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  • Chinese Imports Of Aluminium Turn Down In February ( 3/10/2010 )

    In its latest released report of imports Chinese General Administration of Customs said that the imports of unwrought Aluminium and Aluminium products decreased by 34% on an M-O-M basis. This can act as a negative trigger for the prices at the time w..

  • S.Korea Says Seeks 3,000 T Non-western Aluminium ( 3/2/2010 )

    South Korea has issued a tender to buy 3,000 tonnes of non-western aluminium for shipping by the end of April. The tender will close at 1:30 p.m. (0430 GMT) on March 4 for the metal to be delivered to the port of Incheon by April 30, the state-run Pu..

  • Brazil Jan Primary Aluminum Output Down 5 pct ( 2/22/2010 )

    Brazil's primary aluminum output fell 5 percent in January to 128,600 tonnes compared with 135,400 tonnes produced in the same month of 2009, the Brazilian Aluminum Association (ABAL) said on Thursday. For the month of December 2009, production was 7..

  • Hindalco to Make Beverage Cans in India ( 2/2/2010 )

    Kumar Mangalam Birla-controlled Hindalco Industries plans to produce cans for beverages and food giants such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo from its plant at Hirakud in Orissa. The company has begun dismantling a closed plant of Novelis in Rogerstone, Brit..

  • Unwrought Aluminium Stocks 1.203 mln T in Dec - IAI ( 1/26/2010 )

    LONDON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Unwrought aluminium stocks fell to 1.203 million tonnes in December compared with a revised 1.125 million tonnes in November, industry data showed on Tuesday. Unwrought stocks stood at 1.676 million tonnes in December 2008,..

  • Guinea Steps Up Threats Against Buoyant Rusal ( 1/24/2010 )

    The Government of Guinea dealt a blow yesterday to Rusal’s efforts to relieve the burden of its $14.9 billion (?9.25 billion) of debts when it stepped up its legal action against the company and hinted that it could seize the company&rs..

  • Saudi Arabia Considers Giant Aluminium Plant ( 1/20/2010 )

    Riyadh: Saudi Arabia plans to establish a giant primary aluminium production plant worth 26 billion Saudi riyals. The plant will have a production capacity of 720,000 tonnes of primary aluminium in a year. This information was contained in a study co..

  • London Metal Exchange Hits Second Highest Trading Volume in 2009 ( 1/17/2010 )

    The London Metal Exchange (LME) hit the second highest trading volume in its history in 2009, according to the annual trading figures released on Friday. The LME trade volume achieved 111.9 million lots in 2009, equivalent to 2.57 billion tons with a..

  • China's Appetite for Commodities Remains Stron ( 1/11/2010 )

    The Chinese trade data for December revealed that China’s exports and imports alike soared in December, beating market expectations by a large margin. The sharp increases seen in annual growth rates were partly, but not only, caused by base..

  • Aluminium Association President to Rejoin NAM Council Board ( 1/5/2010 )

    Aluminum Association President, Mr Steve Larkin has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers Council of Manufacturing Associations. The mission of the 225 member Council is to promote legislative, r..

  • Aluminium Building System Contributes to Water and Energy Self Sufficiency of Swiss Hotel ( 12/30/2009 )

    Self-sufficient with water and energy, thanks partly to Hydro's Wicona-brand aluminium building systems, the new Monte Rosa Hut is accepting guest reservations for its first winter in the Swiss Alps. Monte Rosa Hut - or, Monte Rosahütte in G..

  • ARMENAL Produces Over 20, 000 Tons of Thin Foil ( 12/24/2009 )

    UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces that for the first time since its commissioning the ARMENAL foil mill produced and sold over 20,000 tpa of aluminium foil, nearly twice as much as last year. In 2009, t..