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Replacing copper in EVs: The aluminium motor transition and the hidden defect trap costing suppliers in millions
End User
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The macro mandate: Global automakers are desperate to increase EV range and reduce vehicle weight. The heaviest components are the battery and the traction motor. To slash weight, OEMs are issuing a clear mandate to their Tier 1 suppliers: replace heavy copper motor windings with lightweight aluminium. The cost-cutting trap: Suppliers are rushing to produce "Copper Clad Aluminium" (CCA) windings to win these lucrative OEM contracts. However, attempting to cut corners by ...
PHDCCI organises’ Carbon Shift India 2026; calls for stronger carbon markets, MSME support and industrial decarbonisation
Sustainability
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) organised "Carbon Shift India 2026 – CBAM Readiness for Indian Industry: Aligning Policy, Innovation & Competitiveness" at PHD House, New Delhi, bringing together senior government officials, policymakers, industry leaders, financial institutions, sustainability experts and technology providers to deliberate on India's preparedness for the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), industrial decarbonisation, carbon markets and ...

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India's aluminium industry is debating import duties and quality regulations for aluminium scrap. The Aluminium Association of India (AAI), which represents primary aluminium producers, has called for stricter controls on aluminium scrap imports and stronger quality regulations.  The association has raised concerns that increasing imports of what it describes as substandard scrap could threaten investments worth more than INR 3 trillion (USD 31.5 billion). India currently levies a 7.5 per cen ...
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LME aluminium cash price rises 0.60% to $3,079.5/t on July 3 as stocks decline further
Primary AL
06 Jul 2026
LME aluminium prices moved up across cash and three-month contracts on July 3, while exchange opening stocks declined from the previous trading day. Forward prices also strengthened, with live warrants remaining unchanged and cancelled warrants falling. The LME aluminium cash bid price stood at USD 3,079.5 per tonne on July 3, up 0.60 per cent from USD 3,061 per tonne on July 2. The cash offer price also increased by 0.60 per cent to USD 3,080 per tonne from USD 3,061.5 per tonne. Similarly, ...
Outside China macro bullishness vs. supply bearishness, domestic destocking supports SHFE aluminium bottom
Primary AL
06 Jul 2026
The most-traded SHFE aluminium contract opened at RMB 22,685 per tonne in the night session on July 3, with a high of RMB 22,830 per tonne, a low of RMB 22,685 per tonne, and closed at RMB 22,795 per tonne, down 0.20 per cent from the previous settlement. This session saw a rebound from lows, closing with a small bullish candlestick. The price climbed above the MA5 but remained below all medium and long-term moving averages: MA10 (22,699.69), MA20 (22,942.18), MA40 (23,368.01), and MA60 (23,6 ...
Russia captures 46% of India’s crude oil basket as June imports hit record 2.6 million bpd
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05 Jul 2026
India’s crude oil sourcing map underwent another significant shift in June, with Russian barrels accounting for nearly half of the country’s total imports. Purchases from Russia climbed 17 per cent month-on-month to a record 2.6 million barrels per day (bpd), lifting Moscow’s share of India’s crude import basket to 46 per cent. The scale of the change is particularly striking when viewed against the pre-2022 trade pattern. Before February 2022, Russian crude typically represented less than 1 ...
3D printing to replace casting? Nikon SLM, Bosch unveil one-piece aluminium V8 engine block
Downstream
05 Jul 2026
Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch Industry Consulting have jointly manufactured a complete V8 engine block as a single aluminium component. It indicates the progress of the metal additive manufacturing (AM) system or 3D printing from prototype development to production. The engine block has been produced in AlSi10Mg aluminium alloy using Nikon SLM's NXG XII 600 multi-laser AM system at the Bosch Additive Solution Center in Nuremberg, Germany. No longer relying on conventional casting processes, 3 ...
SMM monthly review overseas primary aluminium projects: Concentrated commissioning in 2026-2027
Primary AL
05 Jul 2026
In early June, according to public information, the Kazakh Prime Minister met with the Vice Chairman of Xinfa Group. Xinfa expected that, based on its entire industry chain industrial park construction plan, the project will create a highly integrated production system, achieving full chain production from raw materials to high value-added aluminium products by deeply processing bauxite. After the project is put into operation, the annual alumina capacity is expected to reach 4.8 million tonn ...
Maison L'Occitane en Provence celebrates 50 years with new travel retail exclusive Shea Hand Cream
End User
05 Jul 2026
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Maison L'Occitane en Provence unveils a new Travel Retail Exclusive Limited Edition of its iconic Shea Hand Cream in a generous 150ml format, available exclusively in global travel retail from Summer 2026. Created as a tribute to five decades of sensorial beauty, craftsmanship and connection to nature, the exclusive edition reimagines one of the Maison's most beloved creations through a distinctive anniversary design inspired by the landscapes, flora and end ...
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