Aluminium extrusion usage in building and construction to grow 1.24% CAGR through 2035, with Americas at 1.15%, Europe at 1.30% & MEA at 2.47%
What does the building and construction market mean for aluminium extrusion industry? The answer may depend less on how much the world builds and more on where it builds and what those buildings require. As construction activity picks up across regions, aluminium extrusion is set to follow - but...
US backs Serra Verde rare earth with $750m, aims to reduce China dependence
The US Department of War has committed USD 750 million to back rare earth supplies from Brazil’s Serra Verde, as Washington moves to build a more secure, China-independent supply chain for critical minerals used in defence, energy, aerospace and advanced manufacturing. The investment will support...
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RUSAL’s bauxite operation shut down propels Oldendorff carriers to “adieu” Guyana
Oldendorff Carriers Guyana Inc (OCGI), headquartered in Germany, declared the closure of its transhipment service in Guyana, post-Rusal’s majority-owned Bauxite Company closed down its operation. As a result of this decision, more than 130 workers were sent home. On 21 st April’20, Oldendorff...
Spain’s export of Aluminium Tubes and Pipes records steady growth during 2017-19: Projected fall by 1.54% in 2020
Spain’s export of Aluminium tubes and pipes has reflected steady growth during 2017-19, as the total export volume stood at 18,682 tonnes, whereas the revenue generation stood at $74.48 million. The estimated export for 2020 though has been analysed with de-growth by 1.54% while accumulating the...
Mexico’s Bauxite import market shows steady growth during 2017-20
Aluminum is the world’s second-most-used industrial metal, second only to steel. Mexico’s long-running mining tradition dates back to colonial times, and despite the historically large and continuing importance of the mining industry and the fact that Mexico leads in the production of several...
The “COVID-19” pandemic: Aluar Aluminio Argentino SAIC slashing production at its aluminium plants
The Argentine giant Aluar Aluminio Argentino SAIC has been slashing production at one of its aluminium plants amid close-down related to the coronavirus pandemic apart from the indication that global light metal production is slowing down. The Buenos Aires-based producer said in a statement that...
Aluminium production in North America and South America up by 6% and 9.76% YoY in February
North America’s primary aluminium production increased by 6.08 per cent year-on-year to 314,000 tonnes in February 2020. The output fell by 4.85 per cent from January’s production of 330,000 tonnes. The output in the first two months of 2020 stood 3.54 per cent higher than the same period last...
Guyana’s Bauxite export moving towards its golden years as 2017-20 shows a positive trend
Guyana, a country with a population of 780,000, neighbouring Brazil and Venezuela in the region’s northeast corner, is expecting to bloom its economy to 86% in 2020 after expanding 4.4% in 2019, as per International Monetary Fund. Bauxite was the country's leading industry in 2002, and gold and...
Bierland selects Crown beverage cans for its new range
Brazil-based craft beer brand Bierland has expanded its products portfolio with the launch of new range in 350ml beverage can. The company has collaborated with Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia S.A., a subsidiary of Crown Holdings, to bring cans into its packaging portfolio. With this format...
Ball Corporation to buy Tubex Aluminum Aerosol Packaging Facility
Ball Corporation, a supplier of innovative, sustainable aluminium packaging solutions, has announced that it will acquire Tubex Industria E Comercio de Embalagens Ltda, an aluminium aerosol packaging business with a plant near Sao Paolo, Brazil, along with associated contracts and other related...
Novelis hires new Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer
The world-leading aluminium rolling and recycling firm, Novelis Incorporation, has announced today, on March 11, that it has hired Roxana Molina, who would be leading the company’s global metal and non-metal procurement programs as Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer. She will...
The gradual downfall of Argentina’s Bauxite import: 8.73% dip projected for 2020
The Bauxite import of the South American country Argentina has slowed down during 2017-2019. The projection for 2020 also shows a dip of 8.73%. The total bauxite import of Argentina from 2017-19 stood at 408,789 tonnes and when projected for the year 2020, the Y-o-Y shows a dip. The total import...
No assurances concerning Aluminium tariffs on Brazil: Donald Trump
The American president Donald Trump applauded the US relationship with Brazil in the reign of Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil. Though there were no assurances from President Trump concerning the aluminium tariffs on the South American country. <iframe width="500" height="300"...
Power failure at Albras aluminium plant in Brazil causes close-down of 25% of capacity: Norsk Hydro
Hydro, the fully integrated aluminium company, headquartered in Norway, partly owns aluminium plant Albras in Brazil. One of the four production lines of the plant has been close down due to a fire break in an electrical transformer on Friday morning, 6 th February’20. The fire has been...
CANPACK expanding capacity in Colombia and Russia by more than 1 billion cans annually
According to a recent report, CANPACK is expanding its capacity by more than 1 billion cans annually in Colombia and Russia, as the aluminium cans market in those two countries shows a positive sign of growth. Companies in both Colombia and Russia seek additional capacity for their products, driven...
NICIL Guyana pays February salaries to sacked Rusal owned BCGI workers
The National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), a Government of Guyana holding company, has paid the salaries for February to the 326 workers sacked by the Rusal-owned Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc (BCGI). RUSAL, one of the world’s largest producers of aluminium has suspended...
Aluminium production in North America and South America up by 1.23% and 18.29% YoY in January
North America’s primary aluminium production increased by 1.23 per cent year-on-year to 330,000 tonnes in January. On a month-on-month comparison, the output rose 1.85 per cent from 324,000 tonnes. For the full year 2019, the output stood slightly higher at 3.809 million tonnes, an increase of 0.93...
The rapid downfall of US import of Aluminium Metals and alloys, crude from Argentina during May – Oct’19
The US import of Metals and alloys, crude from Argentina has been showing a continuous de-growth. The total import volume from January – October’19 stood at 102,000 tonnes, whereas the import volume during the same phase the previous year was recorded at 146,000 tonnes, a downfall of 30.13% and by...
Bonasika Bauxite mine in Guyana gets started mining exploitation: First Bauxite Company
The US-based First Bauxite’s subsidiary company Guyana Industrial Minerals Inc. (GINMIN), on 21 st February’20, started its mining operation and processing plant at Bonasika mine, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region. A $100 million investment assurance can enhance it to a world-class operation....
First Bauxite LLC in Guyana considers building an Aluminium Smelter: Provided Natural gas sourced electricity supplied
First Bauxite LLC, a natural resource company engaged in the exploration and development of bauxite deposits in Guyana, South America has indicated to the Government of Guyana, regarding its intention to build an aluminium smelter in the country, provided natural gas, a cheap source of electricity...
