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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Expert urges Malaysian govt to review three-month ban on bauxite mining
The long term damage caused by unregulated bauxite mining activities can negatively impact Malaysia's tourism sector, observed Prof Dr Ahmad Puad Mat Som dean of Faculty of Applied Social Sciences, University Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNISZA). "Bauxite mining has caused damages to the environment and...
Fallout from Malaysian ban continues as authorities step up bauxite export licence checks
Fallout from Malaysian ban continues as authorities step up export licence checks. CBIX edged lower again last week, down 1.8% (US$0.9) to finish at US$46.6/dmt. The fall was more reflective of the subdued alumina market, particularly in China, than the longer term implications of the Malaysian...
About 60% of bauxite waste affected areas cleaned up in Pahang
The state Fire and Rescue Department, Pahang, confirmed that about 60% of the bauxite waste affected areas has been cleaned up since the cleaning works began on January 14. Its director Datuk Abdul Wahab Mat Yasin said cleaning was expected to be completed earlier than the scheduled date on...
Malaysia bauxite mining ban may be extended further
Malaysian ban on bauxite mining may be extended. CBIX was down 1.1% (US$0.5) over the week, finishing at US$47.1/dmt, as lower prices from non-Malaysian suppliers continued their trend lower. Sentiment from Malaysia suggests authorities are likely to take a hard line approach to ensuring bauxite...
Ameren in talks with state lawmakers to save Noranda's Missouri aluminium smelter
St. Louis based energy utility service provider Ameren Missouri is in talks with the state lawmakers to help its largest customer, Noranda Aluminum find some way out to evade possible closure of its Southeast Missouri aluminum smelter, reported sources close to both the companies. The smelting...
Report casts doubt on 2016 bauxite supplies
Most news concerning global metal demand and pricing has been gloomy in 2015 and so far in 2016, but a report from a London-based research firm is pointing to a supply factor that could put upward pressure on aluminum pricing. In its new “Metallurgical Bauxite & Alumina” report with forecasts to...
Expert says Malaysian bauxite industry needs a stricter system
The Government of Malaysia should draw up more stringent procedures for the industry during the three-month moratorium on bauxite mining, says geologist, Dr Habibah Jamil. Dr Jamil, who is also a part of the Science and Technology Faculty at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, said it was vital because...
Shippers at Kuantan Port say one month not enough to clear bauxite stockpiles
The bauxite stockpile at Kuantan port will take more than a month to clear, according to shipping industry sources in Pahang, Malaysia. They hope the moratorium brings positive results so there will not be further disruption to their business. A manager in a shipping company that exports the ore to...
Bauxite miners race to clear stockpiles at Kuantan Port
A substantial bauxite built-up is being apprehended on Kuantan Port’s land when a three-month mining ban kicks in at midnight overseeing January 15. Kuantan Port Consortium general manager Datuk Azahari Muhammad Yusof said lorries were now speeding in bauxite here at an average of 80,000 tonnes a...
Taiwan’s metal sector spurred towards growth with return of iMT Taiwan 2016
After the resounding success of the inaugural International Metal Technology Taiwan Exhibition and Conference (iMT Taiwan) in 2015, preparations are in full gear to bring back the event this year. Scheduled to be held from 6 to 8 December 2016 at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Centre, the second edition...
Aluminium stands out among metals over Malaysian ecologiocal concerns and Alcoa
Aluminium prices are unlikely to face the sort of erosion that has hit other base metals. Experts said prices are unlikely to drop below INR 93 per kg, having recovered to Rs 98.55 on Wednesday for January contracts after declining to INR 97.60 on January 7 on MCX from INR 99.90 on December 31,...
Altech Chemicals in key high purity alumina initiative for Chinese market
Altech Chemicals is stepping up the pace of marketing and sales for future high purity alumina (HPA) product to be produced from Altech's HPA plant with a key initiative for the Chinese market. Martin Ma has been appointed as the company's sales and marketing manager for China and tasked with...
RM180 mln loss after Malaysia govt failed to tax bauxite miners, says Rafizi
Putrajaya, the third and latest Federal Territory of Malaysia, failed to impose any export duties on bauxite mined in Kuantan, losing at least RM180 million in 2015 that could have been channelled back to the people to address pollution concerns caused by the industry, PKR’s Rafizi Ramli said...
Malaysia bauxite mining and export ban to have limited impact on China aluminium
Ever since a Malaysian government official reportedly said in an interview on January 2 that the country will likely suspend bauxite mining and exports at certain mining sites out of growing environmental concerns, tension has been brewing over how the decision would impact China aluminium market....
Malaysia to ban bauxite mining for three months
Malaysia on Wednesday imposed a three-month ban on bauxite mining beginning later this month amid worries over its environmental impact, potentially affecting exports of the aluminum-making ore to Chinese smelters. Malaysia emerged last year as a major provider of bauxite after leading producer...
Potential Malaysia bauxite ban to chip away at China stockpiles
A potential suspension on bauxite mining in Malaysia, the world’s top exporter of the aluminium-making ingredient, could dent stockpiles in China but is unlikely to curb breakneck output in the aluminium sector there, industry and analysts said today. The Southeast Asian nation is pushing to...
Malaysia seeks to suspend bauxite mining after environmental scare
Malaysia is pushing to suspend bauxite mining due to concerns about its impact on the environment, a cabinet source said on Saturday, threatening to interrupt supply of the aluminium-making ingredient to China. The largely unregulated industry has grown rapidly in the last two years to meet Chinese...
Malaysian bauxite rush brings wealth, and worries
Malaysian farmer Surin Beris’s palm plantation has been razed and bulldozers are tearing into its red soil, releasing potentially hazardous dust into the environment - yet he couldn’t be happier. Surin, 67, is reaping a windfall from a modern-day gold rush in Malaysia’s sleepy rural state of Pahang...
