Kazakh Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov has held a meeting with Liu Yongxing, founder and CEO of East Hope Group. The parties discussed the prospects for the project of creating a vertically integrated industrial park in Kazakhstan. The park will specialize in ferrous metals production based on circular economy principle. The goal of the project is…
In 2024, Tajikistan produced 85 thousand tons of aluminum, up by 24% YoY. In monetary terms output grew by 47%. Manufacture of copper cathodes increased significantly. During discussions with China Mining it was agreed that copper processing in the republic would increase. Moreover, Tajikistan increased gold output by 18.8%, antimony by 23% and silver by…
In January-November, Ukraine increased aluminum ore and concentrate (bauxite) imports by 82.3% YoY, to 30.14 thousand tons. According to the State Customs Service, expenses grew by 78.2%, to $3.672 million. The main supplier was Turkiye (76.74% in monetary terms), followed by China (21.06%) and Spain (2.12%). Ukraine didn’t re-export bauxites in the period. (Ukrainian metal)
In January-September, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum and its wares by 21.1% YoY, to $333.056 million. In September, imports amounted to $40.325 million. According to the State Customs Service, exports increased by 30.3%, to $93.318 million, with $10.352 million exported in September. In 2023, Ukraine exported $97.616 million worth of aluminum, up by 0.7% YoY.…
Alro Slatina, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers in Europe by production capacity, has put into operation a new aluminium processing facility, following an investment of RON 13.7 million (EUR 2.7 million). In conjunction with the launch of Cutsmart Systems, Alro is also announcing a comprehensive brand-revitalizing initiative that is under implementation. Cutsmart…
In January-August, Ukraine increased imports of aluminum and aluminum wares by 20% YoY, to $292.7 million. According to the State Customs Service, in August imports amounted to $42.649 million. Exports grew by 31.1%, to $82.966 million ($11.901 million in August). Last year, Ukraine increased aluminum imports by 7.7% YoY, to $366.463 million, and exports by…
Norway’s Hydro started operating a new aluminium-recycling plant in Szekesfehervar (Western Hungary) on September 9. The plant, with capacity to recycle 90,000 tons a year, will produce advanced alloys for extrusions used in the premium automotive segment. Located next to Hydro’s aluminium extrusion plant in Szekesfehervar, the plant will recycle both post-consumer scrap and process…
In January-April, aluminum exports grew 4.7-fold YoY, from 16,000 to 75,400 tons, the Industry and Construction Ministry reported. Kazakhstan’s exports increased, since aluminum demand in Azerbaijan grew 8-fold, from 5,500 to 43,100 tons, 10.5-fold in Uzbekistan, from 200 tons to 2,100 tons, and due to the expansion of sales geography to countries such as Belarus,…