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...
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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...
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...
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...
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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 […]
India’s Output Growth To Slow Thanks To Soft LME Prices And Maxed-Out Capacity
India’s aluminium production in the coming fiscal year is expected to taper off compared to previous years thanks in part to a weak market for the metal at the London Metal Exchange (LME) in recent months. Such was the conclusion drawn by India’s ratings firm CARE Rating Limited and spelled out in a report released […]
AAI Again Petitions Indian Federal Government For Respite From Coal Restrictions
As aluminium producers continue to face ever-shrinking supplies of coal for firing captive power plants, the Aluminium Association of India (AAI) again appealed to the Indian government for a reprieve from its policy of prioritizing electrical plants over aluminium operations. As per recent developments, the coal supplies and rakes for CPPs (captive power plants), especially […]
Indian Aluminium Producers Feeling The Squeeze From Cuts In Coal Supply: AAI
Indian aluminium producers are feeling the squeeze of cuts in coal supply to captive power plants. So says the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), noting the continuing rationing of the fossil fuel in favor of the coal-fired plants operated by India’s power sector. Such rationing and the consequent shortages has forced aluminium producers to scour […]
India Postpones Retaliatory Tariffs Against United States Goods Due To Pending Deal On Aluminium Exports
Acting on news that the Trump administration is considering an exemption for the country’s smelters to the blanket tariffs on aluminium it implemented earlier this year, the Indian government has decided to again push back the start date of retaliatory customs duties on an array of U.S. imports. The Indian government announced its decision yesterday, […]
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 ...
