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Georgia’s imports of Aluminium Plates, Sheets and Strips during 2018-20 displays plunge; expenditures remained high
As per the World Bank’s Economic Update for the edition released in October’20, the Emerging and developing economies in the Europe and Central Asia region are on course to shrink by 4.45 in 2020 and considered as the worst recession since the global financial crisis of 2008. Georgia’s economy was...
TRIMET develops new Aluminium alloy for crash applications, demands to meet every carmaker’s vehicle safety components
TRIMET Aluminium SE, the aluminium product manufacturer has developed a new aluminium alloy for crash-relevant components. The wrought alloy trimal®-53 is worth for structural components with high strength and excellent deformation capacity. The aluminium specialist thus now delivers a material for...
Johan Menckel to step down after 8 years as CEO of Gränges
Johan Menckel, CEO and President of Gränges, have informed the Board that he has decided to step down from his position after 8 years. However, he will remain in his present role until 1 st August 2021. Gränges is the leading global supplier of rolled aluminium products for heat exchanger...
Greek Aluminium producer ElvalHalcor grants “Final Acceptance Certificate” to SMS for Aluminium Hot Strip Mill
ElvalHalcor SA, the Greece-based aluminium producer has granted SMS group the final acceptance certificate for the new four-stand high-performance hot strip mill commissioned at the Oinofyta facilities near Athens. During the installation, aluminium strips were successfully rolled in thicknesses...
Brazil’s export of Aluminium Household Articles unveils enterprising growth during 2018-20
As per Deloitte Insights, the recovery in the Brazilian economic activity in the third quarter of 2020 is welcome news for a country that is trying to shake off a tragic year as COVID-19 continues to infect people and claim lives. However, it is too early to predict the nature of the economic...
Vedanta Aluminium & Power sweeps at the 59th ABCI Awards with a double triumph
Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Aluminium & Power, India’s largest producer of the aluminium and value-added products, has secured a double win at the recently concluded 59 th Association of Business Communicators in India (ABCI) Awards 2020. Vedanta Aluminium & Power Business bagged the Bronze Award for...
Aluminium France elects Guillaume de Goÿs as new Chairman
The Board of Director of Aluminum has unanimously elected Mr Guillaume de Goÿs, Chief Operating Officer of Alvance as the new Chairman of Aluminum France. Mr de Goÿs takes the place of Jean-François Faure, General Manager Aluminum Technology at Rio Tinto and held the position of Chairman of...
AMAG receives “Gold Star” certification for its sustainability performance
AMAG, the leading Austrian premium supplier of high-quality aluminium cast and flat-rolled products has been awarded “Gold Star” certification for its sustainability performance by the independent, internationally recognized sustainability and CSR assessment platform EcoVadis. AMAG scored 69 points...
Egyptalum’s tender for car wheel rims production line receives 6 bids from European and Chinese firms
The Egypt Aluminium Company, Egyptalum has disclosed that six European and Chinese companies have submitted bids towards the tender for a car wheel rims production line. Egyptalum publicized on 21 st December’20 for the opening of the submissions window on an international tender for the production...
AGB2A: The Sino-Guinean Bauxite consortium stands in trouble
AGB2A, a Guinea based company, which produces one of the best metallurgical grade bauxite for alumina refinery by dry beneficiation process involving crushing and screening of ore. Now the Sino- Guinean consortium is in the eyes of the Guinean justice which ordered, on January 4, 2021, towards the...
Tajikistan’s import of Aluminium Bars Rods and Profiles reveals downfall during 2018-19; marginal growth recorded in 2020
Tajikistan’s economy has had a tough impact due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as in other parts of the world and is amplifying health and social pressures, as reported by World Bank experts. Growth slowed to 4.2% in the first nine months of 2020, compared to 7.2% a year earlier. Bakhrom Ziyaev, World...
Pernod Ricard-owned Beefeater London Dry gin displays sustainable packaging, plastic cap replaces by Aluminium
Pernod Ricard-owned Beefeater London Dry gin has displayed a more sustainable packaging design that will entitle the brand to save 410 tonnes of plastic every year. The new bottle is manufactured entirely from recyclable glass; however, the shape was inspired by London bricks. Keeping in mind the...
Jindal Aluminium predicts international demand to rise with emerging markets
India’s largest aluminium extrusion company with a legacy spanning 50 years, Jindal Aluminium Ltd. has not observed any aftermath on its exports and predicts the international demand to rise with the emerging markets, commented by Managing Director, Pragun Jindal Khaitan. Mr Khaitan acclaimed that...
Global top 10 Aluminium alloy auto wheel manufactures
Since 1970’s the manufacturing process of Aluminium alloy wheels have developed a lot and due to sophisticated wheels design, casting has become the dominant manufacturing process. On the due course of time, it has been identified that vehicles with aluminium wheels have better stopping and...
Rusal’s restart of Kurubuka mines in Region 10 remains on discussion table: Ministry of Natural Resources, Guyana
The Bauxite Company of Guyana Inc. (BCGI), a subsidiary of RUSAL, as reported is remaining on the discussions stage with the government, following the five months negotiations on a possible restart of operations at its Kurubuka mines in Region 10. Parmanand Persaud, the spokesperson for the...
Vedanta Aluminium bags ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ Award for Digital Smelter Project
India’s largest producer of Aluminium and value-added products, Vedanta Aluminium secured the ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ Award at the Digital Transformation (DX) Summit & Awards 2020. The event organized by CII – Centre for Digital Transformation (CDT), the DX Award delivers a prestigious...
Spanish maritime firm “Grup Aresa International” building four Aluminium patrol boats for Nigerian Navy
The Spanish maritime firm Grup Aresa International is building four aluminium patrolling boats for the Nigerian Navy, whereas, as per the information the hulls already completed. The company said two months ago that the milestone of the hulls being accomplished and had been reached and construction...
HK Metals in Indonesia to focus on Aluminum Extrusion Production in 2021
PT HK Metals Utama Tbk, Indonesian-based holding company that engaged in the manufacturing and trading business of Aluminum Extrusion-based building and household materials said that in 2021, it will still focus on the company's superior product, namely aluminium extrusion. This is based on the...
