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Austal Vietnam marks new manufacturing milestone with aluminium-steel hybrid ferry
23 Jun 20262MINS
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Austal Vietnam has broadened its shipbuilding capabilities with the completion of its first vessel combining aluminium and steel construction, handing over the newly built Dory 2 to French Polynesian operator Degage Group. The 71-metre roll-on/roll-off passenger and cargo ferry formally changed hands during a ceremony held at the company's Vung Tau shipyard on 15 June, following the successful conclusion of its sea trial programme. Designed by Austal Australia, the vessel represents a departu ...
From iPhones to trucks, aluminium's downstream and end-user demand story is gathering pace
20 Jun 20265MINS
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If you wanted to understand where aluminium demand is heading in 2026, you could spend hours tracking smelter output, warehouse stocks and trade flows. Or you could simply look at the products shaping everyday life. A smartphone. A motorcycle. A truck engine. A beverage can. A roll of aluminium foil. At first glance, these products have little in common. Yet each has emerged as a piece of aluminium's downstream story this year, offering clues about where demand is accelerating, where manufac ...

20 Jun 20263MINS
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In the summer of 2026, India encountered extreme heatwaves, causing soft drink and beer consumption to surge sharply and driving a rapid expansion in the aluminium beverage can market. However, the rapid demand growth was not met with an effective response from domestic supply—India's domestic aluminium can stock capacity has long been insufficient, with can stock supply heavily reliant on imports, primarily from West Asian countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Since March 2026, transportat ...
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