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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Major development projects are being flagged off across Malaysia driving the demand for building materials sector. AmInvestment Bank Bhd in their recent market study held an ‘overweight’ view of the sector which includes aluminium building materials. According to the investment bank, key catalysts...
LME aluminium is resisting the downward trend trying to settle over USD 2000. After trending downwards for the last week, the light metal finally crossed USD 2000 level and closed at USD 2004 per tonne on Tuesday December 13. According to SMM, LME aluminium is expected to stay volatile at a low...
LB Aluminium Bhd, the largest supplier of aluminium extrusion in Malaysia, announced its net profit and revenue for the second quarter ended October 31, 2017. The company’s revenue increased 7.3% to RM126.94 million compared to RM118.28 for the preceding year correspondence quarter due mainly to...
Indonesia Asahan Aluminium, the country’s only aluminium producer, is undergoing a major transformation. The company aims to double its aluminium production capacity to 500,000 tonnes per annum by 2020, and to one million tonnes by 2025. It further intends to take control of its supply chain...
We are nearing the end of 2017, and Malaysia’s bauxite export still continues to remain a riddle for the industry. Even after almost two years of banning bauxite mining to force illegal miners to meet environmental standards, Malaysia’s bauxite exports to one of its major markets- China have been...
S-FORM, a manufacturer and supplier of aluminium formwork system in South Korea, has inaugurated its first overseas facility named S-Form System Formwork (M) Sdn Bhd for the production of aluminium formwork system in Malaysia. The plant, situated in Bandar Sri Sendayan, will cater to the demand of...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad, the largest aluminium smelter and extruder in South East Asia, reported its financial performance for nine months ended 30 September 2017. The company said in a press release that they are now targeting to increase contribution of value-added products from 30...
Thailand imports substantial amount of alumina from China to meet the country’s demand. China exported 258 tonnes of alumina during the first nine months of 2017, up 125 per cent year-on year. France and Japan are the top suppliers of alumina to the country. {newsStudioGallery} As shown by the...
Taiwan shipped USD 28.90 billion worth of goods in September 2017, up 28.1 per cent year-on-year. The country’s exports of aluminium can have been decreasing over the last two years. The trend is expected to continue in 2017. The largest part of aluminium can is exported to Japan. Indonesia and the...
Altech Chemicals Limited has received commitments to raise $17.2 million in a placement for its high purity alumina (HPA) project in Malaysia. The company has received a US$4.0 million (A$5.1 million) commitment from German engineering firm SMS group GmbH (SMS), and an A$3.0 million commitment from...
Altech Chemicals Limited has announced finalisation of the design for the capacity upgrade of its proposed high purity alumina (HPA) plant in Malaysia. The company had got the German engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor SMS group GmbH (SMS) to do the project work for them....
According to the latest market research report by Absolute Reports, the global aluminium welding wires market is projected to grow at a significant CAGR of 6.25 per cent during the years 2017-2021. Largescale increase in demand for welding wires for repair and maintenance in developing economies of...
Bombardier Transportation and Malaysian partner HARTASUMA SDN BHD have completed delivery of 14 new driverless BOMBARDIER INNOVIA Metro 300 trains for Kuala Lumpur. The lightweight aluminium four-car trains have been delivered to Prasarana Malaysia Berhad. Jayaram Naidu, Head of South East Asia,...
Sarawak Cable Bhd (SCB) expects its manufacturing division to see improved margins this year, as the company targets higher sales of newly launched products. In H1 2017, the contribution of the group’s cable manufacturing business increased to 84% of total revenue from 52% in the same period of...
Global Aluminium & Raw Materials industry dynamics is changing fast with the quick growth of aluminium production in China and Asia. It becomes imperative for the global aluminium industry players to be well apprised of the changes in the market and the supply chain. AlCircle, as one of the leading...
The demand for aluminium wire is increasing day by day. The automotive, transportation and construction drive the market for aluminium wire worldwide. {newsStudioGallery} Malaysia, the 20th largest exporter in the world, is estimated to witness an increase in exports of aluminium wire this year....
Altech Chemicals’ managing director, Iggy Tan said global high purity alumina demand is expected to reach 86,831 tonnes per annum by 2024 growing from 25,315 tonnes per annum in 2016. The market will grow at a CAGR of 17 per cent driven by LED and lithium-ion battery segment growth. Global demand...
According to a recent study by Grand View Research Inc., the global activated alumina market is projected to reach US$1.32 billion by 2025 growing at a CAGR of 5.4 per cent. Growing demand from key end-user industries such as, Water Treatment, Oil & Gas will drive the growth in the market. A robust...
