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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Bangladesh Thai Aluminium Ltd. has recorded a 98 per cent falling net profit for the year ending on June 30, 2022, in contrast with the earnings of the previous year. This is mainly due to the augmented raw material and freight rates, alongside the degrading economic conditions of the region. One...
In September 2022, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stood at 1.121 million tonnes, registering a downfall of 6.27 per cent month-on-month but an increase of 1.91 per cent year-on-year, found the International Aluminium Institute data. In August 2022, Africa & Asia’s (ex-China) alumina...
Malaysia-based Delux Holdings Sdn Bhd has inaugurated its Johor Bahru outlet, which is the company's first, as well as the largest showroom in the South-Asian zone. Delux has established itself as one of South East Asia's topmost aluminium automatic gate and security door creators. The Johor Bahru...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd is estimated to mark an exponential double-digit net profit in the Financial Year 2022 (FY22). Though aluminium spot prices have declined, there is a sufficient hike in carbon anode prices which will increase operational costs. There is a projected growth of 50...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s aluminium extrusion imports from January to September 2022 stood at 26,000 tonnes, reflecting an increase of 12.4 per cent year-on-year. The trend suggests that the total import volume through 2022 will record growth after six consecutive years of...
Heineken has successfully opened the doors to its biggest brewery in Vietnam, with a collective area of 40 hectares in My Xuan A Industrial Zone, situated in Ba Ria Vung Tau province. The unit flaunts a net capacity of 11 million hectolitres with four enhanced beverage canning lines. The Heineken...
HMD Global, a Finnish company that secured Nokia branding rights in late 2016, introduced a new mid-range smartphone in Thailand titled Nokia X30 5G. The new eco-friendly smartphone comprises recycled materials like aluminium and plastic from the case to the packaging. The rear cover is plastic...
Malaysia-based Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd has retrieved 123.59 million shares from the market, selling almost a 1.5 per cent stake in the company amounting to RM605.59 million, as was recorded in the local bourse board. The group filled in the data on October 19, Wednesday and Bursa...
The market research and analysis wing of RHB Malaysia, RHB Research, states that Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd is a vital proxy of sustainable low-carbon producing aluminium smelters. In a recent report to its clients, the research agency said, "This is amid the global decarbonization efforts...
Aluminium is a very resilient metal that can be recycled repeatedly without losing its original value. Recycling aluminium conserves 95 per cent of the energy required to produce the same quantity of aluminium from scratch. Recycling metals isn't always as simple as it may be. Steel is the hardest...
Sibu, an inland city in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia, reportedly witnessed the launch of its first locally built aluminium fast crew boat on Wednesday, October 5. The boat is named Marine Success, built by Sapor Shipbuilding Industrial Sdn Bhd at a cost of RM20 million. Ting Hua Ang,...
The share price of Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd is being positively affected due to the instability in aluminium prices, due to the introduction of the hedging policy. Since both are inter-connected, this situation was first observed during the initial days of the pandemic by Affin Hwang...
According to China customs data, the country’s aluminium extrusion (HS code 76041010, 76041090, 76042100, 76042910, 76042990) export volume amounted to 81,800 tonnes in August 2022, registering a month-on-month fall of 11,500 tonnes or 12.4 per cent and a year-on-year drop of 3.42 per cent....
The Sri Lankan exporter of quality aluminium extrusion products to the global market, Swisstek Aluminium Ltd, joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative as the new Production and Transformation member. Incorporated in 2009, Swisstek Aluminium is a subsidiary of Lankatiles and Vallibel One. In addition...
Thailand has received its first AI-enabled reverse vending machine (RVM), ‘Circu-larOne’ from SUSTAINTECH, n eco-friendly tech start-up. This vending machine has been developed by Thai people and is controlled by the cloud business of global technology company Tencent. The RVM accepts PET or glass...
The first phase of PT Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk's aluminium smelter in North Kalimantan will operate commercially in Q1 2025 with a capacity of 500,000 tonnes. Adaro is Indonesia's second-largest coal miner by production volume and most significant by market capitalization. Adaro strives to seize...
Alumina powder, also known as aluminium oxide, is a chemical compound mainly used to produce aluminium – one of the essential metals in advancing a low-carbon economy and throughout the global industry. In addition to being ideal for aluminium production, alumina also provides excellent hardness...
The Sri Lankan exporter of quality aluminium extrusion products to the global market, Swisstek Aluminium Ltd, launched a website ( www.metals.lk ) that will make selling scrap in Sri Lanka easier. The website has been created for the Ministry of Industries and Industrial Development Board (IDB),...
