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Automotive aluminium in spotlight as Wetzel acquires Martinrea Honsel Brasil

Wetzel SA, through its wholly owned subsidiary Wetzel Investimentos e Participações, has acquired 100 per cent of Martinrea Honsel Brasil, strengthening its presence in aluminium automotive components. Based in Monte Mor, São Paulo, the acquired company specialises in high-complexity aluminium parts and components supplied to automotive system manufacturers and OEM assemblers. Martinrea Honsel Brasil will continue operating as a separate limited liability company under a new corporate name on ...

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Could kitchen aluminium foil replace costly terahertz polarizers?

A team of Australian researchers has found a surprisingly simple way to make terahertz polarizers: using ordinary aluminium kitchen foil and a precisely controlled laser. The result could cut manufacturing costs dramatically while opening the door to faster production of these tiny optical components. What if a piece of aluminium foil from your kitchen could help solve a problem that normally costs scientists thousands of dollars? That is the question behind a new study from researchers at t ...

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Vedanta goes 1k metres deep in India’s critical-mineral hunt

Before India can mine more nickel, copper or rare earths, it first has to find them. Vedanta has deployed what it describes as India’s first high-speed hydrostatic portable drilling rig in Chhattisgarh, designed to investigate mineral targets as deep as 1,000 metres below ground. The rig is being used at two projects targeting gold and critical minerals, including nickel, chromium and platinum-group elements. Vedanta says conventional drilling equipment typically reaches 300 to 400 metres, le ...

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24 Aug 2026

Canada’s aluminium extrusion imports rise 20% over five years, strengthening the case for protection measures

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24 Aug 2026

Metal packaging leaders call for clarity, competitiveness and collaboration

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21 Aug 2026

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Alcoa breaks ground on gallium plant targeting 10% of global demand

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24 Aug 2026

Alcoa breaks ground on gallium plant targeting 10% of global demand

Alcoa and the governments of Australia, Japan and the United States have begun construction of a gallium production plant at Alcoa’s Wagerup alumina refinery in Western Australia, targeting output equivalent to about 10 per cent of global gallium demand. The facility is expected to produce 100 tonnes of gallium annually and will be constructed and operated by Alcoa. It represents a joint effort to establish a new allied source of the critical mineral for semiconductors, advanced electronics a ...

July aluminium foil exports pulled back 9.3 per cent M-o-M; Full-year target of 1.3 Mt still achievable

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24 Aug 2026

July aluminium foil exports pulled back 9.3 per cent M-o-M; Full-year target of 1.3 Mt still achievable

According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs of China, cumulative exports of Chinese aluminium foil (HS code 7607 series) totalled 802,000 tonnes in January-July 2026, of which July exports stood at 118,800 tonnes, down 9.3 per cent M-o-M from the June high of 131,000 tonnes, with the "rush to export" pulse effect clearly peaking and retreating. In July, all five major aluminium foil export categories declined M-o-M. The flagship category—rolled, not further worked, ...

Alcoa backs Equus with $30m as North West Shelf gas project moves towards FID

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24 Aug 2026

Alcoa backs Equus with $30m as North West Shelf gas project moves towards FID

Equus Energy Limited has moved its North West Shelf gas project into a new commercial phase after securing Alcoa Corporation as a foundation customer and outlining a USD 867 million NPV10, 31 per cent IRR and USD 1.25 billion Phase 1 development case. With technical pre-FEED work completed, the company is now seeking operators, equity partners, infrastructure groups, offtakers and financiers to help take the project towards a final investment decision (FID). Alcoa’s decade-long deal A key mi ...

Hydro locks in renewable power supply through 2040 with Statkraft to drive low-carbon aluminium growth in Norway

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24 Aug 2026

Hydro locks in renewable power supply through 2040 with Statkraft to drive low-carbon aluminium growth in Norway

Hydro Energi and Statkraft have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) securing an annual electricity supply of 876 GWh from 2031 to 2040. The agreement will provide Hydro with around 8.8 TWh of power during the contract period, with deliveries planned in Norway’s electricity price area NO5. The agreement will support Hydro’s aluminium operations in Norway by providing access to renewable electricity at competitive terms. Reliable power supply remains essential for aluminium produc ...

Bauxite

24 Aug 2026

Coal India eyes Ghana’s 920Mt bauxite as India hunts global mineral assets

Coal India, the world’s largest coal producer, is evaluating bauxite opportunities in Ghana as the Indian state-controlled miner eyes expansion beyond coal and to secure overseas mineral assets. The Ghana interest is part of a wider plan to establish Coal India’s first overseas trading office in Singapore. This could serve as a base for mineral trading and potential acquisitions involving bauxite, lithium, iron ore, rare earths and other critical minerals. As of Thursday, Coal India was value ...

Bauxite

24 Aug 2026

Ashapura Minechem Q1 revenue rises 19.22% to ₹16.16bn as Guinea bauxite volumes reach 2.34Mt

Ashapura Minechem reported Q1 FY27 consolidated revenue of INR 16.16 billion (USD 169 million), up 19.22 per cent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 5 per cent to INR 1.15 billion (USD 12 million). Bauxite exports from Guinea increased 14.1 per cent year-on-year to 2.34 million tonnes, compared with 2.05 million tonnes in Q1 FY26. The increase in exports helped drive the higher revenue during the quarter. Ashapura has lowered its FY27 bauxite volume target to 9-11 million tonnes, from the ...

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