India’s Automotive Component Manufacturers Going All-In On Aluminium Forging
In a bid to position themselves to take advantage of the ever-tightening emission regulations and the rise of electric vehicles,...
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Aluminium Price Rise in East China Stymies Spot Market Trades
A sudden rise in aluminium futures prices led to sellers’ reluctance to offload cargoes, slowing spot trades in East China on Monday. According to reporting by SMM, the Shanghai Futures Exchange saw the front-month September contract rise on Monday, gaining back ground...
Landowners In Pahang Seek State Government Help In Restarting Bauxite Mining
Although the moratorium on bauxite mining in Pahang is now a thing of the past, operations have yet to resume...
Falling Aluminium Prices May Make Life Difficult For Jamaican Bauxite Operations: PM Paulwell
Jamaica’s Opposition Spokesman on Mining Phillip Paulwell expressed concern late last week that weakening aluminium prices may be the early...
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Nespresso Collaborates With Bike Brand To Create Bicycle Made From Recycled Aluminium
Swiss coffee company Nestlé Nespresso S.A. has teamed up with Swedish bike brand Vélosophy to develop and manufacture a bicycle made from recycled aluminium coffee capsules. The bicycles, which were given the name RE:CYCLE, will be produced in a limited run of 1,000 and are only available through Vélosophy’s website. The project was undertaken in […]
Indian Firm Titagarh Firema To Build 102 Aluminium-Bodied Rail Coaches For Pune Metro
Indian multinational firm Titagarh Wagons Ltd’s wholly-owned Italian subsidiary Titagarh Firema S P A will be building over one hundred aluminium-bodied rail coaches for Pune Metro, marking the first time such coaches will be built on the subcontinent. Per local media, the Kolkata-based firm won the bid to produce 102 of the ultra-modern metro rail […]
Coca-Cola Will Soon Package Dasani In Aluminium Cans And Bottles
In an effort at increasing usage of recycled materials and reduction of plastic waste, Dasani brand drinking water will soon be available in aluminium cans and bottles. The Coca-Cola Company announced earlier this week that the United States’ top bottled water brand is joining in the company’s “World Without Waste” initiative, which is working toward […]
Beijing Releases Third Set Of Scrap Aluminium Import Quotas For Q3
Beijing announced the third set of import scrap quotas for the quarter earlier this week, setting a limit of 11,290 metric tons of aluminium scrap to be allowed into the country’s ports during the third quarter. Altogether, China Solid Waste and Chemicals Management will limit imports of scrap metal to a shade under 100 thousand […]
China’s July Aluminium Smelting Total Of 2.9 Million Metric Tons Equals Second-Highest On Record
Aluminium smelters in the People’s Republic of China combined to produce 2.98 million metric tons of primary aluminium, representing the second-highest total tonnage reported by Beijing since the state began keeping records. July’s total surpassed that of June by 0.2 percent. Though the month’s total is a near-record high, the National Bureau of Statistics said […]