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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Glass and metal products supplier Ardagh Group have converted its beverage can manufacturing plant in Rugby, UK, from steel to aluminium. Metal is a permanent material that can be infinitely recycled and has the highest recycling rates of all packaging materials in Europe. Ardagh Metal Beverage CEO Oliver Graham said: “The conversion of the Rugby plant has further enhanced Ardagh’s manufacturing footprint. “Operating two highly-efficient aluminium beverage can plants in the UK, at Wrexham and Rugby, supported by our recent investment in our Deeside ends plant, positions Ardagh to offer leading beverage customers greater choice and flexibility in future.” In addition, the company has opened a new can ends manufacturing plant in Manaus, Brazil, on 31 July. The plant features production and...
Vedanta Resources Plc reported that it received approvals for expansion of its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha, and inked contracts with Emirates Global Aluminium for bauxite. The present capacity of the refinery is 2 million tonnes per annum which are expected to expand by 2021, said CEO Ajay Dixit to Economic Times India. The total investment required for this expansion would be INR 5,600 crore. According to the report, the Anil Agarwal-led natural resource major is also eyeing 6 GW of stressed thermal power plants for captive use. Dixit confirmed the company obtained all the required approvals for the expansion, while Sanjeev Chopra, Odisha principal secretary industries said the single window clearance was given last year. Dixit also alleged the local protests that had...
After the publication of Q1 2018 results, Nalco CMD TK Chand said alumina business is pushing up Nalco profitability. He said the PBT from alumina segment stood at INR 1125 crore. Nalco drives the alumina export segment in India every year being the top alumina producer and exporter. Nalco registered more than 100% capacity utilisation in Q1. The company is planning to produce 50,000 tonne more than the capacity in 2018. That will be a big boost to profitability and will boost alumina export further. We are looking at the quarter on quarter alumina export trend by India in 2017 and the first quarter of 2018. In Q1 CY 2018, India exported 377, 189 tonnes of alumina. For the entire year, the country is estimated to export 1. 5 million tonnes of alumina. The total export volume for alumina...
According to the report published in Kontan.co.id, the ministry's mineral business supervision director Bambang Susigit confirms that the government has temporarily revoked four concentrate export permits as the four mining companies have failed to fulfil commitments to develop smelters as part of the permit’s requirements. Those companies include three nickel miners and one bauxite miner PT Lobindo Nusa Persada, based in Bintan, Riau Islands. However, the government will reinstate the exports permits if the companies show their commitments to fulfil the requirement, says Bambang further. “It depends on the company. If they submit their reports, we will clarify and review them immediately. If the reports are valid, we will reissue the permits. Otherwise, we will issue their final warning...
According to a report from China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, China's aluminium demand is likely to settle at 46 million-50 million tonnes by 2023. CNIA forecast China's per capita aluminium consumption would experience the peak in around six to seven years. Around 2023, the country will see a slowdown of aluminium demand growth as the Chinese economy would move from high-speed growth to medium-to-high-speed growth. According to CNIA Director Fan Shun Ke in a post-industrialization phase, a slowdown in demand growth is common, as the aluminium demand growth seen dipping to around 6% from double digit rates in previous years. CNIA also said that the Sino-US trade war is expected to have a direct and indirect impact on the Chinese aluminium products sector. CNIA is urging the...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the Bahrain-based aluminium smelter, reports that mid of last week August 15, the company received a high-level delegation from General Electric (GE) Power. The delegation was led by the President and chief executive officer of GE Gas Power Systems (GPS) Chuck Nugent and comprised of top officials of the company. Alba’s deputy chief executive officer Ali Al Baqali, chief marketing officer Khalid A Latif, chief power officer Amin Sultan, chief administration officer Waleed Tamimi along with other officials of Alba received the delegates from GE and briefed them about Alba’s historical background, its achievements and importance to Bahrain’s economy. Al Baqali also briefed about the progress on Alba’s Power Expansion project to GE officials. He said, “Our flagship...
The US dollar index fell to 96.11 on Friday on lower demand for the safe-haven greenback, as traders hoped the upcoming trade talks between the US and China would ease tension. LME aluminium fell to a low of US$2,018.5 per tonne before it regained some losses and closed at US$2,032 per tonne on Friday night. The day's trading closed at US$ 1999 per tonne. As the dollar fell, LME aluminium is likely to rebound and trade at US$2,030-2,060 per tonne today. As on August 17, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1998per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1999 per tonne; 3-months bid price stands at US$ 2025 per tonne, 3-months offer price is US$ 2026 per tonne; Dec 19 bid price stands at US$ 2073 per tonne, and Dec 19 offer price stands at US$ 2078 per tonne. The LME...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, primary aluminium inventories across major consumption areas in China continued to decline over the weekend ended on August 20, 2018. Stocks, including SHFE warrants, shrank around 20,000 tonnes from last Thursday, August 16, to stand at 1.74 million tonnes. The fall could be attributed to the limited arrivals to all the warehouses and steady downstream purchases. Hence, it indicates that there has been a balance maintained between supply and consumption over the weekend in the market. Compared to last Thursday, inventory in Wuxi and Jiangsu dropped 9000 tonnes to stand at 739,000 tonnes today, while Nanhai and Guangdong, and Gongyi and Henan recorded fall by 3000 tonnes and 8000 tonnes to stand at 237,000 tonnes and 148,000, respectively. For more...
CRP Automotive, a leading source of OE-quality replacement and service parts, offers Rein Automotive Aluminum Water Pump Pulley and Belt Kits for use on popular BMW vehicles. Application coverage includes 1992-2006 3 Series, 1999-2005 5 Series, 2004-’06 X3, 2001-‘06 X5 and 1997-2002 Z3 equipped with six cylinder engines. CRP says the new kits deliver better than OE performance and come complete with a genuine ContiTech serpentine belt, Rein aluminium replacement pulley and the required hardware needed to mount the pulley to the water pump. The Rein aluminium pulley is identical in fit, form and function to the original so there’s no hassle installation. It is designed to deliver a longer, more robust service life than the OE plastic pulley, which is susceptible to heat degradation over...
Russia’s sanctions-hit aluminium giant Rusal (0486.HK) declared on Friday, August 17, that its board had approved a change of domicile from Britain’s Jersey to Russia for taking some advantage of new special tax regulations. The announcement arrived a day after Russian energy-related company En+ Group announced that it was considering re-domiciling to one of Russia’s new offshore zones. However, Rusal’s decision to change domicile can only come off if shareholders also give consent to it. Russia has created two special administrative regions where companies enjoy benefits such as a zero tax on profits received by way of dividends - an arrangement similar to foreign offshore tax havens. The company said its board member had decided to change the domicile because they thought that it could...
Indian aluminium industry has been known primarily because of the three major primary producers Nalco, Hindalco and Vedanta. The semi-finished sector is dominated by the SME sector. The major chunk of India’s aluminium consumption is driven by power sector and building and construction sector. This has driven the growth of domestic aluminium extrusion sector. In India, aluminium extrusions are gaining fast growth due to increasing usage in building and construction sector. Construction growth due to government’s smart city projects, infrastructural spending and rapid urbanization is driving the demand for aluminium extrusions. India has an extensive network of aluminium extruders from the private Corporate and SME sector. We are listing the major aluminium extrusion companies in India...
According to the latest report on August 18, around 1400 workers have voted almost unanimously in favour of an indefinite strike that started last week for 20 months of negotiation. Workers from the Huntley and Willowdale bauxite mines, Bunbury Port, and the Kwinana, Pinjarra and Wagerup refineries went on this strike after they failed to come to an agreement with employers over an Enterprise Bargaining Agreement. AWU West Australian Branch president Andy Hacking said the situation was escalating after all bar four of the striking employees voted at a meeting in Pinjarra on August 17 for the strike. Some feel they had come too far to back down now. “All but four out of 1400 voted for indefinite industrial action and the feeling among most of the guys is we’ve come too far to go back,” he...
The Sweden-based aluminium engineering and manufacturing company Granges has reportedly put on ice on its plan to form a new aluminium manufacturing joint venture in the United States with Japan’s Mitsubishi Aluminium Co. According to the report, the project is less attractive in current circumstances. The company said in its statement on Friday, August 16, “Granges has decided to halt the plans for a joint venture in North America, as the project isn’t sufficiently attractive for Granges from a risk-reward perspective given the current circumstances.” Although it did not specify what circumstances it was referring to though a Granges spokeswoman later said they were related to the feasibility of the project and nothing to do with the US tariffs on aluminium imports. Pernilla Grennfelt,...
Braidy Industries announced through a press release on Thursday that it selected a contractor for construction of its aluminium mill in Kentucky, which had been named Braidy Atlas. Braidy selected Kiewit as the company’s Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (“EPC”) contractor. The release did not specify the time or date when construction will commence on the site. The release also confirmed that that SMS Group and EBNER Industrieofenbau GmbH Construction were agreed upon as equipment and furnace providers. The company expects to mark the first production at the mill in 2020. “We are excited to have been chosen by Braidy Industries and look forward to designing and building this important project,” said Tom Shelby, executive vice president of Kiewit Corporation. “We believe our...
According to a Reuters report, Indonesian government has temporarily revoked nickel ore and bauxite export permits of four mining companies. The government cited zero progress in smelter development by those miners as the ground for revoking the licence. This was shown by energy ministry data on Thursday. According to the data, the governmnnet revoked export permits for a combined 4,222,119 tonnes of nickel ore from PT Surya Saga Utama, PT Modern Cahaya Makmur and PT Integra Mining Nusantara. The government has also temporarily revoked permit for PT Lobindo Nusa Persada which was permitted to export 1.5 million tonnes of bauxite annually. Indonesia approved mineral ore export permits to companies on condition that they would be building smelters in the country to generate value from the...
Lian Li Industrial Co. Ltd. once again takes pride in announcing the official launch of the Lancool One chassis combined with brushed aluminium, tempered glass, and modern RGB lighting to recreate elegance and aesthetics functionality all in one. With Lian Li being known as the best and most experienced brand in working with aluminium, the Lancool One has high expectations for it. And thankfully, it continues the legacy featuring stylish aluminium front panel with a latest twist of impressive RGB lighting that serves as an accent piece for the front panel and an ambient lighting for the internal chamber giving it a two-in-one function. Besides, the chassis boasts a special design to have optimized airflow so that users can maximize cooling whenever they want to and has integrated...
Mecfor unveiled one of its most innovative projects to date, the first automated guided vehicle for aluminium smelters on August 16 in Quebec. The AGV designed and manufactured in North America, will serve the global primary aluminium industry. Based in Saguenay, Quebec, Mecfor specializes in equipment design and manufacture for the global aluminium, mining and metals, and rail industries. The vehicle is able to manoeuvre itself automatically with the help of artificial intelligence. The ability to move automatically within a smelter that has strong magnetic fields, dust, wide temperature variations and constant interactions with workers and other equipment, was a challenge that has been handled successfully by the team. “With this technological investment, Mecfor is positioning itself...
The US dollar index came off from a 13.5-month high and closed at 96.57 on Thursday, while the Chinese Yuan recovered from its weakest level since January 2017. Most of the base metals rose across the board overnight on Thursday after closing lower for two days. LME aluminium closed the day’s trading at US$ 1998 per tonne yesterday, slightly higher than the last closing. LME aluminium reversed all early losses to a high of US$2,056 per tonne before it edged down and closed at US$2,038 per tonne on Thursday night. Shanghai Metals Market expects it to test the five-, 10- and 20-day moving averages today with a trading range of US$2,020-2,070 per tonne. As on August 16, LME aluminium cash (bid) price stands at US$ 1997per tonne, LME official settlement price stands at US$ 1998 per tonne;...
