Trump Administration Levies New Round Of Sanctions On Iranian Aluminium
In an attempt at denying the specialized metals Iran’s nuclear ballistic missile and military programs, the Trump Administration imposed greater...
Kingdom of Dubai
EGA Partners With DEWA To Produce Solar-Powered Primary Aluminium
Earlier this week, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced last week a partnership that is expected to lead to the first-ever primary aluminium to be smelted via solar power. The plan is part of a wider...
Dubai Commodities Exchange To Debut Aluminium And Zinc Contracts Later This Month
Traders in the Middle East will soon have a new venue for dealing in aluminium futures, as the Dubai Gold...
Mideast Aluminium Producers Plan to Lead Charge to Meet Expected Global Demand of 70 MM MT in 2020
Aluminium producers in the Mideast expect the industry to see demand for the metal top 70 million metric tons per...
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Aleris Inks Deal with UAE Firm to Market Architectural Aluminium Alloy
Ohio’s Aleris International, Inc. announced a partnership earlier this week with Dubai’s MJ Building Materials TradingDMCC to promote its proprietary architectural aluminium alloy 55HX to construction firms in the region. Aleris’s 55HX alloy is designed to be used in a wide range of architectural applications, including indoor and outdoor spaces. Façades, wall cladding, ceilings, and […]
UAE to Invest in Domestic Aluminium in Initiative to Boost Industrial Competitiveness
The United Arab Emirates is launching a new initiative to boost the country’s competitiveness in the aluminium sector (among others). The UAE’s Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai’s ruler His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the initiative late last week. Six priority sub-sectors, namely aerospace, maritime, aluminium and fabricated metals, pharmaceuticals […]
Dubai’s Masharie to Ramp Up Aluminium Production
Dubai Investments’ (DI) private equity arm Masharie announced that it would increase extruded aluminium production by 10,000 metric tons per year to meet the demands of the downstream industries, transportation and electrical sectors in the United Arab Emirates and the Persian Gulf region. Masharie subsidiary Emirates Extrusion Factory (EEF) will increase output of extruded aluminium […]
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 ...
