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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Yokohama Options and Futures Exchange (YKOFX) has added new aluminium alloy futures contract to its base metals offering. The aluminium alloy futures contract to complement YKOFX's existing suite of aluminium risk management tools, including its Aluminium Contract Premium futures, Aluminium...
On Tuesday, May 4, Vietnam announced its decision to keep anti-dumping duties on Chinese aluminium products imports. The news came after the Ministry of Industry and Trade said that it decided to continue imposing anti-dumping duties with a tax rate from 4.39 per cent to 35.58 per cent on certain...
Ball Corporation, a leading provider of innovative, sustainable aluminium packaging for beverage, personal care and other products, expects a significant growth in its aluminium packaging business in India as new segments such as sparkling water, wine and hard spirits are switching to aluminium...
The Southeast Asian nation, Vietnam, onward 25 th April 2021 will impose anti-dumping duties of 4.39%-35.58% on aluminium products imported from China. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, “The anti-dumping duties will apply to certain extruded aluminium products produced by 18 Chinese...
The economy of Bangladesh has visualized being one of the fastest-growing contenders in the world in context to the past few years, with a stable economic performance that has supported to shrink poverty and social inequalities. The country’s GDP growth was estimated to have reached 8.2% in 2019...
According to the US Geological Survey, the United States’ aluminium scrap exports to Hong Kong jumped by 9,100 tonnes or 81.25 per cent in January 2021 to stand at 20,300 tonnes. In December 2020, the exports stood at 11,200 tonnes, which also surged month-on-month by 4,930 tonnes or 78.63 per cent...
On Monday, April 5, Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd informed about the fire accident, which occurred on Saturday, April 3, at its 80%-owned subsidiary Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd's (PM Bintulu) smelting plant within the Samalaju Industrial Park. However, the cause of the fire has not been...
The unrivalled disruption of COVID-19 has caused geopolitical unrest and as the global order is modified, small emerging market economies like Sri Lanka are exposed to the fallout. Sri Lanka bestrides vital shipping routes and is at the centre of a diplomatic dispute between China and the United...
Malaysian aluminium smelter, Press Metal has been adored by the investors as the metal producer focus on ESG practices, while the world’s largest glove producers, Top Glove topples due to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. South-east Asia's biggest aluminium smelter gushed 18% in...
The economic recovery of Japan in 2020 was proportionately strong, while by Q4, the real GDP was down just 1.2% from a year earlier, and it was due to recoil in consumer spending and ample foreign demand. Japan’s indecisive growth was evident in January 2021, when the Consumption Activity Index...
Malaysia’s aluminium scrap import from the United States recorded a decrease of 7,900 tonnes or 17.83 per cent in December 2020 to stand at 36,400 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey’s latest data. In November 2020, the import volume stood almost flat at 44,300 tonnes compared to 44,800 tonnes...
China exported 1.23 million tonnes of aluminium foil in 2020, which reflected a downfall of 4.95 per cent from the exports in 2019, found the customs data. Exports of foil under HS code 76071110 (unprocessed aluminium foil without backing after rolling, thickness ≤0.007mm) totalled 293,400 tonnes...
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 3,920 tonnes in November 2020, with a month-on-month decrease of 14.22%. Taiwan had imported 4,570 tonnes in October 2020. On a yearly basis, imports dropped by 5.31% from 4,140 tonnes in November 2019, as updated by the US Census Bureau. In...
The United States aluminium scrap exports to Malaysia in November 2020 stood almost flat month-on-month at 44,300 tonnes, found the US Geological Survey. In October, the US scrap exports to Malaysia came in at 44,800 tonnes, registering a surge of 7,200 tonnes or 19.15 per cent from 37,600 tonnes...
According to a recent report, NanoAL, LLC, the US-based materials research and technology company, has entered a Commercial License Agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation RtM Japan Ltd. (RtMJ) to bring its award-winning Addalloy® family of advanced aluminium alloy powders to the Metal Additive...
World primary aluminium production began the year 2021 with a slight rise of 0.23 per cent month-on-month to 5.707 million tonnes in January. On a year-on-year calculation, the output stood higher by 4.29 per cent from 5.472 million tonnes. In December 2020, world primary aluminium production stood...
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood at 3,920 tonnes in November 2020, with a month-on-month decrease of 14.22%. Taiwan had imported 4,570 tonnes in October 2020. On a yearly basis, imports reduced by 5.31 % from 4,140 tonnes in November 2019, as updated by the US Census Bureau. In...
The Greek Economy Outlook for 2021 resembles the continuation of the pandemic is developing a barrier towards predictions, which is almost impossible about the course of the Greek economy. Notwithstanding, the effort of the government to facilitate recovery is being heightened and will...
