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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Primetals Technologies, an engineering and plant construction company for metals industry, has announced it received an order from from Ulsan Aluminum Ltd., a rolled aluminium producer, for the supply of new automation technology to the company's hot rolling mill and cold rolling mill no. 2 in...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad, the largest Aluminium smelter in South East Asia, closed its nine months ended 30 September 2018 (9M FY18) with satisfactory results amidst fluctuation in both aluminium price and raw material costs. The company’s revenue in 9M FY18 increased 15.5% to RM6.94...
In 2014 the Taiwanese Government had listed the metal related industry as one of Taiwan's pillar industries. It said going forward it would focus on assisting the sector to upgrade technology and develop high-end products. The country ranks second in per capita aluminium consumption with a rate of...
Indonesia’s import and export of aluminium cans reduced in 2017 when compared to 2016 data. The country’s aluminium can import and exports dropped around 81 per cent year-on-year in 2017. It is expected that Indonesia’s imports of aluminium cans will be more than exports in 2018. According to...
Altech Chemicals Limited has finalised the site layout and building design for its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) plant. The final layout is based on the recently completed site geotechnical survey and feedback from pre-construction consultation meetings between SMS group GmbH, local...
Altech Chemicals published Quarterly Report for September 2018. The company organized the official ground breaking ceremony for Altech’s held at Johor HPA site during this quarter. The Australian High Commissioner and German Ambassador to Malaysia unveiled official opening plaque. The ceremony was...
WZ Satu Bhd has reported results for the fourth quarter ended Aug 31 and blamed overrunning costs at two big projects and a huge damage incurred in the group’s mining business due to mining ban in Malaysia for the losses made in this quarter. WZ Satu Bhd which started as WZ Steel Berhad and assumed...
Taiwan imports considerable amount of aluminium alloys to supplement domestic production and make value added products. Taiwan manufactures about 819,000 tonnes of aluminium domestically in four main categories: Secondary Aluminium Alloy, Casting, Rolling and Extrusion Industries. The country’s...
LB Aluminium Bhd announced in a filing with Bursa Malaysia that its 51%-owned subsidiary Citajaya Kuasa Sdn Bhd has subscribed for two million new shares, representing an 80% stake in Contras Build Sdn Bhd for RM2 million. The remaining 49% of Citajaya is held by Datuk Seri Gan Yu Chai. The company...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd, the largest aluminium smelter in Southeast Asia, is buying a 50 per cent stake in Japan Alumina Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd (JAA) for A$250 million (RM739 million). JAA holds a 10 per cent stake in Worsley Alumina unincorporated joint venture which owns and...
The production base for the primary aluminium sector has long started shifting towards east for the availability of raw materials, power and labour. The production base lies in the east while the market lies in the west. However, most of the Asian countries are now shifting their focus towards...
Indonesia’s primary aluminium producer PT Inalum (Persero) has exported 20,000 tonnes of aluminium ingots to Trafigura Pte. Ltd, in Port Klang, Malaysia. President- Director of Inalum Budi G. Sadikin said the export of aluminium ingots to Malaysia is a real step to make the company a leading global...
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. a company that designs develops and manufactures plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch systems has announced that it has received a multi-million dollar order for two DROSRITE™ furnace systems from an Asian client. The Systems are the third and fourth commercial...
Austal, an Australian-based global shipbuilding company, has recently declared that it delivered a 30 metre long high-speed aluminium catamaran for VS Grand Ferries Corporation in the Philipines. The Incat Crowther designed ship was built at Austal Philippines’ shipyard in Balamban, Cebu, with the...
On September 11, 2018, Viet Phuong Group (VPG) of Vietnam reportedly inked a contract with the Lao Government for exploiting and processing bauxite ore and building an alumina factory in Sekong province of Laos, in presence of VPG General Director Phuong Minh Hue. Hue thanked the authorities of...
Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar said in a statement on September 10, 2018 that the Pahang government will not issue export licenses to any firms that violate the moratorium period. He said the ministry had been informed illegal bauxite mining activities were taking...
The government has agreed to issue temporary approved permits (APs) to the relevant firms to export and clear the remaining stockpile of the ore located in Pahang. Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr A. Xavier Jayakumar said the decision came after talks between the ministry and the...
On September 6, 2018, New Wave Holdings Ltd. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary MSC Aluminium Holdings Pte. Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement with Mr Seow Heng Keong, an independent third party, for the purpose of facilitating the Group’s business of aluminium products distribution in...
