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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Taiwan’s government expects the country’s GDP to expand 1.9% in 2017. With the growth in GDP, aluminium consumption is expected to increase at a faster speed. The country ranks second in per capita aluminium consumption with a rate of about 33.3 kg. The island country has seen significant demand...
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced Friday, September 29, that it completed the transaction for its joint venture with Kobe Steel, Ltd., a producer of aluminum rolled products in Japan. The joint venture, Ulsan Aluminum, Ltd., was formed by Novelis selling Kobe...
Nigeria is the 49th largest export economy in the world and the 107th most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). The country exports raw aluminium and scrap aluminium to name a few around the globe. {newsStudioGallery} Nigeria’s Alscon, an 85%-owned subsidiary of...
<p>According to the Market Research Future report, global high purity alumina market is slated to experience a robust growth until 2024 driven by the LED lightings segment. The segment was estimated to account for a dominating share of more than half in overall market by 2016 end. It witnessed a...
<p>The International Organization of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) has announced its sales report of 2016 stating an increase in YoY growth of three per cent and production about 5.5 billion aluminium cans globally. Asian market has achieved the highest growth while North,...
<p>According to a Kenanga Research report, Press Metal Bhd is expected to see further earnings growth in 2017, driven primarily by the rising US dollar and stronger aluminium prices. This positive move is also supported by strong demand from Asia ex-China.<br /><br />Aluminium prices recovered...
<p>Japan’s aluminium industry is import based and it has stopped producing primary metal altogether shifting its focus towards value added applications and in secondary recovery. The country is Asia's top importer of aluminium and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each...
<p>Aluminium China 2016, held in Shanghai on July 12th-14th, was a major success. The professional sourcing and networking platform with the most comprehensive coverage of the Asia market attracted 19,530 visitors and buyers from 75 countries and regions all over the world to a compelling line-up...
<p>The global busbar market is estimated to be worth US$16.55 billion growing at a 5+% CAGR between 2016 and 2021, reveals data published in a recent market report. The aluminium busbar segment alone is estimated to grow at the fastest CAGR. Driven by tremendous growth in the Asia-Pacific and the...
<p>The major global aluminium events get over before the holidays start. The month of December still has some major aluminium events that take place mostly in the Asian subcontinent. The warmer climate makes it more apt for the westerners to visit this part of the world and mix work and...
<p>Aluminium buyers in Japan are transitioning away from annual contracts, turning instead to purchasing their aluminium on spot markets, according to a recent article by Reuters. Significant oversupply, largely from smelters from the People’s Republic of China, has kept prices on the spot...
Chinese primary aluminium production down by 2 per cent month-on-month to 2.569 million metric ton during April this year, as compared to 2.620 million metric ton in March, as per the latest figures released by the International Aluminium Institute. According to IAI, global primary aluminium...
Aluminium prices were up by 0.10 per cent to INR 98.85 per kg in futures trade as traders enlarged positions, driven by pick up in demand at the spot market amid firm Asian cues. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, aluminium for delivery in March moved up by 10 paise, or 0.10 per cent, to INR 98.85...
Nabaltec AG, the leading German supplier of functional grade aluminium oxide and aluminium hydroxide for numerous innovative applications, will be further expanding its operations in Asia in the first quarter of 2016 with the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary based in Tokyo, Japan. Nabaltec...
The United Kingdom’s Ashmore Fund will invest $80 million in setting up the first aluminium and steel can manufacturing plant in Pakistan. The factory will be set up in the Faisalabad Industrial Estate, said the Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company (FIEDMC) Chief...
International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS) in cooperation with China Aluminium International Engineering Corporation Limited (CHALIECO) & Suzhou Research Institute for Non-ferrous Metals Co. Ltd (SINR) have organized the 4th International IBAAS Symposium (near Shanghai, China)...
Alcoa could begin shipping bauxite to potential customers in Asia early next year after the State Government approved the trial export of up to 500,000 tonnes of raw ore. Alcoa has for some time been exploring the possibility of joining Rio Tinto in exporting raw bauxite ore from Australia, sending...
As part of its strategy to profitably grow in Asia and to serve its customers in this region even better, Sapa has decided to reorganize its business and will include its extrusion operations in Asia with its global aluminium tubing business. As a consequence, Salvador Biosca, executive vice...
