Swiss commodity trader Glencore, one of the biggest buyers of aluminum produced by troubled Russian aluminum giant UC RUSAL, has declared force majeure on 50,000 tons of aluminum contracts, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. “The declaration applies to about 50,000 metric tons of contracts between Glencore and aluminum consumers that specify the…
The board of directors of Russian hydropower giant RusHydro have approved the company’s $319.5 million participation in the long-running construction of the Taishet smelter of aluminum giant UC Rusal, RusHydro said in a statement on April 5. “The cost of RusHydro’s participation in the project stands at no more than $319.5 million (RusHydro’s stake in…
In January Russia increased aluminum billets exports by 50.8% YoY, to 301.6 thousand tons. According to the customs statistics, the revenue grew by 98.6%, to $602 million. This is the record for the past several years. The average price of aluminum in January was $2000 per ton FOB Russian border, up by 3.6% MoM and…
In 2017 consumption of aluminum in Russia increased by 11% YoY, and the trend is expected to continue in 2018 as well. In 2015 consumption fell by 9%, while in 2016 grew by 4%. This year it is expected to grow by 9%, in 2019 – by 13% and in 2020 – by 11%. In…
The Tajik aluminum plant will stop working for two years in connection with the construction of a new joint Tajik-Chinese aluminum enterprise. This was stated by head of the Information and Public Relations Department of SUE Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) Igor Sattarov. Negotiations on the construction of a new plant, which are being conducted on…
In January Armenia produced 3151 tons of aluminum foil, up by 18.8%. Last January aluminum foil output increased by 14.3%. According to the National Statistics Service, in 2017 Armenia increased aluminum foil output by 14.4% YoY, to 33181 tons. While the year 2016 saw the decrease of 2.1%. (Ukrainian metal)
In 2017 world aluminum consumption increased to 64 million tons. According to the Russian Aluminum Association, consumption grew in all industries. In 2018 the construction industry is expected to demonstrate a 5% growth in aluminum consumption. The consumption of aluminum in construction is growing despite the decrease in the volume of housing constructed. This means…
In 2017 Russia exported 0.1363 million tons of raw nickel, down by 26.6% YoY. Almost all the volume was sold to the far foreign countries (0.136 million tons). According to the Federal Customs Service, raw aluminum exports dropped from 3.481 million tons in 2016 to 3.208 million tons in 2017. Far foreign countries accounted for…