Yearly Archives: 2025

Aluminium 2026-2030: Stop buying “Capacity”, start building “Capability”

Introduction Over the past year, the questions I hear from aluminium businesses have started to converge. Should we add anodising?Is solar framing still worth expanding?Where do...

Aluminium and magnesium: The two sister metals shaping lightweight manufacturing

Two sister metals that are everywhere in our lives: Aluminium and magnesium Magnesium is the third most common metal and as a structural material after...

Case Study: How EGA is building the future aluminium workforce in the UAE

Introduction As the aluminium industry continues to grow globally, the availability of skilled talent is a bottleneck for sustainable expansion. Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), one...

AL in ALL #10: OPPO F31 series mid-range performance meets aerospace-grade aluminium design

In a smartphone market crowded with incremental upgrades and stylistic tweaks, OPPO’s new F31 5G series stands out for something more fundamental: a design...

The US aluminium industry: When uncertainty becomes the business model

If you look back at the conversations we’ve had across 2025, one pattern keeps resurfacing: the US aluminium industry has been speaking the language...

Global economy meets aluminium market outlook across extruded, rolled, cast and recycled aluminium

Downstream also acts as the strategic bridge between metal production and end users. In practical terms, it links what smelters and recyclers produce to...

Aluminium’s electrical future: Never let your competitor (copper) define you

Sounds like good advice, yet that is what is occurring with aluminium in the electrical marketplace.  A copper industry standard is being used to...

Europe’s revised carbon market risks imposing costs without consent

The author T.E. Carter once wrote that the court of public opinion moves much faster than the law.  In Europe, this tenet could apply...

Global economy meets aluminium market outlook across bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium

The global aluminium industry is entering a structurally decisive phase. While global economic growth is slowing, aluminium demand continues to hold up, supported by...

Case Study: How Rio Tinto is creating long-term community value

Introduction In the global mining and aluminium industry, corporate responsibility is increasingly measured not just by output and efficiency, but by long-term social impact. Rio...

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