Rio Tinto Plans New Solar Power Generating Capacity For Weipa Bauxite Mine
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group will soon be adding a new solar farm and battery storage at its bauxite...
Market Selection
Constellium To Supply Structural Aluminium Components For New All-Electric Ford F-150
European value-added aluminium firm Constellium NV announced yesterday that it has been chosen to be the supplier of aluminium structural components for the new all-electric 2022 Ford F-150. Constellium will supply the new model with parts to include the windshield header, rocker,...
Aluminum Association Praises Commerce Department’s Finding Of Dumping Of Certain Aluminium Foils From Five Countries
Aluminium sector trade group Aluminum Association lauded the United States Department of Commerce for its final determination that importers from...
Gränges Issues Updated Prospectus For Planned Sustainable Medium Term Note Issuance
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB released an updated prospectus for its medium-term note (MTN) and a combined Green and...
Events
Hydro Inks Deal For LNG Supply To Alunorte Alumina Refinery
Norwegian aluminium firm Norsk Hydro ASA announced last week the signing of a new, multi-year contract with New Fortress Energy (NFE) to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil. The 15-year deal is part of Hydro’s project to switch the plant’s power generation to a source with a lower carbon […]
Indian Government To Review Antidumping Duties On Aluminium Foil From China
The Indian government began a sunset review of the antidumping duties on 5.5 Micron to 80 Micron aluminium foil originating from the People’s Republic of China last week. The review was prompted by a request from Hindalco Industries Ltd, Raviraj Foils, and Jindal India Ltd. Domestic media is reporting that a statement from the Directorate […]
European Aluminium Urges Regulators To Act Decisively Against Chinese Importers
Trade group European Aluminium Association said this week that the European government intends on imposing import duties on aluminium shipped in from the People’s Republic of China next month, but will ultimately suspend those import duties for nine months. The European Commission’s investigation into Chinese aluminium imports determined that the Middle Kingdom flooded the continent’s […]
Moscow In Talks With Aluminium Firms On New Mineral Extraction Tax
Several sources with knowledge of the situation told Reuters this week that talks between the Russian government and producers of aluminium and other metals and fertilizers have yet to yield a consensus on how best to implement Moscow’s new tax structure on the commodities. Half a dozen separate sources told the wire service said that […]
Russian Maritime Register Of Shipping Adds Rusal’s Aluminium-Scandium Alloy
Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal announced earlier this week the inclusion of an aluminium-scandium alloy it developed into the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping. This month the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping made the decision to add Rusal’s aluminium-scandium alloy 1581 (Al-Mg-Sс) to its Rules for the Classification and Construction of Sea-Going Ships and the […]
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
