Aluminium Wrap – CRU’s World Aluminium Conference 2018
London’s business intelligence powerhouse CRU Group hosted the World Aluminium Conference 2018, the 23rd iteration of the prestigious event. Featuring...
International Aluminium Institute
Global Aluminium Production Fell 2.2 Percent In June
With the fallout of sanctions and tariffs as a backdrop, numbers just released by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) showed an appreciable decline in the global aluminium smelting total from last month, with a global total down from both the prior month...
Metal Bulletin’s 23rd Bauxite and Alumina Conference
Metal Bulletin held its 23rd Bauxite and Alumina Conference in Miami last week. The gathering brought together major industry participants...
IAI Introduces New Global Trade Data Visualization Application
Global aluminium trade group International Aluminium Institute (IAI) announced the launch of a new web-based application for visualizing the aluminium...
Events
IAI and ASI Ink Cooperation Agreement
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) and the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday, committing to collaborate on efforts to improve the performance and sustainability of the global aluminium trade. Executed by ASI’s Chief Executive Officer Fiona Solomon, and IAI’s Secretary General Ron Knapp, the five-year MOU pledges the two organizations’ cooperation […]
Power perspectives – U.S. industry’s electricity position demands sensible energy policy
There was a widespread power cut in my area today. During the hours – and hours – that there was no lighting, no hot water, no tea, no TV or internet, I started to think more about our massive reliance on power and indeed how we all take electricity (and gas) – and a reliable, […]
Global Aluminium Production Down by 1.5% in Q1
According to numbers recently released by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), worldwide aluminium production for the first four months of 2016 fell by 1.5% year-on-year, totaling a global production of 18.1 million metric tons. In its report, the IAI indicates that the reason for the global decline is largely due to production cuts continued by […]
IAI Selects Norsk Hydro’s Aasheim as Chair
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) announced this week that it has chosen Norsk Hydro’s Hilde Merete Aasheim as its new Chair. Norsk’s Executive Vice President of primary metal business will be replacing Abdulla Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Global Aluminium, who is stepping down after two years in the position. The appointment was made […]
China’s Aluminium Output Drops in January and February
According to data released yesterday by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), aluminium output from the People’s Republic of China has dropped by 461 thousand metric tons per month between December 2015 and February 2016. February’s output of 2,070 thousand metric tons is down 686 thousand metric tons from a twelve-month high of 2,756 thousand metric […]
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 ...
