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 Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry of Malaysia said in a statement that the government would be holding a public hearing and engagement with all parties on the new bauxite mining Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The ministry said this initiative is taken to improve the SOP that...
Malaysia health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad reported that his ministry is constantly monitoring the health of residents who live around bauxite-mining areas near Kuantan. He said the monitoring is carried out by obtaining regular health reports from various health and medical facilities in the area....
Anglo-Swiss mining company Glencore will reportedly take delivery of 200,000 tonnes of aluminium, which they had purchased on the London Metal Exchange, from warehouses owned by ISTIM UK in Port Klang, Malaysia. The news came when five sources familiar with the matter revealed the fact. According...
A local media update from Malaysia today says that the moratorium on bauxite mining activities will be lifted in April 2019. This was announced by the Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry of Malaysia. Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar added that the order will require clearance of the existing...
In December 2018, Indonesia imported USD 15.28 billion worth of goods from around the globe, up by 1.16 percent from a year earlier.Indonesia’s estimated imports of aluminium scrap increased in both volume and value in 2018 when compared to 2017 data. The USA continued to be the leading source of...
According to a recent report, Altech Chemicals has secured the development order for construction of its high purity alumina plant in Johor, Malaysia. Site establishment works such as hoarding of the entire site, establishment of the site office, and construction of access ways are now thus...
Vietnam, the emerging alumina producing hub on the shores of the South China Sea, has recorded an increase in its offshore alumina sales over the last three years. In fact, as suggested by the available international trade data, the alumina export by Vietnam has become more than double since 2015....
While China’s semi-finished exports to the U.S. have lessened due to tariffs, the surplus metal, minimally transformed to exploit China’s export tax differentials, has been showing up in other Asian countries. Semi-finished aluminium export from China is creating concern among south Asian countries...
TETRA Pak (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd and Nestle Milo UHT came together to announce that the CAREton project 2019 consumer recycling campaign will be collaborating with the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ). The project expects to recycle 35 million drink packs in 2019. Inside of Tetra Pak aseptic cartons,...
Semi-finished aluminium export from China is creating concern among other south Asian countries as well. Vietnamese aluminium producers fear cheap aluminium products imported from China would make their domestic products un-competitive. Nguyen Hong Linh, owner of an aluminium manufacturing firm in...
Abba Aluminium Co, a manufacturer of aluminium and aluminium extruded products in Taiwan, held a ceremony on December 24 to celebrate the opening of a new manufacturing plant in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ), according to a report by The Myanmar Times. Initial investment amounted to US$13...
Seberang Prai Municipal Council (MPSP) has opened environment resource centre for residents in Taman Tangling, Simpang Ampat, near Nibong Tebal, according to a report by The Star Online. The centre, which has started functioning on November 4, would be open on the first Sunday of each month to...
Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) and Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn Bhd have launched kerbside recycling collection service for residents in Jalan Semaba. Under the collection service, residents will be able to recycle e-waste, aluminium, plastic, steel, paper and cardboard, according to a Trienekens news...
LB Aluminium Berhad, one of the largest aluminium suppliers based in Malaysia, has recorded a surge in its net profit for the second quarter ended on October 31. The profit reportedly grew by 69.4 per cent to RM2.83 million against RM1.67 million in the previous corresponding quarter, mainly...
According to a report, over 37 tonnes of recyclable materials have been collected by more than 58 schools in Perlis in the first Perils Recycling Campaign 2018. The schools in Perils had taken up this challenge of collecting recyclable materials for advocating best recycling practices during the...
Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK) and Carabao Group PCL (CBG), a leading beverage maker headquartered in Bangkok, jointly held a completion ceremony for new aluminium can plant owned and operated by Asia Can Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ACM). As a...
As shown by AlCircle’s report on “A Worldwide Market Analysis of Aluminium Wire rod, Cables & Conductors - Industry forecasts to 2025” , China is the world’s major producer of aluminium wire rod followed by India supplying together about 67% of the global aluminium wire rod usage. India’s share of...
Japan's largest aluminium rolled product manufacturer UACJ Corporation is looking at the Southeast Asian market to compensate for the slow growth in the domestic market. The company wants to revive a struggling Thai unit under this plan, which President Miyuki Ishihara expects to turn profitable...
