The government has declined provisional protection against surging aluminium extrusion imports, leaving local producers waiting for the outcome of a wider safeguard investigation. New Zealand's aluminium extrusion industry faces several more weeks of uncertainty after the government decided not to...
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has signed a Technology Licensing Agreement with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to deploy EGA’s UAE-developed DX+ Ultra aluminium smelting technology at its proposed 500,000 tonnes per annum (MTPA) brownfield smelter expansion at Angul, Odisha. The...
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India’s cable and wire industry is expected to report revenue growth of 28-30 per cent in FY27, supported not only by infrastructure demand but also by tighter global supplies nd increasing prices of aluminium and copper, according to a report by Crisil Ratings. The sector is expected to benefit...
Shares of major aluminium producers in Hong Kong moved higher, supported by rising alumina prices and concerns about future bauxite supplies from Guinea. Among the gainers, China Aluminum Corporation rose 3.4 per cent to HKD 11.25 (USD 1.44), while China Hongqiao Group gained 3.36 per cent to HKD...
Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) has confirmed that the conditions for the third unlocking period of restricted A shares issued under its 2021 restricted share incentive plan have been met. The company said the latest unlocking follows a series of earlier adjustments made to the scheme,...
As the 2026 primary aluminium production navigates through a rocky course, the global alumina production map is being redrawn by the respective geopolitical factors. The data accumulated by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) depicted drastic drops in the cumulative alumina production...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is expected to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque, the EU’s largest primary aluminium smelter, in a USD 2.2 billion deal, subject to EU FSR clearance and other regulatory approvals The deal will mark a significant step in Alba’s strategy to build a global low-carbon aluminium...
Odisha is advancing with the mining auction process for eleven mineral blocks across essential mining districts, reopening discussions around some of the state’s most coveted resource projects. Among the assets on offer is the Karlapat bauxite block in Kalahandi district, a deposit that has long...
The aluminium associations of the United States, Europe, Canada, and Japan welcome the release by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) of The OECD MAGIC database of industrial subsidies 2026. The OECD release makes publicly available an extensive database of subsidy...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that Nemak Chongqing Automotive Components Co., Ltd. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The certification covers Nemak Chongqing Automotive Components Co., Ltd., which serves the automotive industry through the...
Futures: SHFE aluminium 2607 contract closed at RMB 24,435 per tonne, up 0.49 per cent (RMB +120 per tonne). The price is currently running near key moving averages, having risen above MA5 (24,367.00) and MA10 (24,426.00), but still below MA30 (24,654.33) and MA60 (24,698.08). The moving averages...
Aughinish Alumina exported more than 80 per cent of its alumina production to Russia during the first quarter of 2026, according to trade data cited in recent reports. Irish exports to Russia rose by approximately 55 per cent between 2021 and 2025, increasing from EUR 539 million to EUR 836...
CMR Green Technologies has moved ahead with its public listing at a time when several companies have delayed IPO plans due to volatile market conditions. The INR 6,300 million (USD 66.16 million) issue is a pure offer-for-sale (OFS), with no fresh issue component, and is also the first mainboard...
Printmann Offset is accelerating its expansion in southern India with a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Hyderabad, strengthening its presence in one of the country’s fastest-growing packaging markets. The Mumbai-based packaging company currently supplies cartons, labels, leaflets...
For years, the global solar industry focused almost entirely on expansion. Massive solar farms were built across continents, installations surged and photovoltaic (PV) panels became one of the fastest-growing energy technologies in the world. Now, the industry is entering a very different phase -...
According to SMM statistics, China's aluminium production in May 2026 (31 days) was up 2.1 per cent YoY and up 3.8 per cent M-o-M. Although the pace of China's end-use demand recovery remained slow, the widening aluminium supply gap outside China significantly boosted domestic aluminium semis...
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD has unveiled engineering details behind the advanced one-piece aluminium frame used in its luxury SUV, the Yangwang U8L. The company disclosed that the development programme began in 2023 and involved building what is said to be China’s largest...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings could continue benefiting from elevated aluminium prices, prompting Kenanga Research to upgrade its earnings estimates and increase its target price for the company. The brokerage said aluminium prices are likely to remain supported in the near term as supply...
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices eased on the May 29 session after shooting up on the May 28 session . The cash price, however, remained above USD 3,700 per tonne. As both near-term and longer-dated contracts continued to rise, stocks recorded a consistent decline. The LME aluminium...
Rio Tinto has successfully started commissioning its USD 1.5 billion AP60 smelter expansion at Complexe Arvida in Quebec, marking a major milestone for the deployment of its state-of-the-art, low-carbon aluminium smelting technology. The start-up, which began in March, is expected to be completed...
