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Impact Minerals proposes name change as Lake Hope HPA development advances
Staff Editor, General

Canada and China extend aluminum and steel trade deal through 2028, securing Canola market access
Pratyusha Chatterjee, Market
The recycling blind spot: AI reveals why aluminium aerosols are harder to recover
Staff Editor, General
KAP Minerals and Cymat sign MoU to develop Canadian scandium-aluminium alloy supply chain
Staff Editor, Project

Daily & historical aluminium prices
Aluminium
$3,135.00/Per MTon
Aluminium Alloy
$3,000.00/Per MTon
LME Aluminium UBC Scrap US (Argus)
$2,646.07/Per MTon
Aluminium Premium
$2,468.39/Per MTon
European Aluminium
$577.50/Per MTon

ICSOBA 2026 - 44th International Conference and Exhibition
Bengaluru, India
Primary AL

SMM AICE 2026 Southeast Asia Aluminum Conference
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Primary AL
ZAK Aluminium Extrusions Expo 2026
New Delhi, India
Downstream
MRAI and IMRC 2027
Jaipur, India
Recycled AL
India Mining Week 2027
New Delhi, India
Bauxite
22nd Aluminum Industry Conference and Expo (AICE) SMM
Suzhou , China
Primary AL


Dr Martin Iffert
How much does it really cost to produce aluminium in Europe, and can the region’s smelters compete with producers in the US and China? Beyond electricity prices, the economics of primary and recycled aluminium, industrial electrification and changing automotive demand are shaping the future of Europe’s aluminium industry. In this exclusive interview with AL Circle, Dr Martin Iffert, Founder and CEO of Martin Iffert Consulting, examines these challenges, discussing smelter economics, recycling competitiveness and the outlook for Europe’s 2040 electrification vision. He also shares his views on Germany’s production landscape and the investments needed to improve productivity and strengthen the aluminium value chain. Dr Iffert brings over 30 years of industry experience. He served as CEO of...
Michael Hahne
The AL Circle team caught up with Michael Hahne, Vice President Commercial, Novelis Europe, for a conversation at ALUMINIUM 2026 in Düsseldorf, Germany. With experience across the company’s automotive and beverage can businesses, Hahne brings a commercial perspective to the evolving relationship between aluminium, customer needs and circularity. In this exclusive interview, Hahne explains why aluminium’s next growth chapter will depend on more than expanding production. Securing scrap, closing material loops and turning metallurgical expertise into new customer solutions are becoming central to the industry’s competitiveness. As automotive lightweighting, battery applications and circularity reshape demand, he discusses the strategies behind Novelis’ global footprint and the challenges of...


FOURTH EDITION: Hedging for recyclers - Become an expert in 6 hours
16TH NOV — 27TH NOV
6 hours

AL Circle homepage: A complete guide to its features and business opportunities
Trisha Hazra05 Nov 2026
AL Circle, the first and fastest-growing digital aluminium ecosystem, has had only one objective since its inception: To connect the global aluminium industry with information, knowledge and business opportunities. Till August 2026, AL Circle had two broad sites: AL News, which is the information- and knowledge-driven platform, keeping the industry up-to-date with the latest news,…
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