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Coventry University partners with Alucast to advance high-grade aluminium production from recycled material
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Coventry University has partnered with aluminium foundry Alucast to investigate how recycled aluminium can be processed into high-grade materials suitable for use in critical industries. The initiative is part of the Clean Futures Programme and aims to help reduce the UK's reliance on imported primary-grade aluminium alloys, which are widely used across sectors including automotive and defence. According to the university, the UK currently imports up to 1.25 million tonnes of primary-grade a ...
CRISIL upgrades Vedanta, Vedanta Aluminium and Vedanta Oil & Gas ratings after demerger
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CRISIL Ratings has upgraded the credit ratings of Vedanta Ltd, Vedanta Aluminium Metal Ltd and Vedanta Oil and Gas Ltd following the group's demerger, citing stronger business and financial risk profiles across the three companies. Vedanta Ltd's long-term rating was upgraded to CRISIL AA+/Stable from CRISIL AA/Watch Developing, while its short-term rating was reaffirmed at CRISIL A1+. The rating agency also assigned a CRISIL AA+/Stable rating to the company's non-convertible debentures. Acco ...

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US June CPI fell 0.4 per cent M-o-M, the first month-on-month contraction since 2020, prompting the market to lower its expectations for US Fed interest rate hikes. However, Fed Chairman Warsh bluntly expressed "zero tolerance" for the persistent five-year high inflation, displaying a tough hawkish stance. According to CME data, the probability of a rate hike was 53.5 per cent in September, rising to 61.8 per cent in October and further to 74 per cent in December. The pressure on the valuatio ...
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Arrow Minerals secures three-year bauxite exploration permit for Niagara project in Guinea
Bauxite
19 Jul 2026
Arrow Minerals Limited has been granted a new three-year Industrial Exploration Permit for its Niagara Bauxite Project in Guinea following a government review of the company's historical work and operational capabilities. The permit, issued by Guinea's Ministry of Mines and Geology on July 15, 2026, covers 499.61 square kilometres and is identical in area and boundaries to the company's previous exploration licence. It was awarded to Arrow's wholly owned subsidiary, Mineralfields Bauxite SARL ...
PV frame operating rate consolidates on a strong note; Aluminium prices expected to mainly consolidate and adjust in the short term
End User
18 Jul 2026
PV aluminium extrusion: This week, the operating rate of the surveyed industry sample of PV frame enterprises held up well. Leading extrusion manufacturers continued to run at full capacity, supported by ample long-term orders on hand, with the core driver being the advancement of centralised PV projects toward year-end. In H2, the production schedule situation for downstream leading module enterprises is expected to be better than H1, but monthly incremental growth in PV frame demand will be ...
The Southeast Asian secondary aluminium market remains in the doldrums, while the import window has improved but transactions are yet to recover
Recycled AL
18 Jul 2026
This week, imported aluminium scrap prices in China continued to pull back slightly. SMM data showed that the price of imported shredded zorba at Ningbo port was revised down from RMB 21,920 per tonne to RMB 21,820 per tonne, while at Tianjin port it dropped from RMB 21,970 per tonne to RMB 21,770 per tonne, with the decline narrowing W-o-W. An SMM survey learned that, with overseas aluminium scrap and ADC12 offers continuing to pull back, orders for imported aluminium scrap and cast aluminiu ...
Laser Power & Infra bags $436,100 HTLS conductor order for Himachal project
End User
18 Jul 2026
Laser Power & Infra Limited announced its first commercial order of advanced transmission conductors from Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL). The order, amounting to USD 436,100, is for a turnkey reconductoring project in the Nalagarh Electrical Division of Himachal Pradesh to improve the reliability of the state’s power supply. The project will utilize Aluminium Encapsulated Carbon Core Conductors (AECC) manufactured by Laser Power & Infra under a licensing agreement s ...
AL Circle analysis: Where is the aluminium downstream market headed? Tariffs, trade, AI, investments
Downstream
18 Jul 2026
The global aluminium downstream market has been experiencing staggering declines, mapped with price and trade volatility. Recent incidents and market trends are must-watch, to be monitored closely for navigating and decision-making about future trading, hedging and subsequent investments. Products in the spotlight and where to buy them The global aluminium coffee capsule market is expanding rapidly, driven by rising coffee consumption and demand for convenient, premium-quality brewing soluti ...
China prebaked anode prices snap decline on rising feedstock costs; margins hover above breakeven
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18 Jul 2026
Riding the wave of firmer feedstock costs, the Chinese prebaked anode market has snapped its brief downtrend, with a major smelter in Shandong lifting its July procurement benchmark by RMB 30 per tonne. While current margins remain healthy above breakeven, looming new capacity is set to intensify localised competitive pressure in the second half. Prebaked anode prices rebound RMB 30 per tonne as feedstock costs resurface Driven by rising raw material prices during the settlement cycle, cost ...
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