Aluminium Industry
THEISTS in the aluminium camp now swear by God. Because minus the blast at the Kaiser plant, one million tonnes of aluminium would still be floating in the supply chain. And CEOs mightn't have thought of mega-mergers.

editorial
Very rarely do Indian companies lead the world in their field. Integrated aluminium companies are a pleasant change. Their natural cost efficiency will stand them in good stead at a time when global prices are moving upwards.

Caught in the eye of a storm
The $30 billion plus aluminium industry, one of the largest in the world, is in the process of making history. Probably, it is the defining moment for this industry. Almost overnight it has turned on its head.


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  Key points for aluminium
  The Indian effect
  The shape of things to come
  The millennium metal
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  We must meet customer demands