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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Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar said in a statement on September 10, 2018 that the Pahang government will not issue export licenses to any firms that violate the moratorium period. He said the ministry had been informed illegal bauxite mining activities were taking place despite the moratorium. The moratorium on bauxite mining activities in Pahang has been extended several times since 2016, and it is now set to expire on December 31. "As the enforcement aspect of illegal mining is under the state government's jurisdiction, the ministry will work with the Pahang government in addressing the issue and will take firm action by not issuing export licenses to any parties that do not comply with the moratorium," he said. "If the mining is on own land, additional...
According to the report by Shanghai Metals Market, China plans to increase the value-added tax (VAT) rebates on exported aluminium products from September 15, 2018. The notice came from the Ministry of Finance and State Administration of Taxation on September 5. The VAT rebate rates on the exports of aluminium alloys bars and rods (HS code 76042910) have been decided to be 13 per cent. In 2017, China’s export of the two categories of materials had come in at around 200,000 tonnes, showed China Customs data. However, this increased rebate on aluminium products are hoped to encourage domestic companies to export more of such products and therefore, would expectedly buoy up the total export volume. In the United States, aluminium extrusion, foil and common alloy plates from China are all...
On Thursday, September 6, Jamaica Government signed a new mining agreements with New Day Aluminium (Jamaica) Limited, which is affiliated to Dada Holdings LLC and acquired Noranda's stake in the St Ann Bauxite Limited in 2016. The agreement secures protection of the Cockpit Country and thousands of jobs while increasing revenue for the country. Minister of Transport and Mining Robert Montague said during the signing ceremony that the agreements specifies steps to be taken to ensure the Cockpit Country will not be negatively impacted by mining activities. "The operations will proceed in order to ensure that the natural environment is properly managed for sustainability. We have taken steps to guarantee that the Cockpit Country is protected, even as we seek to exploit its natural resources...
UACJ Corporation announced that will construct a new battery foil production facility through its subsidiary Ruyuan Dongyangguang UACJ Fine Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd in Guangdong province, China. The Group will collaborate with Guangdong Hec Technology Holding Co., Ltd., to further expand its business in China. Demand for automotive lithium-ion batteries is expected to increase for automotive lithium-ion batteries in China, spurring a sharp rise in demand for aluminium battery foil. “In response to this demand growth, Ruyuan Dongyangguang UACJ Fine Aluminum Foil Co., Ltd. is conducting capital investment, constructing a structure for the integrated production of foil stock, current collectors and foil for battery exteriors. As a result, the Group aims to provide a timely supply of...
Russia’s power company Rushydro would reconsider joining a new aluminium smelter project that Rusal plans to build in Siberia. Rushydro’s head Nikolai Shulginov said on Monday that the deal has been complicated by international sanctions. Rusal started working on the Taishet project in 2006. The project was stalled in 2009 due to weak aluminium prices. Rusal announced restarting of the smelter last year after the recovery of aluminium prices. In April, Rushydro’s board approved the move to join the project with an investment of around US$1 billion. The project was designed to produce 428,500 tonnes of aluminium annually. The United States imposed sanctions Rusal and its former president Oleg Deripaska, and the 12 companies they have shares in April. “The thing is that the situation has...
Turkey’s exports of commodities increased 11.6 percent year-on-year to USD 14.08 billion in July, 2018 from USD 12.61 billion in the same period previous year. The country also exports aluminium stranded wire to the global market every year. Global trade data indicates that Turkey imported 11 per cent less aluminium stranded wire in the first half of 2018, compared to the same period last year. {newsStudioGallery} According to recent estimates, in 2017, the top aluminium stranded wire importing country from Turkey was the United Kingdom (3756 tonnes). Other major importers were Finland (1856 tonnes), Sweden (1804 tonnes), Iraq (1129 tonnes) and the United States of America (1224 tonnes). This year, it is estimated that Turkey will continue to export huge amount of aluminium stranded wire...
Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) is the body in India that is working hard to implement the government's massive energy efficiency drive. The drive is getting implanted through electric vehicles, LED lighting, smart meters and other factors like demand side management and supporting measures. In a recent interview with ETEnergyWorld, Saurabh Kumar, Managing Director of EESL said that like any new initiative on energy efficiency, electric cars are likely to be costlier than the traditional non-efficient model in the beginning and will slowly get affordable and convenient with time. He said that the basic ethos of EESL revolve around a service model based on “pay as you save”. He said that the first tender for 10,000 electric vehicles was closed around January 2018 and the operations...
STEINER, one of the world’s leading companies in magnetic separation and sensor sorting, has started operations of the first industrial Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) system for separating aluminium scrap alloys, which will be introduced at the Aluminium trade fair in Düsseldorf, 9-11 October 2018, Hall 11, Stand 11H60. STEINER said it is setting a milestone in the processing of aluminium scrap. By introducing the first LIBS sorting system in Europe, the company is bridging a crucial gap for its customer, an aluminium recycler, who will be able to use even more secondary scrap. Source:steinertglobal.com The company said in its press release that “returning aluminium to recycling circuits requires pure fractions which processors can only manufacture on a step-by-step basis....
The US dollar rose last Friday against all major currencies and closed 0.33% higher at 95.43. Base metals closed mixed. LME aluminium rose to a high of US$2,080 per tonne after settling flat on Friday as workers extended their strike at Alcoa's alumina operations in Western Australia. With pressure at the five- 40- and 60-day moving averages, it closed at US$2,063 per tonne overnight, and may trade at US$2,055-2,080 per tonne today. As on September 7, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2028 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2030 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2065 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2065.50 per tonne; Dec 19 bid price stands at US$ 2103 per tonne, and Dec 19 offer price stands at US$ 2108 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening...
According to the latest update by Shanghai Metals Market, primary aluminium inventories across eight consumption areas in China, including SHFE warrants, fell by some 31,000 tonnes from last Thursday September 6 to stand at 1.683 million tonnes as of Monday September 10. There were limited deliveries that arrived at social warehouses over the weekend, and this lowered stocks across those consumption areas, SMM found. In Wuxi and Jiangsu, the inventory dropped from 718,000 tonnes, as of September 6, to 708,000 tonnes on September 10; in Shanghai, the inventory dropped from 381,000 tonnes, to 378,000 tonnes; in Nanhai and Guangdong, the inventory dropped from 232,000 tonnes, to 223,000 tonnes; in Hangzhou and Zhejiang, the inventory stood at 98,000 tonnes on September 10, from 105,000...
Aluqa, a Dutch shipyard, is reportedly designing and building lightweight, premium aluminium boats for a highly exclusive segment. Their design comes from Dutch design and they implement the latest high-tech. With a rock-solid experience in the nautical industry for about a decade, the team of Aluqa shipyard noticed that anchors and the overall functionality of the boats are old-fashioned. The Aluqa team’s background in metal and aluminium works led them to design a new way with systems including a folding process to store the anchor in a totally different way. The anchor system of Aluqa is foldable and hidden while it is not needed. The hatch that closes off the anchor compartment makes the anchor and its foldable system invisible. This is one of the hidden gems that set the Aluqa apart....
The government has agreed to issue temporary approved permits (APs) to the relevant firms to export and clear the remaining stockpile of the ore located in Pahang. Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr A. Xavier Jayakumar said the decision came after talks between the ministry and the Pahang Menteri Besar on the future direction of bauxite mining and export in the state. "Once the government revokes the moratorium, all parties including the miners who have been given the APs will be required to sign a charter to fulfil all terms and conditions that will be stipulated later, which will ensure that the bauxite mining industry in Pahang will continue to be sustainable," Xavier said in a statement today. Apart from the engagement with the state's top officials, Xavier said his...
On September 6, 2018, New Wave Holdings Ltd. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary MSC Aluminium Holdings Pte. Ltd. signed a joint venture agreement with Mr Seow Heng Keong, an independent third party, for the purpose of facilitating the Group’s business of aluminium products distribution in Malaysia. New Wave Holdings Ltd. is engaged in the distribution of aluminium products and components in Singapore, Malaysia and the People’s Republic of China. The company operates through two segments, Components Distribution and Aluminium Products Distribution. “Twin Metal (Penang) Sdn. Bhd. (the JVCo) has been incorporated by the Company on 11 July 2018 for the purpose of undertaking the Joint Venture. The JVCo remains dormant from incorporation up to the date of the announcement”, the company...
Aluminium imports climbed by a fifth in the first quarter to more than half a million tonnes after the imposition of US tariffs, with more such shipments likely, triggering a demand from local producers for protective levies. The industry also wants preference for local aluminium in all government and Make in India projects, as with steel. Indian aluminium production climbed 19% in Q1 of FY19 while consumption rose 11%. Yet share of imports in aluminium consumption has been increasing continuously. In Q1, imports constituted a staggering 60% of domestic consumption, according to industry data. Its wide use in sensitive applications such as consumer durables and utensils can pose serious risk to the environment and health. The industry wants parity in taxes on scrap and primary aluminium.
Workers at Alcoa’s Western Australia have voted to reject a new workplace agreement and continue their strike, according to Reuters reports. The Australian Workers Union (AWU) today said 80 percent of workers had voted against company’s new workplace agreement as it offered zero job security. Around 1,500 of its 1,600 workers at three alumina refineries and two bauxite mines walked out on August 8 over a new workplace agreement. The company estimates the industrial action impacted alumina production by 15,000 tonnes. Alcoa said the company will continue to monitor the situation and welcome an alternative proposal from the Australian Workers Union (AWU). “This decisive vote should provide Alcoa management with the impetus to come back to the table with job security assurances,” said AWU...
With the passage of time, recycling is becoming a major consideration in continued aluminium use, representing one of the key attributes of this ubiquitous metal, with far-reaching economic, ecological and social implications. More than half of all the aluminium currently produced in the European Union originates from recycled raw materials and that trend is on the increase. {newsStudioGallery} Having said that, Belgium, which is primarily characterised by the presence of one of the largest glass industries in the world also boasts a large number of aluminium fabrication industries and aluminium scrap shredders. While Reynaers Aluminium is one of the European leaders specialized in the aluminium durable solutions development, UNTHA Shredding Technology, Persona AB, HSM GmbH + Co. KG, and...
Aluminum wire rod is produced by several different processes namely extrusion, rolling and coiling, or drawn directly from molten aluminium. It is also produced through continuous casting technique. The aluminium wire rods are then used as raw material for making aluminium cables and overhead conductors that yield excellent mechanical and electrical cable properties. The Middle East Aluminium sector was mainly known for its primary aluminium companies. The seven major aluminium producers of the region namely Emirates Global Aluminium (the UAE), Aluminium Bahrain (Bahrain), Ma’aden Aluminium (KSA), Qatalum (Qatar), Sohar Aluminium (Oman), Iran Aluminium Company, and Egypt Aluminium have positioned themselves to capture the aluminium growth and produced about 5.3 million tonnes of primary...
The US dollar index fell below 95, against a basket of six major currencies. Base metals saw mixed trades. LME aluminium contract fell and closed the day’s trading at US$ 2030.5 per tonne yesterday. The metal fell sharply to a low of US$2,035 per tonne, and closed at US$2,046 per tonne after Alunorte signed agreements to resume normal operations at the alumina refinery in Brazil. It is expected to slow its decline and trade at US$2,035-2,060 per tonne today. As on September 6, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2030 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2030.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2062 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2062.50 per tonne; Dec 19 bid price stands at US$ 2095 per tonne, and Dec 19 offer price stands at US$ 2100 per...
