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...
India aluminium
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 of its nameplate capacity of 960 pots at its aluminium smelting plant in Angul, Odisha. Nalco’s head Shri Sridhar Patra put 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...
NALCO To Invest ₹30,000 Crore On Expansions At Angul Aluminium Smelter
India’s National Aluminium Company (NALCO) is planning to invest over ₹30,000 crore (US$17.7 billion) through 2028 on expanding and diversifying...
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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 […]
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 Aluminium Industry Calls Upon Government To Cut Duties On Raw Materials
Last week India’s aluminium industry called upon New Delhi to cut basic customs duties on aluminium fluoride and other raw materials necessary for aluminium production, as such duties make it all but impossible for domestic producers to compete in the global marketplace. In comments regarding the proposed Union Budget for the next fiscal year, the […]
Indian Aluminium Producers Struggle Through Fall in Domestic Demand And Rise In Imports
Despite an aluminium demand growth in India of 7 percent in the April through June quarter, a tepid growth in consumption by major industries facing liquidity challenges held aluminium producers back in the quarter. According to reports in domestic financial media, aluminium sales by Indian firms were off by 10.8 percent in the quarter, losing […]
India’s Automotive Component Manufacturers Going All-In On Aluminium Forging
In a bid to position themselves to take advantage of the ever-tightening emission regulations and the rise of electric vehicles, several of India’s top automotive component manufacturing firms are investing in in-house aluminium forging. Several industry leaders and experts went on record in a report published by domestic media late last week regarding their increasing […]
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 ...
