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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Aluminum Waiting Times May Lengthen in Malaysia as Orders Jump
Obtaining aluminum from London Metal Exchange warehouses in Johor, Malaysia, may take longer after orders to draw the metal from local stocks jumped to the highest level in more than seven years. Orders to draw aluminum from Johor warehouses, known as canceled warrants, jumped 19,350 metric tons,...
Japan tight engine supply impacts on secondary aluminum supply
Japan Metal Bulletin reported that Japanese supply of waste automotive engine decreases recently around Tokyo. A trader source said that the export increases for Malaysia while the supply decreases due to lower scrapped car. Domestic secondary aluminum makers cannot operate normally due to shortage...
Ord River Resources reports MoU for Laos alumina off-take sale agreement signed
Ord River Resources (ASX: ORD) has reported that Sino Australian Resources (SARCO) and China Non-Ferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering & Construction (NFC) have signed a second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for sale of alumina from the Laos Aluminium JV Project. SARCO and NFC will enter...
Ord River Resources reports MoU for Laos alumina off-take sale agreement signed
Ord River Resources (ASX: ORD) has reported that Sino Australian Resources (SARCO) and China Non-Ferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering & Construction (NFC) have signed a second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for sale of alumina from the Laos Aluminium JV Project. SARCO and NFC will enter...
Ord River Resources reports MoU for Laos alumina off-take sale agreement signed
Ord River Resources (ASX: ORD) has reported that Sino Australian Resources (SARCO) and China Non-Ferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering & Construction (NFC) have signed a second Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for sale of alumina from the Laos Aluminium JV Project. SARCO and NFC will enter...
Press Metal unit secures RM400mil loan facility
Press Metal Bintulu Sdn Bhd (PMB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Press Metal Bhd, has secured a RM400mil syndicated term loan facility to expand the second phase of its aluminium smelting plant in Samalaju, Sarawak. When fully commissioned, the new plant is expected to triple PMB's smelter capacity...
Vietnam: Potential to Be a Major Aluminum Producer
Rich in largely untapped natural resources and able to benefit from a low cost labor force, Vietnam has enjoyed 10-percent growth rates (although it has also suffered 11 percent inflation rates last year). The country has never been a major metals producer, but that could be about to change....
Vietnam: Potential to Be a Major Aluminum Producer
Rich in largely untapped natural resources and able to benefit from a low cost labor force, Vietnam has enjoyed 10-percent growth rates (although it has also suffered 11 percent inflation rates last year). The country has never been a major metals producer, but that could be about to change....
Vietnam: Potential to Be a Major Aluminum Producer
Rich in largely untapped natural resources and able to benefit from a low cost labor force, Vietnam has enjoyed 10-percent growth rates (although it has also suffered 11 percent inflation rates last year). The country has never been a major metals producer, but that could be about to change....
Qatalum participates in Aluminum China 2011
Qatalum has wrapped up its participation in Aluminum China 2011 which took place from July 13th to 15th 2011 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai of China and of which it was a sponsor. Aluminum China is an important annual industry event that brings together international...
CS Aluminum to break ground for its second stage of the plant expansion project
CS Aluminum, the subsidiary company of Taiwan's China Steel Corporation has broken ground on July 19th 2011 for its second stage of the plant expansion project. The new plant is expected to complete its construction and start its official operation in the Q3 2014. As soon as its new plant starts...
Indonesia says India's NALCO in talks to invest in smelter
India's state-run National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) is in talks to invest in an aluminium smelter in Indonesia's Kalimantan province, an official at Indonesia's investment agency said on Thursday.
Vietnam to produce bauxite in September
Vietnam will produce the first alumina from a bauxite complex in the Central Highlands in September after months of delays caused by adverse weather, power shortages and slow equipment delivery, the official Vietnam News Agency reported. The country's first alumina plant in Lam Dong province is now...
Vietnam aims to start alumina production in September-report
Vietnam will produce the first alumina from a bauxite complex in the Central Highlands in September after months of delays caused by adverse weather, power shortages and slow equipment delivery, the official Vietnam News Agency reported on Wednesday. The Tan Rai refinery is slated to produce...
Inalum Next Target for Divestment, Indonesia Govt Says
With a stake sale of gold miner Newmont Nusa Tenggara in limbo, the government has set its eyes on the divestment in 2013 of another company controlled by foreigners — Indonesia Asahan Aluminium. “Is there a plan to buy shares in companies similar to Newmont? I think, yes,” said Soritaon Siregar,...
Nalco to choose coal project partner in 15 days
BS reported that Mr B L Bagra acting CMD and director finance of Nalco said that the company would choose the partner for its ambitious USD 4 billion Indonesian aluminum smelter project in the next fortnight.
Five Men Arrested, Police Retrieve Alluminium Maganizes Worth RM33,000
Police have arrested five men including two teenagers yesterday and retrieved 275 pieces of aluminium magazines worth RM33,000 that were reported to be stolen from a factory in Jalan Batu Maung here, on Wednesday. Barat Daya district deputy police chief, DSP Lai Fah Him said the men, aged between...
Shortage of Materials for Wire
Indonesian Electric Wire Plant Association chairman, Noval Jamalullail, has complained about the lack of aluminum materials for local wire production. PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), the company providing the raw materials, does not have sufficient supply. “Businessmen have to import them...
