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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Press Metal has become a new Production & Transformation member of Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 115. Press Metal is a Malaysian-based aluminium company with extensive global presence. The...
CS Aluminium Corporation (CSAC) has received Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Certification for four production facilities and headquarters in Taiwan. The certification covers re-melting and casting, hot rolling, cold rolling and finishing for the manufacture of aluminium plates,...
In the present day, aluminium is a universally used metal in various industries. The light-weight of the metal, easy way to process and corrosion-resistant is its basic features for abroad acceptance. The consumption of aluminium has been growing on year on year basis and it is very well...
The US aluminium scrap export to Malaysia has been riding high from May-Oct’19 with total export volume stood at 158,200 tonnes. The aluminium scrap export to Malaysia in May’19 was recorded at 20,200 tonnes, whereas in June’19 it stood at 21,400 tonnes, a rise of 5.88%, with more than 1200 tones....
President Joko Widodo government in Indonesia is in constant motivation to increase the national aluminium production. The focused figure is 1.5-2 million tonnes per annum by 2025, keeping in mind the present production 250,000 tonnes. The government is seeking to enable manufacturers to align with...
Altech Chemicals Limited in its recent media release has updated the current status of the construction activities of its high purity alumina plant site in Johor, Malaysia. The company says the construction of the site’s electrical substation, which started in September 2019, is progressing ahead...
Singapore’s first recycling drive for contact lens blisters is EYE FOR EARTH On 3 rd January’20 Capitol Optical, Singapore’s eyewear chain launched its Eye for Earth initiative which encourages contact lens users to recycle the blister packs. Eye for Earth is Singapore’s first dedicated contact...
Altech Chemicals Limited has received applications from existing shareholders for $2.8 million of new shares under the Share Purchase Plan (SPP). The new shares are expected to be allotted on Wednesday 8 January 2020 at an offer price of $0.0975 per share. Altech has also updated the construction...
The United States Geological Survey data showed the United States total exports of aluminium, including scrap, to Taiwan came in at 54,100 tonnes during January-September 2019, up 11.31 per cent from 48,600 tonnes in the same period last year. In September, the US aluminium exports to Taiwan stood...
JW Aluminum Company will increase the annual intake of UBCs and other forms of recycled aluminium by at least 100 million pounds when it finishes an expansion project in the Southeast U.S. next year. JW Aluminum laid out details of the US$225 million expansion of an existing manufacturing site in...
According to the United States Geological Survey, the country in the first month of Q4 2019 (September) exported 155,000 tonnes, down 6.06 per cent from 165,000 tonnes in August 2019. The export volume in August was, however, higher month-on-month by 8.5 per cent from 152,000 tonnes in July. In...
ASI is pleased to welcome Sunberg Limited as a new Downstream Supporter member, bringing the total number of ASI members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 108. Sunberg Limited, based in United Kingdom, started exports of recyclable metal 20 years ago from Russia, Europe and USA...
Singapore exports substantial amount of aluminium scrap globally and has a huge demand in various countries in India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Thailand. India has been the top importer of aluminium scrap from Singapore. According to recent estimates, Singapore’s exports to India stood at...
LME data shows that Warehousing firm ISTIM UK held 35% of aluminium stocks in its LME registered warehouse in Malaysia by the end of November. Reuter reported aluminium stocks in ISTIM’s Port Klang and Johor warehouses increased 213,275 tonnes to 476,846 tonnes in November. Total aluminium stocks...
Indonesia’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US stood 17.85% higher month-on-month in August. Scrap imports amounted to 9,440 tonnes as compared to 8,010 tonnes in July. Compared to June, imports registered a growth of 35.05% or 2,450 tonnes. Aluminium scrap imports in August inched up by 7.76%...
According to the data from the United States Geological Survey, the aluminium scrap exports from the US to Hong Kong rose month-on-month in August by about 28 per cent to 12,100 tonnes; whereas in July, the export amount was down by 29 per cent from the previous month to 9,430 tonnes. In June,...
Taiwan’s imports of aluminium scrap from the US climbed by 36.74% from July and 6.45% from June in August. Taiwan imported 4,950 tonnes of scrap in August, from 3,620 tonnes and 4,650 tonnes imported in July and June. Imports were down by 8.67% from 5,420 tonnes in May, but up 15.12% from 4,300...
According to a recent report, Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd has bought a 25 per cent stake in PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia for US$80.23 million. The Southeast Asia’s largest smelter has signed a share subscription agreement with PT Mahkota Karya Utama (PT MKU) and PT BAI, and a shareholders’...
