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 of momentum while operating with the posture of hesitation. We’ve talked about uncertainty so many times that it has almost become background noise, until you realise uncertainty is no longer “a […]
Downstream also acts as the strategic bridge between metal production and end users. In practical terms, it links what smelters and recyclers produce to what automotive OEMs, construction firms, packaging converters, grid developers and electronics manufacturers actually buy. When the downstream slows, the upstream feels it with a lag. When downstream upgrades are made, aluminium […]
Sounds like good advice, yet that is what is occurring with aluminium in the electrical marketplace. A copper industry standard is being used to define aluminium. It is like someone promoting themself by saying that their competitor came in next to last in a 2-man race. Figure1. Two-man race Absurd, yes, yet people are literally […]
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 to the environmental policy agenda and the dichotomy that is forming between European citizens and lawmakers. The European Union (EU)’s overhaul of its Emissions Trading System (ETS) is designed to demonstrate […]
The global aluminium industry is entering a structurally decisive phase. While global economic growth is slowing, aluminium demand continues to hold up, supported by long-term transition themes such as renewable energy, electric mobility, infrastructure development and the rapid expansion of data centres. This article distils key insights from a recent aluminium market outlook session, covering […]
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 Tinto, one of the world’s largest diversified mining companies, is reinforcing this shift by placing community development and social wellbeing alongside its core operations. Beyond extracting resources, the company is […]
The skyline of Almaty has a striking new addition: a museum that doesn’t just house art, but makes the building itself a bold statement on design, context and materials. The recently opened Almaty Museum of Arts stands out, literally, as a contemporary architecture piece where stone and aluminium meet to craft a space that bridges […]
Exhibiting at industry events is a key marketing channel for all companies in the aluminium value chain. Be it expos, conferences, trade shows, seminars or some other format- aluminium producers as well as companies from supporting industries all have one thing in common. All of them pay a hefty fee to secure premium spots, bigger […]
We have spoken all the time about how effective the aluminium alloys could be in a wide range of applications like defence, aerospace, automotive, building and construction and energy storage, which will finally support decarbonisation. Aluminium, with its light weight, superior corrosion resistance, electrical conductivity, and high strength-to-weight ratio, is rapidly making its mark in […]
The illusion that every idea already exists There’s a sentence we all say when we sit with friends and talk about starting something new: “Every business idea, including an aluminium business, we think of someone who has already made it.” “We should’ve done this earlier; now the market is full.” “If we started this years […]
