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Higher realised prices, local demand drives Hulamin’s return to profitability
28th March 2022 By: Marleny Arnoldi

JSE-listed aluminium semi-fabricator and supplier Hulamin’s response to the hardships of 2019 and 2020 has paid off with a return to profitability in 2021. The group posted a 760% year-on-year... 


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Hulamin reports improved performance in 2021
14th March 2022 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

JSE-listed Hulamin says it responded to the tough trading conditions of 2019 and 2020, producing improved results for the year ended December 31, 2021. In a business review and trading update... 


An aerial view of Hillside Aluminium's Richards Bay operations
Hillside Aluminium calls for refractory service providers for carbon, reduction departments and casthouse services
10th March 2022 By: Schalk Burger

The Hillside Aluminium smelter, in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, has called for expressions of interest from refractory services companies to render furnace repairs and maintenance, ladle and... 


Carmakers face soaring metal costs with Russian supplies at risk
8th March 2022 By: Reuters

Saving up for a new ride? Better start putting more cash aside. Russia's invasion of Ukraine is ramping up the price of metals used in cars, from aluminium in the bodywork to palladium in catalytic... 


Former London plumber taps aluminum scrap from Africa as metal soars
2nd March 2022 By: Bloomberg

As deepening shortages push aluminium to record highs, a London-based startup is raising cash to boost production of the critical industrial metal from untapped reserves of scrap in Africa’s... 


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Aluminium prices to remain high into 2023 amid high input costs, disrupted production
18th February 2022 By: Donna Slater

Following impressive rallies in the first and third quarters of 2021, financial risk management, solutions and insights company Fitch Solutions Country Risk and Industry Research (Fitch Solutions)... 


South32's Hillside aluminium smelter
South32 to proceed with energy efficiency project at Hillside smelter
17th February 2022 By: Darren Parker

Diversified miner South32 has made a final investment decision on the roll-out of the AP3XLE energy efficiency project at its Hillside aluminium smelter, in KwaZulu-Natal. The technology has... 


What conflict in Ukraine would mean for oil, gas and food
15th February 2022 By: Bloomberg

Tensions over Ukraine are entering a critical period, driving up prices of raw materials key to the global economy, and piling pressure on governments already struggling with surging inflation. The... 


Glass shortages in Africa help indebted Nampak sell drinks cans
9th February 2022 By: Bloomberg

Demand for aluminum and tin cans is on the rise in Africa, delivering a boost to the most indebted packaging company on the continent and the Middle East. Nampak is taking advantage of the... 


Hulamin full-year loss to narrow despite first-half challenges, July unrest
14th December 2021 By: Donna Slater

Aluminium semi-fabricator and supplier Hulamin reports that, despite a subdued start to the year, its headline loss a share is expected to narrow to 54c, compared with the headline loss a share of... 


EGA’s Guinea bauxite ore makes its way to Chinese minerals group
9th December 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has signed a three-year agreement to supply China’s Bosai Minerals Group with bauxite ore from the Republic of Guinea. Under the agreement, EGA will supply Bosai... 


Nampak's improved year-end results reflect focus on reducing risk, growing profits
6th December 2021 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed packaging manufacturing multinational Nampak achieved headline earnings a share of 62.3c, a 109% year-on-year increase in trading profit to R1.4-billion and a 24% increase in revenue to... 


US revises EU steel proposal as tariff-hike deadline looms
13th October 2021 By: Bloomberg

The US has submitted a new proposal to the European Union to solve a Trump-era dispute on steel tariffs, offering more-generous terms, according to people familiar with the matter. The updated... 


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Global metals, mining demand ‘tepid at best’ – WoodMac
6th October 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

With the global metals and mining markets having faltered under the weight of Covid-19 pandemic-driven lockdowns, demand outside of China was “tepid at best and in freefall at worst”, says global... 


EU trade chief says time running out to fix US steel dispute
28th September 2021 By: Bloomberg

The European Union’s (EU's) trade chief warned that only about a month remains to resolve a metals dispute with the US, and failure to do so means new EU tariffs will hit American products on Dec.... 


Rare earth elements discovered
24th September 2021

Last month, mining company Australian Bauxite Limited (ABX) confirmed its discovery of rare earth element (REE) accumulations within its bauxite tenement in northern Tasmania that are enriched in... 


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HybroHeat furnace technology developed
24th September 2021 By: Anna Moross

With the development of the HybroHeat furnace technology, plant supplier SMS group underlines once again its position as world market leader for aluminium extrusion plants. 


Military unit seizes power in Guinea, dissolves constitution
6th September 2021 By: Bloomberg

A group of soldiers seized power in Guinea and dissolved the nation’s constitution, according to a statement broadcast on state television. The announcement came hours after heavy gunfire erupted... 


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Hulamin continues turnaround, despite pandemic
31st August 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Aluminium supplier and exporter Hulamin continued with its turnaround actions for both its rolled and extruded product segments, despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, for the period ended June 30.... 


Hillside Aluminium, in Richards Bay
South32 posts higher manganese, aluminium output from South African operations
19th August 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Diversified miner South32 has posted a 21% year-on-year increase in manganese output from its South African mines to 2.26-million tonnes for the year ended June 30. The JSE-, ASX- and LSE-listed... 


Soaring aluminum drives up cost of everything from beer to foil
3rd August 2021 By: Bloomberg

For consumers and economists hoping commodities inflation will soon subside, the aluminum market delivered some discouraging news on Monday. The world’s second-largest brewer, Heineken, said the... 


An aerial view of South32's Hillside aluminium operation in South Africa
South32 secures power for Hillside, weighs green options
23rd July 2021 By: Esmarie Iannucci

Diversified miner South32 has finalised an energy supply agreement for its Hillside aluminium smelter, in South Africa. The miner on Friday said that the National Energy Regulator of South Africa... 


Hulamin resumes production as unrest subsides
20th July 2021 By: Donna Slater

JSE-listed aluminium fabricator Hulamin has resumed production activities as of July 16, owing to an abatement in the recent domestic civil unrest in South Africa, which was centered in... 


South32 CEO Graham Kerr
South32 reiterates Paris Agreement, net zero carbon commitment
22nd June 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Diversified miner South32 has reiterated its commitment to the Paris Agreement objectives, with the miner committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. In May, South32 announced its... 


South Africa’s about-turn on solar panels raises industry ire
27th May 2021 By: Bloomberg

South Africa’s plans to buy emergency power, already the subject of a court challenge, face fresh controversy after a local-content requirement for solar-panel frames was scrapped subsequent to the... 


The world economy is suddenly running low on everything
17th May 2021 By: Bloomberg

A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously stocking up. Mattress... 


Desmond Maharaj resigns as AMSA CFO
4th May 2021 By: Simone Liedtke

Desmond Maharaj has resigned as CFO and executive director of steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) to pursue personal opportunities outside of the business. AMSA expects Maharaj to step... 


Biden's EU trade dilemma: more pain for Harley, distillers or back off metals tariffs?
29th April 2021 By: Reuters

The Biden administration faces a major dilemma in its dispute with the European Union over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs: back down to avoid acute pain for Harley-Davidson Inc and whiskey... 


Hulamin sees sales volume recovery after lull in 2020
Hulamin sees sales volume recovery after lull in 2020
15th April 2021 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Aluminium supplier Hulamin has reported a healthier order book and a return to operating profitability in the final quarter of its 2020 financial year, ended December 31, after having experienced... 


Local content rules for PV modules posing a challenge for ‘emergency’ solar projects
Local content rules for PV modules posing a challenge for ‘emergency’ solar projects
8th April 2021 By: Terence Creamer

The stipulation that solar projects bid as part of the Risk Mitigation Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (RMIPPPP) include photovoltaic (PV) modules that meet the local-content... 


Alfeco Group acquires Hulamin’s Gauteng aluminium extrusions business
7th April 2021 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Integrated South African metals company Alfeco Group has recently acquired the Hulamin Extrusions plant, in Olifantsfontein, Midrand. The extrusion assets, which are now part of Alfeco’s new... 


Aluminium industry aims to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050
Aluminium industry aims to reduce emissions by 80% by 2050
16th March 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Global industry organisation the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has published three main pathways that the industry can take to reduce its emissions by 80% by 2050 and meet internationally... 


Green revolution gets more expensive as copper price surges
Green revolution gets more expensive as copper price surges
4th March 2021 By: Bloomberg

Look just beneath the surface of many of the technologies powering the energy transition and there’s a red metallic glint. Copper is a vital part of green infrastructure from grids to wind... 


Seifsa CEO Kaizer Nyatsumba
Seifsa partners with Venncap to help metals, engineering companies secure funding
4th March 2021 By: Schalk Burger

Industry body the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) has partnered with funding consulting firm VennCap Business Solutions to assist metals and engineering... 


US Commerce sets anti-dumping duties on aluminum sheet from 18 countries
3rd March 2021 By: Reuters

The US Commerce Department on Tuesday issued final anti-dumping duties on common alloy aluminum sheet from 18 countries investigated, including up to 242.8% on imports from Germany and 4.83% on... 


MULTIPLIER EFFECT 
The manufacturing sector remains key to the growth and development of South Africa owing to its multiplier effect on other sectors of the economy
Manufacturing recovery’s slow pace a concern, Seifsa
26th February 2021

The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (Seifsa) is concerned about the slow pace of recovery in the manufacturing sector, as depicted by the manufacturing Purchasing... 


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