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A professional with a technical background, specialising in producing insightful content centred around metals, particularly aluminium, passionately engaged in the intricacies of the recycling sector.
Aluminium scrap import of Indonesia during 2019-21 denotes downfall with gradual rise; 3.5% growth estimated for 2022
Presently, around the world, the primary technique of processing aluminium scrap is remelting in units of various types and then molten metal is usually cast into ingots. However, in some cases, the melt is granulated or gas atomized to produce powder of recycled aluminium. The remelting-casting...
Romania: Aluminium component manufacturing units for aerospace depressed over high energy prices
In the south-eastern European nation, Romania, a total of four aluminium component manufacturers for global aerospace organisations like Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier, which are managed by the Swiss group Montana Tech Components AG, is highly depressed, as their energy provider has forced them to...
India govt. needs to reduce basic customs duty on the critical raw materials for aluminium production: PHDCCI
The proactive National Apex Chamber working at the grass-root level and with strong national and international linkages, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged govt. of India to brush up on the cost structure of the Indian aluminium industry and boost competitiveness in the...
Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners built Belle Tierre water reservoir in St. Ann officially commissioned in service
In December 2021, Robert Montague, the Transport and Mining Minister of Jamaica formally commissioned Belle Tierre Reservoir in St. Ann into the service. The waterbody was built by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, at an estimated cost of US$800,000. The rainwater harvesting facility is located on...
Netherlands import of aluminium household articles during 2019-22 reflects excellent demand upswing
The metal aluminium is an excellent heat and electricity conductor and in correlation to its weight is almost the least when compared to steel and copper and hence aluminium is a preferred metal today for household articles. It is also a superb heat sink for many applications that require heat to...
Impol-TLM to invest 24 million euros in building an aluminium block casting plant
On 6 th January 2022, Croatia decided to declare the 24.30 million euros (182.87 million kunas) investment by Impol-TLM towards the building of an aluminium block casting plant, which is considered as a project of strategic importance, a drive that focuses to gear up the momentum for the execution...
Alba’s production performance in 2021 sets a new record
The first aluminium smelter of the Gulf region, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), sets a breaking operational record of 1,561,222 metric tonnes in 2021 as it accomplished its golden jubilee of operations. Furthermore, Alba attained an outstanding Safety milestone by closing 2021 with more than 20...
Alro employees to rally protest against management’s decision on curtailment of aluminium production
The Romanian aluminium producer Alro’s trade unions and also the employees of the company and its suppliers will rally a protest on 6 th January 2022 to show a protest against the management’s decision to axe production of 60% and functionalize with 40% of production capacity due to the surge in...
Tunisia’s export of aluminium scrap during 2019-22 illustrates a fluctuating movement
Aluminium is regarded as a sustainable metal, which signifies it can be recycled again and again with no loss of material, like aluminium cans are 100% recyclable, making them the most recyclable (and valuable) of all materials. The most common source of scrap aluminium is general-purpose items,...
Jamaica’s opposition dismayed over Cockpit Country bauxite mining approval
The opposition party of the Caribbean island nation, Jamaica’s People National Party said that they are dismayed with the decision of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) to accord a permit for the bauxite mining of lands that are part of the Cockpit Country in St Ann via Special...
King River Resources makes advancement with battery technology
The Australian Securities Exchange-listed mining and exploration company King River Resources has fortified its high purity aluminium precursor compounds in a tender to supply the increasing demand from the lithium-ion battery industry. The company’s proprietary “ARC” processing technology using...
France aluminium container export during 2019-20 exhibits downfall with marginal growth; 21% dip predicted for 2022
The metal aluminium is the most extensively used non-ferrous metal and is enormously used in packaging materials and a matchless material for making all types of containers. Aluminium foil containers are utilized to prepare, freeze, store, transport, cook and serve a variety of foods. The...
Vedanta’s aluminium production in Q3 chalks up rise by 16%
On 3 rd January 2022, the largest producer of aluminium in India, Vedanta declared that cast metal aluminium production at its smelters stood at 579,000 tonnes in Q3 of the current financial, documenting a rise of 16%. While filing to the BSE, the company stated: “The cast metal aluminium...
Alcoa secures 573 MW wind energy deal with Spanish renewable company for San Ciprian aluminium smelter
The American industrial corporation producing aluminium Alcoa Corp has inked a pre-agreement with Capital Energy, a Spanish renewables company to secure some 573 MW of wind power for its San Ciprian aluminium smelter in the north-western part of Spain. Capital Energy in the previous week stated,...
Failed to reach an energy agreement, Montenegro’s sole aluminium smelter KAP shuts down
In the Balkan nation, Montenegro Uniprom has closed down the country’s exclusive aluminium smelter, KAP, with the proceedings being accomplished by 30 th December 2021, following its failure to agree on a new electricity price with power company EPCG. However, Uniprom notified earlier that it would...
“RUSAL had enough courage to step into the ‘unchartered waters’ and try things which other peer companies hadn’t tried”, Irina Bakhtina, Chief Sustainability Officer, Rusal
A graduate in journalism from the Far Eastern State University (Vladivostok), Irina Bakhtina has also completed the INSEAD Business School executive program in Strategic Management and the externship of the Higher School of Management in Economics from St. Petersburg State University. Earlier,...
Ireland’s export of aluminium scrap during 2019-21 exhibits standard growth; 9% demand drop predicted for 2022
The demand for aluminium goods is increasing steadily due to its positive contribution to modern living. The metal aluminium is the second most extensively used metal whereas the aluminium can is the most recycled consumer product in the world. The exceptional recyclability of aluminium, jointly...
Top Newsmakers for December 2021: Romania’s Alro slash production at the aluminium smelter, intent for total close down; Aluminium Dunkerque reduces metal output due to rise in power price
The month of December and also the year 2021 ended and the global aluminium industry welcomed the New Year 2022 with a lot of hope and desire. However, the month of December 2021 documented some very important decisions floated by various industry giants. The Romanian aluminium producer, Alro's...
