products, while governments are stepping in to protect strategically important alumina assets....
GM invests $40m in US aluminium casting operations for truck, SUV transmissions
Explore how GM is expanding aluminium casting capacity in Indiana to support 10-speed transmissions and strengthen its US manufacturing footprint. General Motors is investing more than USD 40 million in its Bedford Casting Operations in Indiana, expanding aluminium casting capacity to support...
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China's Jan-Nov primary aluminium output rises 2.5% YoY
In November alone, the national primary aluminium output also rose by 2.5 per cent from November 2024 to reach 3.79 million tonnes, the NBS data showed. However, the result was slightly lower by 0.2 per cent from October, Mysteel Global calculated based on official statistics. Demand from...
Metallium and ElementUSA sign $10 million deal to recover gallium and scandium from red mud
Australian-based industrial technology company Metallium has agreed to work with a US company called ElementUSA to extract two important metals, gallium and scandium, from red mud at its demonstration facility in Gramercy, Louisiana.The project will focus on using Metallium’s proprietary Flash...
Government to rescue the largest Australian aluminium smelter, chalks out long-term plans
On December 12, Anthony Albanese, the Prime Minister of Australia, announced that Australia’s largest aluminium smelter at Tomago, Newcastle, which is majority-owned by the mining corporation Rio Tinto, is to remain open beyond the expiration of its contract in 2028. Image source:...
Aluminium Christmas trees take centre stage at Manitowoc Public Library
An event held at the Manitowoc Public Library is set to showcase the display of nearly 56 aluminium Christmas trees. The countdown for Christmas has been kicked off by Taylor Zee-bell with a peek at the "Enchanted Evergleam forests" representing the aluminium Christmas tree. At the Manitowoc Public...
Aluminium alloy futures experienced a significant correction, with short-term fluctuations continuing at highs
Futures: On Friday night, the most-traded cast aluminium alloy 2602 contract opened at RMB 21,080 per tonne, surged to a high of RMB 21,170 per tonne, then quickly fell to a low of 20,630 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 20,875 per tonne, down RMB 240 per tonne or 1.14 per cent W-o-W. Bears...
LME aluminium cash offer slips 0.64% to USD 2,845.5/t as warrants diverge
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price on December 12 inched down from the previous day’s close. On the other hand, the LME opening stock and cancellations rose, but the live warrant witnessed a dip. The LME cash bid moved down by USD 17 per tonne or 0.6 per cent and settled at USD 2,845...
AL Circle x Patrice L’HUILLIER from Nimba Mining: "We are targeting China and India, which are the major bauxite consumers for alumina production”
Patrice L’HUILLIER is a seasoned mining & metals executive with more than 30 years’ global experience in project development & operations across the resources sector. He has led development, and operation of projects in France, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Africa and Canada, with expertise across a...
Austria’s deposit scheme returns 1.2B aluminium and PET bottles in first year
Austria started a Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) on January 1, 2025, and it closed the first year with 1.2 billion PET bottles and aluminium cans returned by the end of November, showing strong public participation and early operational stability. Austria introduced a EUR 0.25 (USD 0.29) deposit on...
Gamme Telco in France launches an all-aluminium solar carport
Gamme Telco, a division of Group Mitjavila, has unveiled its newly developed all-aluminium solar carport named Electra Design 3 for residential and commercial application. The uniqueness of this carport is it generates solar power while providing shelter to the parked cars, besides being fully...
Huawei’s Matepad with sleek aluminium body is a perfect blend of premium and performance
Huawei’s MatePad SE 11 arrives as a tablet shaped around comfort, everyday practicality and a dash of refinement. The aluminium frame is the first thing that stands out. It feels reassuringly solid and carries a level of finish rarely seen in its price bracket. The clean, well-cut edges add to its...
Alupro urges households to recycle aluminium packaging this Christmas
With aluminium packaging waste set to soar over the festive period, Alupro is calling on households to think carefully about how they dispose of their rubbish and ensure recyclable materials are placed in the correct bin. Recent data from DEFRA suggests that around 175 million mince pies are...
Vedanta Aluminium powers India’s energy goals, consuming 1.57 billion units of green energy in FY25
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, announced that it consumed 1.57 billion units of renewable energy in FY25, marking a major step forward in its 2030 decarbonisation roadmap. Alongside this, Vedanta Aluminium reported an 8.96 per cent reduction in GHG-emissions intensity since...
10 days : 10 stories — Downstream and end-user aluminium moving in unforeseen directions
The global aluminium semi-fabricated and consumer product stories this week didn’t move in a straight line. It zigzagged across corporates, trade corridors, design studios, and even distant mountain towns, with each turn bringing forth an industry pulled forward by markets it can’t fully control...
Pakistan-led anti-dumping duties on aluminium cans will stay till 2028
Pakistan’s National Tariff Commission has opted to keep anti-dumping duties on imported aluminium beverage cans in place for another three years, extending measures first imposed on suppliers from Jordan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates. The decision follows the conclusion of a Sunset Review...
India: Domestic aluminium market sees weekly gains as global trends continue to support prices
India's domestic aluminium market posted mild gains W-o-W as primary producers adjusted prices in response to a stronger LME complex and renewed supply concerns abroad. The uptick came despite a well-supplied domestic market and only a gradual improvement in downstream demand. BigMint's assessment...
AL Circle x Benjamin Pope from Sortera: “Scrap is necessary to support a competitive aluminium market”
Benjamin Pope’s career spans over 20 years in the metals industry, with a concentration in non-ferrous materials, primarily aluminium. His experience encompasses the full spectrum of aluminium products, including billet, flat-roll, secondary ingot, and various scrap streams, all within the context...
As Fastmarkets embeds CBAM into billet premiums, how do aluminium traders calculate costs?
We were all happy when we heard about the scrap exemption from the CBAM regime. But instead, it turned out to be a two-edged sword. If an EU business imports scrap and manufactures secondary aluminium, it will have to pay the tax for the secondary aluminium manufacturing, in accordance with the ETS...
Novelis invests $50.4M to shift transport from road to rail across Europe
Novelis is strengthening its European logistics network with a EUR 43 million (USD 50.4 million) investment aimed at shifting more aluminium transport from road to rail. The company has purchased 220 new Shimmns railcars as part of its long-term sustainability strategy built around the principle of...
