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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Ghana’s opposition party seeks the opinion of International Monetary Fund (IMF) regarding the US$2 billion deal agreed between the government and China’s Sinohydro Corp Ltd which assures infrastructure development in Ghana in exchange for bauxite. Under the deal China’s Sinohydro Corp Ltd will provide $2 billion for government road projects in exchange for refined bauxite exports. President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to visit China next week to finalize the deal. The government prefers to call it a barter deal instead of a loan. However, the opposition in parliament considers the deal to be a loan with implications for an already over-burdened taxpayer. Opposition leader said they were requesting IMF’s intervention because government once said loan repayment costs were a hurdle in...
Geeta Aluminium, one of the leading providers of aluminium system windows and doors in India, launched a showroom in Panaji. Geeta Aluminium Co. Pvt. Ltd. is a leading provider of aluminium doors and windows that started operation in 1964. The company manages distribution, marketing and full scale retailing and is a one stop source for premium aluminium architectural sections across India. Being operated by City Aluminium, the retail showroom is known as Geeta Gallery that consists of range of aluminum system windows and doors that make it convenient for customers to choose windows of a specific style and shade that matches their architectural preference and individual taste. Geeta Aluminium already has set a strong foothold in the Goa market as it has supplied to clients like Britto’s,...
Aluminium manufacturing market in Turkey is growing at a moderately steady pace. A recent market research report by Technavio suggests the market will grow at a CAGR of about 4 per cent until 2020. The demand for aluminium in the domestic building and construction sector is seen as a major growth driver for this market. Aluminium extrusion and flat-rolled aluminium product manufacturers would produce over 900,000 tonnes of products in a year to supply to the global companies operating in construction, automotive, and packaging sectors. On this note, it is to be mentioned that aluminium bar rods and profiles, and aluminium plates sheets and strips exports from Turkey are likely to see a year-on-year growth. The below chart shows that in 2017, Turkey had exported an estimated amount of...
AAI organized a One Day National Seminar on “Aluminium in Extrusion: Next generation, New Innovations” on Thursday, 23rd August 2018 at The Chancery Pavilion, Residency Road, Bengaluru, India. Aluminium extrusions are used for their strength, flexibility, durability and sustainability in various sectors such as construction, transportation, electrical, machinery and consumer durables. Easy recyclability has also boosted the usage of aluminium extrusion in these sectors. Market research analyst estimates the global aluminium extrusion market to witness a tremendous growth @ 7 to 8% CAGR. Focus will be on Transport and B&C segments. At the same time there are challenges from other materials. India, one of the fastest growing economies, has opened up a avenues for more and more applications...
After putting countless efforts on overcoming local political unrest at Niyamgiri mines for securing bauxite from there, mining baron Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Ltd. finally decides to put a stop at it and use alternate bauxite resources for expanding Lanjigarh alumina refinery, a top company official reveals. The Lanjigarh alumina refinery is expected to complete its expansion project to 6 million tonnes per annum by 2021. CEO for Alumina and Power Business Ajay Kumar Dixit says there are enough alternate bauxite resources available to feed the expansion while adding that with the completion of the expansion project, the plant may require about 18 million tonnes of bauxite in a year. Currently, Lanjigarh imports 2.5 to 3 million tonnes of bauxite and sources almost an equal volume from...
South32 and Alumina Ltd. have announced strong financial performances yesterday predominantly due to their alumina operations. After Alumina Limited reported doubling of profits in H1 2018, South32 posted a 16 per cent rise in its annual underlying earnings on Thursday, as healthy demand for alumina and manganese helped offset lesser output from its Illawarra coal project. The results were buoyed by high prices for alumina, manganese and metcoal driven by a tight supply. The Australian miner, a spinoff from BHP Billiton, reported its underlying earnings jumped to US$1.33 billion from US$1.15 billion in the previous year, better than analysts’ expectations of around US$1.32 billion. South 32’s profit had been lifted by large gains in spot prices for its key commodities, such as manganese,...
The dollar stopped a five-day losing streak and the euro fell on Thursday. The greenback received a boost from political uncertainty, a new round of trade tariffs and the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates. The dollar index gained 0.57% to close at 95.617. LME aluminium rebounded to an intraday high of US$2,074.5 per tonne and ended Thursday at US$2,070 per tonne. LME official settlement price stood at US$ 2021.5 per tonne, lower from the last closing. Shanghai Metals Market expects it to remain rangebound today with a trading range of US$2,065-2,080 per tonne. As on August 23, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2021 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2021.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2043 per tonne, 3-months offer price is...
Alumina spot price in China has been recording an incessant rise over more than a week. As per the data of Shanghai Metals Market, the price started displaying a surge from Thursday, August 16, from RMB 3059 per tonne to RMB 3108 per tonne, after showing a restraint in the previous day. Since then there was no looking back. On August 17, the price expanded to RMB 3146 per tonne, followed by RMB 3175 on August 20, RMB 3198 on August 21, and RMB 3250 and RMB 3261 in the next two consecutive days. However, today, August 24, the alumina price decided to show no change in the spot market and remained at RMB 3261 per tonne. At the beginning of the month also, the alumina spot price was more or less on the uptrend though range bound in the first few days. Australian alumina FOB price neither...
Exal, the global leader in premium aluminium packaging has once again opted for Lighthouse Systems to implement a manufacturing execution system (MES), Shopfloor-Online, at its North American manufacturing operations in Youngstown, Ohio. This is in a move to support further its industry excellence agenda. Previously, Exal used an SPC software package from Lighthouse Systems and saw the benefits in their quality operations. Stephen Carchedi, Continuous Improvement Manager and Project Manager commented, “Our continued partnership with Lighthouse Systems provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue to achieve excellence through the delivery of industry-leading value to our customers by aligning our most important resource, our people, with industry-leading processes and...
SIG, the leading packaging solution provider, headquartered in Neuhausen, Switzerland has joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a global certification organization that aims to enhance responsibility and traceability in the aluminium supply chain. The ASI brings together producers, users and other stakeholders to promote the responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. SIG supports the ASI’s objectives in the aluminium value chain through its commitment to responsible sourcing of materials. Henrik Wagner, Global Sourcing & Procurement Director at SIG said, “SIG’s commitment to responsible sourcing is central to our ambition to go Way Beyond Good by putting more into society and the environment than we take out. Sourcing materials from suppliers that have...
Metal recycling and aluminium, in particular, is gaining a significant importance attributed to increasing industrialization and urbanization, rising income, and spending capability of people in developing economies such as China, Brazil, and India. According to the Global Recycled Aluminium Market Outlook to 2020 data, increased recycling activities in the Asia Pacific region, especially China and India, will contribute significantly to the global recycled aluminium market. Having said this, it is to be mentioned that Sweden is one of the aluminium scrap exporting countries to several parts of the world, including India and China. According to the global export-import data, Sweden is estimated to export approximately 5684 tonnes of aluminium scrap to India and 10528 tonnes to China. The...
On Monday, August 20th, Representative Steve Womack toured JW Aluminum’s Russellville facility and discussed issues including trade, tax cuts, the local work force, national debt and social security. During the site visit, Representative Womack participated in a presentation by JW Aluminum’s Chief Executive Officer Lee McCarter, went on a plant tour led by Russellville’s Plant Manager Mike Whitten, and met with JW Aluminum teammates to learn more about plant operations and issues concerning his constituents in the Third District of Arkansas. JW Aluminum manufactures flat-rolled aluminium products including fin stock used by the heating and air-conditioning industry, light gauge converter foil for the flexible packaging industry, honeycomb foil for the aerospace industry, sheet products...
Alumina Limited, a bauxite and alumina company, today reported a net profit after tax of US$286.4 million for the half-year 2018, a 110% increase on the same period of 2017. Margins jumped on the back of higher global alumina prices during H1 2018. AWAC is Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, a joint venture which is 40% owned by Alumina Limited and 60% owned by Alcoa Corp. Total EBITDA increased by US$525.6 million to US$1,208.0 million and margin for alumina refineries increased by $87 per tonne to US$200 per tonne. Net cash inflows increased by $196.9 million to $660.5 million. The company declared a fully-franked interim dividend of US8.6 cents a share, up from US4.2 cents a year ago. Commenting on the outstanding results, Alumina’s Chief Executive Officer, Mike Ferraro said, “This has...
Harley Davidson once again grabs the attention of all the bike lovers out there by unleashing its new FXDR performance cruiser. But this time, Harley shows a stunt with unimaginable light weight features. Hence, the new, street-fight style two-wheeler does not just boast Harley’s latest torquey Big Twin engine but win the show with an updated, lighter version of new Softail frame that gives it the best handling of any Harley Softail. To slim down the chassis, Harley has used lighter, aluminium swingram, which beats over 4.6kg unsprung weight. The forged aluminium, 19in front wheel used in the new range further reduces the weight due to its super-skinny spokes. The seat base and sub frame are also made of aluminium tubing, saving over 3kg on the steel subframe of a standard Softail. The...
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Sivan called for a national effort to develop and produce advanced alloy materials to cater to the demands of future space programme. He said this during a lecture organized by Indian Institute of Metals and the Indian Institute of Science. He said that the ISRO is researching on developing materials with extraordinary properties, such as aluminium and beryllium alloys and carbon nanotubes. The organization will require such materials for the upcoming space missions such as the Human Space Programme (HSP), the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), distant single-stage launchers etc. ISRO, he said, is focussing on domestically developed material in order to cut down on imports and lower the programme costs. “In recent years, ISRO has...
The US dollar index closed at 95.075 on Wednesday after it fell to 94.93, the lowest since August 2. LME base metals, except for copper, rose across the board on Wednesday. LME aluminium traded strongly rangebound and closed at US$2,065 per tonne on Wednesday night after closing the day’s trading at US$2038.50 per tonne. We expect it to trade at US$2,060-2,080 per tonne today. As on August 22, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 2038 per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 2038.50 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2063 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2063.50 per tonne; Dec 19 bid price stands at US$ 2105 per tonne, and Dec 19 offer price stands at US$ 2110 per tonne. The LME aluminium opening stock dropped to 1102450 tonnes. Live Warrants totalled...
Limited arrivals to the warehouses and active downstream purchases still continue in China, resulting in a week-on-week decline in primary aluminium inventories across eight major consumption areas. Stocks, including the SHFE warrants, shrank 23,000 tonnes from last Thursday, August 16, to stand at 1.74 million tonnes as of today, August 23, Shanghai Metals Market found. This marks a faster week-on-week drop compared to 14,000 tonnes last Thursday. Stringent availability of railroad cars in Xinjiang province could be responsible for the narrow delivery of aluminium ingots from the area. Alongside, active participation from downstream consumers for purchasing primary aluminium, on the event of reduced aluminium prices at the beginning of the week, also contributed to the plunge in...
BAGR Berliner Aluminiumwerk GmbH has purchased the remaining 50% shares of Stockach Aluminium GmbH from SSVP III, a press release from the company confirms. Founded in 1997 to take over an older location of the aluminium industry in Berlin, BAGR is a part of the Metalcorp Group. Both the companies produce rolling and casting slabs from secondary aluminium or recycled aluminium. They complement each other because of their similar product portfolio and also with locations in Berlin and Stockach that are geographically closer. Since the initial takeover of a 50% share by BAGR on 01/01/2017, Stockach Aluminium has seen a solid increase in order inflow. Based on that, the company initiated targeted investments in order to to increase the melting and casting capacities to 90,000 tonnes per year...
