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...
Grow with
AL Circle
Australia's aluminium industry is a highly integrated sector of mining, refining, smelting and semi-fabrication centres. It has four major aluminium smelters- all operated by the biggest names in the global aluminium industry. Raw aluminium accounts for 19 per cent of the total exports of the...
Malaysia’s Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.The company’s revenue increased from RM1.93 billion in Q1 2017 to RM2.13 billion in Q1 2018, driven by higher aluminium prices. The company’s profit before tax rose 5.5 per cent to RM210.2...
Indonesia imported US$156.9 billion worth of goods from around the globe in 2017, an increase of 15.7 per cent year on year. Aluminium scrap import by Indonesia also increased over the last three years. The country is estimated to increase its aluminium scrap import this year. Indonesia’s import of...
Novelis Inc. has broken ground on its $300 million automotive aluminium sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky. The 400,000 square foot facility will create approximately 125 jobs and produce annual nameplate capacity of 200 thousand tons. Image Source: novelis.com The aluminium rolling...
According to latest figures from the US Census Bureau and US International Trade Commission, aluminium scrap exports by the U.S. rose in the first three months of this year. Total exports by the U.S. stood at 386, 910 tonnes in Q1 2018, up 9 per cent from the same period previous year. U.S. exports...
Vietnam’s imports of aluminium bar rods and profiles increased during the last three years. The country imported about 2 million tonnes of aluminium bar rods and profiles in 2017. The figure represented an increase from the previous year’s import volume when it reached 1.5 million tonnes. The...
Crown Holdings, Inc. announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018. The company reported net sales of $2,197 million in Q1 2018, from $1,901 million in Q1 2017, reflecting increased beverage can volumes, the pass through of higher material costs to customers, and $121...
Japan, a major exporter of aluminium scrap and automotive grade aluminium alloy scrap to the entire of South East Asia, exports considerable amount of aluminium scrap every year. Aluminium scrap export from Japan to South Korea increased in 2017. Aluminium scrap export from Japan to South Korea...
Vietnam’s exports of commodities increased to US$19800 million in March 2018, from US$143300 million in February 2018. The country’s export of aluminium wire increased in volume in 2017 when compared to 2016 data. Vietnam’s exports of aluminium wire are projected to decline in 2018. As per global...
Malaysia, one of the world’s top bauxite producers, has started exporting bauxite to China since November, though the volume has shrunk considerably in February 2018. As per export-import data shared by China’s General Administration of Customs, bauxite export by Malaysia to China in February...
Malaysians will soon be the first to earn gold by recycling their plastic bottles and aluminium cans. Southeast Asian fintech firm HelloGold and Malaysia’s reverse-vending machine (RVM) company KLEAN are implementing a recycling scheme that offers Malaysians 0.00059 grams of investment-grade gold...
Malaysia imported MYR 73.2 billion worth of products around the world in January 2018, an increase of 11.6 per cent year-on-year. Imports of aluminium wire by Malaysia have been growing with each passing year. The automotive and construction sector is driving the market for aluminium wire...
Since Press Metal Aluminium exports minimal amount of primary aluminium products to the United States, Trump’s proposed tariffs on aluminium and steel imports will have minimal impact on its business. Malaysia’s Press Metal said in an exchange filing on Monday, March 5. “We understand that the...
Malaysia's Press Metal Aluminium Holdings is set to expand its aluminium business by acquiring Leader Universal Aluminium Sdn Bhd (LUA). For this, the company has signed an agreement with HNG Capital Sdn Bhd for RM96 million. Leader Universal Aluminium (LUA) is wholly-owned by HNG Capital, and is...
Malaysia’s Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd announced results for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2017 (4QFY17). The company recorded net profit of RM150.19 million in the fourth quarter, up 14 per cent from RM131.78 million a year ago. Image Source: Press Metal Press Metal’s revenue increased...
Notion VTec, a manufacturer and seller of high precision components for consumer electronics, digital imaging, and automotive industries, announced RM5.7 million of new investment in its aluminium extrusion technology. The company has received the grant assistance from the government. Image source:...
Kian Joo Can Factory Berhad, a manufacturer and distributor of aluminium cans, tin cans and steel cans in Malaysia, recorded revenue of RM494.4 million in Q4, 2017, an increase from RM429.3 million in Q4, 2016. The increase in revenue was contributed by increase in demand for the Group's products...
Altech Chemicals Limited has announced the approval of a manufacturing license from the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) for its 4,500 tonnes high purity alumina (HPA) plant at Johor, Malaysia. The approval represents another important milestone for the development of alumina...
