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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The beverage container return program, launched by the Singapore-based National Environment Agency (NEA), is expected to start on April 1, 2025. With this scheme, the organisation intends to raise Singapore's recycling rate, lower the quantity of garbage disposed of, and lower carbon emissions. The...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, and Pakistan were the five top suppliers of unwrought aluminium alloy to China during January-February 2023. In the first two months of the year, China imported 168,900 tonnes of unwrought aluminium alloy, reflecting...
France's Danone is sourcing more aluminium and whey from regions of Asia, a move that experts warned might reduce prices but potentially annoy European suppliers. The dairy behemoth has mostly relied on Europe for its raw ingredients. It produces Activia yoghurt, Aptamil baby formula, and Evian...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced the joining of MinTa Aluminum as its new Production and Transformation member. Established in Tainan, Taiwan, in 1961, MinTa Aluminum has continuously invested in metal processing for over 50 years. MinTa can provide holds a comprehensive solution...
One of the leading aluminium industry firms in Sri Lanka, Alumex PLC, has proclaimed the commencement of its flagship loyalty promotion, "Divikavuluwa". The region's leading producer of aluminium extrusions is keen to launch community-based initiatives to strengthen the nation's aluminium...
The residents of Sibu (a city in Malaysia) were invited to sell their recyclable used products at the 3R Recycling Programme held in Swan Square on March 12 last Sunday. The programme, since its inception, has helped collect recyclable items like paper, cardboard, tin or aluminium cans from the...
The ferroalloy smelting plant of the vertically integrated manganese and silicone metal company OM Holdings Ltd (OMH) in Malaysia’s Samalaju Industrial Park, Bintulu, will incorporate higher value-added silicon metal. The OM Materials (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd, the group's flagship smelter complex,...
Reygar, a widely acknowledged firm providing vessel monitoring and control mechanisms, has received the InnovateUK funding to create a set of the latest functions for its patented BareFLEET monitoring system in a close partnership with Singaporean innovator, designer and producer of high-speed...
The year 2023 started with a lot of hope keeping behind the fear of the pandemic and with an anticipation that the geopolitical crisis will conclude; however, it seems challenging to happen soon. In January 2023, the aluminium industry witnessed a lot of events, out of which the most difficult was...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has awarded PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) Persero the Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for the smelting plant at Kuala Tanjung, Indonesia. Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) Persero is the first company to have received the updated Performance Standard...
In the last days of 2022, the President of Indonesia finally announced that from July 2023, the largest country in Southeast Asia would prohibit exporting bauxite as it intensifies its protectionist policy to foster sophisticated domestic manufacturing. On January 18, 2023, Bahlil Lahadalia, the...
Thai premium clothes brand, MANIRAT has woven an aluminium studded evening gown for Miss Universe Thailand 2022, Anna Sueangam-iam. The model wore the aluminium gown for the Miss Universe 2022 preliminary competition on Wednesday, January 11. The composition of the evening gown is unique as the...
Indonesia Aluminium Alloy (IAA), being a subsidiary of PT Inalum, is unquestionably beneficial for better market access and raw material utilization. This was said during the soft commissioning event at the PT IAA recycling plant by Hendi Prio Santoso, the managing director of Mind ID. On this...
The world’s leading exporter of thermal coal, PT Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk, plans to begin constructing the aluminium smelter in North Kalimantan this year and anticipates accomplishing it within two years or maximum, by 2025. Febriati Nadira, the Head of Corporate Communication at Adaro Energy,...
The Southeast Asian nation, Malaysia, formerly ranked among the top ten global suppliers of bauxite to China, is poised to gain from Indonesia's most recent export embargo. Data from Indonesia's customs show that in 2021, China bought 17.8 million tonnes of bauxite from Indonesia, making up nearly...
The largest country in Southeast Asia, Indonesia, has recently announced a bauxite export ban, which will be implemented from June 2023. This is a government policy to increase domestic production of metal ores and industry since bauxite is a crucial component in manufacturing aluminium. The nation...
The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, stated that due to sanctions put in place by the EU and US, Russia would reroute its metal exports from Western nations to alternate markets. The minister identified China, Turkey, Southeast Asia, Russia-led Eurasian...
On December 27, 2022, Arsjad Rasjid, the General Chairperson of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), expressed support for the bauxite export ban, claiming that it will increase the value of the country's natural resources. Rasjid said, "The export ban on bauxite will take...
