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Boffa in Guinea witnesses tension over the communities impacted by Chalco’s bauxite exploitation
The localities of Tamita and Lisso in the prefecture of Boffa, Guinea has witnessed that the communities are impacted by the exploitation of bauxite by the Chinese company Chalco, as it blockaded access from the port to the conveyor remain camped in their position. The inhabitants did not aspire to...
Yantra India plans to set foot in the manufacturing of aluminium aircraft parts
The defence PSU Yantra India Limited (YIL) is also considering setting foot in the manufacturing of aircraft's parts, typically from producing cartridges and shells for the military previously as a foregoing ordnance factory. The Nagpur, Maharashtra headquartered PSU, YIL was formed after the...
Vedanta Aluminium ranks India’s largest industrial consumer of renewable energy in 2021
Renewable energy, which is commonly referred to as clean energy, as it is derived from natural sources or processes that are continuously replenished, for instance, sunlight keeps shining and the wind keeps blowing, even though their obtainability banks on time and weather. The biggest aluminium...
Brazil’s aluminium foil exports during 2019-21 displays an unsettling trend; 37% growth estimated for 2022
The metal aluminium is transformed in making into several products for our daily purposes like aluminium foils is one of them. The foil made from aluminium is again utilized in multiple ways, as the wrapping of food items due to its character of barring complete light and oxygen, while keeping...
Nalco eventually achieves operation of 100% potlines in its aluminium smelter
The Indian state-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has attained so far another landmark in aluminium smelting. The integrated aluminium company has gainfully put into operation all the 960 potlines at its existing aluminium smelter located at Angul, Odisha. On 12 th January 2022, the...
TANAKA Denshi Kogyo to set up new plant for aluminium bonding wires in Hangzhou, China
The Japanese manufacturer of precious metals materials, TANAKA Holdings that focuses majorly on products for the electronics, semiconductor and automotive industries has publicized its subsidiary TANAKA Denshi Kogyo is planning to set up a new plant in the Chinese city of Hangzhou to boost the...
Algeria’s aluminium bar rods and profiles import during 2019-21 illustrates constant downfall; 17% further dip predicted for 2022
The North African nation, Algeria which is heavily dependent on the petroleum economy, has been straggling behind since the drop in oil prices in 2014. However, the World Bank ranks Algeria as an upper-middle-income nation. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was worth $145.16 billion in 2020,...
Guyana-Brazil summit to emphasize bauxite mining other than oil and gas
The President of the nation on South America’s North Atlantic coast, Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali, had a dialogue with his neighbouring country Brazil in regards to the oil and gas industry and bauxite mining before the visit of Jair Bolsonaro, the President of the largest country in South America, which...
Financially distressed Bahrain’s aluminium downstream facility Garmco reaches final agreement with creditors to ensure functionalizing
The first and one of the largest downstream aluminium facilities in the Middle East for rolling, cutting and fabricating aluminium, the Bahrain-based Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill B.S.C (“GARMCO”) notified that it has reached a final agreement with the group of Creditors to ensure continuity of the...
Iraq’s import of aluminium semi-finished goods during 2019-21 manifests rise in demand with edgy downfall; marginal growth of 1.8% estimated for 2022
As per the overview of the World Bank, Iraq remains on the list of countries that are heavily or mostly dependent on oil production and export. In the last few decades, its oil revenues have shouldered for more than 99% of exports, 85% of the government’s budget, and 42% of GDP. However, this...
Evian begins a new journey of sparkling water in aluminium cans
The French water company Evian has launched its first-ever sparkling water and stated, “H20 lovers can enjoy a natural mineral water complete with delicate sparkles.” The availability of the Evian sparkling water will be in both packaging formats recyclable – 33cl aluminium can and a 100% recycled...
Alro’s downstream arm Vimetco Extrusion initiates the execution of an automatic packaging line
The Romanian aluminium producer, Alro publicized that Vimetco Extrusion (VE), its downstream arm managing the extrusion business line, initiates the implementation of a new investment project focused on modernizing and enhancing production capacity. This sustainable business development project,...
Lochaber aluminium smelter’s valuation scales up by £100 million, while GFG Alliance investment remains little: Scottish Liberal Democrats
The liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats asserted that Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance has comprehended the valuation of Lochaber aluminium smelter scaled up by£100 million, which was acquired from Rio Tinto Alcan and a very small amount was further invested....
World’s top selected alumina producing companies of 2020
Alumina is the prime material for the production of aluminium ingots which feature light-weight, high fluidity, high dissolvability and strong absorption of fluorine. It is also used in applications such as industrial and medical ceramics, sandpapers, pigments, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The...
Israel gets down buying aluminium from Bahrain: Sources
The middle-eastern nation on the Mediterranean Sea, Israel surfaced importation of aluminium from Bahrain, as reported by Manama’s local print media on 9 th January, mentioning it over an interview with Eitan Na'eh, the present Israeli ambassador to Bahrain. In 2021, Eitan Na'eh was appointed as...
Rusal owned Windalco officially initiates the construction of second EHP to safeguard environment
On 6 th January 2022, the Jamaican minister of transport and mining, Robert Montague, has officially inaugurated the UC Rusal owned Windalco’s $4-million project to restrain caustic sewage from impacting the environment. The programme of the bauxite and alumina production complex in Ewarton, St....
TricorBraun absorbs beverage packaging companies Zuckerman Honickman and Vessel Packaging
The American designer and distributor of rigid packaging TricorBraun have acquired beverage packaging companies Zuckerman Honickman (ZH) and Vessel Packaging (Vessel). However, the financial terms of the transaction are yet to be disclosed. ZH is located in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and...
Alro to reduce energy consumption in compliance with curtailing aluminium production
Romania’s one of the biggest vertically integrated aluminium producers, Alro has notified Transelectrica, the nation’s electricity transmission system operator in regards to the curbing of the proposed electricity consumption, as the metal company is supposed to shut down some of the electrolysis...
