Spike in Russian Scrap Aluminium Alloy Prices Send Japanese Buyers to China
According to sources who recently spoke to Platts, secondary aluminium smelters in Japan are migrating from Russian suppliers to those...
Russia
Russian Researchers Develop Nano Powders for Improving Aluminium Alloys
Researchers from the Russian Federation are working to develop nano powders to be added to aluminium alloys that will enhance certain beneficial qualities of those alloys. Russian News Agency TASS reports the development taking place at the laboratories of the Siberian Federal...
Firms that Give Back – Profiles in CSR in the Aluminium Industry
These pages have featured stories about the business aspect of the global aluminium trade for quite some time now. While...
Rusal Offers Japanese Aluminium Buyers Premium of US$125/mt Plus LME in Second Quarter
According to sources in the Japanese market, Russian Federation aluminium major UC Rusal is of the opinion that the second...
Events
Rusal’s Aluminium, Alumina Output Rose in Fourth Quarter 2016
Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal reported operational results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2016 yesterday. Though production totals tended to rise in the quarter and over the course of the year for aluminium and alumina, a difficult commodities market hampered profits derived from sales in 2016. The firm’s fourth-quarter aluminium output […]
Rusal Prices Initial Eurobond
Russian Federation aluminium titan UC Rusal announced the pricing of its first-ever Eurobond this week. The US$600 million bond has a maturity term of five years at a 5.125% rate of return. Rusal says the proceeds of this bond issue will be used to refinance its indebtedness. According to a source familiar with the deal, […]
Russian Researchers Develop Improved Method for Bonding Coatings on Aluminium Alloys
Researchers from the Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) and the Institute of High Current Electronics in the Russian Federation have formulated a method for applying wear-resistant coatings on metals using aluminium alloys. The method under development uses silumin, a group of aluminium alloys that are particularly corrosion resistant, lightweight and strong. Rather than applying coatings in […]
Rusal Partners with ELKA-Cable to Build Cable Plant
Russian Federation aluminium major UC Rusal announced last week that it has entered into an agreement with fellow Russian firm ELKA-Cable to build a jointly-owned cable production facility. The firms executed a shareholder’s agreement forming a pact to build what will be known as Bogoslovsk Cable Plant, which will be situated on land occupied at […]
Rusal Beats Market Expectations with Third Quarter Numbers
Russian Federation aluminium titan UC Rusal reported third quarter numbers today. The firm boasted a significantly higher than expected twenty-two percent increase in earnings quarter-on-quarter, largely thanks to a bump in shipment and global prices and greater discipline by the company on costs. London Metal Exchange prices made a comeback during the third quarter by […]
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest and biggest aluminium events in the world. This year, the conference was held in Athens between 23 and 25 September and was ...
Electric Vehicles (EVs): outlook for sales and aluminium demand
After last year’s electric vehicles (EVs) sales increase of 72% year/year, to 2.02 million, this year’s growth is expected to ...
Are Things Finally Looking Up For The Aluminium Market?
Base metals prices recovered sharply in the first half of September, after a seasonal slump in August, as investors and ...
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 ...
