Today staying competitive means investing permanently in new technologies, helping to reducing operational costs. Not only the technology itself, also the way that you can purchase it will make a difference in the profitability of your operations. At the background of demographic and political changes and in a complex market which – above all – […]
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) is the world’s largest aluminium smelters ex-China with a production of 1,365,005 metric tonnes (2019). Listed on both the Bahrain Bourse and London Stock Exchange, the Company’s shareholders are Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (69.38%), SABIC Industrial Investment Company (20.62%) and the General Public (10%). Established in 1971 as a 120,000 […]
Aluminium’s recycling cycle begins and ends in melting plants. In between, this light metal is machined in many different industrial operations of diverse branches and ideally is then pressed into a compact briquette using a briquetting system from RUF. But where exactly are chips produced and why does briquetting usually make economic sense? Aluminium chips […]
The dynamics of the aluminium scrap market are in a state of transition due to the stricter scrap import policies by China, which used to be one of top markets for aluminium scraps. The trade war initiated by Trump’s 10% tariff on all imported aluminium imposed in March 2018 led many countries to slap retaliatory […]
India became the second largest aluminium producing country in the world excluding China in 2018. With the strength of its integrated business model, excellent operational capabilities, stable operations and enriched product portfolio, Hindalco (plus Utkal Alumina) made significant profits in FY19. They are focusing on downstream segment for its domestic output. Primary aluminium productions from […]
The 10% tariffs on all imported aluminium imposed by Trump in March 2018 have generated ample interest in the North American aluminium sector, more so because Trump’s tariffs also included Canada and Mexico, Canada remaining the top aluminium supplier to the U.S. so far. While major part of the industry players opposed the tariffs, claiming […]
Four months from the current year (2019) have passed, and here we are to take an opportunity to retrospect the notable developments and phenomena that occurred across the downstream aluminium sector in the said period of time. The increasing demand and use of downstream aluminium across the globe, including China, in various industries like the […]
The global aluminium market performed bearish in the first quarter of 2019, and aluminium price was under pressure at the London Metal Exchange (LME). This was mostly driven by the following factors: the negative impact from US-China trade wars and tensions, lifting of sanctions on Rusal by the US government, macro uncertainty and the saturation […]
Two months from the year 2019 have passed and the global aluminium industry is consolidating without much volatility in prices of the metal and the raw materials. Most of the supply uncertainties are over as the issues are likely to be managed soon. Alunorte will soon start full alumina production and sanctions on Rusal have […]
At the beginning of 2019, the aluminium industry market is abuzz with the news of US Government’s removal of sanctions on RUSAL and positive trade negotiation between the US and China. The factors that had created imbalance in the international markets like supply uncertainty in aluminium and raw material sectors simmered down. The global aluminium […]