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Aluminium is entering 2026 with strong fundamentals as structural demand from electric vehicles, renewable energy, and ...

Alumina (Aluminium Oxide) is the most widely used oxide ceramic material. Its applications are widespread, and include spark plugs, tap washers, abrasion resistant tiles, and cutting tools. Very large ...

Aluminium is derived from the mineral bauxite. Bauxite is converted to aluminium oxide (alumina) via the Bayer Process. The alumina is then converted to aluminium metal using electrolytic cells and ...

Ever wondered why aluminium foil sparks in microwaves but not conventional ovens? It's all about how energy is delivered.

The rare earths saga shows what happens when policy lags behind strategic need. India, despite having the eighth-largest bauxite reserves globally, estimated at 4.95 billion tonnes, failed to develop ...

A couple of months from now these will be back on the shelf Two hundred years ago, no-one knew aluminium existed. Today it is everywhere - in cans, window frames, packaging, even car bodies. New uses ...

Roger is a long-time tech journalist with many site credits including AppleInsider and Android Authority. His specialties include everything from Apple, Android, and Windows devices through to ...

In front of me is a line-up of aluminium cans, but not a drink in sight. Instead, these cans have been designed to hold toiletries like shampoo, shower gel and hand wash, condiments like ketchup and ...

Questions over a verbal trade deal cut with the US are re-emerging as the US places new tariffs on steel and aluminium. Australia is seeking an exemption from the new US tariffs, with Donald Trump ...