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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Altech signs off take sales agreement with Mitsubishi for all HPA production
Altech Chemicals Limited has announced the execution of a 10 year off take sales arrangement (Agreement) with Mitsubishi Corporation’s Australian subsidiary, Mitsubishi Australia Ltd (Mitsubishi) for 100 per cent of the high purity alumina (HPA) production from the company’s proposed Malaysian HPA...
UC RUSAL and transcontainer sign long-term agreement
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, and PJSC TransContainer have announced the signing of a 3-year contract to ship RUSAL products in containers. TransContainer will be responsible for all of RUSAL’s shipments in containers within the territory of the Russian Federation from May 1, 2016...
Pahang law enforcement agencies extend bauxite checkpoint operations
Pahang law enforcement agencies along with Pahang police will continue with operations on bauxite mining at nine checkpoints in line with the extension of the mining moratorium period. State police chief Sharifuddin Ab Ghani said the checkpoints which operated 24 hours a day were to ensure that...
Aluminium China 2016 to open the door to Asian downstream markets
In the face of increasingly volatile global commodity markets, Aluminium China 2016 will be focusing on opening up new business opportunities in the rapidly growing South East Asia markets. As one of the largest international aluminium industry events of the year, Aluminium China, from 12 -14 July...
Malaysia extends bauxite ban
The Malaysian bauxite export ban has been extended by an additional three months to July 15, 2016. The extension was announced Friday, last week, by Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar at a press conference. In announcing the ban, Dr Wan Junaidi made...
Global high purity alumina market will reach USD 5.09 bln by 2020
According to a recently published market research report, the global high purity alumina market is projected to reach USD 5.09 billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 20.1 per cent between 2015 and 2020. The rising demand of high definition televisions, smart phones, electronic sensors, and LED...
'Kuantan MP wants moratorium on bauxite mining extended
Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh wants the three-month moratorium on bauxite mining in the state be extended until a more comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) is put into place. Fuziah also urged that existing licences for bauxite mining activities be cancelled and new applications be made...
Pahang miners point to compliance and seek resumption of bauxite trade
The Pahang Mining Operators Association (PPMNP) said Tuesday that it has submitted standard operating procedure proposals on bauxite mining to Pahang’s Mentri Besar (chief executive) and Kuantan Port authorities, but they have yet to receive a response. PPMNP’s vice president, Yap Soon Huat,...
Rising demand from APAC to keep aluminium rods market buoyant until 2019
The global aluminium wire rods market is slated to grow at a CAGR of around 2 per cent during 2015-2019, revealed data released in a recently published market analysis. The increased investments in infrastructure are driving the growth of this market. Developing economies such as India are heavily...
Inalum orders HE Batch Homogenizing Plant for their upcoming extrusion project
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), located in North Sumatra, Indonesia, has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering for the supply of a Batch Homogenizing plant including auxiliary equipment. In the context of its strategic aims, Inalum intends to broaden its product range. The...
Sachin Satpute appointed as SVP Novelis Inc. and President Novelis Asia
Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, today announced the appointment of Sachin Satpute to the position of Senior Vice President, Novelis Inc. and President, Novelis Asia, effective June 1, 2016. Satpute has nearly 30 years of experience in the aluminium industry and...
Malaysia's A-Rank and LB Aluminium join hands to expand aluminium extrusion business
Malaysia based A-Rank Bhd and LB Aluminium Bhd have entered into a potetial synergy that is expected to yield higher returns for both the business entities in the foreseeable quarters. The companies now have a common single largest shareholder in Datuk Leow Chong Howa, a low-profile local...
New SOP on bauxite mining sent to Malaysian federal govt.
<p>The proposed improved standard operating procedure on bauxite mining has been completed and sent to the federal government, said Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob, in Kuantan, Malaysia.<br /><br /> He said the SOP, which was produced with the cooperation of all relevant agencies in the...
Resumption of bauxite mining contingent on compliance: Malaysia Natural Resource Minister
Malaysia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk Dr. Haji Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar addressed reporters yesterday on the subject of the ongoing bauxite moratorium and cleanup, and new rules that are expected to take effect when mining is again allowed in the area. Wan Junaidi said...
Altech Chemicals updates on capital raising
Altech Chemicals Limited has updated that further to the suspension of the trading of its securities on the ASX pre-open this morning, Perth stockbroking firm DJ Carmichael Pty Ltd is co-ordinating a placement of fully paid ordinary shares of the company to a variety of professional and...
Altech Chemicals Ltd appoints EPC contractor for high purity alumina project
Altech Chemicals Ltd has appointed M+W Group as its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for its high purity alumina (HPA) project. The appointment of M+W Group as EPC contractor by Altech marks the formal commencement of the final detailed engineering design phase of the...
Altech Chemicals confirms financial robustness of HPA project
Altech Chemicals Ltd has revealed results of an update to its Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for the development of a 4,000tpa high purity alumina (HPA) processing plant at Johor, Malaysia. Key outcomes of the updated BFS include: • Increased estimated pre-tax NPV9 of US$358 million (previously...
Nanshan Aluminum to start construction of its alumina project in Indonesia in Oct
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. is scheduled to break ground on the first phase of its large-scale alumina project in Indonesia in October this year. Nanshan Aluminum has the most complete aluminum industrial chain solely in Longkou throughout the world, covering the upstream and downstream links of...
