Odisha CM visits EGA Jebel Ali, highlights NALCO–EGA aluminium partnership
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) Jebel Ali site in Dubai, highlighting the strategic importance of the NALCO–EGA technology licensing partnership in strengthening Odisha’s aluminium industry. During the visit, Majhi emphasised how the collaboration...
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....
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AL Circle x Elliot Mari: The journey of aluminium towards decarbonisation, 25% of low-carbon target achieved and way to go
In conversation with Elliot Mari, a Technical Lead for material industries at the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA), wherein he has shed his insights into the aluminium industry's decarbonisation journey. He has several years of experience working on industry decarbonisation roadmaps with a...
Zhongfu Industrial aluminium Q2 profits surge as electrolytic capacity rises and alumina costs drop
On August 31, 2025, Zhongfu Industrial, an international high-end aluminium alloy new material enterprise, announced its performance for the first half of 2025, showing mixed results on a year-on-year basis. A significant fluctuation occurred due to the weakened alumina price , while the...
Replace unsafe wooden boats with aluminium, says Adegboyega Oyetola
Safety on Nigeria’s waterways has once again come under sharp focus, with the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola, stressing the urgent need to replace unsafe wooden boats with sturdier fibre and aluminium alternatives. Following the heartbreaking Shagari boat tragedy in...
Imports surge, premiums fall: Brazil’s aluminium industry faces new rivals
Brazil’s aluminium industry is under pressure from overseas suppliers after recent tariff changes. India’s largest producer Vedanta has been sending more metal into Brazil, increasing shipments to local buyers. Traders also reported that Russia’s top producer, Rusal has also entered the market with...
German power cost up even with 75% solar capture! Europe’s aluminium runs with 78% renewable
Europe’s renewable boom has a two-faced economy. On long, bright, windless days, it floods grids with cheap or even negative-priced power; when the weather turns, capture prices, as in the money actually earned by wind and solar assets after weighting by when they produce, recover sharply. That...
Sharvaya Metals IPO rides FY25 growth ahead of subscription period
Sharvaya Metals IPO has captured the interest of investors ahead of its subscription period from September 4 to 9, 2025. Founded in 2014, Sharvaya Metals is a major manufacturer of aluminium products, supplying the domestic and international markets. The firm opened its plant in Ahmednagar in 2017,...
Crown Holdings doubles down on circularity in new sustainability report
Global market leader in packaging, Crown Holdings, has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, "Built to Last", doubling down on the company's commitment to the aluminium beverage can as a pillar of the circular economy. The report details significant advancement on its ambitious Twentyby30...
Iran’s aluminium production soars to 560,000 tonnes despite power crisis
Iran produces approximately 560,000 tonnes of aluminium ingots annually, and it does not fully utilise more than 650,000 tonnes of installed capacity, Houshang Goodarzi, head of the Iranian Aluminium Industries Syndicate, reported due to a consistent lack of electricity and natural gas supplies....
Dubai-Ahmedabad flight passenger held with USD 44,100 worth of metal
Ahmedabad International Airport is once again in the news – this time, too, for an unpleasant reason. In the latest case, officers seized 353.8 grams of precious metal worth USD 44,100 and economically important metals, including aluminium, from a passenger of SpiceJet flight SG16 from Dubai. The...
IBAAS-IMMT-IIM 2025: Focus on the changing scenario of Indian aluminium industry
IBAAS-IMMT-IIM 2025 Conference and Exhibition provides a global platform for innovation and witness developments in Indian aluminium industry. From October 8–10, 2025, the 13 th International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Conference & Exhibition (IBAAS-IMMT-IIM 2025) will welcome technology leaders,...
Rio Tinto adjusts aluminium strategy after US tariffs
Rio Tinto, one of the world’s largest mining and metals companies, sets out to strategise its approach to aluminium sales in the United States. The reason behind their new strategy is the imposition of a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminium imports earlier this summer. Traditionally, Canada is...
Aughinish alumina plant's 13 cargo ships face detentions over safety lapses
A recent controversy has emerged for thirteen cargo ships of the Aughinish Alumina plant, Europe's largest alumina refinery owned by Rusal, serving the aluminium oxide refinery in Co. Limerick. These thirteen cargo ships have been detained by the Irish authorities in recent years, which is more...
Platts, CME Group announce screen-based price assessment tool for aluminium Midwest Premium
Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, data, analysis, benchmark prices and workflow solutions for the commodities markets and CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, are collaborating to bring increased transparency to the US...
Stories that travel from Brazil to the Moon: RECYCLING & SUSTAINABILITY recap
The aluminium industry’s sustainability journey in August 2025 has been exciting as ever. From the bustling can recycling networks of Brazil to futuristic waste conversion experiments on the Moon, and from India’s pandal aesthetics to Europe’s policy battles, the past month have shown how recycling...
Vedanta announces $10B Capex plan, targets aluminium as growth engine
Diversified mining and metals giant Vedanta Ltd has unveiled a USD 10 billion three-year capital expenditure plan to vastly increase its aluminium, zinc, and energy business. The investment, intended to take advantage of India's industrial surge, is expected to drive the company's medium-term...
WIN party pledges aluminium plant and glass factory to boost Linden's economy
Leader of the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) party, Azruddin Mohamed, has pledged to build an aluminium plant and a glass factory in Linden, Guyana, as part of his campaign to revive Region 10’s struggling economy. Speaking at a well-attended rally on Wednesday night, he declared, “This region needs...
PMI for the aluminium processing industry reached 53.3 per cent in August, with structural recovery for Sept-Oct peak season
The PMI of various aluminium processing sectors showed significant divergence in August, with the aluminium plate/sheet and strip industry standing out notably. Its composite PMI surged 17.1 percentage points to 60.5 per cent, marking a strong return to expansion territory. Seasonal stockpiling in...
NALCO to join Coal India and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), ramping up expansion projects
National Aluminium Company, India's leading aluminium producing company, had announced on August 28, about it joining hands with Coal India, a state-owned company responsible for exploration, mining and supply of coal in India and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), one of India's leading...
