The aluminium industry is entering the second half of 2026 with demand signals moving in different directions. Beverage cans are finding new consumption opportunities in Brazil, extrusion demand remains resilient in key markets, and aluminium producers are benefiting from firmer prices. At the same...
Alurion Resources has started infill drilling and bulk-sample trenching at its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project in Bahia, Brazil, as the newly listed company advances the asset toward a targeted mid-2027 pre-feasibility study. The field programme marks a shift from defining the project’s resource...
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The primary aluminium producing nations of South America are Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela. Once Venezuela used to lead the primary aluminium industries in South America like that of Argentina nowadays, besides from Brazilian giants with greater production rule. Later on, Venezuela faded away...
Beverage packaging manufacturer Crown has made public that its Brazilian subsidiary Crown Embalagens plans to build its sixth beverage can facility in the Latin American nation. The new plant will produce two-piece aluminium cans in various sizes and will have two lines, both of which are...
As per Deloitte Insights, the recovery in the Brazilian economic activity in the third quarter of 2020 is welcome news for a country that is trying to shake off a tragic year as COVID-19 continues to infect people and claim lives. However, it is too early to predict the nature of the economic...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has reportedly welcomed Mineração Rio do Norte – MRN as a new Production & Transformation member, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 147. Mineração Rio do Norte, the largest Brazilian bauxite producer, was formed by an association of domestic and foreign...
The United States imported 312,000 tonnes of alumina in the third quarter of 2020, bringing the total imports in the first nine months of the year to 1.03 million tonnes, according to the latest US Geological Survey data. On a quarter-on-quarter, the United States alumina imports in Q3 stood lower...
Hydro has inked Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) for the development of two renewable projects in Brazil. The companies target to reach an investment decision in 2021. Hydro has signed an agreement with Scatec and Equinor for 480 MW solar power plant in Brazil. This solar project will be located...
The economy of Singapore ranks as the most open in the world, 3rd least corrupt, most pro-business, with low tax rates and has the third-highest per-capita GDP in the world in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). However, the trade and industry ministry revised its full-year forecast for...
The economic situation of Argentina remained frightful in Q3 after GDP collapsed in Q2. While the pace of the decline in economic activity softened in July-August from Q2, it remained considerable. Similarly, consumer confidence remained downbeat in Q3, pointing to constrained household spending....
The Aluminum Association applauded USITC’s decision unanimous preliminary determination that certain aluminium foil imports from Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey are causing injury to U.S. producers. The U.S. Department of Commerce will now continue to conduct antidumping and...
Ukraine imported 4.03 million tonnes of aluminium ores and concentrate (bauxite) in the first ten months of 2020. That was an increase of 6.2% year-on-year, according to statistics released by the State Customs Service. Bauxite imports in monetary terms rose to $190.937 million January-October, a...
Political tensions, a protracted health crisis and an elevated public debt burden cloud the outlook. FocusEconomics analysts see the economy contracting 5.7% in 2020 before growing 3.5% in 2021, which is down 0.1% points from last month's forecast. LatinFocus Consensus panellists see the Argentina...
Hydro has released sustainability report for its operations in Brazil in 2019. The report gives information regarding 2019 and some of the main milestones through August 2020. The report covers the company’s strategy and the main challenges and results in environmental and social issues of its...
Albras, the largest producer of primary aluminium in Brazil, has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as a new Production & Transformation member. This brings the total number of ASI Members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 136. Albras produces liquid metal, P1020 aluminium...
Hydro announced that it has resumed operation of the pipeline transporting bauxite from Hydro Paragominas bauxite mine to Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil. Paragominas bauxite mine production has started, and output is now being ramped up at Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery. The company in...
According to a recent report, Brazilian aluminium producer Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) will continue to seek ‘green funding’ for its low-carbon aluminium initiative. The company this year has already secured 500 million Reais ($90 million) to develop sustainability projects and offer...
Novelis Brazil has selected Danieli Centro Combustion for the supply of a new pit furnace to heat ingots, to be installed at the Pindamonhangaba plant, Brazil. The purpose of the new facility is to heat the aluminium ingots more than 20% faster than the existing facilities. The furnace will load 2...
The Aluminum Association’s Foil Trade Enforcement Working Group has filed petitions for antidumping and countervailing duty on Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey on Wednesday, September 30, alleging aluminium foils imports from these countries into the US are causing material injury to the...
Brazil has the third-best advanced industrial sector in The Americas. The Latin American nation’s one-third of GDP has been contributed by its diverse industries range from automobiles, steel and petrochemicals to computers, aircraft, and consumer durables. Brazil’s import of aluminium tubes and...
