India’s renewable energy transition is gathering pace, with installed renewable power capacity surpassing 300 gigawatts (GW) in 2026, almost quadrupling over the past decade. The country has also achieved its target of sourcing 50 per cent of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil fuel sources five years ahead of schedule, strengthening its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing clean energy markets. The expansion is beginning to deliver measurable energy security benefits by reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels, while competitive renewable power costs and expanding domestic manufacturing are opening new investment opportunities. However, sustaining this momentum will require substantial improvements in electricity transmission, storage infrastructure and...
Glencore has defended its progress on the Aurukun bauxite project in Queensland, saying it has met all commitments under its licence conditions, as calls for greater scrutiny mount over its proposed sale to Rio Tinto. Queensland MP Robbie Katter, a member of the Parliamentary Primary Industries and Resources Committee, is seeking an inquiry into the deal. The reported sale value has been put at USD 250 million, though this figure has not been confirmed. Katter questioned why a multinational company should hold a public resource without developing it and then sell its interests. He said, “That resource is owned by the people of Queensland, it’s not the government’s to play around with, or for any of these global mining companies to just trade.” Explore the production, demand and...
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XSeeker 8000, a bench-top X-ray computer topography (CT) system from Shimadzu, is suitable for aluminium die cast and other metal components. The XSeeker 8000 Shimadzu Scientific Instruments is the smallest and lightest device in its X-ray output class. The XSeeker 8000 can hold samples with a diameter of up to 30 cm and a height of 32 cm despite its small frame. A 160 kV high-output X-ray source on the XSeeker 8000 allows for examinations of thick, difficult-to-penetrate plastic parts, aluminium die-cast, and other metal parts. The newly created XSeeker control software provides user-friendly operation and great throughput. Users can start making observations by following three steps. There are four preset scan conditions for the XSeeker 8000. These four choices combine the parameters...
Welcome to Day 2 of AlCircle's "Global Aluminium Expo 2023". After a successful start on April 18, the second day of the event is assured to be more impactful and memorable, with eminent speakers sharing their thoughts and opinions. Today, you will hear from Sayan Dey, Sr. Officer - Business Strategy of Bhoruka Fabcons Pvt Ltd; Francois Racine, CEO of AluQuébec; Eloise Harvey, CEO of EPIQ Machinery; and Brad Allen, Profile Market Product Manager of iNOEX LLC. They will talk about the industry's trending topics, highlighting developments and impacts anticipated for 2023. Sayan Dey will speak on aluminium applications in EV & Railways, Francois Racine will elaborate on the state of the aluminium industry in Quebec, Eloise Harvey will throw light on the Art of co-operation: a key towards...
Vedanta Aluminium has reportedly deployed Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices in fabric filters at its 2400 MW Thermal Power Plant to check carbon emissions. Fabric filters are special bag filters placed after electrostatic precipitators in chimneys. They collect particulate matter from the hot gas emitting from the power plant boiler system so it does not release into the atmosphere. The differential pressure between the bags plays a pivotal role in increasing the efficiency of the filters. Fabric filters are the third line of defense for carbon emissions, which significantly improves the air quality. Vedanta has installed IIoT devices for precisely monitoring differential pressure and taking immediate action, said the company in a statement on Monday, April 17. Vedanta is the...
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created new eco-conscious urban street furniture that appears well at home on the city streets. The pieces are designed to imitate trees springing from Paris' urban underbelly. The light fixture comprises two aluminium domes that focus light onto a particular section of pavement to minimise energy loss and pollution. Solar panels on an extra upward-facing dome provide the LED lights with a three-hour burst of power. The Clover series is made of wood sculptures with an extensible seat and solar-powered lights. Lehanneur approaches urban residents' needs from a humanistic perspective, giving them a vacation from the stressful city life to recharge. The solar-powered Parisian lighting comes with a tiny hatch with a power outlet for phone charging...
Jiangsu Alcha, the China-based aluminium product manufacturer, plans to open a new aluminium foil facility in Changshu for electric vehicle batteries (EV). The facility will produce aluminium foils which will be utilised in EV batteries. The facility is expected to produce 30,000 tonnes of aluminium foil yearly, enabling the business to satisfy the rising demand for the batteries used in electric vehicles. Jiangsu Alcha plans to spend around RMB 350 million ($55 million) on the new Changshu-based facility. Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium Group is known for manufacturing hydrophilic coated aluminium foils, pure aluminium foils, aluminium alloy foils, aluminium scrip coils, and other goods. The company was formally listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on August 21, 2007, under the ticker symbol...
On Wednesday, April 18, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative reportedly welcomed ASHKHAR METALS FZE as a new Production and Transformation member. Based in the United Arab Emirates, the company produces secondary aluminium alloy for the Middle East, Asian, and North American market. ASHKHAR METALS obtains scrap for alloys production from the Middle East and North American market. Currently, the firm is working with die-casters and primary aluminium smelters to help them achieve net-zero goals by using 100 per cent scrap feedstock in aluminium alloys. The intention is to help the downstream and primary aluminium sector with net-zero targets by supplying aluminium feedstock with 100 per cent recycled aluminium content. ASHKHAR METALS aspires to attend the environmental, social and governance...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,377 per tonne on Tuesday and closed at US$2,439.5 per tonne, up US$26.5 per tonne or 2.82 per cent. On Tuesday, April 18, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price hiked by US$36.5 per tonne or 1.54 per cent to settle at US$2,400 per tonne and US$2,401 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price closed at US$2,422 per tonne and US$2,423 per tonne after recording a surge of US$52 per tonne or 1.96 per cent. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price shot up by US$50 per tonne or 1.96 per cent to reside at US$2,595 per tonne and US$2,600 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock settled at 573075 tonnes. Live warrants and Cancelled warrants closed at 500200 tonnes and 72875 tonnes. LME aluminium 3-month Asian...
The continued success of our flagship e-Magazine, "Aluminium LeaderSpeak", has inspired us to publish the fifth edition of it, which in all the e-magazines is the fifteenth edition. " Aluminium LeaderSpeak 2023 " is a well-known platform to enable industry leaders to express thoughts and anticipations on how the year will shape the metal's value chain and their companies. On a bigger note, the industry leaders have spoken about their plans, investments, and forecasts for aluminium in 2023. The geopolitical crisis, sanctions, and the escalation of the energy price in Europe resulted in a reduction in production and also to the extent of closure. However, even after the mentioned facts and the production cap in China, the sector demonstrated growth in 2022. The resumption of the Chinese...
On Tuesday, April 18, the leading mobility technology company Magna and the Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) unveiled a new manufacturing process which saves 50 per cent of energy and cuts CO2 emissions by nearly 90 per cent. The Shear Assisted Processing and Extrusion (ShAPE) gathers aluminium scraps and cuttings left over from automobile production and convert them into new vehicle components . By using this method, less raw aluminium ore needs to be mined. The team is now redesigning this procedure to create lightweight electric car parts. Magna and the PNNL have been working together on the study for four years, with funding provided by the Lightweight Materials Consortium (LightMAT) Programme of the DOE's Vehicle Technologies Office. ShAPE has...
We are elated to announce that the much-awaited Global Aluminium Expo (GAE) 2023 is LIVE now! It is a 3-day event. So starting today, we will celebrate the reunion of the industry till April 20, 2023. AlCircle hosts this virtual expo annually for the aluminium fraternity to let the industry leaders come together on a common platform to demonstrate products and services and share skills, knowledge, and business plans. Thus, this event serves as a golden opportunity to meet and greet aluminium industry stalwarts and expand business networking. Not for no reason, we say, “The event is virtual but the experience is real!” In case you wonder who you can meet from the industry, here is the list of participants: Say now do you want to suffer from FOMO by not attending the global event. Hurry up...
Henkel has created a cutting-edge low-temperature cleaner for aluminium beverage cans that will soon be accessible worldwide. Bonderite C-IC 72000 series cleans at a lower temperature when used in conventional spray systems, lowering the plant's carbon footprint using less natural gas. Results will vary depending on the processes used by each facility. Still, in a recent study, a client reduced their natural gas consumption, which resulted in a 38 per cent decrease in carbon emissions. The low-temperature cleaner technology from Henkel is now accessible in LATAM and will be available throughout the world in 2023. The Bonderite C-IC 72000 series cleaner requires a lower working temperature of 43°C (110°F) than traditional cleaners, which generally run at roughly 60°C (140°F). This makes it...
On Monday, April 17, Group Atlas Holdings announced the sale of Alludium to Jupiter Aluminium, the US Corporation, an industrial group with more than 30 years of experience. According to both the buyer and seller, the purchase will strengthen Aludium's future as part of the industrial group, allowing it to continue its growth and focus on product innovation, service, and aluminium recycling. Sources claim that the company will continue running its brands within the conglomerate. The two corporations emphasised in a joint statement that the operation, the specifics of which have not been published , is anticipated to materialise in the second quarter of the year, subject to the terms of the sale being fulfilled. Alludium was the company that Group Atlas Holdings established to manage the...
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On Tuesday, April 18, Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certified Hindalco Industries Limited against the Performance Standard V2 (2017) for sheet rolling operation at the Taloja facility in the Raigad District of Maharashtra, India. This facility represents Hindalco’s third ASI-certified rolling plant after Mouda and Hirakud FRP, which received ASI Performance Standard Certification in February 2022 and December 2022, respectively. The Taloja facility accounts for one-fourth of Hindalco’s total rolled products output. The facility produces litho sheets, foilstock, closure stock, auto finstock, lamp caps, and aluminium composite panels. The ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) certification defines environmental, social, and governance principles and criteria, aiming to address...
Three-month LME aluminium opened at US$2,386 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,372.50 per tonne, down US$17.5 per tonne or 0.73 per cent. On Monday, April 17, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price expanded at the same rate to reach US$2,363.50 per tonne and US$2,364.50 per tonne, respectively. Data shows the prices gained US$8.50 per tonne or 0.36 per cent, marking the fourth consecutive rise. But 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price slipped by US$17 per tonne on the same day to stand at US$2,370 per tonne and US$2,371 per tonne. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price shrank by US$18 per tonne, settling at US$2,545 per tonne and US$2,550 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock dropped 2,300 tonnes to peg at 528350 tonnes. Live...
Delfzijl will be home to the biggest battery in Europe, on the site of bankrupt Dutch aluminium producer Aldel. Amstelveen-based GIGA Storage BV will install batteries the size of fifteen football fields that can store more than a gigawatt-hour of electricity. The result is that more wind and solar farms can be linked to Groningen, Drenthe, and Friesland's high-voltage grid. Ruud Nijs, the CEO of GIGA Storage, said, "In Flevoland, GIGA Storage is already active in storing green energy. These are disproportionate to the plans in Delfzijl. The ambition in Delfzijl is to store more than one-gigawatt hour." A month ago, the first bankruptcy report of Aldel was published. At that point, it became apparent that the port city's aluminium manufacturing would not resume. More than thirty...
With the advent of the MD265 Supreme and the MC268 Advance, two separate roughing specialists, Walter is expanding its line of solid carbide milling cutters for ISO N machining. This is especially relevant to producers who work with high-silicon die-cast aluminium. The MD265 Supreme three-edged cutter, which comes in coated and uncoated versions and has a diameter range of 16 to 25 mm, stands out for having firm cutting edges with the Rapax profile and coolant channels arranged in a star pattern. It was created to achieve the high productivity and process dependability needed in industrial industries like the automobile industry. It was created to achieve the high productivity and process dependability needed in industrial industries like the automobile industry. Whether coated with...
PepsiCo has launched its brand-new pep+ Partners for Tomorrow platform, which was created to provide services aimed at assisting its clients in reaching their sustainability objectives. The programme will first target American consumers, with hopes to spread it to important international countries by 2024. At launch, Partners for Tomorrow programs included CIRQU (the latest evolution of the PBNA-led program formerly known as BottleLoop), which consisted of the on-demand collecting of recyclable beverage containers for food service and retail clients. PepsiCo subsequently processes and recovers these containers to create recycled PET packaging. To make it simple and cost-free for its consumers to contribute to ensuring that aluminium, plastic and glass containers are collected and recycled...
According to China customs data, Chinese unwrought aluminium and aluminium semis exports in March 2023 amounted to 497,000 tonnes, bringing the total exports of the first quarter to 1.38 million tonnes. The monthly exports in March’23 registered a year-on-year fall of 16.3 per cent, while the export volume in Q1 decreased by 15.4 per cent. In tandem with the drop in volume, the export value also fell by 23.8 per cent over a year to $4.94 billion in 1Q2023 ended March 31. In the entire year of 2022, China exported 6.6 million tonnes of unwrought aluminium and aluminium semis, up by 17.5 pent Y-o-Y. That stood a new record high, attributed to higher LME aluminium prices than SHFE, leading to better profit from exports. This, coupled with growing overseas demand, boosted China’s aluminium...
