
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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Indonesia Open for Japan's Factory Relocation
...The Indonesian government is open for relocation of several Japan's factories which manufacture automotive parts following the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the northeastern and eastern coastal areas of Japan two weeks ago...

Vinacomin sees Vietnam's maiden alumina refinery ready in June
... Work on Vietnam's maiden alumina refinery is expected to be completed in June, a source at project owner Vinacomin said Wednesday. The 600,000 mt/year refinery in Lam Dong province in the country's south is being built by state-owned Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group, or...

Thai aluminum importers expect $2-3/mt increase in Q2 term prices
...Thai importers of primary aluminum are bracing themselves for a possible $2-3/mt increase in their second quarter term contract prices, as a reflection of robust global demand, and higher freight and insurance rates from the Middle East, industry sources said this week...

Millions of enterprises gather at Aluminium China 2011
...In the key year that China’s “Twelfth-Five” plan will come on, Asian aluminium industry exhibition “ 2011 China International Aluminum Exhibition” will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre during July 13 and 15 2011. It is expected that all Global 500 giants in the aluminum industry...

Millions of enterprises gather at Aluminium China 2011
...In the key year that China’s “Twelfth-Five” plan will come on, Asian aluminium industry exhibition “ 2011 China International Aluminum Exhibition” will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre during July 13 and 15 2011. It is expected that all Global 500 giants in the aluminum industry...

Millions of enterprises gather at Aluminium China 2011
...In the key year that China’s “Twelfth-Five” plan will come on, Asian aluminium industry exhibition “ 2011 China International Aluminum Exhibition” will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre during July 13 and 15 2011. It is expected that all Global 500 giants in the aluminum industry...

Millions of enterprises gather at Aluminium China 2011
...In the key year that China’s “Twelfth-Five” plan will come on, Asian aluminium industry exhibition “ 2011 China International Aluminum Exhibition” will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre during July 13 and 15 2011. It is expected that all Global 500 giants in the aluminum industry...

Millions of enterprises gather at Aluminium China 2011
...In the key year that China’s “Twelfth-Five” plan will come on, Asian aluminium industry exhibition “ 2011 China International Aluminum Exhibition” will be held at Shanghai New International Expo Centre during July 13 and 15 2011. It is expected that all Global 500 giants in the aluminum industry...

Govt may conduct open tender to find operator of Inalum
...The government may conduct an open tender to determine the operator of aluminum producer PT Inalum if its intention to take over the company in 2013 goes as planned...

Vietnam first alumina facility starts production
... Capitalized almost USD 700 million, Tan Rai complex located in the Central Highland's Lam Dong province is expected to supply 600,000 tonnes of alumina per year and post 2015 the total output will rise to 1.2 million tonnes to 1.8 million tonnes per year. ....

UPDATE 1-Alcoa CEO says demand to remain strong in 2011
...U.S. aluminium giant Alcoa (AA.N: Quote) expects continuous strong demand for aluminium this year driven by China and other Asian countries, the company's chief executive said on Monday...

Aluminium project in Vietnam to begin production in Q2
... According to the Viet Nam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group aluminium bauxite project in the Tay Nguyen province of Lam Dong should turn out its first batch of aluminium product in the second quarter of this year. ...

Foil rollers agree for global action on sustainability
... Sustainability was at the top of the agenda at the 2nd Global Aluminium Foil Roller Conference held in Bangkok, Thailand, 12-14 January 2011, at the initiative of the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). ...

Can Vietnam Greens Block a Bauxite Mining Project?
... Hungarian aluminum plant flowed towards the Danube, critics of the fledgling bauxite mining industry in Vietnam resurfaced after being silenced in 2009. The European disaster gave Vietnamese dissenters an opportunity to bring attention to two proposed Chinese-backed bauxite mines and aluminum...

Advance SCT restarts Malaysian aluminium smelting plant
...Advance SCT Ltd, one of Singapore largest traders of aluminium, copper and stainless steel scraps, has restarted its aluminium smelting plant in Malaysia last month through wholly owned subsidiary Advance SCT Sdn Bhd...

Japan aluminum shipments increased on rising exports
...Bloomberg quoted the Japan Aluminium Association said Japan shipments of rolled-aluminum products increased at the fastest pace in three months in November, led by demand from China and other Asian countries...

RESEARCH ALERT-OCBC upgrades Midas to "buy"; target price S$1.22
... OCBC Investment Research has upgraded Midas Holdings , a Singapore-listed aluminum products maker, to "buy" from "hold" and raised its target price to S$1.22 from S$1.05. ... Midas has been in discussions to increase its aluminium extrusion capacity in Xin'an County, China, and the new plant...

Japan aluminum shipments quicken on rising exports
... Japan Aluminium Association said the country shipments of rolled-aluminum products increased at the fastest pace in three months in November led by demand from China and other Asian countries. ... domestic and export markets climbed 11% to 183,613 tonnes in November from 164,859 tonnes a year...

