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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Worldwide mining projects are in the range of $1.5 trillion, market intelligence agency Industrial Info says in his recently released Global Mining Industry Outlook. Global demand for mined resources, including coal, iron, copper, gold and aluminum (via bauxite), has spiked over the past 10 years,...
A force majeure at the world's largest alumina refinery is unlikely to have a significant impact on aluminum prices, unless production issues persist for an extended period, market participants said Thursday. Norsk Hydro ASA announced force majeure at its majority-owned Alunorte alumina refinery in...
Hydro issued a notice of force majeure to its alumina customers on Wednesday as power outages and lowered production at Alunorte alumina refinery may affect alumina deliveries to customers. It is currently not possible to determine or estimate whether and how deliveries to customers will be...
U.S. aluminium can sales are set to slow in 2013 for a third straight year as more consumers ditch sodas for healthier options such as water and iced teas, traditionally bottled in plastic or glass. The loss of market share in the fizzy drinks capital of the world, also due to loud anti-obesity...
Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro sees "interesting" opportunities in China's growing import markets for bauxite and alumina, while global markets for aluminum metal remain oversupplied, Chief Executive Svein Richard Brandtzaeg said Tuesday. "China's still short on bauxite production," Mr....
Swerea KIMAB with Acreo Swedish ICT awarded two projects, the combined 3Mkr, granted by VINNOVA to establish and strengthen cooperation with Chinese, and Brazilian research and innovation actors in the field of aluminum recycling. One project is aimed at the Chinese market and the second project...
SIG Combibloc is stepping up the pace in Brazil. In 2011, the company’s first South American packaging plant commenced operation in Campo Largo, near Curitiba in Brazil’s Paraná state. By the end of 2012, SIG Combibloc South America has recorded growth of more than 60 per cent compared to the...
Brazil's primary aluminium production reached 1.436 million mt in 2012, down 0.3% from 1.44 million mt in 2011, according to figures released by the ABAL, the Associacao Brasileira do Aluminio. Output in December was 117,600 mt, down 5.5% from December 2011 production of 124,400 mt. For the full...
Hindalco Industries, the metals flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, today said it has finalised arrangement for acquiring alumina refinery and bauxite mines in Brazil from its wholly-owned subsidiary Novelis as part of corporate reorganisation plan. "Hindalco Industries has finalised its...
Vale SA, the world’s largest iron- ore producer, said it will book a $4.2 billion fourth-quarter charge after lowering the valuation of a nickel mine and its stake in aluminum producer Norsk Hydro ASA. (NHY) Vale will take a $2.85 billion pretax writedown on its Brazilian nickel project Onca Puma...
Vale SA, the giant Brazilian mining company, said Thursday it is in no rush to sell its 22% stake in Norway-based aluminum company Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS, NHYDY). "We will sell when it is showing value for Vale," Murilo Ferreira, Vale's chief executive, told journalists at the company's London...
Norwegian aluminum producer Norsk Hydro is forecasting global aluminum demand to grow 2-4% in 2013, excluding China, after the 2% expansion verified in 2012, mostly due to international market recovery and the current process of capacity cuts and inventories reduction. Big players in the industry...
The Brazilian Aluminum Association and Associação Brasileira dos Fabricantes de Latas de Alta Reciclabilidade – ABRALATAS, the Brazilian Association of Cans of High Recyclability inform that the country has recycled 248.7 thousand tons of aluminum beverage cans of a total of 253.1 thousand tons...
US-based aluminum giant Alcoa has denied Brazilian press reports that it has stopped producing aluminum at its plant in the municipality of Poços de Caldas, in Minas Gerais state. According to local magazine Veja, Alcoa has become self-sufficient in electricity and noticed that it could earn a lot...
Brazil has reported its highest aluminium beverage can recycling rate in history with 98.3%. Associação Brasileira do Alumínio (ABAL), the Brazilian Aluminum Association and Associação Brasileira dos Fabricantes de Latas de Alta Reciclabilidade (ABRALATAS) the Brazilian Association of Cans of High...
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) joined with Brazilian business and government dignitaries, including President Dilma Rousseff, in the inauguration of the 1087-megawatt Estreito hydroelectric power plant in Brazil. The power plant was developed by the Estreito Power Consortium, comprised of Alcoa (25.49%),...
Norsk Hydro ASA and Orkla ASA have agreed to combine their respective profiles, building systems and tubing business, creating the world's leading aluminium solutions provider. The new combined company, to be named Sapa, will be a 50/50 joint venture owned by Hydro and Orkla. br> The agreement...
Brazil’s drive to make electricity less expensive wiped out $6.4 billion in market value for utilities, while making winners of metals and mining companies from Alcoa Inc. (AA) to ArcelorMittal. Electricity is their biggest expense, totaling 40 percent of costs for aluminum producers, according to...
