IAI Report Forecasts 40 Percent Leap In Primary Aluminium Demand Through 2030
The International Aluminium Institute released a report this week predicting a jump of 40 percent in aluminium demand by the...
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Ford Joins Leading Companies Calling for Federal Investment in Clean Aluminium
In a collective effort to revive the struggling American aluminium industry, prominent companies including Ford Motor Co., General Motors, Pepsi Co., Ball Corp., Rivian, and SunPower have penned a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, advocating for federal...
Aluminium Demand Growth Blunted By Sanctions In 2019: Hydro’s Brandtzæg
Though still on the rise, trade sanctions and tariffs are likely to throw up a roadblock to aluminium demand growth...
More Ex-China Aluminium Capacity Needed To Meet Rising Demand: Rio Tinto’s Barrios
Forecasters at Anglo-Australian mining titan Rio Tinto Group see ex-China inventory receding over then next few years as demand continues...
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China’s Increased Use of Aluminium Beverage Cans to Fuel Demand Growth: Rio Tinto’s Barrios
The second-biggest metals miner on Earth expects demand for aluminium to continue its upward arc, and much of the fuel propelling it will come in the form of aluminium beverage cans produced in the Middle Kingdom. CEO of Rio Tinto Group’s aluminium unit Alf Barrios told Bloomberg in an interview yesterday that the increased adoption […]
Low-carbon Aluminium Boosts Industry’s Green Credentials
Global warming remains one of the leading critical global issues – emphasised in the last Paris accord and this month’s COP23 summit in Bonn. The carbon equivalent (CE), as a measure of how much CO2 is produced by any activity, is now accepted as a crucial major index of environmental performance, not least for the […]
The Electric Vehicle Revolution Will Spur Aluminium Demand
In stark contrast to previous editions, electric vehicles were all the rage at this year’s Frankfurt IAA, the world’s largest motor show. Many premium brand announced they would electrify entire series or that their fleets will be a mix of hybrid and battery-powered vehicles. Aiming to catch up to Tesla, European automakers are increasingly favouring […]
Aluminium Demand in United States and Canada Rose by 1.4% in April
Estimates just released by the Aluminum Association show an increase in demand for the metal increased year-on-year by 1.4% in April in the United States and Canada. According to the numbers, shipments by domestic producers plus imports of aluminium totaled 2.257 billion pounds in the fourth month of the year. Demand for semi-fabricated aluminium increased […]
China’s Supply a Wildcard, but Aluminium Demand to Remain Strong: Rio Tinto’s Barrios
Rio Tinto’s Chief Executive of aluminium Dr. Alfredo Barrios says uncertainty in output from producers in the People’s Republic of China may lead the market into volatility in the coming months, but such uncertainty will do little to dim demand in the North American market. “That’s really where the uncertainty is at the moment,” he […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
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 ...
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 ...
