Finland-based renewable heat technology developer Coolbrook has joined Australia’s Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) as an affiliate partner, bringing its electrified heating technology into research aimed at decarbonising alumina refining and the wider aluminium industry. The collaboration would explore how high-temperature electric heating can support next-generation alumina refineries, reducing reliance on fossil fuels. Coolbrook would work alongside major alumina and aluminium producers, including Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), Alcoa, Rio Tinto, South32 and Hydro, as well as research organisations of CSIRO and Adelaide University. Initially, it would focus on HILT CRC’s Alumina Refineries’ Next-Generation Transition (AlumiNEXT) project,...
Qingdao Allheart Marine, established in 2012, is a high-tech aluminium boat manufacturer in Qingdao, China. Spanning 42,000 m, the facility produces over 60 vessel models from 4 to 30 meters, including fishing, work, patrol, pilot boats, tugs, water taxis, catamaran ferries, and landing crafts. Certified under ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and CE, Allheart offers professional OEMper ODM solutions, exporting 50 per cent of its production to over 30 countries across Oceania, Europe, and the Americas. Qingdao, Shandongper China - November 11, 2026 Qingdao Allheart Marine Co., Ltd, a recognised leader in the maritime manufacturing sector, is reinforcing its commitment to international buyers seeking robust commercial watercraft and specialised marine solutions. Operating from an advanced...
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Red and White Fleet has reportedly begun the commercial operation of its new plug-in hybrid vessel Enhydra in San Francisco Bay, California, US. The vessel was launched last month from Bellingham, Washington, and said to be the first with aluminium hull and lithium-Ion battery plug-in manufactured in the US. It has three decks to provide splendid views of the Bay and San Francisco skyline and also comes with an audio tour entertainment system. The vessel is 128ft-long and 30ft-wide with total accommodation capacity of 600 passengers. To equip it with the HybriGen propulsion system, Red and White Fleet had reportedly collaborated with BAE Systems. HybriGen features 160kWh lithium-ion battery packs, generators, control system, and AC electric traction motors. Red and White Fleet president...
According to the statistics are derived from customs data released by the U.S. and Canadian governments, imports of aluminium ingot, scrap and mill products into the U.S. and Canada (excluding cross-border trade) totalled 372 thousand tonnes in July 2018, down 13.8 per cent from the July 2017 total of 432 thousand tonnes. Including scrap, which accounted for roughly 52.2 per cent of reported aluminium exports by the U.S. and Canada in July, exports totalled 294 thousand tonnes, up 13.4 per cent over a year ago. Excluding scrap, exports totalled 141 thousand tonnes, an increase of 18.5 per cent YoY. Through the first seven months of 2018, imports were down 6.3 per cent to 2.8 million tonnes, while exports were up 13.4 per cent to 2 million tonnes YoY. The two North American countries have...
During the Recycle Week this year from September 24 to 30, the world’s leading beverage can maker Ball Corporation has reportedly stepped forward with its survey campaign, which reveals that “Wales is the most worried country about plastic pollution in the UK.” About 81 per cent of people in Wales claiming to often take action to reduce plastic pollution against the national average of 67 per cent, by recycling or changing shopping habits, for instance. However, 1 in 10 (10%) of people in Wales still don’t understand what they can and cannot recycle. In spite of efforts to improve recycling rates and only 2 per cent of people in Wales claiming that they don’t have time to recycle. In addition, there is a lot of confusion and numerous factors that are preventing people from taking more...
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. a company that designs develops and manufactures plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch systems has announced that it has received a multi-million dollar order for two DROSRITE™ furnace systems from an Asian client. The Systems are the third and fourth commercial systems sold to date, and the first order from this new Client which are expected to be delivered in April 2019. PyroGenesis’ DROSRITE™ system is a salt-free, cost-effective, sustainable process for maximizing metal recovery from dross, a waste generated in the metallurgical industry. PyroGenesis’ patented process avoids costly loss of metal while reducing a smelter’s carbon footprint and energy consumption, providing an impressive return on investment. The system has been designed to process and...
The dollar was slightly weaker on Tuesday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting. The market is expecting another interest rate hike, leaving little room for further currency gains. Both LME and SHFE base metals ended in mixed performance overnight. After opening the week higher at US$ 2035 per tonne, LME aluminium slid and closed at US$ 2020 per tonne on Tuesday. Then the contract broke through resistance at several moving averages to a high of US$2,033.5 per tonne before it came off from the 20-day moving average to close at the 40-day moving average. Shanghai Metals Market expects LME aluminium to remain strong in the short term and trade at US$2,055-2,075 per tonne today. As on September 25, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2018 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market report, primary aluminium spot discounts in the east China market had slightly widened yesterday, September 25, after the Mid-Autumn Festival. The market was oversupplied amid sellers’ enthusiasm to offload cargoes. Purchasing activity, however, had taken a back seat as buyers took a wait-and-watch stance. This exacerbated the supply overhang across the market. This scenario is more or less similar even today, on September 26, except the fact that buying enthusiasm among downstream consumers have spurred as they have begun to stockpile for the National Day holiday, SMM found. The SHFE morning contract for October delivery today is still sluggish like yesterday in the morning trading hours. Yesterday, on September 25, most transactions in Shanghai...
As per the report on September 24, production at the New Day Aluminium Limited bauxite plant was put on hold, as almost 200 hourly-paid workers went on strike for approximately four hours. The enraged workers reported that they had no choice but to protest because of the consistent delays in renewing their contracts. They claimed that they had been working for past three years without a contract and without several benefits that they should be entitled to. “The workers reach a stage where enough is enough. We are waiting too long, nearly three years of expired contract and nothing can be done. Enough is enough,” said Alfred Hemmings, University and Allied Workers Union (UAWU) Senior Union Delegate representing approximately 180 employees. Hemmings further intimidated that a meeting was...
According to the latest reports from Aluminum Association, shipments of Aluminium Powder and Paste to domestic markets by domestic producers, including imports by domestic producers stood at 7.03 million pounds during August 2018, up 28.3% from August 2017 total of 5.47 million pounds. On a month on month comparison, shipments were off 2.1% from the July 2018 total of 7.17 million pounds. YTD shipments through August 2018 stood at 56.81 million pounds, up 6.2% YoY. Compared to August 2017, estimated shipments of powder to domestic markets increased 36.7% to 6.17 million pounds, while shipments of paste decreased 11.0% to 0.85 million pounds. Estimated shipments of Aluminium Drawing Stock, Bare Wire and Rod & Bar by U.S. and Canadian producers stood at 102.6 million pounds during August...
As part of Recycling Week 2018 (September 24 to September 30), East Cambridgeshire District Council is supporting a nationwide campaign MetalMatters to help increase the rate of recycling household metal throughout the district. MetalMatters is managed by the Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro). Through this campaign, it aims to reassure residents that they can recycle all metal packaging found around their home, including drink cans, food tins, aluminium foil, empty aerosols and metal lids from jars. To promote activities of the campaign will include sending leaflets to every home and displaying information throughout the district. Two local schools within the district will also participate in MetalMatters workshops. Director of East Cambs Street Scene, Jo Brooks, said:...
According to a research report, the Netherlands is the ninth largest export economy in the world, exporting $435 billion of goods each year, out of which aluminium accounts for US$ 1.74 billion on average. In 2017, in particular, the Netherlands’ aluminium export accounted for US$5.62 billion, contributing a share of 10.06 per cent globally. {newsStudioGallery} The Netherlands is home to one of the notable aluminium smelting operations in the world, based in Delfzijl. The Delfzijl aluminium smelter in Farmsum, the Netherlands, started its journey as Aldel in 1966. The company engages in aluminium smelting and also offers rolling ingots and aluminium extrusion billets to the rolling mills and extrusion companies. So, possessing one of the biggest aluminium markets in the world, it is...
A new campaign, launched during Recycle Week (24 – 30 September 2018), aims to highlight that the average Lancashire household could recycle 50% more if the residents put the right thing in the right bin. Every property in Lancashire produces 4.2kg of recycling a week, but another 2.1kg could be potentially recycled, equivalent to every household saving around 13 aluminium cans, 2 wine bottles, 4 big plastic pop bottles, and 4 newspapers. Extra items that could be recycled are also found outside the kitchen, with people being asked to increase their effort to recycle more things like aerosols, small glass bottles, and packaging from the bathroom and bedroom. County Councillor Albert Atkinson, deputy leader for Lancashire County Council with responsibility for waste, said: "Most people are...
Preliminary estimates from the Aluminum Association indicate that aluminium demand in the United States and Canada (shipments by domestic producers plus imports) totalled an estimated 7.4 million tonnes through July 2018, up 2.1 per cent over the same period of 2017. Demand for semi-finished (mill) products for the same period totalled 5.3 million tonnes, up 2.5 per cent. Apparent consumption (demand less exports) in domestic markets totalled an estimated 14,361 million pounds, slightly up year-over-year. Exports of aluminium ingot and mill products from the U.S. and Canada (excluding cross-border trade) totalled 894 thousand tonnes through the first seven months of 2018, up 15.2 per cent over like-2017, while imports were off 6 per cent to 2.35 million tonnes. Demand for aluminium...
FYI Resources Ltd. has reportedly completed the preliminary feasibility study (PFS) for its 100 per cent-owned Cadoux Kaolin Project in Western Australia. PFS confirms that the objective of FYI with this project is to become a predominant vertically-integrated, long life producer of high-purity alumina (HPA). According to FYI PFS’ report, the project would be producing up to 8,000 tonnes of HPA per annum with low capital and operating costs, and would be delivering a net present value (NPV0 of US$506 million for a 25-year project life. FYI managing director Roland Hill said: “The PFS demonstrates FYI Resources is in the attractive position with the potential of becoming a long-life, low cost and high margin HPA producer.” He further added, “The positive economics are a result of realistic...
According to the latest update by Shanghai Metals Market, primary aluminium inventories across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, fell by some 17,000 tonnes from last Thursday September 20 to stand at 1.606 million tonnes as of Tuesday September 25.China’s aluminium inventories extended their losses as downstream buyers stockpiled and limited cargoes arrived. In Wuxi and Jiangsu, the inventory dropped from 699,000 tonnes, as of September 20, to 693,000 tonnes on September 25; in Shanghai, the inventory dropped from 371,000 tonnes, to 366,000 tonnes; in Gongyi and Henan, the inventory stood at 139,000 tonnes on September 25, from 147,000 tonnes on September 20. More details are given in the table below: The A00 aluminium ingot price decreased RMB 130 per tonne to...
The US dollar index nudged up overnight as investors searched for fresh clues before a widely expected interest rate hike by the US central bank this week. LME base metals, except for zinc, fell across the board on Monday. Benchmark aluminium price on London Metal Exchange stayed almost flat and closed at US$2035 per tonne on Monday, September 24. According to Shanghai Metals Market Forecasts, LME aluminium would trade at a range of US$2,045-2,065 per tonne today. As on September 24, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2034.50 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2035 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2065 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2066 per tonne; Dec 19 bid price stands at US$ 2115 per tonne, and Dec 19 offer price stands at US$ 2120 per...
The 100-year old auto building which used to serve as an aluminium foundry in Toronto has now become an address for the Museum of Contemporary Art. The latter has reportedly taken over five floors of the building constructed in 1919. It was the tallest building when opened, an early example of engineer CAP Turner’s concrete flat slab architecture. Being functioned as an aluminium foundry for over 80 years, it manufactured supplies for both World Wars as well as domestic goods such as saucepans and bottle caps. The industrial past of the museum’s new headquarter is still visible while the interior, renovated by ERA Architects and architectsAlliance, features mushroom-shaped head concrete columns and huge factory windows. The 55,000 square feet of space includes two main exhibition floors...
Russia estimates its losses from steel and aluminum tariffs introduced by the United Statesa at $600 million, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin said in an RT interview. "We have already calculated the damage done to our economy by this decision of the United States, it stands at about $600 million. We have already compensated $100 million by the duties that have been introduced," he said. In July, Russia approached the World Trade Organization (WTO) with a request to hold consultations with the United States concerning steel and aluminum duties imposed by Washington. Russia claims the US duties of 25% and 10% on imports of steel and aluminum products respectively are inconsistent with provisions of the WTO's General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 and the...
A planned share sale in the UAE could be the latest casualty of President Donald Trump’s trade policies. For instance, Emirates Global Aluminium, owned by Mubadala Development Company of Abu Dhabi and Investment Corporation of Dubai, has already delayed its initial public offering (IPO), as per the report from a relevant source. The company without elaborating much on the incident only confirmed the news through an e-mail, stating that the delay in releasing IPO is attributable to unfavourable market conditions, which shows no sign of improvement until later in 2019. In May, the chief executive officer of Mubadala Investment Co. Khaldoon Al Mubarak had said that EGA could go public in the second half of 2018 or early 2019. But now the delay in declaring IPO could be due to the additional...
