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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Soon Lian, a company listed on the SGX, anticipates reporting a consolidated net loss for the six-month period ending June 30. This contrasts the consolidated net profit achieved during the same period in the previous year. The expected loss is attributed to a decrease in sales revenue and an...
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Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has recognised Crown Holdings, Inc.’s two beverage cans manufacturing facilities in Nong Khae District, Thailand, with Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certifications. Crown Bevcan and Closures (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Crown TCP Beverage Cans Company Limited have...
Shanghai Common Metal Products Co., Ltd has been successfully enlisted by AL CircleBiz, one of the fastest-growing B2B online marketplaces, to its 1200+ global community of verified sellers. Shanghai Common Metal Products Co., Ltd . is a recognised metal product producer, exporter, and seller with...
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According to the International Aluminium Institute data, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) during May 2023 amounted to 1.167 million tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month hike of 8.05 per cent from 1.080 million tonnes. The growth continued after an increase of 1.41 per cent in April...
L'OCCITANE Travel Retail is debuting its compelling and immersive 'Gift of Nature' pop-ups, which emphasise the significance of sustainability and biodiversity at two of Hainan's top downtown malls, the Sanya International Duty-Free Complex and CDF Haikou Mova Mall. The French Luxury brand is known...
Thailand anticipates a 2 per cent growth in exports to South Korea this year to US$6.52 billion, aided partly by a tighter commercial engagement via a so-called mini-free trade agreement (mini-FTA) with the South Korean provinces of Gyeonggi and Pusan. Aluminium products, sugar, oil, rubber goods,...
In March 2023, the United States exported 38,500 tonnes of aluminium scrap to Malaysia compared to 31,000 tonnes in February, found the US Census Bureau data. Thus, on a month-on-month calculation, the aluminium scrap exports from the US to Malaysia registered an increase of 7,500 tonnes or 24.19...
On June 26, the Coca-Cola system in Thailand, consisting of ThaiNamthip Corporation Limited, HaadThip plc, and Coca-Cola (Thailand) Ltd., joined forces with key partner Trash Lucky Co., Ltd. to launch the 3rd annual "Coke Recycle Me with Trash Lucky" campaign. This year's campaign is the largest to...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR), Bangladesh's apex authority for tax administration, has reportedly exempted the 7.5 per cent value-added tax (VAT) on local aluminium scraps and wastes procured by utensil-manufacturing companies. The news came after NBR issued a public notice informing the VAT...
Singapore-based healthy snack brand SnackRight attempts to weather larger economic uncertainty by concentrating on product innovation and shelf-life extension to expand its sales channels. The company plans to include packaging materials like aluminium foils in their arrangements to expand its...
China's aluminium producers are eyeing Indonesia for setting up smelters like nickel manufacturers. Indonesia has shown interest in housing aluminium smelters as they have done with nickel. They want to stop exporting aluminium raw materials and working on getting foreign investors to build...
Norwegian aluminium producer, Hydro will offer engineering support, manufacturing, and delivery of its flagship aluminium components for the 780 kW SolarDuck offshore floating solar plant. The construction will take place off the Coast of Tioman Island in Malaysia and has been scheduled to be...
Scottish Chemical Industries has contributed exponentially to the aluminium foundry industries since its establishment in 1985 by Mr Kamal Khandelwal. It is one of the world's largest ISO 9001 & 14001 certified manufacturers and exporters, providing high-quality products to the Aluminium, Steel,...
Alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) amounted to 1.08 million tonnes during April 2023, reflecting an increase of 1.41 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute. In March, the output was at 1.065 million tonnes after a fall of 3.10 per cent from 1.033 million...
During Q1 of 2023, Italian machine tool manufacturers experienced decreased order intake in domestic and foreign markets. The Economic Studies Department & Business Culture Centre of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE reported a 23.7% decline in machine tool orders, with an index score of 125.1. However,...
The growing demand for recycled aluminium for making beverage cans and other packaging to achieve sustainability has led to a significant rise in the United States aluminium scrap exports to different parts of the world. According to the last data revealed by US Census Bureau, the United States’...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has enlisted Ye Chiu Metal Smelting (Ye Chiu Group) as its new Production and Transformation member. Ye Chiu, a contemporary group company with a presence in Asia and America, is constantly dedicated to achieving its goal of industry globalisation. Apart from...
The Malaysia-based PMB Technology Bhd will invest significantly in its Phase 3 plant project in Samalaju Industrial Park, Bintulu, increasing the output capacity of metallic silicon by 50 per cent annually. It has been reported that the company is investing RM350 million in the Phase 3 unit of the...
