South Korea’s Russian aluminium imports reached a record high in 2025, making Russia the country’s largest aluminium supplier for the first time. The sharp increase has strengthened Korea’s dependence on Russian metal even as the US and Europe tighten sanctions against Moscow. The exposure is...
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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Marubeni has finalised the sale of Rio Tinto's low-carbon aluminium billets to Fuji Light Metal and FUJISASH Co., Ltd. (collectively known as the "Fujisash Group") as part of a strategic collaboration with the global mining group Rio Tinto. This marks the first sale of RenewAl™ low-carbon aluminium...
In the first half of 2024, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) demonstrated an annual increase of 9.48 per cent, primarily due to robust output in the first quarter. According to the International Aluminium Institute, Africa & Asia’s alumina production in Q1 was 7.9 per cent higher than...
In the first four months of 2024, Kazakhstan saw a significant increase in aluminium exports, growing 4.7 times from 16,000 tonnes to 75,400 tonnes, according to the Kazinform agency, citing the Ministry of Industry and Construction of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan's exports have surged as...
Strategic Marine, a leading aluminium shipbuilder, has announced a significant advancement in the maritime industry. Partnering with the renowned design firm BMT Limited, Strategic Marine is set to construct four state-of-the-art 27m Z-Bow Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) for Ventus Marine, serving the...
In a significant move to solidify its position in Asia's burgeoning electrification market, a global leader in aluminium rolling and recycling in selected niches, Gränges has announced extending its long-term strategic partnership with Shandong Innovation Group (SIG). This collaboration aims to...
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According to the International Aluminium Institute survey, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) during February 2024 recorded a significant annual growth of 13.8 per cent but a month-on-month fall of 3.06 per cent. As per the data, Africa & Asia’s (ex-China) alumina production in February...
The aftermath of Evergrande's collapse has sparked worries about China's property market, potentially leading to reduced demand for raw materials from the region's top metal producer and putting pressure on suppliers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The Evergrande Group Evergrande Group,...
Aluminium China is Asia's premier trade show and B2B platform for the aluminium industry, encompassing its primary application sectors. The event brings together cutting-edge products, innovative technologies, advanced processes, and prospective applications across the entire aluminium value chain....
The Indian aluminium major, Hindalco Industries and the parent company of Novelis will commence full-scale alumina sales in Japan. With a dedicated Japanese corporation and warehouses at major ports, Hindalco aims to be among Japan's top three alumina suppliers. Hindalco plans to offer high-end and...
Lutfa Mahmuda, an artist who graduated from India's Visva-Bharati University, recently held two exhibitions in Uzbekistan. Lutfa Mahmuda has experimented with various art mediums, such as lithography on aluminium sheets, but her main priority is the social aspects of life and its influence on fine...
The world's primary aluminium production initiated the year 2023 with an annual increase of 3.33 per cent from 5.648 million tonnes to 5.836 million tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. But on a month-on-month calculation, the output slightly dropped by 0.58 per cent compared to...
Alumex PLC, the aluminium extrusion manufacturing giant from Sri Lanka, was presented with a bronze award for its ultimate commitment to transparency and governance at the Asia Integrated Reporting Awards. The company name was mentioned in the Integrated Report (SME) category for collectively and...
On 27 th May 2022, the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), as a part of the effort to increase its presence in the Asian-Pacific market, opened a sales office in Singapore. An official inauguration took place for the new sales office and was done by the Chairman of...
The amount of aluminium plates, sheets and bars imported from Japan by the United States in February 2022 soared up by 3,209 tonnes or 445.07 per cent M-o-M, from 721 tonnes in January 2022. The amount for February 2022 settled at 3,930 tonnes. However, in January, an M-o-M downfall of 4,349 tonnes...
The production of primary aluminium in Japan is no more than 0.5% of the total demand of the nation. In Japan only one aluminium smelter is left out to be operational, however, the country’s per-capita consumption of aluminium has grown to around 16 kg. According to the World Bureau of Metal...
A recent study has revealed that global aluminium demand will see an increase of 40 per cent by 2030, requiring an additional production of 33.3 million tonnes, meaning the metal output should ideally improve from 86.2 million tonnes in 2020 to 119.5 million tonnes in 2030. The research study,...
In Africa & Asia (ex-China), alumina production in December 2021 stood at 1.166 million tonnes, reflecting an increase of 4.67 per cent month-on-month. In November, alumina output in Africa & Asia (ex-China) came in at 1.114 million tonnes, up by 2.20 per cent from 1.090 million tonnes. On a...
In October 2021, Japan imported 260,100 tonnes of aluminium, which reflected an increase of 43,600 tonnes or 20.1 per cent from a month ago. On a year-on-year calculation, the imports stood 90,600 tonnes or 53.5 per cent higher, as released by the Japan Aluminium Association data this week....
