The US aluminium industry’s dependence on Canada extends far beyond primary aluminium imports. While Canada supplies around 75 per cent of US imported primary aluminium, covering roughly 60 per cent of the country’s annual aluminium usage, it is also a major supplier of crude oil, natural gas and...
Voya Energy has unveiled an aluminium-based power system that converts low-grade aluminium scrap into electricity through a low-temperature electrochemical process, offering a potential new route for aluminium recycling, energy storage and off-grid power generation. The Hayward, California-based...
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Queensland’s state-owned electricity distributor Energex, has announced plans to replace about 52,000 kilometres of copper cabling with aluminium across its Southeast network. The move comes as copper theft continues to rise in the region, costing the utility approximately AUD 4.5 million annually...
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has reported that the global alumina refining industry has had an annual consumption of 1,188,250 Terajoules (TJ) of fuel in 2024. Between 2023 and 2024, global alumina output climbed from 133.54 million tonnes to 138.59 million tonnes, a 3.8 per cent...
Incat Tasmania, a renowned company for constructing high-speed lightweight catamarans, is leading the charge in the world's most cutting-edge aluminium electric shipbuilding project, with five eco-friendly aluminium vessels currently being crafted. All of these ships are being built at the...
At the Financial Times organised Energy Transition Summit in India, Pankaj Jain, Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, mapped out India’s evolving energy roadmap. His intervention cut through partisan mottos and international pressure with a pragmatic reality check of hydrocarbons...
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has published a new report, “Let’s Not Waste the Next Four Years,” setting out key actions to speed up the UK’s transition to a circular economy. Released in September 2025, the report comes at a time when the government is advancing overlapping...
Against the backdrop of war-driven energy shocks and refinery closures, Europe and Russia’s aluminium industry has managed to keep production on a steady course. Primary aluminium output rose from 3.3 million tonnes in H1 2023 to 3.4 million tonnes in H1 2024, representing a 2.3 per cent increase...
Scotland’s circular economy has been quantified in hard numbers for the first time, with a new economic study placing its contribution at GBP 7.11 billion in gross value added (GVA) in 2021. The valuation represents 4.7 per cent of Scotland’s total GVA, or 3.9 per cent of GDP when including...
Slovenian aluminium producer Talum is moving forward with a EUR 55 million (USD 65 million) green transformation project, to be completed by the end of 2025. The investment will drive Talum's transition away from primary aluminium production towards recycled aluminium. This will reduce greenhouse...
Scientists in Bengaluru, India, have introduced an innovative aluminium-based battery, transforming the energy storage scene. This groundbreaking research was led by the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), in collaboration with the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering at the Indian...
Aluminium foil (HSN 7607), which comes under the broader segment of aluminium flat and rolled products, acts as an obstacle and prevents air leakage and insulates ducts, preventing consistent temperatures and minimising energy loss. It is also commonly used to wrap air conditioning coils, improving...
At present, the Australian electricity sector is under a lot of pressure, especially after the surging risk of renewable energy curtailment, creating a force to reduce the electricity output. The major reason behind this is the transmission, storage constraints and technicalities. According to the...
Tucked away in a modest office block between Buckingham Palace and London’s Victoria coach station operates one of the world’s most profitable yet least visible companies, Vitol. The privately held energy trader has averaged more than USD 12 billion in net profit annually over the past three years,...
China's domestic thermal coal prices declined last week (September 1-5), extending the downward trend for the second consecutive week, as cooler weather dented power demand and coal consumption, industry sources said. At northern transfer ports, coal trading remained at a standstill as utilities...
Chinese banking regulators are making plans to permit Russian energy firms to restart selling yuan-denominated bonds in mainland China, a step that would give a vital non-Western source of funding to Moscow and represent a strong deepening of economic relationships between the two countries. The...
India’s coal import landscape is undergoing a notable shift, marked by contrasting trends between power and steel sector demand. Latest data from mjunction services shows a sharp drop in overall coal imports in July 2025, underscoring the impact of seasonal demand slowdown, high domestic stock...
As of September 8, 2025, Adani Power Limited, an Indian multinational power and energy company, also a subsidiary of Adani Group, saw its share price skyrocket by 4.34 per cent, with the intraday high reaching INR 649.60 (USD 7.78). The increase in the share price was witnessed after the firm made...
A major customer of billionaire Wes Edens’ New Fortress Energy Inc . has taken the company to arbitration, alleging delays in natural gas deliveries and seeking nearly 376 million reais in damages. Image for representatioanl purpose The dispute was disclosed in a regulatory filing on Friday....
Whenever there is a question of pricing, the aluminium industry has pointed towards a single influx inducer — electricity. If you’ve ever toured a smelter or skimmed an investor deck, you’ll hear the same refrain, “power is king, and aluminium is electricity in solid form”. But, as Maros Durka,...
