India’s Government Panel Recommends Expedited Approval Of Sustainable Bauxite And Aluminium Production Permits
A panel of the Indian government has asked that environmentally-responsible permits for bauxite mining be fast tracked in order that...
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India Metals Federation Lobbies Government For Bump In Aluminium Import Taxes
India’s mining community is appealing to the government for protection from market flooding of cheap aluminium and other metals from the People’s Republic of China in the form of higher import taxes. Reuters reported earlier this week that the Federation of Indian...
India Aluminium Producers Petition Government For Relief From Coal Tax
India’s aluminium industry petitioned the national government for the removal of taxes on coal in the coming fiscal year in...
Nalco’s Odisha Aluminium Smelter Reaches Full Production For The First Time In Company History
Indian state-owned aluminium smelter National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has, for the first time in its history, achieved full operation...
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Vedanta Projects India’s Aluminium Output To Reach 5 Million MTPA Within 5 Years
Aluminium production from India could rise by up to 25 percent over the next four to five years, which would see the country’s smelters combine to produce over 5 million metric tons per annum by mid-decade. Such was the message delivered by an executive at Vedanta Ltd last week. Vedanta’s director of commodities for the […]
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 […]
India To Begin Limiting Aluminium And Copper Imports From China And Other Asian Neighbors
Indian government and aluminium industry sources told Reuters earlier this week that the country is soon to begin monitoring aluminium and copper imports in an effort at containing the flow of both metals into its market from the People’s Republic of China and other Asian sources. Per the news service, anonymous sources within India’s government […]
Vedanta Plans Capacity Increase To 1.8 Million MTPA At Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery In Coming Fiscal Year
Indian aluminium producer Vedanta said last week it expects to ramp up production at its Lanjigarh alumina refinery by 300 thousand metric tons per annum in the coming fiscal year. The firm said it plans to ramp up the site’s existing capacity of 1.5 million metric tons per annum to a total of 1.8 million […]
Alumina Production Costs Fall While Refining Rates Rise In Vedanta’s Third Quarter
According to numbers for the just-ended quarter, metals miner Vedanta refined more alumina at a lower cost than previous quarters thanks to an increased reliance on domestic bauxite sources. In a presentation to investors earlier this week, Vedanta said it was able to trim 8 percent from the cost of refining alumina at the Lanjigarh […]
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 ...
