Norsk Hydro shares gain 14% M-o-M: Aluminium demand, Q2 results draw investor focus
Leading recycled aluminium producer Norsk Hydro stock is attracting investor attention as its second-quarter (Q2) performance, aluminium prices and market outlook shape sentiment around the company. Hydro reported strong Q2 2026 profitability , backed by higher aluminium prices, product premiums...
Chuangxin Industries H1’26: Profit jumps 166%, driven by aluminium prices, green power
Chuangxin Industries Holdings Limited recorded a robust financial performance in the first half (H1) of 2026, with revenue rising 32.4 per cent year-on-year to RMB 11.53 billion (USD 1.71 billion) and net profit jumping 166.1 per cent to RMB 2.32 billion (USD 344.19 million). The Chinese aluminium...
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Ess Dee Aluminium hits 30-month low
Shares of Ess Dee Aluminium have tanked 17% to INR 142, its lowest level in past 30-months on the BSE, on back of heavy volumes. Earlier, in September 2012, the stock had fallen below INR 150 mark. Till 1315 hours, a combined a 817,210 equity shares changed hands as against an average sub 250,000...
Aleris to announce fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 financial results on March 27
Aleris is scheduled to announce fourth-quarter and full-year 2014 financial results on Friday, March 27, 2015. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve Demetriou and Chief Financial Officer Eric Rychel will host an earnings conference call to discuss the company's fourth-quarter and full-year...
Nalco declares dividend at INR 322.15 crore
Public sector aluminium firm National Aluminium Co. Ltd (Nalco) has declared an interim dividend of INR 322.15 crore for the current fiscal on the paid up equity share capital of INR1,288.62 crore. The dividend of 25%—INR.1.25 per share of INR 5 each—was approved in the meeting of Nalco’s board of...
Norsk Hydro annual reporting 2014: Better, bigger, greener
"After challenging years, the fundamentals in the aluminium market show some improvement - and our ambitious improvement strategy yields significant results turning Hydro into a strong player well positioned for a better, bigger and greener future," President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg writes...
Constellium reports full-year and fourth quarter 2014 financial results
Constellium N.V. today reported results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2014. These results do not include the acquisition of Wise Metals, which closed on January 5, 2015. • 2014 Shipments of 1.1 million metric tons, up 4% versus prior year • 2014 Revenue of €3.7 billion, up...
Antam reports losses for 2014 due to Indonesian ore export ban
The Indonesian mineral-ore export ban has affected the state-run diversified miner Aneka Tambang (Antam) reporting a total net loss of Rp 775.29 billion (US$ 59.28 million) for the year 2014 which is a sharp contrast from the previous year where the company enjoyed a net profit of Rp 409.95...
NALCO Board to consider Interim Dividend for FY 2014-15
A meeting of the Board of Directors of National Aluminium Company Ltd will be held on March 12, 2015, to consider declaration of interim dividend for the Financial Year 2014-15. March 19, 2015 has been fixed as the Record Date for the purpose of Payment of Interim Dividend. Shares of NATIONAL...
Many Chinese listed aluminum smelters see huge losses for 2014
2014 was a tough year for aluminum smelters in China as chronic overcapacity pushed many into loss-making territory, finance eastmoney websitereported yesterday. 29 Chinese listed companies in industrial metals industry had released their forecasts for earnings in 2014, of which many aluminum...
Constellium to report 2014 fourth quarter and full year results March 12, 2015
Constellium N.V. will announce its 2014 fourth quarter and full year financial results on Thursday, March 12, 2015. A conference call and webcast to present the results will take place at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on the same day. The conference call will be hosted by Pierre Vareille,...
Xinren Holdings report positive results for FY14
China-based aluminium producer, Xinren Aluminium Holdings announced its results on Friday for the year 2014 ending in Dec 31, reporting net profits of 284.01 million Yuan rising from the previous year’s profits of 60.14 million Yuan. Contributions from the Xinjiang plant are being included in the...
Alumina Limited reports net loss for the year 2014
Australia’s Alumina Limited reported a net loss of $US 98.3 million for the year 2014 ending in December while in 2013, the company had reported a profit of $US 500,000. Two major changes for the company in 2014 have been the sale of stakes in Jamaica’s Jamalco refinery and the closure of Point...
Alumina Limited breaks dividend drought
Alumina Limited has broken a three-year dividend drought after posting a slightly better than expected underlying profit of $US91.1 million ($117 million). Shareholders in the company, which operates a joint venture with American aluminium giant Alcoa, have not been rewarded for their patience...
Century reports fourth quarter 2014 financial results
Century Aluminum Company reported net income of $61.8 million ($0.64 per common share) for the fourth quarter of 2014. Results were positively impacted by $6.9 million ($0.07 per common share) for purchase accounting related to the acquisition of the remaining 50.3% interest of Mt. Holly and...
UC RUSAL announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2014
Key highlights • Positive trends in the aluminium market observed during the year ended 31 December 2014 with recovering London Metals Exchange (“LME”) aluminium prices and growing premiums, coupled with weakening local currency had significant positive effect on the profitability and financial...
High output lifts Hulamin earnings
HULAMIN saw record results in the year to December as normalised earnings rocketed 76% and headline earnings per share skyrocketed 96%, with operating cash flows soaring 83% to R518m. This saw the maker of aluminium products declare its first cash dividend since financial 2008 as it resumed its...
BHP Billiton spin-off looking rosier than core commodities
When global miner BHP Billiton reports its half-year results on Tuesday, the only parts of the company that are likely to report profit growth are some of the unloved assets it aims to spin off by June. Commentators had dubbed the company BHP plans to hand to shareholders "DudCo" before it was...
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. reports fourth quarter and full year 2014 financial results
Fourth Quarter 2014 Financial Highlights • Sales were $2.58 billion, up 11.7% from $2.31 billion in the fourth quarter of 2013 and down 4.7% from $2.71 billion in the third quarter of 2014. • Tons sold were up 4.4% from the fourth quarter of 2013 and down 4.9% from the third quarter of 2014, with...
Hindalco announces Q3FY 2014-15 standalone results
Hindalco the Aditya Birla Group flagship company announced its unaudited results for the quarter ended 31 December 2014. Financials Net sales stood at Rs.8,603 crore as compared to Rs.7,273 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Profit before Interest, Depreciation and Tax...
