The threat of climate change, and the growing focus on a carbon-neutral world and the implementation of a circular economy has changed the way heavy industries operate now. The result was the Paris Agreement in 2016, which set up an aim of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius over the 21st century. This transformation […]
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Difference between the virtual and real world has almost waned over the years due to the increasing influence of digitalisation. The presence and impact of digitalisation have been more so felt during the COVID-19 pandemic when direct human interaction, or for that matter intervention, is limited. Besides the despondent fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has […]
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The growth of aluminium cans in the global market seems to be becoming insurmountable owing to the factors like disposable income of people, changing lifestyle, and evolving consumer preferences. Continuous shifts from plastic bottles to aluminium cans have triggered the demand further. Initiatives taken by some of the leading companies, such as Coca-Cola and Pepsico […]
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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 – […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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As we said earlier, with the rising demand and application of aluminium in various industries, there are increasing numbers of events taking place across every nook and corner of the world. In our last blog, we had updated you on some of the global events in August and September. But the list does not end […]
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“Aluminium’s sixty-year reign as the world’s most precious substance was glorious, but soon an American chemist ruined everything.” –Sam Kean, The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements. From being a most precious substance to being a most widely used […]
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With the rising demand and application of aluminium in various industries such as construction, infrastructure, automotive and aerospace, key players in the industry seem to be largely enthusiastic about enlightening people on business models and technologies adopted by the aluminium industry through various events across the world. August and September, which otherwise happen to be […]
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