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India's hidden urban mines are going to landfills: Why e-waste needs a second life
07 SEPT 20263MINS
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India's hidden urban mines are going to landfills: Why e-waste needs a second life

As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...

Japanese aluminium buyers offered $310-$325/t premiums for October-December shipments
03 SEPT 20262MINS
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Japanese aluminium buyers offered $310-$325/t premiums for October-December shipments

Major aluminium producers have offered Japanese buyers premiums of USD 310-325 per tonne for primary aluminium shipments in the October-December quarter. The bar is 18-22 per cent lower than the USD 395 per tonne premium agreed for the current July-September quarter. The premium paid by Japanese...

01 SEPT 20266MINS
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Asia’s alumina exports jump 27%: Is an 8Mt H2 shipment within reach?

Asia’s alumina exports entered 2026 on a strong footing, with shipments to global markets reaching 7.05 million tonnes worth USD 2.76 billion in H1 2026 , up 27.36 per cent year-on-year . The sharp rise in H1 was driven by a quarter-on-quarter surge by a considerable margin. This indicates an...


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Trump may implement new legislations on steel and aluminium import ‘very soon’
14 JUN 20172MINS

Trump may implement new legislations on steel and aluminium import ‘very soon’

<p>On Monday June 12, President Donald Trump announced at a Cabinet meeting that the United States will soon implement new legislation to control the dumping of foreign steel and aluminium in the country.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...

Aluminium scrap export by Japan drops in H2 2017, import is on the rise
07 JUN 20173MINS

Aluminium scrap export by Japan drops in H2 2017, import is on the rise

<p>Japan is a major exporter of aluminium scrap and automotive grade aluminium alloy scrap to the entire of South East Asia. The country shipped <strong>197750</strong> tonnes of aluminium scrap globally in 2016. The total export was valued at <strong>US$349</strong> million. On the other hand the...

First Q3 Japan aluminium premium settlement reported at US$119/t plus LME CIF
06 JUN 20171MINS

First Q3 Japan aluminium premium settlement reported at US$119/t plus LME CIF

<p>A producer and a Japanese buyer agreed to set the third-quarter premium for aluminium imports into Japan at $119 per tonne plus LME cash CIF Japan, down from $128 per tonne for Q2, several parties involved in the talks said Monday.</p> <p>The agreement was for P1020/P1020A aluminium ingot for...

Rise in import cost to dent Japan aluminium can imports in 2017
05 JUN 20172MINS

Rise in import cost to dent Japan aluminium can imports in 2017

<p>Japan is the biggest aluminium and aluminium products importer in the Asia Pacific region. The premiums it agrees to pay per quarter for the primary metal shipments, over the LME aluminium cash price set the benchmark aluminium price for the entire region. The country&rsquo;s annual consumption...

Aluminium producers seek Q3 premium of $123/T, 128/T from Japan buyers
30 MAY 20171MINS

Aluminium producers seek Q3 premium of $123/T, 128/T from Japan buyers

<p>A global aluminium producer has offered Japanese buyers a premium of $123 per tonne for July-September primary metal shipments, down 4 percent from the current quarter, four sources directly involved in pricing talks said on Monday.</p> <p>Another seller has sought premiums of $128 a tonne, flat...

Japan’s Kobe Steel inaugurates plant for aluminium panel material in China
19 MAY 20172MINS

Japan’s Kobe Steel inaugurates plant for aluminium panel material in China

<p>Japan&rsquo;s Kobe Steel, Ltd. today announced that Kobelco Automotive Aluminum Rolled Products (China) Co., Ltd. has opened a plant in Tianjin, China for the production of automotive aluminium panel material. The company produces and sells automotive aluminium panel material.</p> <p><img...

Novelis signs joint venture with Kobe Steel for Ulsan Aluminium, Ltd in South Korea
10 MAY 20172MINS

Novelis signs joint venture with Kobe Steel for Ulsan Aluminium, Ltd in South Korea

<p>Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, announced today that it has entered into a joint venture agreement with Kobe Steel, Ltd., a producer of aluminium rolled products in Japan. The joint venture, to be named Ulsan Aluminium, Ltd., will be formed by Novelis, selling...

Japan’s aluminium scrap export to S. Korea may slow down on Hyundai procurement probe
08 MAY 20173MINS

Japan’s aluminium scrap export to S. Korea may slow down on Hyundai procurement probe

<p>Aluminium scrap export from Japan to South Korea declined in March 2017. The South East Asian country has reportedly turned to Zorba scrap and the US twitch as they have been found to be more economical. March 2017 aluminium scrap export from Japan to South Korea stood at 1,764 tonnes, down from...

Toyota’s aluminium plans to remain unaffected by Trump’s trade remedies
07 MAY 20173MINS

Toyota’s aluminium plans to remain unaffected by Trump’s trade remedies

<p>With Trump administration initiating trade remedies against steel and aluminium imports, automakers are developing concern about the increase in material cost. Toyota Motor Corp., which is considering the use of aluminium in their car bodies, says that they would face only a minor risk of...

Japan’s KAAP increases production of forged aluminium suspension products
02 MAY 20172MINS

Japan’s KAAP increases production of forged aluminium suspension products

<p>Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC announced company&rsquo;s newest expansion project in the South Central Kentucky Industrial Park in Bowling Green. The project involves an investment of $51.3 million for the production of forged aluminium suspension products.</p> <p>This new expansion...

Aluminium scrap imports by Japan will decline 9% YoY to reach 35840.2 tonnes in 2017
17 APR 20172MINS

Aluminium scrap imports by Japan will decline 9% YoY to reach 35840.2 tonnes in 2017

<p>Japan is buying lesser quantity of aluminium scrap from the international market than it would do three years back. The global trade data shows the archipelagic nation imported only 39427.5664 tonnes of the light metal scrap in 2016, down 41.2 per cent from the previous year.</p>...

Schuler Group collaborates with TMC for aluminium bottle production
06 APR 20172MINS

Schuler Group collaborates with TMC for aluminium bottle production

<p>Schuler group, the world's largest press manufacturer, entered into a partnership agreement with Japan&rsquo;s DWI Bottle Cans specialist TMC. The reason behind the move is the rising demand for Drawing and Wall Ironing (DWI) bottle cans.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display:...

Japan's Showa Denko inks agreement with Carabao Group for aluminium can plant
30 MAR 20171MINS

Japan's Showa Denko inks agreement with Carabao Group for aluminium can plant

<p>Showa Aluminium Can Corporation (SAC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK) yesterday signed a partnership agreement with Carabao Group Public Company Limited (CBG), a beverage maker in Bangkok, with an investment of 700 million bahts to manufacture and sell aluminium cans in...

China aluminium inventories fall; Q2 aluminium premium surges two-year high
28 MAR 20172MINS

China aluminium inventories fall; Q2 aluminium premium surges two-year high

<p>Aluminium ingot inventories in China major markets dropped for the first time after the 2017 Chinese New Year Holiday, reported Shanghai Metals Market. The total aluminium inventories in five key trading hubs fell 4,000 tonnes last week, SMM survey data showed.</p> <p>The shrink in inventory,...

Data shows aluminium plates, sheets and strips export from Japan will rise 0.51% in 2017
27 MAR 20172MINS

Data shows aluminium plates, sheets and strips export from Japan will rise 0.51% in 2017

<p>The production of aluminium flat rolled products in Japan is on the rise. As per December 2016 data released by the Japan Aluminium Association, the total FRP output in the country was estimated at 1,249.9 thousand tonnes last year. In January 2017, FRP production reached 91.8 thousand tonnes,...

How about recycling aluminium cans the Japanese style?
26 MAR 20173MINS

How about recycling aluminium cans the Japanese style?

<p>Japan has many firsts to its credit. From art to technology to manufacturing, the archipelagic state has redefined many things in its own way setting benchmarks that other bigger countries follow now. In waste recycling too, the country has successfully developed a system that encompasses a...

Japan Q2 aluminium premium settles at $128 per tonne plus LME CIF, up 35% from Q1
23 MAR 20171MINS

Japan Q2 aluminium premium settles at $128 per tonne plus LME CIF, up 35% from Q1

<p>According to a Platts report, the second-quarter aluminium contract premium has settled at $128 per tonne plus London Metal Exchange cash CIF Japan between a Japanese buyer and an aluminium producer, up 35% from $95 per tonne plus LME cash CIF Japan in Q1. The producers first offered $135 per...

Japanese buyers offered aluminium premium of $135 per tonne for April-June quarter
09 MAR 20172MINS

Japanese buyers offered aluminium premium of $135 per tonne for April-June quarter

<p>As reported by Reuters, three major aluminium producers, South32 Ltd, Rio Tinto Ltd and UC Rusal have offered aluminium premium of $135 per tonne to Japanese buyers for shipments in the April to June quarter. According to sources from the pricing sector, this records a 42% increase from previous...

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