New, Green technologies could transform the European aluminium industry by 2050
Rather than continuing on a traditional technology development path, adopting new technologies – still in the research phase – could...
Features
Global can stock market moving East
Global demand for beverage cans will grow~3-4% in 2016 and a similar growth trend is expected up until the end of this decade. This growth is being driven largely by increased consumption in emerging markets. Together, the US and Canadian markets use...
Global aluminium smelters’ production costs on decline
Production costs for smelters are highly dependent on the global economic environment, which affects oil prices, and the prices of...
Heavy goods fleets benefit through vehicle lightweighting
Commercial heavy goods vehicle fleets looking to increase fuel efficiency, transport more freight and retain more drivers can look to...
Events
Alcoa’s Micromill Technology for future cars
The Micromill is Alcoa’s proprietary technology that manufactures the most advanced aluminium sheet on the market, according to Alcoa. Since being introduced in December 2014, Alcoa has achieved some significant breakthroughs, producing more formable aluminium sheet, with greater strength, lighter weight and higher formability. The Micromill process, according to Alcoa, changes the microstructure of the […]
EXCLUSIVE – New Numbers Show China’s Continuing Trade in Fake Semis
New extruded aluminium numbers are out for Asia’s 2015 export-import market, and the data points to a continuing trend: a booming trade in the grey market of “fake semis.” As previously reported by Aluminium Insider, there is a thriving trade between major aluminium extruders in the People’s Republic of China and various countries in Southeast […]
By the Numbers, China’s Influence on the Aluminium Market is On the Wane
For the past several months, the People’s Republic of China has frustrated the global aluminium market, leading ex-China producers and analysts alike to charge the Middle Kingdom with economic malfeasance. Even as recently as last week, and despite a market on life support, China Hongqiao announced that it will take the stubbornly unreasonable step of […]
Aerospace industry trends & aluminium use
The future of the aerospace industry appears bright and will be characterised by strong aircraft demand for the foreseeable future. Consequently, demand for aluminium alloys for this industry will remain high as well. The worldwide commercial passenger and cargo aircraft fleet, as well as the annual number of passengers, are forecast to double over the […]
A way of optimism lifts metal prices
Base metal prices surged in February after the lowest start of the year since the global financial crisis in 2009, as a way of optimism prevailed among investors on stronger than expected U.S. economic data. Both aluminium and copper prices reached the highest levels for the previous three months, with aluminium LME cash price for […]
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the past few weeks after the company and its founder Liu Zhongtian were brought up on criminal charges by the United States federal ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s ...
