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From iPhones to trucks, aluminium's downstream and end-user demand story is gathering pace
End User
If you wanted to understand where aluminium demand is heading in 2026, you could spend hours tracking smelter output, warehouse stocks and trade flows. Or you could simply look at the products shaping everyday life. A smartphone. A motorcycle. A truck engine. A beverage can. A roll of aluminium foil. At first glance, these products have little in common. Yet each has emerged as a piece of aluminium's downstream story this year, offering clues about where demand is accelerating, where manufac ...
Brazil–Norway research partnership launches book on the biodiversity of the Amazon rainforest
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The book, Amazon Forest: Biodiversity and Forest Restoration in Paragominas, presents findings from research conducted in rehabilitated areas covering approximately 3,759 hectares. It examines how these areas develop over time and how mining activities affect the surrounding ecosystem. The work is based on contributions from 78 researchers across 19 institutions. Since 2013, the BRC has carried out 25 research projects and contributed to more than 80 scientific publications on biodiversity, e ...

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The aluminium scrap market mostly fluctuated at highs this week. As of June 18, SMM A00 spot aluminium closed at RMB 23,870 per tonne, up RMB 90 per tonne from last Thursday. Regarding price spreads, on June 18, the price difference between A00 aluminium and mixed aluminium extrusion scrap free of paint in Foshan was RMB 2,347 per tonne, and the price difference between A00 aluminium and shredded aluminium tense scrap was RMB 1,696 per tonne, narrowing by RMB 251 per tonne and RMB 364 per tonn ...
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China port bauxite stocks reach 32.4 million tonnes despite higher prices
Bauxite
20 Jun 2026
China’s bauxite inventories continued to increase last week despite higher prices and ongoing concerns over supply from Guinea. Stocks held at Chinese ports reached 32.4 million tonnes, up 24 per cent year-on-year and the highest level recorded since 2022. However, inventories remain around 20 per cent below the five-year peak of 39 million tonnes. At the same time, the price of Guinea’s 45 per cent grade bauxite rose by USD 1 per tonne week-on-week to USD 69.5 per tonne CFR China. Despite th ...
ALFED Awards 2026: Two weeks left to nominate as industry focuses on "Making Things Happen"
Sustainability
20 Jun 2026
The Aluminium Federation (ALFED) is reminding the industry that there are now just two weeks remaining to submit nominations for the 2026 ALFED Awards, with the deadline fast approaching on Friday, July 3, 2026. The Awards celebrate the individuals, innovations and organisations helping to drive the UK aluminium industry forward. Taking place as part of the ALFED Business Briefing & Annual Dinner, the Awards have become a key opportunity to recognise excellence across the aluminium value chai ...
India’s aluminium can stock shortage drives import window opening, structural dependency conceals sustainability concerns
End User
20 Jun 2026
In the summer of 2026, India encountered extreme heatwaves, causing soft drink and beer consumption to surge sharply and driving a rapid expansion in the aluminium beverage can market. However, the rapid demand growth was not met with an effective response from domestic supply—India's domestic aluminium can stock capacity has long been insufficient, with can stock supply heavily reliant on imports, primarily from West Asian countries like the UAE and Saudi Arabia. Since March 2026, transportat ...
UK’s aluminium scrap shipment to the US in Q1’26 dips nearly 10% Y-o-Y
Recycled AL
20 Jun 2026
How has the momentum in UK aluminium scrap exports to the US been in the opening quarter (Q1) of 2026? According to the data recorded in the International Trade Administration (ITA), a slight cooling can be noticed, with shipments and export revenues both slipping from the levels recorded a year ago. In Q1 2026, the UK exported about 3,785 tonnes of aluminium scrap to the US, which is about 9.8 per cent short of the 4,196 tonnes exported during the same period in Q1 2025.  Gather insights o ...
Fastmarkets International Aluminium 2026 to mark 40 years of industry leadership amid a changing global market landscape
Sustainability
20 Jun 2026
Together Through Volatility: Securing the Future of Aluminium Supply As aluminium markets navigate shifting supply chains, geopolitical uncertainty, evolving trade policies and the transition towards lower carbon production, Fastmarkets International Aluminium 2026 will bring together global industry leaders from September 15 to 17 in Budapest. The 40th edition of the event will focus on the commercial decisions, supply challenges and strategic priorities shaping the aluminium industry throug ...
Bridgnorth Aluminium secures five-year battery foil supply deal with Lotte Aluminium Materials USA
Downstream
19 Jun 2026
Bridgnorth Aluminium (BAL), the UK’s last remaining aluminium rolling mill, has strengthened its position in the growing battery materials market after signing a five-year supply agreement with Lotte Aluminium Materials USA. The agreement was signed at Lotte’s facility in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and will see BAL supply battery-grade aluminium for use in battery foil production. The material will support the manufacture of next-generation batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs) and energy s ...
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