China’s aluminium export surge in the first half (H1) of 2026, crossing 250,000 tonnes, has come with a surge in its alumina imports as well, feeding the smelting and primary aluminium production. China’s January-June alumina imports marked a drastic year-on-year surge of about 749.4 per cent,...
On July 23, 2026, a delegation from Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) conducted an on-site visit to TRAN HONG QUAN METALLURGY Co., Ltd. (THQ) in Vietnam. The delegation included: Logan Lu, CEO of SMM Cason Lou, Director of Aluminium Processing, Marketing Department Lexi Chen, Key Account Manager for...
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Mainboard-listed Triyards Holdings, an offshore vessel fabrication and engineering solutions provider to the oil and gas industry, said it has added new capabilities, products and clients with its A$23.3 million (S$25.97 million) acquisition of shipbuilding and fabrication companies, Strategic...
Sapa BTG has earned the honor of an award for the second consecutive year for delivering the highest quality aluminium profiles in Vietnam that has been extensively used for building and construction purposes in the country. Vietbuild is the most important event in the building and construction...
Vietnamese authorities say they are carrying out inspections at a controversial bauxite-mining plant where a break in a waste containment reservoir caused a spillage of sludge last week, raising public alarm about its environmental impact, according to reports. Local news organizations that...
Atlantic Ltd., an Australian mining company, finally exited the Vietnamese market after discovering there highly complicated and time consuming approval process having waited two years researching and awaiting the green signal from the government. They had planned to develop an aluminium supply...
The Tan Rai project in Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, which started alumina production on October 1 last year, went through an assessment of its financial performance conducted by Vinacomin and a report was released last week. These reports state that the net present value (NPV) of the...
Investors and contractors of the Nhan Co Aluminum project in the Central Highlands of Dak Nong have been asked to put the plant into trial operation by the end of 2014. The request was made on July 31 by a working mission of the steering committee for the implementation of bauxite plants in Central...
The Lam Dong Aluminum-Bauxite Complex Project of the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has exported 411,000 tonnes of aluminum since operation began in December 2013. The information was released at a Bauxite Complex Project’s meeting in the central highlands province of Lam...
The railroad is planned to be 180 kilometres long and would run from Binh Phuoc province to Ba Ria-Vung Tau in the south of the country. An Vien Group (AVG) has committed to supplying 50 per cent of the financing with Rusal providing the other half. The Russian side said it hopes its Vietnamese...
Sapa is doubling production capacity at its joint venture in Vietnam to support the growing local demand of high-value extruded aluminium products and solutions. The investment by Sapa Ben Thanh Aluminum Profiles Co., Ltd. (Sapa BTG) in Ho Chi Minh City covers a second extrusion press, including...
According to a report of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper, Dak Nong’s provincial authority had asked the relevant agencies to quicken a project cost more than $500 mn involving the construction of an aluminium plant. Once the construction of the plant gets over, the plant invested by a...
Showa Denko along with Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), its wholly owned subsidiary has completed all the procedures for taking control of the stakes in Vietnam’s Rexam-Hanacans Joint Stock Company ((Hanacans). Hanacans, an aluminum beverage cans manufaturer, has become a member of the Showa...
In the month of April, China imported a total of 595,900 mt of alumina, a rise of 85.43% since last year. YTD imports totaled 2.08 mn mt in April and were up by 53.34% YoY. The increase in the total volumes of import was driven by other countries except Australia. China imported 199,700 mt of...
Using finished and unfinished profiles from Sapa, TUUCI Asia in Vietnam is assembling some of the most recognizable umbrellas on earth. Amid the buzzing streets of Ho Chi Minh City, employees at TUUCI Asia are quietly assembling umbrellas that “are utilized by many of the largest restaurant chains...
The efficiency of the Central Highlands bauxite projects was again mentioned in a regular press conference of the Ministry of Industry and Trade on Monday. Deputy Minister Do Thang Hai confirmed that the Tan Rai project will take losses in the first five years and needs 12 years to recover its...
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has once again called for more incentives for the country’s first two bauxite refineries, which are expected to make losses for the next few years. The ministry made the recommendation in a recent report to the National Assembly’s Standing Committee about the...
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam Hoang Trung Hai visited the Tan Rai Bauxite Complex in the Central Highlands Province of Lam Dong yesterday, where he applauded the quality of the plant's first products. The plant opened last October and has since produced 260,000 tonnes of high-quality aluminum....
Showa Denko and its wholly owned subsidiary Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC) have reached agreement with major shareholders of Rexam-Hanacans Joint Stock Company (Hanacans), of Vietnam, to acquire 91.75% of shares in the company. Hanacans is manufacturing and selling aluminum beverage cans in...
After successfully demanding for the coal export tariff reduction, the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) in 2013 asked for more tax incentives and preferential loans for the Lam Dong bauxite – aluminum and the Nhan Co alumin projects. To date, Vinacomin has got the nod from...
