Yearly Archives: 2015

An eventful 2015 comes to an end. There were challenges galore and opportunities umpteen for the Global Aluminium Industry to grow and innovate! The...

A lot has been said and written about the once mighty U.S. aluminium industry and how it has been hit badly by the recent...

Vedanta ltd is trying hard to tackle multiple operational setbacks caused majorly by low metal price, rising debts and raw material scarcity. Vedanta has cut costs by as much as 25% throughout this market turmoil. Mr. Agarwal confirmed that the company will “tighten” capital spending and “do whatever is necessary” by way of innovation to survive this condition profitably. Vedanta is aiming at improving their core skill and technical expertise. However, unless the raw material security is assured in a market situation where metal price is at rock bottom, input costs are high and cheap imports are flooding the market, indigenous aluminium industry cannot grow in India.

Global aluminium industry is visibly distressed. Aluminium prices on London Metal Exchange are yet to find a solid support - the fluctuating downward dip...

World aluminium production is at around 55 million tons, expected to grow at around 6.7% CAGR up to 2020, mainly due to the expected...

Technology and innovation play an important role in achieving  sustainable growth and impacting competitiveness. Today, mineral and metal industry across the globe is facing...

We are already halfway through the current financial year and the slowdown in the commodity market is showing no signs of letting up. Key...

Every business seeking long-term profitable and sustainable growth must have a reasonably sound cost structure. For aluminium industry players who are a part of...

South32 has just completed its first month on the market in the midst of rock bottom commodity prices and share prices descending 17% lower...

Oil has been the prime industry in Middle East ever since it was discovered in Iran in 1911 by a British Company, the Anglo-Persian...