
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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According to industry insiders, Taiwan-based aluminium electrolytic capacitors manufacturers (such as Apaq Technology, Lelon Electronics, and Taiwan Chinsan Electronic) are poised to have a very successful first quarter of 2022 despite constrained availability of upstream materials. The three...

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States exported 48,700 tonnes of US aluminium scrap to Malaysia, showing a month-on-month growth of 7,500 per tonne or 18.20%. In September 2021, 41,200 tonnes of US aluminium scrap were exported to Malaysia, showing a sharp downfall of...

The Indonesian aluminium giant PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum in vernacular known as Inalum attained aluminium production of 243,000 tonnes while sales were recorded at 218,000 tonnes in 2021. The Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) holding company depended on aluminium commodities by diversifying...

According to the US census bureau report, the United States’ aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia stood at 48,700 tonnes in October 2021. That was an increase of tonnes or 18.20 per cent from 41,200 tonnes in September 2021. In August, the export volume was at 56,900 tonnes, which indicate a...

Presently, around the world, the primary technique of processing aluminium scrap is remelting in units of various types and then molten metal is usually cast into ingots. However, in some cases, the melt is granulated or gas atomized to produce powder of recycled aluminium. The remelting-casting...

According to China customs data, China exported 114,700 tonnes of aluminium foil in November 2021, which reflected a month-on-month increase of 2 per cent and a year-on-year rise of 13 per cent. Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Henan, Shandong ranked top in November, exporting more than 10,000 tonnes...

According to the International Aluminium Institute data, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stood at 1.114 million tonnes in November 2021, up by 2.20 per cent from 1.090 million tonnes in October. In September, alumina output in Africa & Asia (ex-China) amounted to 1.100 million...

NWP Holdings Bhd has received a formal note from Pembinaan Bintang Baru Sdn Bhd that it has selected its wholly-owned subsidiary NWP Construction Sdn Bhd as the sub-contractor to endeavour the supply and installation of aluminium formwork system and skim coating works for RM 30.4 million. While...

PT Adaro Energy based in Indonesia signed a letter of intent this week to invest in a smelter project to be developed at the Green Industrial Park Indonesia in North Kalimantan province. Adaro Energy, an Indonesian coal business, said in a statement on Thursday that it aims to build a $728 million...

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States exported 2,480 tonnes of US aluminium scrap to Taiwan in September 2021, showing a month-on-month hike of 70 per tonne or by 2.90 percent. In August 2021, 2410 tonnes of US aluminium scrap was exported to Taiwan, showing a decrease of...

The Delta variant of COVID-19 impacted the stride of Vietnam’s economic growth, as it is envisioned to remain moderate at 2.3% in 2021 when compared to the 2.9% growth rate record in 2020. However, a strong recovery in GDP growth momentum is forecasted for 2022, at a rate of 6.3% Y-o-Y, due to an...

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States exported 5,920 tonnes of US aluminium scrap to Thailand in September 2021, showing a month-on-month hike of 820 per tonne or by 16.07 percent. In August 2021, 5,100 tonnes of US aluminium scrap was exported to Thailand, showing a surge...

The Indonesian state-owned company specialized in aluminium smelting, Inalum Operating as part of the BUMN Holding Mining Industry MIND ID is dedicated towards the development of the national aluminium industry cluster. However, Inalum through its subsidiary PT Indonesia Aluminum Alloy (IAA) will...

According to the US Census data, the United States aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia stood at 41,200 tonnes in September 2021, bringing the total exports in Q3 to 143,700 tonnes. On a month-on-month basis, the United States aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia in September 2021 edged 27.59 per...

The end user sector has been in the news for a number of reasons. To being with, the shortage of aluminium cans has sent shockwaves throughout the sector. The majorly affected with this incident are the local or craft breweries. Beer drinkers may have to pay more for their favourite craft brews in...

According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States exported 7,370 tonnes of US aluminium scrap to Indonesia in September 2021, showing a month-on-month hike of 170 tonnes or by 2.36 percent. In August 2021, 7,200 tonnes of US aluminium scrap was exported to Indonesia, showing a slip of...

The Malaysian state Sabah occupying the northern part of the island of Borneo has been anticipated to begin its first electric bus (e-Bus) trial run soon in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital. Muhammad Khairulnizam Hasnan, the chief communications officer of Qhazanah Sabah Bhd (QSB), the Sabah...

The Malaysia-based world-class aluminium producer, Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd, on the account of higher aluminium prices, books a net profit of RM283.33 million in Q3 ended Sept 30, 2021. This was more than double the net profit of RM121.98 million when compared with the same quarter the...