
NALCO is advancing pilot projects in Odisha to turn industrial residues into valuable resources, including rare earth elements, alumina, iron and titanium, strengthening India's push for critical mineral recovery and a circular economy. National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) is expanding its...
The aluminium industry is entering a phase where supply security is being tested across the entire value chain. The latest developments show the pressure beginning with bauxite, moving through logistics and alumina, feeding into aluminium prices and producer earnings, and eventually reshaping...
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Indian aluminium giants like Hindalco, Vedanta, and NALCO have increased their aluminium prices twice this week in line with the LME aluminium price rally by US$64.50 per tonne from August 29-September 1. Hindalco Industries Limited upgraded its aluminium prices on August 31 by INR 2,500 per tonne...

This week the global primary aluminium segment saw releases of the quarterly results of Century Aluminium and NALCO. As per the data, the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Schedule 'A' Navratna CPSE, revealed that its quarterly earnings for Q1 FY2023-24 fell 40 per cent due to low...

National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a Schedule ‘A’ Navratna CPSE, reported last week that its quarterly profit for Q1 FY2023-24 recorded a 40 per cent fall, attributed to sluggish global aluminium prices and mediocre demand. NALCO said that it earned a consolidated profit of INR 3.34...

Alumina is essential for the production of primary aluminium. It is obtained from bauxite ore through the Bayer process and serves as the primary feedstock in the Hall-Héroult process , which extracts the non-ferrous metal, aluminium from its powder form. Alumina production is energy-intensive but...

Two days to go to the 27th International Conference on Non-ferrous Metals and here is the complete itinerary of the 2-day event at Hotel Chanakya BNR, Ranchi, India. The event, organised by Corporate Monitor in association with JNARDDC, will begin on July 7 with an inaugural session starting at 10...

Aluminium prices offered by Vedanta and Hindalco have shown a fluctuating trend this week from June 26-30. Vedanta aluminium ingot price started the week on Tuesday, June 27, at INR 203,000-227,000 tonnes, reflecting a drop of about 0.80 per cent from INR 204,750-228,750 per tonne on June 24. The...

The 6th AKAM Awareness Conference on “Sustainable & Circular Bharat: Towards Zero Waste in Metals Processing” successfully occurred on Thursday, June 15, at Taj Bengal, Kolkata, India. It was a 2-day event with a combination of conference and plant visit, organised by MRAI and the Ministries of...

NALCO’s Ex-Chairman & Managing Director, Dr Tapan Kumar Chand, has composed a book titled ‘Aluminium: The Future Metal’, which has been released on Friday, June 16, by the Union Mines Minister Narendra Singh Tomar in Indore. The book focuses on the entire value chain of aluminium, giving a complete...

International Conference on Non-ferrous Metals (ICNFM) is an annual event organised to bring non-ferrous metals experts and researchers under one roof to enable them to share industry-specific knowledge and the latest developments. This year, ICNFM - 2023 is scheduled on July 7-8 at Hotel Chanakya...

The primary sector witnessed a great loss last week when news about Mr Bhavani Shankar Pani came floating. A member of Utkal Chamber of Commerce (UCC), and the former DGM (Technical) of NALCO closed his eyes on Saturday, 11:20 PM, at HCG Oncology Hospital in Bengaluru. Team AL Circle is saddened by...

At the beginning of the last week, aluminium prices of Indian giants like Hindalco and Vedanta trended downwards in line with the LME aluminium price drop but increased later as the global benchmark price speared up. On Tuesday, May 23, Hindalco cut its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices...

Except for nickel, all non-ferrous metals prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) have registered growth. Aluminium futures gained 0.3 per cent to $2,237 per tonne, while lead futures increased by 0.2 per cent to $2,078 per tonne. Copper prices increased by 2.2% to $8,135/t. Zinc prices, on the...

The Team AL Circle is deeply saddened by the demise of Mr Bhavani Shankar Pani, a member of Utkal Chamber of Commerce (UCC), and former DGM (Technical) of NALCO. He breathed his last on Saturday, at 11:20 PM, at HCG Oncology Hospital in Bengaluru. Mr Pani, an aluminium expert, lived all his life...

National Aluminium Company Limited, an integrated aluminium company under the Ministry of Mines, has announced its financial results for FY2022-23. The company posted a net profit of INR 495 crore for the March quarter compared to INR 256.32 crore in the December quarter. That reflected an increase...

The three major Indian aluminium producers – Hindalco, Vedanta, and NALCO cut their aluminium prices last week in line with the LME aluminium price fall by US$46.50 per tonne over the week from US$2,388.50 per tonne on April 21 to US$2,342 per tonne on April 28. Hindalco reportedly curtailed INR...

This week, during April 17-21, all three Indian aluminium giants – NALCO, Hindalco, and Vedanta have elevated their aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices. Starting with NALCO, the company hiked its aluminium prices by INR 10,100 per tonne since April 7. In two-week time, its aluminium ingot...

The countdown begins for our Global Aluminium Expo 2023, and here’s a gentle reminder for participation. This year, the team AlCircle is organizing and hosting the fourth edition of the virtual event scheduled on April 18-20, from 11 AM to 7 PM (GMT). So, 3 days to go to our 3-day event where you...

Hindalco, NALCO, and Vedanta have trimmed their aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices at the end of the week in response to the LME aluminium price fall over the past three days. However, at the beginning of the week, on April 4, Hindalco and Vedanta lifted their aluminium ingot prices to...