Scatec has begun construction of the first phase of a major solar power project that will supply renewable electricity to the Aluminium Company of Egypt (Egyptalum), advancing the Egyptian producer's efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of its aluminium operations. The first phase of the Dandara Solar Power project comprises a 569 MW solar plant supported by a 100-MWh battery energy storage system. The Norwegian renewable energy company has also signed loan agreements to finance the development, which was first announced in 2025. Under a 25-year power purchase agreement, the facility will supply clean electricity to Egyptalum. Once operational, the first phase is expected to generate approximately 1.4 TWh of renewable power annually and avoid more than 550,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide...
NTPC Green Energy Limited (NGEL) plans to expand its renewable energy capacity from around 12 gigawatts (GW) to 60 GW by 2032, marking a major step in its clean-energy expansion strategy. The target forms part of parent company NTPC Limited’s broader ambition to reach 149 GW of installed power capacity, supported by renewable energy, thermal expansion and a proposed entry into nuclear generation. The roadmap was outlined by P. Rahul, Deputy General Manager, Business Development – Green Hydrogen at NGEL, during the Bharat Renewable Energy Summit and Expo 2026. Alongside renewable capacity additions, the company is advancing green hydrogen, energy storage and green chemicals projects. To learn about the market potential of aluminium dross, explore "ALuminium Dross Processing: Generation,...
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JACOBS DOUWE EGBERTS UK (JDE), a sister concern of JDE Peet's, the globally acknowledged pure-play coffee and tea company based in the Netherlands, has launched its latest coffee system to meet the local demand for freshly brewed coffee. The L'OR BARISTA coffee machines created in collaboration with technology innovator Philips is being released along with a set of recyclable L'OR BARISTA XXL aluminium capsules. L'OR BARISTA coffee machines are the first in the UK to be compatible with regular single shot capsules and the new modified L'OR BARISTA XXL aluminium capsules. The special capsules can hold twice as much coffee as a regular coffee pod and are available in flavours such as Ristrettos, Lungos and Espressos. These L'OR BARISTA coffee machines allow coffee pod inserts of all kinds,...
Vedanta Limited has continued to cut its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices, with effect from Thursday, September 1, for the second day in a row. The company has cut its aluminium wire rod price by INR 3,250 per tonne to sell the product at INR 225,750-233,250 per tonne. On September 31, Vedanta’s aluminium wire rod price stood at INR 229000-236500, significantly down by INR 8,250 per tonne from the previous day. Vedanta’s aluminium billet price has also experienced a trim of INR 3,250 per tonne to INR 227,250 per tonne on September 1, after facing a hit of INR 8,250 per tonne to INR 230,500 per tonne on August 31. Aluminium ingot price has slid to the range of INR 218,250- 247,750 per tonne on September 1 from 221500-251000 on August 31. Vedanta links its aluminium ingot and...
Japanese multinational brewing and distilling company Suntory Holdings will be using the world's first 100 per cent recycled aluminium cans for its limited edition of The Premium Malt's CO2 Reduction Can (350ml, 5.5% ABV) and The Premium Malt's "Kaoru" Ale CO2 Reduction Can (350ml, 6% ABV). These cans will be sold in stores across Japan in a limited quantity starting on Tuesday, September 6th. The Suntory Group seeks to foster a circular economy and considers the environmental impact of packaging and containers across the complete product life cycle, from product design through transportation and recycling after consumption. UACJ Corporation and Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd. collaborated to produce industry-first, 100 per cent recycled aluminium cans, which emit 60 per cent less CO2...
Alcoa’s old smelting unit, situated at Portoscuso, Italy, is to be rejuvenated by the efforts of Sider Alloy Italia with a considerable amount of investment. The company’s agreement with Sistem Teknik, a leading maker of industrial furnaces for more than four decades, has resulted in the delivery of a homogenising furnace to be installed in the plant. The worldwide aluminium industry is gradually expanding, and these continuous lines can be of better use than the conventional method in the current market. Since there is complete utilisation of the process, cycle-time and energy consumption rate would also be lesser than the batch-type melting of the metal. The homogenising furnace creates a perfect thermal balance as each billet in a continuous homogenising line can endure equal cooling...
The global aluminium industry has witnessed some exciting events throughout August 2022. The H1 2022 reports are gradually getting published, and most companies have reported profits showcasing better margins, despite the news of significant production cuts from Europe due to the energy crisis. The month has also witnessed a few pieces of information on facilities planning to shut down. Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s Adani Enterprises, a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Group, has received approval to build a 4 MTPA alumina refinery and 175 MW captive power plant in Odisha. By late 2021 and in the early months of 2022, Slovalco had already decreased its production rate by 40 per cent from its actual yearly capacity of 175,000 tonnes of primary aluminium. Hydro has decided to shut down...
Mr. Anthony Tropeano, a distinguished expert in the aluminium industry, joins AlCircle as the North American Strategic Advisor. Currently, Mr. Tropeano serves as the President of TT Consulting Inc., a US-based firm that provides management consulting services in the metals, mining, and contracting sectors. Having worked in the ferrous and non-ferrous industries for 40 years, Mr. Tropeano retired from FATA S.p.A. (part of the Danieli Group) in February 2018. As Chief Executive Officer of FATA, he successfully led its two operating divisions, FATA Hunter (engineering and equipment supplier for aluminium flat rolled products) and FATA EPC (supplier of complete plants on an LSTK-EPC basis). Before joining FATA, Mr. Tropeano served as Executive V.P. and COO of Italimpianti of America, Inc. -...
In South America, alumina production surged by 73,000 tonnes or 8.1 per cent month-on-month during July 2022 to stand at 974,000 tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. In June, the output was at 901,000 tonnes after being slipped by 57,000 tonnes or 5.95 per cent from 958,000 tonnes in May. On a year-on-year calculation, South America’s alumina production in July 2022 edged 4.42 per cent lower than 1.019 million tonnes a year ago. Daily average production in South America during July 2022 was 31,400 tonnes, up by 1,400 tonnes from 30,000 tonnes in June but down by 1,500 tonnes from 32,900 tonnes in July 2021. Total alumina production in South America from January to July 2022 amounted to 6.607 million tonnes, reflecting a downfall of 10.30 per cent from 7.366 million tonnes...
The Australian bauxite mining company Metro Mining has posted a loss of A$29.4 million for H1 2022 and as a result of poor weather conditions in Far North Queensland, production expectations have been marginally decreased for the entire year. Throughout 2022, Metro has experienced bad weather, with output also being negatively affected in May and June. Even so, Metro has taken proactive steps to reduce "uncertainty and volatility" by signing new freight contracts and foreign exchange agreements. Additionally, the company is planning to increase the capacity of the Bauxite Hills operation from 4Mt to 7Mt per annum, subject to financing. Simultaneously, the H1 2022 report showcases Metro Mining had improved figures from the previous period when the miner suffered an A$87 million loss. The...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,390 per tonne on Wednesday and closed at US$2,363 per tonne, down US$21 per tonne or 0.88 per cent. LME aluminium cash bid price stopped at US$2,368 per tonne, with a decline of 1.58 per cent or US$38 per tonne hike on Wednesday, August 31, while LME aluminium official settlement price rested at US$2,368.50 per tonne, experiencing a similar price dip. 3-month bid price witnessed a 2.02 per cent or US$48.50 per tonne drop to stand at US$2,356 per tonne and the 3-month offer price also had a fall of 2 per cent or US$48 per tonne, arriving at US$2,357 per tonne. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price plunged by US$47 per tonne or 1.91 per cent to rest at US$2,405 per tonne and US$2,410 per tonne, respectively. LME aluminium opening stock continued to...
Aluminium Corporation of China Limited, popularly known as Chalco, has posted higher profit for the first half of 2022 ended June 30, underpinned by increased revenue from alumina and coal production and imported coking coal business. From RMB 3.09 billion or RMB 0.176 per share of Chalco’s profit in H1 2021, it jumped to RMB 3.99 billion or 0.231 per share a year later, according to a filing last week, August 23. That was a significant year-on-year increase of 29.13 per cent. Revenue for the same period reached RMB 145.40 billion, up by 20.34 per cent from RMB 120.82 billion a year earlier, as was anticipated by analysts at RMB 146 billion in a Visible Alpha poll. Talking of each business unit, Chalco’s revenue from alumina rose to RMB 27.96 billion from RMB 24.24 billion, and that from...
Touted as one of the largest aluminium catamaran built by Incat, the new high-speed watercraft fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) will use engines, waterjets, and fuel storage and delivery systems from the Finnish technology company Wärtsilä. On behalf of Buquebus, the vessel is being constructed at the Incat yard in Tasmania, Australia. With the capacity to accommodate 2,100 passengers and 226 vehicles, the aluminium catamaran will be 130 metres long and 32 metres in width; the ship will travel between Argentina and Uruguay primarily utilising LNG fuel generated at Buquebus' own LNG facility. “This is the first time we will include Wärtsilä engines, and we are excited about the potential they provide. This will be the world’s largest and greenest vessel of its type, and we are very...
Hindalco Industries Limited has slashed its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices, with effect from Wednesday, August 31, in line with a startling fall of the LME aluminium benchmark price. As per the price update, Hindalco’s aluminium ingot has witnessed a sharp price cut of INR 8,000 per tonne or 3.45 per cent to INR 223,750 per tonne. Aluminium wire rod price has also experienced a cut of INR 8,000 per tonne to stand at INR 234,850 per tonne on August 31 versus INR 242,850 per tonne on August 27. Suffering the same amount of loss, aluminium billet price has come in at INR 237,850 per tonne with effect from August 31, compared to INR 245,850 per tonne on August 27. Hindalco Industries links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium...
Ashburton, a large town in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, has an implemented kerbside recycling scheme that yields almost 22 tonnes of waste materials in plastic, paper, cardboard, steel and aluminium per week. Now the collection from Ashburton is being conveyed to the new US$3.8 million materials recovery facility (MRF) located at Timaru, run by EnviroWaste. EnviroWaste has just opened the unit this month and receives waste collectables from kerbside recycling junctures at Ashburton, Timaru, Waimate, Mackenzie and Central Otago district councils. They also accept wastages arriving from commercial enterprises. The main activity at the plant is the initial sorting of the materials like plastic from paper, aluminium from paper or plastic and so on. This processing unit can generate 5...
With the arrival of the American football season, Bud Light has introduced limited-edition aluminium bottles customised with the indomitable battle cry of The University of Texas at San Antonio (USTA). The ‘Birds Up’ sign on the bottles will remind the school’s motto and cheer the fans up for an energy-packed season. Bud Light’s limited-edition 16-ounce aluminium bottles are sturdy and far more user-friendly than glass bottles which tend to shatter into pieces. These 16-ounce aluminium bottles can be stacked at restaurants, bars and grocery stores throughout San Antonio, other than being available on the fields. Aluminium is a far better solution than glass as a packaging device, and its complete recyclability also helps to build a circular economy around the product. Once an aluminium...
Bulgari, the famous Italian luxury fashion house, is the latest marque to collaborate with the Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama for their Aluminium Sorayama Special Edition watch. This limited edition watch flaunts a gorgeously streamlined, mechanically inspired new style to the brand's sporty neo-retro series. Hajime Sorayama, a Japanese illustrator among the most significant artists of the 1980s, is most known for his realistic, too feminine representations of robots depicted in a dazzling chrome, streamlined modern-inspired manner. The iconic hybrid semi-integrated aluminium bracelet/rubber strap from the aluminium collection is paired with Sorayama special edition watch. The 40mm casing is built of aluminium and rubber, and the crown is constructed of strengthened black titanium. The...
Sonali Paper and Board Mill Ltd, a paper manufacturer from Bangladesh, is about to set its first foot in the aluminium sector by beginning commercial production of its latest product line of aluminium foil papers on August 29, 2022. The next day itself, during filing its details at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), Sonali Paper and Board Mill Ltd claimed that the aluminium foil plant’s production capacity is estimated to be 2.8 crore pieces each year, which would yield an annual revenue of Tk19.6 crore. As early as May 2021, Sonali Paper had inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese enterprise Zhangjiagang Fineness Aluminium Foil Company to construct an aluminium foil paper factory in Rupganj, a sub-district of Narayanganj, a district in Bangladesh. The secretary of Sonali...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,475 per tonne on Tuesday and closed at US$2,384 per tonne, down $106 per tonne or 4.26 per cent. On Tuesday, August 30, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price plummeted by US$87 per tonne or 3.48 per cent and US$88.5 per tonne or 3.54 per cent, to settle at US$2,406 per tonne and US$2,406.50 per tonne, after a long weekend. China, the largest user of primary aluminium raw materials worldwide, had already expressed concern about the likelihood of a global recession and economic stagnation and the prospect of reduced market size. As a result, the industry's purchasing power decreased significantly. On the same day, 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price dropped by US$80 per tonne or 3.21 per cent and US$80.5 per tonne or...
Alcoa has decided to decrease one-third production capacity of the Lista aluminium smelter in Norway because of the aggravating energy prices in Europe and also for the heightened operational costs of the particular site. The Lista smelter houses three potlines with an annual net yield of 94,000 tonnes and easing the capacity of one potline producing 31,000 tonnes would be achieved immediately within a time span of 14 days at the most. Alcoa claims that 65 per cent of its international smelting grounds are powered by long-term energy agreements with the London Metal Exchange aluminium pricing structure, 30 per cent of which is either fixed priced or self-generated rates. Others are exposed to short-term market outputs just like the Lista smelter, making operations quite difficult at the...
