Owing to the growing popularity of aluminium in the automobile and construction industries, among others, the future of this sector looks promising. However, the ongoing geopolitical conflicts in many regions are making things look grim. Recessionary headwinds are adding stress to supply-chain, making it challenging for many primary and downstream aluminium manufacturers globally. But how […]
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Modern Trends in Aluminium Industry 1) Use of Metallic Inert Anodes: In the past decade, a lot of development has been made in developing metallic inert anodes. The researchers have given much attention to binary or trinary alloys with Cu being a common element in most of the alloys. Some researchers have stated that pre-oxidizing […]
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Mr. Naveen Mehta, President – Operations at Jindal Aluminium Limited. Aluminium being the second most used metal in the world has an approximate annual consumption of 88 million tonnes including scrap. Furthermore, it is also the most rapidly growing metal which has advanced by roughly about 20 times in the past 60 years. Since aluminium […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Dust: the sleeping killer It is dirty, not very esthetical and above all it is unhealthy. It is problematic when dust becomes a side-effect of production. Lots of industries face that problem. From industrial bakeries to concrete-industry, dealing with dust – or rather working in it – is a daily fact of life for millions […]
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The year 2018 is almost over, and 2019 is just around the corner. The global alumina and aluminium market saw some unprecedented developments that have turned the market upside down making all previous estimates redundant. The combinations of US aluminium import tariffs and sanctions against Russian aluminium giant Rusal created turmoil in the aluminium industry. […]
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Aluminium conferences and events across the globe every month never fail to keep us engaged. The month of May is not an exception either. A long list of events from the aluminium value chain is already lined up this month and guaranteed to evoke interest among aluminium key players and enthusiasts. The events are sure […]
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