India Mulling Antidumping Duties On Aluminium-Coated Products From China, Vietnam, South Korea
The Indian government is weighing the imposition of a provisional antidumping duty on imported aluminium- and zinc-coated flat products of...
News
Tenova TAKRAF Unloads Over 1,560 Wagons Of Bauxite Ore During 48-Hour Test At Guinea Expansion Project
Italian firm Tenova S.p.A.’s German subsidiary TAKRAF GmbH announced earlier this month the successful offloading of one dozen complete trains of bauxite ore in under 48 hours at Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée’s (CBG) expansion project in Kamsar, Guinea. The feat, which...
Management And Labor Reach Accord At Ghana Bauxite Company Mine One Month After Devastating Riots
Laborers at the Ghana Bauxite Company Limited mine in Awaso are back on the job after management and a nine-member...
Ardagh Group And Exal Corp Form New Metal Packaging Joint Venture
Ireland’s metal and glass packaging supplier Ardagh Group announced yesterday the formation of Trivium Packaging, a new metal packaging joint...
Events
Chinese Electrical Projects Drive Rise In Aluminium Wire And Cable Production In June
An increase in ultra-high voltage projects across China during the year’s opening quarter prompted an increase in domestic production of aluminium wire and cable last month. Such was the story told by a survey of manufacturers by SMM reported late last week. Per the survey, China’s average operating rate for aluminium wire and cable producers […]
EGA Notes Importance Of UAE Aluminium To European Automotive Sector At German Trade Show
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) reminded European automotive manufacturers of the importance of aluminium produced by smelters in the United Arab Emirates to the continent’s automotive sector at a trade event late last month in Germany. Presenting at the 14th International Foundry Trade Fair With Technical Forum (GIFA) in Düsseldorf, EGA noted its supplies agreements […]
WTO Ends Trade Section 232 Dispute Cases Between United States, Canada, And Mexico
The World Trade Organization announced the close of proceedings in the trade dispute between the governments of the United States, Mexico, and Canada late last week in recognition of the May agreement by the United States to end duties on imports of aluminium and steel from both Mexico and Canada. Noting the May 23rd agreement […]
Canyon Resources Reports High-Quality Samples At Bauxite Test Sites In Cameroon
Perth-based mineral miner Canyon Resources Limited announced this week the discovery of quality, high-grade bauxite at its Minim Martap Bauxite Project in Cameroon. Domestic media reported the firm’s findings, which include 8 meters at 56.76% aluminium oxide and 1.63% silicon dioxide, 10 meters at 53.50% aluminium oxide and 2.08% silicon dioxide, and 8 meters at […]
Nalco To Branch Out Into Aluminium Alloys, Battery Production: Chand
In a wide-ranging interview with domestic media, National Aluminium Company Ltd’s (Nalco) chief Tapan Kumar Chand explained the firm’s plan to insulate itself from a volatile aluminium trade by diversifying into a range of new areas, including lithium mining, aerospace alloys, and mineral trading. “Nalco is building on its expertise in bauxite mining and aluminium […]
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 aluminium assets in Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, priced at up to US$ 350 million, news agencies reported earlier this month. A ...
Aluminium Extrusions Are Winning The Race For Battery Enclosure In EVs
Battery enclosures for electric vehicles (also called frames, housings or battery packs) have a pretty straightforward purpose: holding and protecting ...
Half-Year Report: Aluminium Prices Still Under Pressure
Base metals prices continued to slide in May and early June, with metals traded on the LME witnessing some serious ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
