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Jamaica's Alpart alumina refinery set for phased modernisation under JISCO plan
Alumina
Jamaica's Minister of Agriculture, Floyd Green, has announced that the reopening and modernisation of the Alpart alumina refinery has moved a step forward following meetings with officials of JISCO and the Government of Gansu Province during his recent visit to China. Speaking in Parliament, Green said JISCO has confirmed its plans to carry out a two-phase modernisation programme to bring the refinery back into operation and upgrade it into a modern alumina production facility. The first pha ...
East China purchasing sentiment strengthens, central China futures and spot traders' purchasing demand rises
Primary AL
In the morning session, the trading centre of the SHFE aluminium 2606 contract was higher than the same period of the previous trading day. Market selling sentiment strengthened from the previous day, as some downstream players, expecting a near-term rise in aluminium prices, saw buying sentiment improve, and price acceptance by downstream was higher than yesterday. Most transactions were done at parity to a premium of RMB 10 per tonne against the SHFE aluminium July contract. In east China t ...

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Irrespective of China’s economy, which is said to be growing at a relatively slower pace in the past few years, one thing which has been consistent for the country is that it still firmly holds the position of the world's largest aluminium foil producer, consumer and exporter. For businesses that are trying to determine where the next demand wave of aluminium foil will be, an important question continues to emerge: What is sustaining China's leadership when traditional growth drivers are evol ...
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Hydro enables Norway’s first closed-loop aluminium façade in Oslo refurbishment
Recycled AL
08 Jul 2026
At Sørkedalsveien 6, a 21,000 m² commercial building, the original façade is carefully dismantled and separated on-site before being transported to Stena Recycling in Halmstad, Sweden, for further sorting. It is then returned to Hydro’s recycling facility in Sweden, where the aluminium is transformed into Hydro CIRCAL, which will be used in new façade solutions, delivered by WICONA, Hydro’s building systems brand. “This project is a milestone for circular construction in Norway. It demonstrat ...
Modern aluminium recycling advances through new processing technologies: GME among industry contributors
Recycled AL
08 Jul 2026
Recycling non-ferrous metals like aluminium, lead, and plastics is becoming more important because it reduces the need for raw materials, improves recovery, and supports circular production. Aluminium recycling is especially valuable because it uses much less energy than primary aluminium production and helps cut emissions while supplying material to construction, transport, packaging, and engineering. Modern recycling plants use mechanical separation, shredding, decoating, melting and casting ...
Canada, Japan push critical minerals pact with $1bn deals to cut China dependence
SupplementAL
08 Jul 2026
Canada and Japan are deepening their critical minerals alliance, seeking to reduce their dependence on Chinese supplies. At Canada's largest-ever trade mission to Tokyo and the Asia-Pacific region, companies from both countries signed commercial agreements worth over CAD 1 billion (USD 706.11 million), exploring joint initiatives to secure future supplies of key minerals. The delegation comprised around 300 participants representing about 180 companies and organisations. Collaboration in area ...
Aughinish Alumina in focus as the European Union vote backs the Russia export ban
Alumina
08 Jul 2026
Momentum is building within the European Parliament as Aughinish Alumina faces a European Union vote to decide the future of its exports to Russia. Several Members of the Parliament, resolute to urge a full ban on the Russia-bound shipments, add fresh pressure on both Brussels and Dublin. It forms part of a non-binding resolution on Ukraine due to be voted on in Strasbourg on Wednesday. The outcome would not immediately change EU law, but broad parliamentary backing would increase pressure on ...
China's aluminium market tightens as June deficit hits 322,000 tonnes; demand rebounds
Primary AL
08 Jul 2026
June marked a tale of two markets for aluminium, where a macro-driven selloff clashing with resilient fundamentals. While SHFE aluminium prices tumbled to yearly lows, pressured by expectations of US rate hikes and the evaporation of Middle Eastern risk premiums, the underlying supply-demand balance told a different story. The traders' inventories drew down at an accelerated pace, spot discounts narrowed, and downstream restocking intensified. This divergence set the stage for a potential rev ...
US DOE funds $75m to five projects to recover aluminium, rare earth from coal waste
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08 Jul 2026
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has funded USD 75 million to five pilot-scale projects aimed at extracting rare earth elements and other critical minerals, including aluminium, from coal waste and coal-based feedstocks. The initiative indicates the nation’s efforts to strengthen the domestic critical minerals supply chain. The funding marks a phase of a USD 275 million programme announced in November 2025 to support pilot-scale recovery of critical minerals and materials from industrial and ...
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