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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An environmental NGO, A Rocha Ghana, has urged the Ghana government and the Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) to repeal the decision to mine bauxite in the Atewa forest. A Rocha Ghana (ARG) has emerged as a committed environmental NGO providing practical conservation interventions aimed at contributing to the sustainable management of critical ecological habitats and initiating programmes aimed at facilitating the target community's ability to adapt to current trends in climate change and the impacts of a changing natural environment. Addressing journalists on August 19, 2022, Mr Bosu said, "Regardless of how small the area planned for bauxite mining, Atewa must not be mined for bauxite. The government and GIADEC must rescind their plans immediately. Ghana can...
LME aluminium opened at US$2,404 per tonne last Friday, with its high and low at US$2,411 per tonne and US$2,375 per tonne respectively before closing at US$2,393.5 per tonne, a drop of US$11.5 per tonne or 0.48 per cent. LME aluminium cash bid price stopped at US$2,375.50 per tonne, with a 1.43 per cent or US$34.50 per tonne decline to close the week on Friday, August 19, while LME aluminium official settlement price rested at US$2,376 per tonne, experiencing a drop of US$36 per tonne or 1.49 per cent. 3-month bid price fell by 1.66 per cent or US$40 per tonne to stand at US$2,373 per tonne, while the 3-month offer price stooped to US$2,373.50 per tonne with a 1.68 per cent or US$40.50 per tonne downfall. December 23 bid price and December 23 offer price decreased by US$41 per tonne or...
Blister packages for pharmaceuticals usually consist of aluminium and plastic layers. As a result of their multi-material composition, discarded packages are typically landfilled, although metallic and polymeric fractions can be recycled if they are separated. The separation of aluminium and plastic from pharmaceutical blister packaging is quite difficult to separate due to heat-sealed together with a type of glue, thus recycling is primarily avoided. A group of engineering students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed a chemical recycling method to separate plastic from aluminium and restore the components. Following this, both the aluminium and plastic can be returned to the recycling companies. The Green Doctors Programme was spawned in August 2021 after a pharmacist...
GNAL, a joint venture company between Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) and National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), was formed to build an 800 TPD (tonnes per day) caustic soda facility at Dahej, Gujrat, along with a 130 MW captive power plant. It was announced that GNAL shipped 1,300 DMT of Caustic Soda to National Aluminium Company Limited through rail from Ankleshwar on 20th August 2022. The process of extracting alumina from bauxite is called refining, which consists of two steps: a digestion process involving caustic soda, which separates aluminium hydroxide from the bauxite residue, and calcining, which removes the water content in the hydroxide. Swaroop P., an IAS Officer and the Managing Director of the Company flagged off the rail rake in the presence of Senior...
The global primary aluminium segment witnessed some important events this week. To begin with, by the end of September 2022, Slovalco Aluminium will shut down its primary aluminium manufacturing line. The Adani Group, backed by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, revealed a $5 billion investment plan last week to develop an alumina refinery there. However, the international corporation with headquarters in Ahmedabad intends to build more than merely a sizable alumina refinery. The Sichuan province in China had been affected the worst due to severe power outrage brought on by the ongoing heatwaves. As a result of this, Chinese factories are lowering their operations to help cope with energy demands. On Monday, LME aluminium official settlement price opened the week with a decline of US$79 to...
This week, Alcircle has launched the latest report titled, "Future of Aluminium in Transportation Sector - An industry analysis with forecasts to 2027”, discussing all the possible advancements in the aluminium industry in reference with the transport sector. The end user sector has been extremely productive this entire week. Volkswagen Slovakia is all ready to go carbon neutral by 2050 with the help of its Way to Zero initiative and the global Aluminium closed Loop Project, a process by which aluminium can be produced while saving 95 per cent energy. On the other hand, the Reveal Research Project brings together nine participants from seven European countries with the prime intention of producing aluminium from alumina in a way that emits the least amount of carbon dioxide. Graphene...
New Zealand is about to gain its circular economy where plastic, steel or aluminium waste would be returned and converted into raw material. The Gore District Council has a set series of kerbside recycling programmes for waste minimisation. This week the Council agreed on various solutions to venture out of its Rethinking Waste project initiative and incorporate more transparency. The Council will scrutinise the feasibility and community support for setting up a kerbside collection service after it has appointed a waste minimisation officer and has thoroughly studied the resource recovery park. The Chief Executive Stephen Parry alluded that a lot of changes had taken place since the first announcement of the Council in 2020 when they had declared they would only set up glass collecting...
Many internationally acknowledged brands like skincare provider BWX, Nissan Casting Australia, and 3D manufacturer Spee3D are transferring their operations to Dandenong, a suburb in Victoria, Australia. Dandenong is situated at a distance of 35 km toward the south-eastern zone of Melbourne’s CBD and is gradually emerging as a hub for smooth production with a wide open array for investments and well-trained professionals. Nissan Casting Australia, as the name suggests, produces automotive components and has invested US$15.5 million to upgrade the Dandenong South facility that yields die-cast components utilised in Nissan’s electric vehicles circulated globally. The Victorian Government has opened its arms to support industrial development, and high-tech manufacturers have already generated...
This week the global aluminium downstream sector witnessed limited but significant events. To begin with, Mahindra Group announced the launch of its flagship Scorpio Classic featuring an all-aluminium engine block. With this, it can be highly touted that aluminium is definitely the metal of the future. Apart from this, Bharat Forge, an international maker of auto parts based in India, announced a consolidated net profit of INR 160.37 crore ($20.12 million) for Q1 FY23 on August 11, 2022. On the other hand, Hydro’s aluminium extrusion facility in Spanish Fork, Utah, became the first place in the country to run entirely on renewable energy. The City of Spanish Fork and the Utah Municipal Power Agency agreed on a long-term deal of eight years in July with the aluminium extrusion business to...
Vedanta Limited again reduced its aluminium products and aluminium ingot prices on August 18 after an intermittent raise on August 17. Vedanta cut its aluminium wire rod price by INR 3,000 per tonne or 1.29 per cent to INR 229,000-236,500 per tonne as of August 18 versus INR 232,000-239,500 per tonne on August 17. Aluminium billet price also saw a cut of INR 3,000 per tonne on Thursday, August 18, from INR 233,500 per tonne to INR 230,500 per tonne. With the last cut, Vedanta’s aluminium ingot price is hovering around INR 221,500-251,000 per tonne, compared to INR 224,500-254,000 per tonne on August 17. Vedanta links its aluminium ingot and aluminium products prices to the three-month futures of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange, which slipped by US$28 per tonne on August 17 from...
Sichuan province in China is facing severe power shortages brought on by the ongoing heat waves. As a result, 19 cities in Sichuan province (except Panzhihua and Liangshan) had their power cuts from August 15 and are expected to continue till August 20 to ensure that residents have a sufficient power supply. The province has already reduced its aluminium capacity by 395,000 tonnes and is expected to rise more in the coming days. According to the SMM survey, most of Sichuan's aluminium smelters have their own carbon facilities and only need to purchase 9,500 tonnes of prebaked anode monthly. SMM anticipates that this month's prebaked anode output will be affected little. However, many carbon plants are currently adopting a wait-and-see attitude and have decreased raw material purchases due...
Daiki Aluminium Industry has recorded a year-on-year increase in profit of 1.4 per cent for the first quarter of the financial year 2023 ended June 30. From 4.01 billion yen in Q1 FY2022, Daiki Aluminium’s profit decreased to 4.07 billion yen ($30.1 million) during the same period this year. Earnings per share also grew by 1.4 per cent from 97.56 yen to 98.93 yen, while net sales jumped by 46.2 per cent to 72.43 billion yen. The Japan-headquartered secondary smelting and alloying aluminium company has projected an attributable profit of 6.4 billion yen for the first six months of FY2023 ending September 30. The net sales is anticipated to reach 143.2 billion yen. For the entire fiscal year 2023, the company estimates attributable profit and net sales to hover around 12.37 billion yen and...
In July 2022, China’s unwrought aluminium and aluminium products imports, including alloys, plunged by 38.3 per cent year-on-year to stand at 192,581 tonnes, showed the General Administration of Customs on Thursday, August 18. This shrink in imports could be attributed to the domestic production rise to a record high and overseas supply disruption. Increase in domestic aluminium suppliers this year is also an important factor for the fall in China’s imports. China, the world’s biggest aluminium producer and consumer, made a record output of 3.43 million tonnes as smelters did not have to face power restrictions as much as last year. This discouraged imports from overseas. On the other hand, energy crisis was at its peak outside China, which contained the production of aluminium, an...
The Reveal Research Project involving nine participants from seven European countries has the noble objective of producing aluminium from alumina in a way that emits the least amount of carbon dioxide. The project magnifies a vital idea if aluminium can hold electricity as heat that can be released later to warm the houses and constructions during the chilly winter conditions. Reveal has amplified its study to evolve the technology permitting energy storage from wind, PV and hydropower for long periods spending a negligible amount of money. It has based its preliminary findings on the SPF Institute for Solar Technology, a part of the OST Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences. Nine environmentally careful partners from seven European countries have come together to shape the...
During the construction of the Brest-OD-300 nuclear reactor at the Siberian Chemical Combine in Seversk, the first level of an evaporative cooling tower has been installed by Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation. The Proryv (Breakthrough) project is building a pilot demonstration power complex (ODEK) to demonstrate the power of nuclear energy. TVEL, Rosatom's fuel company, has completed the installation of metal structures for the first tier of the Brest reactor's evaporative cooling tower. A cooling tower that stands 80 metres tall and measures 79.5 metres in diameter at the base will be constructed using about 1,000 tons of metal structures. Installed on the foundation, the lower tier is being painted with an anti-corrosion coating. Corrugated aluminium sheets will then be layered...
Post-pandemic, the use of aluminium honeycombs in the railway industry has increased significantly. To win back the passengers' trust, rail sector stakeholders have decided to improve the train's interiors by incorporating an aluminium honeycomb design from Corex Honeycomb. Due to its strength, sustainability, and lightweight, aluminium honeycomb offers a valuable solution for interior design training. The Corex aluminium honeycomb core is strong, lightweight, resistant to corrosion and 100 per cent recyclable, making it ideal for use in internal train applications like doors, floors, furnishings, galleys, sanitary modules, and partitions. Because the hexagon is one of nature's strongest shapes, the honeycomb cell shape was inspired by the hexagonal shape used to build beehive walls. Due...
Last week, Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani-led Adani Group announced an investment proposal of around $5 billion to build an alumina refinery in the country. However, the Ahmedabad-based multinational conglomerate plans to construct more than just a giant alumina plant. Our report cites people familiar with the group who believe that Adani's current discussions with the Odisha government indicate the company is impassive about exploring aluminium production opportunities. The flagship company of Adani Group, Adani Enterprises, received approval from the Odisha state government to set up two projects, including a 4 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) integrated alumina refinery . Hemant Sharma, the Principal Secretary Industries Department, Odisha, said negotiations with the...
Sumitomo Corporation, one of the world’s largest trading companies, has anticipated Japanese aluminium premiums to range between US$125 and US$175 a tonne next year, compared to $148 a tonne in the September quarter, unless a disruption on the domestic supply side due to production cut or supply hindrance from Russia. "Japanese premiums will likely drop further next quarter amid concerns over a global recession," said Yasushi Miyachi, manager of Sumitomo's light metals trading team. Russia was the second-biggest supplier of primary aluminium to Japan in 2021, providing 237,777 tonnes of the metal, which accounted for 17 per cent of Japan’s total imports. Japan is Asia’s biggest aluminium importer, and the premiums it agrees to pay over the LME cash price each quarter set a benchmark for...
