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From scrap treatment to casting, Sistem Teknik advances aluminium production with integrated technologies
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As aluminium producers work to increase recycled metal use while reducing emissions and energy consumption, technology is becoming central to improving production efficiency. Across the aluminium value chain, innovations in scrap treatment, melting, molten metal refining, casting and heat treatment are helping manufacturers improve metal recovery, optimise energy use and support the shift towards closed-loop recycling and lower-carbon aluminium production. Recent developments have focused on ...
UK commits $66m to critical minerals sector, reinforcing aluminium's strategic role
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The UK government has announced a GBP 50 million (USD 66 million) investment to strengthen domestic production of critical minerals, as it seeks to reduce reliance on concentrated global supply chains and improve economic resilience. The funding is also expected to support sectors such as aluminium, which was added to the UK's Critical Minerals Strategy in 2024. The funding will support projects covering mineral extraction, processing and recycling to secure supplies of materials used in prod ...

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RUSAL’s Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ) has become the first aluminium plant in the industry to fully transition to modern Russian gas cleaning systems. Investments in the project amounted to approximately USD 40 million.  RUSAL developed the gas cleaning units. The company's proprietary solution not only outperforms foreign counterparts but also delivers efficiency over ten times higher than previous-generation gas cleaning systems. The Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter has commissioned its sixth ...
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Mine to Market: More than a magazine, a steering partner to surf through volatility with peers from across the aluminium value-chain
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25 Jun 2026
Aluminium, the silvery metal powering homes, industries and enabling humans to fly and sail, has a gripping tale of its mine to market journey. It is extracted after multiple refining processes from the reddish-brown ore. The ore is refined to the powdery white substance Aluminium oxide, commonly known as alumina, to the silvery slabs, billets and ingots, etc., which are then broken into various shapes and sizes for specific consumer markets. The global aluminium industry employs approximatel ...
Century Aluminum-Brimstone MoU to cut alumina import and bolster US aluminium supply chain
Primary AL
25 Jun 2026
US-based primary aluminium producer Century Aluminum and American innovator in alumina and other industrial materials, Brimstone, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) aimed at creating what could become the first fully domestic US "mine-to-metal" aluminium supply chain, strengthening the country's access to critical raw materials while reducing dependence on imports. Under the proposed agreement, Brimstone will supply alumina to Century Aluminum from its planned production facility ...
Tajikistan, Azerbaijan discuss alumina-for-aluminium trade partnership
Alumina
25 Jun 2026
Tajikistan and Azerbaijan are discussing a potential industrial cooperation arrangement under which Tajikistan would import alumina from Azerbaijan while supplying aluminium to the Azerbaijani market, according to Tajikistan's Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Ilhom Abdurakhmon. The proposal was discussed during the latest meeting of the Azerbaijan-Tajikistan Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation in Baku. During the meeting, both sides expressed interest in expanding cooperat ...
Metro Mining appoints Rudi Cohrssen as General Counsel and Company Secretary
Bauxite
25 Jun 2026
Metro Mining Ltd has announced changes to its executive leadership team, appointing Rudi Cohrssen as its new General Counsel and Company Secretary, effective July 1, 2026. Cohrssen is qualified as a lawyer in Australia, South Africa and Namibia. He joins Metro from the Victorian Bar in Melbourne, where he has practised as a barrister across corporate and commercial law, arbitration, employment law, environmental law and natural resources law. His legal work has included representing clients i ...
SMM aluminium futures continued sharp decline, purchasing sentiment in East China rises
Primary AL
25 Jun 2026
In early trading, the SHFE aluminium 2606 contract's centre ran significantly below the level seen in the same period of the previous trading day. As aluminium prices declined to their lowest recent levels, overall market buying sentiment improved M-o-M from yesterday, pushing transaction prices higher. Mainstream transactions were made at a discount of RMB 20-40 per tonne against the SHFE aluminium July contract. Today, the East China shipment sentiment index was 2.9, down 0.08 M-o-M; the pu ...
Aluminium scrap supply at risk? India seeks EU talks amid new export restrictions
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25 Jun 2026
India's Ministry of Commerce is seeking diplomatic discussions with the European Union (EU) regarding its upcoming Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR). It was prompted by concerns that the new framework could restrict the flow of recyclable materials, including aluminium scrap, to non-OECD countries. As per official documents reviewed by the Business Standard, the Indian Ministry of Commerce assessed the potential impact of the regulation, effective from 2027, which aims to secure recyclable reso ...
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