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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After having a successful first half of 2018, Dudley’s Aluminium has reportedly secured two new projects in the recent time. The two projects in total are worth more than £1million, behind which the company has already invested more than £200,000 in taking up a new storage and offtake facility. The Cardiff-based aluminium fabricator’s first project is for new student accommodation, GSA in Exeter and is worth in excess of £70,000. Dudley’s will be installing Metal Technology System 17 capped curtain walling and Metal Technology System 435/535 windows and doors. Dudley’s second contract is to support the construction of Oxford-based Infineum’s Project Maia in Oxford – a new Global Centre of Innovation to support the company’s technology leadership and enable improved innovation. The company...
On the occasion of 30th anniversary, International Eyewear, one of the UK’s leading wholesale eyewear suppliers of optical frames and prescription sunglasses, launches two new frames made of aluminium. The two new exclusive aluminium models join the company’s hero for men collection. One of them HE 4275 (1) combines a bold acetate front with durable and lightweight aluminium temples that run down to rubber tips. It is available in two colours matt black and matt navy. The other frame HE 4265 (2) features slimmer metal rims that add subtle sophistication to the design. Again, lightweight aluminium temples blend into rubber tips, which flash with colour for an eye-catching aesthetic. The design is available in a colour palette of Gunmetal and Navy. International Eyewear is focused on...
Alumina 2018, the 11th AQW International Conference, which starts today in Gladstone Queensland is organised by the Alumina Quality Workshop (AQW) Inc. and is expected to attract 300 industry players to the city from all over the world. The three-day global mining conference has kicked with more than 300 leading industry producers and suppliers as delegates. The event this year will also feature speakers from Queensland Alumina Limited and Rio Tinto Yarwun. Rio Tinto Aluminium Pacific Operations managing director Bruce Cox during his keynote address highlighted the need of ever- improving efficiency and responsibility for business growth. "Our bauxite to alumina to aluminium supply chain invests A$3.7 billion in Australian wages, suppliers and community contributions every year," Mr Cox...
GFG Alliance is reportedly considering alternative plans to change the design of £120 million alloy wheel plant at the site to enable it to double its output. The company, headed by international entrepreneur Sanjeev Gupta, said this plan came after a very encouraging response from Britain’s car makers to the prospect of being able to source alloy wheels in Scotland rather than having to import the entire supply. The original design, which was approved by Highland Council early this year, was for a plant that would use half the aluminium produced in Fort William and the rest would be sold to other factories around the United Kingdom. GFG explained it had a long-term plan to optimise the value of the smelter and its associated hydro power schemes by turning all the metal produced there...
On Sept 12, Platts reported that JSW Aluminum's sheet mill in Goose Creek, South Carolina, and Bonnell Aluminum's extrusion facility/cast house in Newnan, Georgia, could be impacted by Hurricane Florence. According to the latest update from Platts quoting a company official, JW Aluminum temporarily closed its building sheet mill in Goose Creek, South Carolina in preparation of the potential damage from Hurricane Florence. The official, on anonymity said that JW closed Mt. Holly at 7 pm local time Wednesday and does not expect to reopen until Saturday. The decision will depend on the current weather conditions. Companies in the Mt.Holly area were bracing for the major impact from the hurricane late Thursday night or Friday morning. Century Aluminum 's Mt. Holly smelter was not closed down,...
China’s aluminium producers cut output by 3 percent in August from the month before, government data showed on Friday, as high raw material costs squeeze their profit margins. China, the world’s biggest aluminium producer, churned out 2.84 million tonnes of the metal last month, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). That was down from 2.93 million tonnes in July, which matched the all-time monthly high, but was up 7.8 percent from a year earlier, the NBS said. On a daily basis, China produced around 91,600 tonnes of primary aluminium last month, the lowest since May, according to Reuters calculations based on the data. Aluminium prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange climbed 2.1 percent over August, but spot prices for alumina, the substance used to make the metal, rose...
North London Waste Authority has recently announced the third annual iteration of the award-winning TV advertising campaign “Save Our Stuff,” aimed at getting millennials to recycle more. Created by advertising and content agency Therapy, this time the TVC is primarily focused on aluminium recycling in particular. The ad itself, “Tin Man”, combines classic 1970s synth track ‘Popcorn’, a unique and entertaining bedroom dance performance and a truly ridiculous level of aluminium foil wastage. The whole idea behind this campaign is to increase the awareness and interest in aluminium recycling amongst millennials across North London. The videos will run on Sky TV, ensuring that it reaches out to every targeted consumer. The content will also be pushed out as online video pre-roll and via...
IBAAS successfully organized 7th International Conference and Exhibition (IBAAS-2018) during September 5 - 7, 2018 India with the theme “Indian Aluminium Industry – Status, Strategies & Way Forward for Accelerated Growth”. This Conference covered complete value chain from bauxite to aluminium downstream products in two and half days of interactive meet. About 220 delegates from all over the world participated in this mega Aluminium event in Mumbai. The conference was followed by visit to Hindalco’s Taloja Aluminium downstream facility and Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Private Limited (ABSTCPL). Mr. Satish Pai, Managing Director, HINDALCO and Mr. Ron Knapp, Secretary General, International Aluminium Institute inaugurated the conference. The conference was also graced by...
Metallica Minerals and Melior Resources on Thursday, September 13, announced that they signed an agreement together to create a diversified Queensland mining company with the aim to boost near-term production potential and the future growth opportunities. Metallica Minerals Ltd. is an Australian bauxite developer with assets based in Queensland and Melior Resources Inc. engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Australia. Their merge will combine mineral sands and bauxite assets, which the companies say share similar project features and will benefit from favourable commodity price outlooks. The merged entity will reportedly own 50 per cent of the Cape York heavy mineral sands, the Urquhart Point heavy mineral sands (HMS) project, and bauxite project joint...
The US dollar fell to low in one and a half months against a basket of currencies after data showed that US consumer prices increased less than expected in August, paring traders' outlook that domestic inflation is accelerating. Signs of eased trade tension between China and the US, with the potential trade negotiations, also pressured the greenback. Base metals closed mixed. The LME aluminium contract closed Thursday at US$ 2014.50per tonne. The lower US dollar index pushed LME aluminium up and the contract rose to the highest overnight at US$2,080 per tonne within 40 minutes. Open interests increased 11,110 lots to 684,000 lots. The price is likely to consolidate at US$2,030-2,070 per tonne today. As on September 13, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2013.50 per tonne, LME...
Shanghai Metals Market senior analyst Liu Xiaolei believes that the production cost of primary aluminium may surge backed on settling down of charges over captive power plants in the Shandong province earlier this week. This whole phenomenon may bolster the domestic prices of primary aluminium as well, apprehends Liu further. Price Bureau of the province set the charges at RMB 0.1016 kWh and gives a winding down period from July 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019. The charges stand at RMB 0.05 kWh during that period. This is likely to drive the cost up to RMB 680 with the charges at RMB 0.05 kWh, given the costs RMB 13,600 kWh to produce one tonne of primary aluminium. Liu expects prices of primary aluminium to trade at RMB 14500 per tonne to RMB 15500 per tonne in the fourth quarter of the...
Constellium, a global producer of aluminium semi-products with headquarters in Amsterdam, announced today, on September 13, that it expanded its operations in Dahenfeld, Germany to increase the supply of aluminium automotive structures. In the new setup, Constellium will manufacture a wide range of aluminium structural components for the body structure of a premium sports car. It will increase the production capacity and manufacturing capabilities as well for its key customers in the expanded area of 14,000 square metres. By 2019, the company will expectedly create 30 new jobs at the plant, which will create a total employment of 175 workers in Dahenfeld. Enhanced capabilities at the plant also include new fully automated robotic assembly cells with integrated measurement for quality...
President Trump suggested in Twitter that Ford and Apple can avoid import tariffs by shifting their manufacturing to the U.S. Ford on August 31 said it was dropping plans to ship the Focus Active from China to America considering Trump's new tariffs. And despite Trump’s tweet, Ford said it won't be moving production of its hatchback wagon Focus Active to the United States from China despite President’s claims. Apple also warned in a letter earlier this month that a potential new round of tariffs would "increase the cost of Apple products that our customers have come to rely on in their daily lives." Mr. Trump proposed “an easy solution" when he said, "Make your products in the United States instead of China," while overlooking all other significant costs. CNBC.com reported, citing Bank of...
The price of alumina could hit another record high before the end of the year as supplies become increasingly tight with one after another happening disrupting the smooth supply of the key raw material. Spot alumina price saw some unprecedented highs in 2018 first half and doubled to about $700 per tonne as the market showed panic reaction to U.S. sanctions on Rusal in April. The supply scenario was disrupted by two major happenings. First, the fifty per cent capacity closure in Hydro’s Alunorte refinery in Brazil in March on the issue of bauxite residue pond leakage followed by US sanctions on Rusal. Graham Kerr, mining group South32’s chief executive, said the disruption showed no signs of easing as the market would face another supply scarcity when China will start the second year of...
Hillside Aluminium Smelter in South Africa uses alumina imported from Worsley Alumina operation in Australia to produce high-quality, primary aluminium. For more than 20 years Hillside aluminium has played a key role in South Africa’s aluminium industry. It produces 720 kilo tonnes a year, which makes it the largest producer of primary aluminium in the southern hemisphere. {newsStudioGallery} The global export-import data shows that South Africa has been seeing a year-on-year growth in alumina import since 2016. The data predicts that this year the country would import a total volume of 3004296 tonnes of alumina. In 2016 and 2017, South Africa imported 1392831 tonnes and 1393085 tonnes of alumina, respectively. This shows that the country this year is likely to see a growth by around 115...
SMS group will install its fifth extrusion press for Thöni group at its future works at Pfaffenhofen, a press release from SMS confirms. Thöni group, headquartered in Telfs, Austria, has placed an order with SMS group for the same. The line includes a 55-MN front-loading extrusion press to process billets that have a maximum diameter of 12 inches (304.8 mm) and a maximum length of 1,600mm. The extrusion press will produce profiles of aluminium and aluminium alloys for application in the automotive and other markets. “From the end of 2019, the new line will produce about 8,000 tons per year of high-quality aluminum profiles for the European automotive industry. Through subsequent processing we will refine these products ready for installation,” says Helmut Thöni, CEO and shareholder of...
China's electronics parts maker HEC Technology Holding will team up with Japan's Toyo Aluminium to develop new electrical products of the soft ductile metal. HEC plans to set up a joint venture with Toyo in Tokyo, Japan with a registered capital of JPY200 million (USD1.8 million), the Guangdong province-based company said in a statement yesterday. Both parties will own half of the firm with equal sums of initial investment. The JV between the Chinese and the Osaka-based firms will develop special aluminium foil products for capacitors with a great added value. HEC will promote the related technical cooperation and the procedure of product development, the firm added. Toyo produces aluminum products such as foils, sheets and alloy powders which it exports to Southeast Asia, as well as the...
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) has announced the company’s half yearly report on September 12, noting each of its activities during the period. The most notable one is its incorporation of ALCORE Limited as a wholly owned subsidiary to fund and manage the ALCORE project of developing aluminium fluoride and valuable co-products producing plant, using advanced technologies. The project primarily intends to refine raw bauxite, with a market price of US$ 50, into high-value products worth more than US$ 800 per tonne. Stage 1 of the project started on July 1. Funding is in place to complete Stage 1, scheduled to take 3 months from 1 July for final design, 1 month for final permitting, followed by 3 months construction and up to 5 months of production. ABx believes that on completing the...
