India defies global headwinds as domestic demand counters export pressures
India’s steel industry is poised to remain one of the world’s fastest-growing markets in FY27 despite an increasingly challenging global environment marked by steel oversupply, weakening Chinese demand, rising...
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Geopolitics, tight inventories support prices
London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month aluminium futures ended the first week of August 2026 at $3,260 per tonne, marking a remarkable recovery from the early-July low of $3,065 per tonne. The nearly 6.5% rebound...
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How freight overhead and supply deficits are driving physical copper tightness beyond smelters?
The global copper market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by simultaneous supply constraints, deteriorating smelter economics, regional inventory imbalances, supportive macroeconomic conditions...
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Prices near four-year high as tight supply and low inventories fuel rally
The London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month zinc contract is trading around US$3,640 per tonne after recently touching an intraday high of US$3,703.50 per tonne, its strongest level in nearly four years...
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Prices under pressure as LME inventories surge on Singapore stock influx
The London Metal Exchange (LME) three-month lead contract was trading at US$1,885.50 per tonne on August 6, down 0.55% on the day, as a sharp rise in exchange inventories continued to weigh on market sentiment.
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AI-driven optimism supports prices as tight supply offsets weak physical demand
Tin prices have extended their upward momentum, climbing to their highest levels in nearly two months as tightening supply conditions, a weaker US dollar and renewed optimism surrounding artificial intelligence (AI)...
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Prices extend recovery as China demand and COMEX buying boost market
Silver delivered a volatile yet resilient performance during July 2026 and the first week of August, with prices recovering from sharp corrections as strong industrial demand and renewed investor interest outweighed...
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Central banks buying, Asian demand keep prices resilient despite Q2 correction
The LBMA PM gold price averaged $4,506.29 per ounce in the second quarter of 2026, 8% below the record average seen in the first quarter but still 37% higher than the corresponding period last year.
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AAI urges PMO to curb Al imports, warns Rs 3 lakh cr investment pipeline at risk
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has urged the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to take immediate policy measures to protect the domestic aluminium industry from a surge in imports and low-quality....
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MRAI urges PMO to scrap 2.5% import duty on Al scrap, cites MSME growth security
The Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI) has urged the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to abolish the existing 2.5 per cent Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on aluminium scrap, arguing that the levy has raised raw material costs...
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India vs global aluminium industry: Competitiveness and trade dynamics
he aluminium industry today operates within an increasingly complex global framework, where competitiveness is shaped not only by resource availability and cost structures but also by trade policies, sustainability benchmarks...
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Indian aluminium industry beset with challenges on multiple fronts
The structural paradox at the heart of India’s aluminium industry: There is a peculiar contradiction embedded in the economics of Indian aluminium manufacturing. The country possesses one of the largest installed extrusion...
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Bauxite to aluminium: India’s upstream strength and structural gaps
India’s aluminium growth narrative is frequently framed around booming downstream demand and expanding end-use applications. However, the fundamental strength of the industry resides upstream—in its world-class bauxite...
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Downstream aluminium: Extrusions, rolled products, and value addition
While India’s primary aluminium smelters command significant global attention for their raw volume, the true engine of industrial margin creation resides downstream—in engineered extrusions, flat rolled products (FRP)...
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Global aluminium market outlook: Supply, demand and price trends
The global aluminium market has entered a phase of structural transformation. Long traded as a standard cyclical industrial commodity, the metal is being repositioned as a strategic material for the future...
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Aluminium alloys beat expectations in providing smart and sustainable engineering solution
Aluminium alloys are widely used in modern engineering due to their high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance, excellent conductivity, and recyclability. These properties make them suitable for applications...
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Future of aluminium: Green aluminium, innovation, and strategic outlook
The global aluminium industry stands at a defining inflection point. Once dictated primarily by cyclical macroeconomic fluctuations in traditional construction and heavy manufacturing, the metal’s trajectory...
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Aluminum ingots are at the heart of India’s industrial aspirations
Aluminum ingots are solid blocks or bars of aluminum metal that have been processed and cast into a specific shape for ease of storage, transportation, and further processing. These ingots are typically produced...
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Beyond the Metal: Strategic Dynamics and Emerging Paradigms in Non-Metallurgical Bauxite-Alumina Value Chains
While over 85% of global bauxite extraction is funnelled into primary aluminium smelting, the niche non-metallurgical bauxite and alumina sectors command significant strategic and economic value.
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Energy costs and aluminium production: The defining challenge
If there is one factor that decisively shapes the economics of aluminium production, it is energy. Among all industrial metals, aluminium stands out as one of the most electricity-intensive to produce, making..
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Aluminium in EVs and renewables: The next demand wave
The global metals industry is undergoing a structural transition. For decades, industrial growth has followed a linear model—extract, process, consume and discard. But with resource pressures intensifying, energy...
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Recycled aluminium: The sustainability and cost advantage
As the aluminium industry navigates the dual imperatives of cost competitiveness and decarbonisation, recycled aluminium is emerging as a cornerstone of its future. Unlike many other industrial materials, aluminium...
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Sustainability in aluminium production
India’s aluminium sector is pursuing a net-zero target by 2050 through a phased decarbonization roadmap released by NITI Aayog. India can become a preferred low-carbon supplier, but it has a tough road ahead.
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Can Venezuela’s aluminium industry be revived?
The geopolitical conversation around Venezuela may be heavily focused on oil, but beneath the Orinoco Belt and Guayana Shield lie an enviable array of other resources, including vast swathes of the bauxite...
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Mines Above Ground: Preserving nature. Building the nation
For more than a century, industrial civilization has depended on mines beneath the Earth’s surface. Copper, aluminium, iron ore, lithium, cobalt, nickel, rare earth elements, and precious metals have powered...
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ALUCAST Expo 2026 to spotlight India’s die casting industry’s next growth phase
India’s die casting industry is entering a decisive new growth phase, driven by the rapid expansion of electric vehicle platforms, rising electronics manufacturing, and the growing demand from OEMs for...
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Global Commodity Conclave 2026 to shape the future of commodity markets
India is taking a defining step in its ambition to shape global commodity markets. The Commodity Markets Industry, with the support of MCX, will host the Global Commodity Conclave 2026 on August 12–14, 2026...
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Rising coking coal prices put steel mills under margin pressure
Indian steelmakers are facing a growing margin squeeze as higher global coking coal prices increased steel production costs, with supply disruptions in Australia and China, along with the Iran conflict, tightening...
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Cu price run signals deeper supply squeeze
Copper's roughly 50% surge over the past year, with prices recently reaching around $14,545 per tonne, signals a growing structural supply squeeze rather than a traditional commodities cycle, according to Sprott...
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JSW Steel targets end to iron ore imports
JSW Steel plans to gradually eliminate iron ore imports as domestic supplies improve and new mines become operational, according to a senior company executive. JSW Steel is currently India's largest...
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India's battery storage self-sufficiency remains over a decade away amid technology, financing and execution delays
India's domestic battery manufacturing currently accounts for less than 1% of its approximately 260 GWh demand pipeline from competitive tenders in 2026, leaving the country structurally dependent on imports even...
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India targets $100 bn gems & jewellery exports by 2040
India is targeting $100 billion in gems and jewellery exports by 2040, with the government calling for greater innovation, design, branding and value addition to transform the country into a global powerhouse...
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US-Canada deal may cut steel, Al tariffs to 25%
The United States and Canada are moving towards a trade agreement that could reduce tariffs on certain Canadian steel and aluminium exports to 25% from the current 50%, while duties on the non-US content...
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India, South Africa to explore JV in minerals & green steel
India and South Africa can use the BRICS platform to develop joint ventures in critical minerals and green steel, with the potential to jointly supply mineral resources and low-carbon products to countries that lack...
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CBAM impact on Indian steel may be lower than expected
The impact of the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) on Indian steel exporters could be significantly lower than earlier estimates, with India's CBAM payments potentially reaching...
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Steel Ministry tightens domestic procurement rules
The Steel Ministry has introduced a melt-and-pour requirement under the Domestically Manufactured Iron & Steel Products Policy (DMI&SP), tightening localisation norms for steel supplied through government procurement.
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China's top steel hubs cut crude steel output
Crude steel production across China's top 10 steelmaking provinces and autonomous regions fell 2.7% year-on-year to 416.84 million tonne during January-July, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics...
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Welspun Corp bags record $1.8 bn US pipe order
Welspun Corp has secured its largest-ever single order, valued at approximately $1.8 billion (Rs 17,200 crore), to supply pipes from its manufacturing facility in the United States. The order, awarded for execution during...
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Amit Metaliks begins Rs 4,000 cr steel project
Amit Metaliks has laid the foundation for a Rs 4,000-crore greenfield integrated steel project at Raghunathpur in West Bengal's Purulia district, marking the fourth major industrial project launched by the state government...
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RE bidding activity declines to 14.7 GW in FY26 from 40.6 GW: ICRA
The renewable energy bidding activity slumped to 14.7 gigawatt (GW) of capacity awarded in 2025-26 from 40.6 GW in 2024-25, amid challenges in the signing of power purchase agreements (PPAs) and power sale agreements...
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‘India leads APAC in AI adoption, investment and enterprise readiness’
MiniMines Cleantech Solutions Pvt. Ltd., an end-to-end R4 recycling company focused on end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, has secured an Indian patent for its proprietary Hybrid Hydrometallurgy (HHMR)...
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SAIL welcomes MMDR Amendment Act, 2026; sees boost to iron ore supply
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has welcomed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026, notified by the Central Government on August 17, describing it as a significant...
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Adani's Kutch Copper targets quarterly Ebitda of Rs 750-800 cr this fiscal
Adani Group-owned Kutch Copper expects its quarterly operating profit to remain in the range of Rs 750-800 crore during the current fiscal, with higher capacity utilisation and revenue growth likely to offset a moderation...
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Copper becomes mining major BHP's largest Ebitda contributor in FY2026
Copper has emerged as the largest contributor to mining major BHP's earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in fiscal 2026, accounting for 54% of the group's underlying EBITDA...
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Exports to US shaky amid tariff scare
Another round of tariffs on exports to the United States could become a reality with the US Senate passing a legislation empowering President Donald Trump to impose additional tariffs of up to 100% if India continues....
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SBI pegs Q1 GDP growth at 8%
The Indian economy likely grew 8% in the April-June quarter, with the underlying momentum remaining broad-based, according to State Bank of India's (SBI) research department. The projection is sharply higher than the Reserve...
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Fitch Ratings retains 'stable' outlook for India
Fitch Ratings Tuesday last affirmed India's sovereign credit rating at the lowest investment grade of BBB- and retained its 'stable' outlook for the economy, citing a robust growth outlook and stable external finance fundamentals.
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India, SA to begin trade pact talks in a mth
ndia on Wednesday last signed the Terms of Reference (ToR) for a preferential trade agreement (PTA) with the South African Customs Union (SACU). Both sides are expected to begin negotiations for the trade deal in a month...
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Tube & Pipe Fair 2026 bridges demand, supply and opportunity in the industry
Tube & Pipe Fair 2026, organised by Tulip 3P Media Pvt. Ltd., successfully concluded at HITEX Exhibition Center, Hyderabad, from 16-18 July 2026. Bringing together the complete tube and pipe value chain under...
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