Industrial News

  • 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..

  • International Aluminium Institute Media Release - Global Aluminium Industry Co-operating on Climate Change Actions ( 12/17/2009 )

    The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) called at 8, Dec.2009 on negotiators at the UNFCCC Copenhagen Climate Change meeting to include industry in its discussions to ensure the significant and long term task of addressing climate changes will b..

  • DJ Production Costs To Support Aluminum Prices -Deutsche Bank ( 12/14/2009 )

    SINGAPORE, Dec 13, 2009 (Dow Jones Commodities News Select via Comtex) -- DB | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Rising production costs are likely to help support aluminum prices going forward, Deutsche Bank said in a report dated Friday. "..

  • Strike Halts Largest Bauxite Operation in Guyana ( 11/24/2009 )

    GEORGETOWN/MOSCOW, Nov 23 (Reuters) - A strike over wages and job cuts has stopped output at Guyana's largest bauxite mine, a subsidiary of Russian aluminum company RUSAL, the leader of the union involved in the dispute said on Monday. Charles Sampso..

  • RUSAL Increases Sales to China ( 11/3/2009 )

    UC RUSAL and China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) announced the signing of a contract for aluminium delivery. Under the contract, UC RUSAL will supply 1,680,000 tonnes of its aluminium to NORINCO between 2010 and 2016. The metal will be shipp..

  • Japanese Daiwa Can Looks For Aluminium Can Production Site ( 10/27/2009 )

    Japan's largest maker of aluminium and plastic packaging, Daiwa Can Co.ltd, may build a plant in the Sverdlovsk Oblast. Hirohisa Yamaguchi, the Executive Director of Daiwa Can has conducted negotiations with the regional government. The Japanese comp..

  • US: Study Shows Aluminium Use in EVs Can Lower Costs ( 10/21/2009 )

    A new study jointly conducted by the Aluminum Association and Ricardo concludes that opting for high-strength, low-weight aluminium over heavier steel structures for plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles can cut vehicle price overall by reducing the b..

  • Recovery in Bauxite Dependent on China ( 10/9/2009 )

    MUCH HAS been said about the blow that has been dealt the Jamaican economy by the recent closure of several of the island's bauxite and alumina facilities. The focus has been on the loss of foreign-exchange earnings, which has followed the slump in p..