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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AMAG, a leading producer of high grade rolled aluminium products based in Austria, offer customers in Asia a wide range of specialty materials for aircraft, automotive and electronics. AMAG has over 70 years’ experience in the production of aluminium with special competence in high-strength sheet...
Production numbers are creating sleepless nights for the stakeholders of Aluminium. There has been a constant surge in the world production of Aluminium thanks to China that has kept on subsidizing the production units so that they do not become dormant. The result has been that the production from...
Despite the numerous trouble spots around the world and restrained economic growth in many areas, the production figures released by the international producers of aluminium aerosol cans have only been heading in one direction for years: upwards. The industry also reported positive results for...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports climbed for a tenth month to hit a record high at the end of January, as robust imports met tepid domestic demand. Aluminium stocks held at Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka grew 8.8 percent in January from a month earlier to 449,800 tonnes, Marubeni...
The strength of Emirates Global Aluminium ("EGA") in being able to meet future primary global aluminium demand was highlighted during the Platts Aluminium Symposium 2015, which was staged in Scottsdale, Arizona from 18 to 20 January. Speaking at the symposium, of which EGA was one of the sponsors,...
The year ending is nearby and the prices of Aluminium have seen some sharp sell off, almost tarnishing the efforts of the bulls during the years. The situation during the year ending is making everyone juxtaposed for the future. The prices are crumbling as Aluminium has seen outperformances during...
Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports rose for an eighth straight month to hit a record high at the end of November on rising imports and softer demand at home. Aluminium stocks held at Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka rose 14 percent in November from a month earlier to 378,000 tonnes, the...
Russian giant Rusal sees global aluminum demand to grow by 6% this year over 2013. According to RUSAL, China and other Asian economies are expected to grow strongly and the developed markets including the US and Europe should continue to show a healthy growth. Aided by strong growth within Asia,...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)'s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray recently visited customers in Asia as part of Alba's drive to improve customer satisfaction as well as expand its customer base across the region. Mr. Murray met with Alba's customers, trade partners as well as employees in the...
The global aluminium production sector is becoming ever more polarised. China's national output of the light metal has risen by 3.36 million tonnes annualised since the first quarter of this year, while output in the rest of the world has contracted by 1.06 million tonnes over the same period....
Novelis, a global producer of rolled aluminum and recycler of beverage cans, has been implementing a wide range of corporate social responsibility (CSR) programs over the years to promote the importance of recycling. Each year, the company organizes a summer camp for elementary school students to...
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced today the completion of a two-year, $400 million expansion program in South Korea. The expansion of its Yeongju and Ulsan plants increases the company's production capacity in the region by more than 50 percent to approximately...
UK aluminium scrap sellers have slashed the volumes they export into India following a sharp fall in the value of the rupee, with some reporting falls of up to 90% by volume. “The amount we export into India is at its lowest in five years, and that is exclusively driven by the currency killing...
Aluminium prices edged up by 0.71% to Rs 120.20 per kg in futures trade today as participants engaged in enlarging positions, supported by a firming Asian trend. Further, better demand in the spot markets also influenced metal prices. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, aluminium for delivery in...
Aluminium ingot inventories at three major Japanese ports fell about 6.3% month-on-month in July, trading house Marubeni Corp’s data showed on Monday August 12. The total inventories at Osaka, Yokohama and Nagoya stood at 234,000 tons in July down from 249,600 tons in June. Inventories were down...
The London Metal Exchange has approved Kaohsiung, Taiwan as a good delivery point for primary aluminium, aluminium alloy, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. This will be the LME’s ninth location in Asia. “It is important that the LME’s network of good delivery points are located in the correct...
Ducon Technologies announced that in past 5 years the Company has built up extensive and diversified experience in the Alumina handling systems. Ducon has executed eight alumina and crushed bath projects for major aluminum producers of India. Most of these projects have been turnkey in scope and in...
Japan's consumption of high-purity aluminum ingot above 99.9%, used for condenser production, has doubled since the end of 2012 due to end-user restocking, market sources said on Monday. Japan's shipment of capacitor-grade aluminum foil used for electronic devices stood at 2,122 mt in March,...
