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For green aluminium, steady supply of renewable energy is a mandate: AU aluminium manufacturing firm affirms in a govt statement
Tomago Aluminium, Australia's largest energy user, has asserted that it stands earmarked to shifting mostly to running on renewable energy by 2035. However, to achieve the benchmark, certainty of supply is of optimum importance. Image Source: Tomago Aluminium In Tomago's submission to the government's consultation document on green metals prospects for Australia, the company has conceded its role in the vigorously growing industry. The enterprise presently manufactures about 550,000 tonnes of aluminium, which demands a power supply of 950 megawatts 24x7, or about 12 per cent of the state's power. However, the plant's outcome is set to increase in the near future `as Bloomberg NEF Research estimates a twelve-fold hype in the aluminium market to meet Net Zero by 2050. "However, the...
Alumina price in Shanghai Metals Market towers over RMB 5k as week closes
As the week concludes, the price progress of alumina in the Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) continues to break records. The week started with the average alumina price of RMB 4900 per tonne and concluded with RMB 5,109 per tonne on November 1, 2024, with a total increase of close to 4.3 per cent within a week. Image Source: Itaforte According to SMM, the alumina price has had an approximately RMB 34 per tonne hike on an average M-o-M. What has gained attention in the province's price is that of Lianyungang and Bayuquan, where for the last 10 days, alumina has gained between RMB per tonne to RMB per tonne after over 5 months of dormancy. Both regions saw an increase of RMB 200 per tonne on Friday, totalling RMB 4900 per tonne in the market. Calculating the other provincial prices, alumina...
I wanted the case to last and the refill to be 100% recyclable, and that, to me, is true luxury: Lisa Eldridge on her aluminium cased lipstick
Lisa Eldridge's new addition, 'Rouge Experience Refillable Lipstick', excels with distinctive sustainable packaging design. This lipstick, which comes in 8 shades, features a recyclable, mono-material refill made of aluminium, easing the replenishment of cosmetics for beauty lovers. Image source: Lisa Eldridge "Man, no. I wanted mine to be 100% aluminium," she said to the media. "What's the point of a refill if you can't recycle it?" The creative use of a single material like 100 per cent aluminium simplifies recycling processes and reduces plastic waste. Inclination towards sustainability in cosmetics, demonstrated by refillable and recyclable packaging, preaches growing environmental crises. "People ask me all the time, am I a sustainable makeup brand," she says. "And I say no, I'm not,...
Abhinitee India, an aluminium die casting firm, gains INR 20 crore turnover in 8 years' operations
A 2016-built aluminium die-casting company achieved INR 20 crore turnover in 2024. Abhinitee India is now a known name in the nation, and it was set up by five college friends, Jitendar Ingale, Vidula Aher, Mangesh Thorat, Harish Shrirao and Niteen Jhadav. Image Source: Pixabay The company specialises in high-pressure die-casting (HPDC) and is proficient in low-pressure die-casting (LPDC) and other casting techniques. The official website states that their mastery of HPDC sets them apart in the industry. As Jitender reminisces on their odyssey, his words capture the enthusiastic approach of their venture, "We started small but with a big dream. Today, we're proud of what we've achieved, but we're just getting started. There's so much more to come, and we're ready for it." Abhinitee's...
Bauxite's secret cache: Can EU tap into rare earth elements amidst global competition?
The European Union (EU) has been actively engaged in the global competition to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. Despite the aggressive competition worldwide, the EU's efforts to scan every nook and cranny of the globe for these essential components have been relentless. However, the ripple effect of such acquisitions and their potential impact on the world has posed significant challenges, akin to navigating a net-zero-driven project through back-to-back speed breakers. Image Source: UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) The U.S. Geological Survey's release "Going Critical" clarified, "REEs are necessary components of more than 200 products across a wide range of applications, especially high-tech consumer products, such as cellular telephones, computer hard drives, electric...
A by-product of bauxite refinement - ATH's demand and market grows worldwide with promising future
Alumina trihydrate (ATH), also known as aluminium hydroxide — chemical formula Al(OH)3, has a vast market potential ahead. The element, which is derived during the refinement of bauxite through the Bayer process, is majorly known for its flame retarding property. Image Source: Anglo Pacific Minerals The global market for alumina trihydrate is significant, with a size estimated at USD 4.21 billion in 2023. This figure is projected to grow to USD 5.8 billion in the next five years, demonstrating a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6 per cent. These numbers underscore the substantial market potential of ATH. Production method of ATH: ATH, known by various standard names in the chemical industry such as alumina hydrate, hydrate alumina, aluminium hydrate, and aluminium hydroxide, is a...
Oquaye urges African leaders to explore natural resources for financial independence
Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, a former Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, has encouraged leaders to explore the natural resources of Africa, i.e. bauxite reserve, timber, manganese, gold, diamond, cocoa and oil resources at the Second General Assembly of the Conference of Speakers and Presidents of African Legislatures (CoSPAL) held in Accra. Image Source: Twitter (X) While emphasising on the pressing need for African parliaments to take a leading role in addressing the continent's recurrent dependence on the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Oquaye said, "And as we come from the experience of that conference, we want to reexamine ourselves as to how we, as legislators, are going to take charge of some of the things that touch and concern Africa the most." He urged African countries to...
Brazil's Alumnus School gets two-skinned aluminium open infrastructure
Mobio Arquitetura, Brazilian architecture firms BIRI and Estúdio Pedro Haruf, come together to construct a two-skinned campus of Alumnus School in Brazil's Belo Horizonte. Balanced on pilotis (the architectural structure that elevates a building above the ground and/or water and can be in columns, pillars, or stilts), it is a covered yet airy space on the ground floor with enhanced ventilation. This area serves as a reception for the school community, with dedicated spaces for an administrative section, a cafeteria, and flexible event arenas. Various-sized windows are accommodated into the frontside design of the building, allowing onlookers sights of the neighbourhood. Another skin of an exposed aluminium sheet keeps out direct sunlight and regulates heat. The architects have used raw...
AI on aluminium recycling spree — Chicago's smart move for higher percentage
An AI robot has been hired to work in Chicago's preliminary recycling sorter and prevent aluminium cans from falling into the landfill pit. Reselling aluminium cans is so much of the apple of the eye in the recycling business that it subsidises the rest of the operation. Even then, Illinois ranks the third-worst state (behind Texas and Florida) in the United States regarding recycling cans. The Exchange, a Back of the Yards facility run by Lakeshore Recycling (LRS), began using the artificial intelligence robot (among other tech) to grab more cans last year. It has detected over a million from the 'last chance' strip. The technology operates on an optical scanner that is acquainted with identifying aluminium in 10-15 milliseconds and then dispersing a signal to a robotic arm to capture...
Lamborghini's improvised Temerario showcases eye-catching aluminium chassis
Lamborghini has garnered technical attributes for their new Temerario, the company's primitive model that replaces the Huracan. On the one hand, the Huracan was a 631-horsepower 5.2-litre naturally aspired V10 engine. The Temerario will encompass a twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 and a trio of axial-flow electric motors to deliver a total system power of 907 horsepower. Lamborghini proudly puffs that this new V8 engine spins to 10,000 rpm, which the enterprise states is the first and only super sports automobile engine to do so. Such a proliferation in power mandates a corresponding boost in chassis strength to withstand it, and so the company disclosed that the Lamborghini Temerario's aluminium chassis is ideal. It is lighter and stiffer than the earlier Huracan model. "The Temerario is...
Aluminium foil vs kitchen dirt - let's know who wins the war
For the nook and crannies of the kitchen where cleaning seems to be a mere myth, aluminium foil has proved to save the day. While chopping, cooking, or even cleaning - veggie debris, oil, and pieces of cloth find themselves nice and cosy dark spots in our kitchens, never to be seen again. But Alicia Sokolowski, a cleaning expert with 20 years of experience and the founder and co-CEO of AspenClean home cleaning services and natural cleaning products, has a valid answer to the question - why do we even have that spot, anyway? She says, "The answer is quite simple. It's not because of the uneven walls or floors. It is a slight gap between the stove and kitchen cabinets and has nothing to do with installation standards or adjustments made to fit appliances." Older homes tend to have more...
Indian EV bike Ultraviolette F77 Mach 2 with L3e certification launched on the global market
Ultraviolette F77 Mach 2, an electric motorcycle made in India by a Bengaluru-based startup, is being launched in international markets after its success among domestic clientele. An all-aluminium IP-67-rated enclosure EV tuned more towards performance was launched in April this year with a facelifted feature, renamed the F77 Mach 2, at an ex-showroom price of INR 2.99 lakh (USD 3556). Ultraviolette has announced through a media release that the F77 Mach 2 has attained an international credential from the 'United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)'. The L3e certification approves the vehicle for road usage across 40 countries globally, which also includes the European Union (EU). The F77 MACH 2 is authorised for A1 and A2 licence holders across Europe and other international...
Alumina price short of RMB 50 to touch RMB 5000 in China with Y-o-Y 20% overall gain
The week four of October 2024 closes with the frown on the traders' foreheads worsening as the alumina price range does not disperse any ray of hope. On October 25, the price of alumina was only RMB 50 short of touching 5,000 as the price range in Shandong and Shanxi reflected to be RMB 4,800-4,950 per tonne (RMB 4,875 per tonne averaged) and RMB 4,850-4,950 per tonne (RMB 4,900 per tonne averaged), which was 50 and 25 RMB more than the previous day, respectively. The alumina price in China's Shanghai Metals Market stood at an average of RMB 4,850 per tonne as of date. As for other provinces, alumina in Henan ranged between RMB 4,800-4,900 per tonne with an average of RMB 4,850 per tonne (+40). In Guizhou and Guangxi, the alumina prices have been in the ranges of RMB 4,700-4,800 per tonne...
Young, driven, powerful — Lakshmi Venu as MD of aluminium and manganese cast producer
The story of Lakshmi Venu, the managing director of Sundaram-Clayton Ltd (SCL), is a testament to the legacy's strides. Despite being the daughter of two business giants, she has proven herself a worthy leader in the production company of aluminium and manganese cast for automotive sector — SCL with utmost dedication and strategic decisions. Born in 1983 (41 years old), a fifth-generation businesswoman, Lakshmi, completed her schooling at Chennai's Sishya School and went for her degree in Economics at Yale University. She also has a doctorate in engineering management from the University of Warwick. A multi-step demerger and restructuring of the erstwhile Sundaram-Clayton over the past year has put the next generation of the family firmly at the wheel. Venu is the MD of a modified...
A new set of aluminium outdoor walking solutions launched by Alummikon
To provide safer and easier commutation solutions for the outdoors, a Massachusetts-based brand, Alummikon, has come up with above-ground walkways and bridges, which are skillfully contrived elevated structures designed to provide accessibility over formidable terrains, such as waterways, uneven landforms, etcetera. Made from sustainable aluminium, these products are, on one hand, sturdy and lightweight and, on the other, are also recyclable, minimising dumping possibilities and reducing the environmental footprint. The design of the walkways and bridges leaves space for the continued growth of natural vegetation beneath them while providing skid-resistant passage for pedestrians. Keeping footfall above exposed ground areas, these walkways help in the prevention of soil erosion and...
SMM alumina & ingot price sparks tension among traders — aluminium ingot pricing follows trend
As week four of October progresses, the price of alumina, too, advances towards touching RMB 5000 in the Shanghai Metals Market, which can be safely said to be the highest in the known time frame. On Thursday, October 24, alumina prices in the SMM market touched RMB 4,810 per tonne, whereas some of the provinces' range touched RMB 4,900 per tonne for the first time. Shandong, Henan, and Shanxi provinces have seen close averages of RMB 4,825, RMB 4810 and RMB 4875 per tonne, respectively. Meanwhile, in Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the prices of alumina rose for the first time after June 20, 2024, on October 23, 2024. The price has been below RMB 4,000 per tonne for over 4 months, and now, the price gain of 100 RMB for two consecutive days has set a new record of RMB 4,200 per tonne, the...
The largest catamaran is halfway to one with Australia's custom superyacht builder
A custom superyacht builder company from Australia has commenced construction of the largest aluminium-hulled catamaran in the world. Echo Yacht, a company based out of Henderson, has begun work on the ASC57 in its superyacht construction facility in the Western Australia's Australian Marine Complex. They have joined forces with prominent Dutch sailing yacht designers - Dykstra Naval Architects, who are providing the yacht's exterior's make, layout and naval architecture with an enviable list of project credentials, including their iconic sailing yacht projects such as S/Y Black Pearl and S/Y Hetairos and Australia's leading aluminium multihull specialists - One2Three Naval Architects. Mark Stothard, Owner and Director of Echo Yachts stated when the project was announced, "This new...
Reynolds aluminium wraps enter the gift-wrapping section with its 'Fun Foil' collection
Ahead of the Christmas festivities, Reynolds Wraps has brought unique solutions to all gift-packing needs. Those who indulge in homemade gift items such as food or home decor or like to share festive leftovers with near and dear ones also tantalise over the presentation of these items, and there comes the role of the adorable and limited edition aluminium wrapping foils from Reynolds Wraps, which are available on Amazon and Walmart. To bring this rendition to life, the company has teamed up with artist Brittany Jepsen from The House That Lars Built. For the foil wrapping selection, she has created original motifs of snowflakes, penguins, peppermints, and teddy bears. "A creative presentation of any gift really makes all the difference," said Brittany Jepsen. "As a lover of crafts and...
