Aluminium extrusion usage in building and construction to grow 1.24% CAGR through 2035, with Americas at 1.15%, Europe at 1.30% & MEA at 2.47%
What does the building and construction market mean for aluminium extrusion industry? The answer may depend less on how much the world builds and more on where it builds and what those buildings require. As construction activity picks up across regions, aluminium extrusion is set to follow - but...
Korea’s 483kt of Russian aluminium imports hit record high as sanctions risks deepen
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...
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Bauxite mining ban extends by three more months in Malaysia
<p>Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, the natural resources and environment minister has announced on Thursday December 22 that bauxite mining ban is extended by another three months effective from 31 December at a press conference.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
Environment Minister happy with the progress of cleanliness operations in Kuantan mining sites
<p>On a positive update on the bauxite mining situation in Malaysia, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar has expressed content on the progress of cleanliness operations in Kuantan mining sites before the expiry date of the bauxite-mining ban on Dec 31...
Penguin International and ST Marine win contract for supply of rescue vessels
<p>Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has awarded Aluminium shipbuilding expert, Penguin International and ST Marine a collaborative contract for the supply of three rescue vessels.<br /><br />On Monday, December 19, Penguin announced that the contract involves supplying a heavy marine fire...
Recap 2016: Aluminium Recycling Highlights
<p>Sustainability in aluminium industry gained paramount importance in 2016. While in Malaysia, we saw the government coming down heavily on unregulated bauxite mining that caused irreparable damage to the water bodies in Pahang, environmental tightening in China forced China Hongqiao, the...
Marcventures acquires new bauxite mine in Surigao, Philippines
<p>A nickel miner Marcventures Holdings Inc. in Philippines has signed a deal to acquire a bauxite mine located in Samar area in Surigao along with a new nickel mine in Surigao del Sur. The newly acquired mines are adjacent to its existing operations facilitating a merger among the operating...
Aluminium recycling improves lives in Vietnam village but lacks control
<p>Aluminium recycling has improved the quality of lives for hundreds of villagers in Vietnam's Nam Truc District in Northern Province of Nam Ðinh. Ever since the residents here started using recycled aluminium for making handicraft items their livelihood has changed- changed for the better....
Japan’s Showa Aluminium Can to produce sleek cans in Vietnam
<p>Showa Aluminium Can Corporation (SAC), a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK) headquartered in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, will start to produce aluminium sleek cans for beverages in Vietnam from this December.<br /><br />Sleek cans have smaller diameters and taller heights than...
Kuantan Port readies itself to handle bauxite shipments in a 'sustainable' way
<p>The Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd (KPC) says the port facilities have been upgraded to handle bauxite shipments if the government decides to lift the moratorium on mining in the state on December 31.<br /><br />“KPC has spent a lot of money on improving facilities to ensure the situation...
Mexico's aluminium ingot export estimated to decline 37% YOY while semis export keep surging in 2016
<p>Of late, Mexico has been hitting the aluminium industry headlines for all the wrong reasons, related mostly to its somewhat dubious role in the international trade market. According to the recent industry reports, significant quantity of fake aluminium semis has been emanating from the country,...
Huge aluminium stockpile from Mexico reaches Vietnam
<p>Giant stockpile of aluminium, which until a few months back was lying almost hidden under plastic wraps in a remote Mexican desert, has been shipped to a port in southern Vietnam, report sources aware of the matter. According to shipping records, the stockpile is estimated to weigh around...
UACJ plans massive upgrades at its rolled aluminium capacity in Kentucky and Thailand
<p>Japanese aluminium company UACJ announced that it is mulling an investment of US$488 million in the USA and the Kingdom of Thailand in order to increase its rolled aluminium capacity in the oversees facilities by 40 per cent. The company projects that the capex expansion will boost the offshore...
Gear up for the top aluminium events in December
<p>The major global aluminium events get over before the holidays start. The month of December still has some major aluminium events that take place mostly in the Asian subcontinent. The warmer climate makes it more apt for the westerners to visit this part of the world and mix work and...
Indonesia to export 11632 tonnes of alumina in 2016, up 10.2% YoY
<p>At a time when Indonesia is considering a revision of its ore export policy, including deferment of the ban on processed ore exports by three to five years from January 2017, Customs data released by China last week showed that alumina imports from the South-east Asian country surged 191.1%...
Malaysia exported 24 million tons of bauxite to China in 2015, up 650% YOY
<p>Malaysia is one of the world’s top bauxite producers and a leading supplier of bauxite to China’s aluminium industry after Indonesia banned ore export in 2014. Over the last two years the amount of bauxite shipped from Malaysia to China increased almost one hundred fold making...
Hertwich to supply compact remelt plant for aluminium billets to SuperAlloy in Taiwan
<p>Hertwich Engineering, a part of SMS group won a contract to supply compact <a title="Remelt plant for aluminium billets" href="http://www.alcircle.com/Hertwich/productdetail/141/melting" target="_blank">remelt plant for aluminium billets</a> to SuperAlloy Industrial CO. Ltd. (SAI), located in...
Demand for aluminium in Bangladesh real estate sector is on the rise, although at a slow rate
<p>Building and construction sector has always been a key end user sector for aluminium industry in the Indian subcontinent. But while infrastructure has experienced a boom in rest of the region, the growth has been pretty sluggish in Bangladesh. This has had its impact on the country’s...
Top Five Aluminium Can Manufacturers in the World
<p>Metal cans, especially aluminium cans used for beverage and aerosol packaging, are the most recycled packaging units across the globe. They can be recycled at the end of their lifecycle without degradation in quality, and that makes them the preferred packaging material for brands across...
SDK to integrate Southeast Asian bases for aluminium automotive parts
<p>Showa Denko, a major manufacturer and marketer of chemical products, has decided to integrate the aluminium forging plant of SHOTIC Singapore Pte. Ltd. (STS), located in Singapore, with the aluminium casting plant of SHOTIC Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (STM), located in Johor, Malaysia, aiming to...
