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Alumina producers from low-grade Bauxite “iB2” plan to build an alumina refinery in China’s Shanxi province
iB2, the innovative technology developer, for the production of Alumina from low-grade bauxite will soon initiate feasibility studies for the construction of an alumina plant in China's Shanxi province, with Anne Lauvergeon as Chairman of the board. Yves Occello, CEO of the French company, has two founders of the company Alliance Minière Responsable (AMR), which is active in Guinea, on its board. The alumina experts are willing to commence the engineering work on its first alumina production unit in Shanxi province in northern China, as the company seeks to execute feasibility studies for about a year before construction. As per the iB2, if everything drives as planned, the alumina refinery could begin production in late 2022 or 2023. However, the unit will engage with Chinese industrials...
Indonesia’s export of Aluminium stranded wires during 2018-20 unfolds uneven movement
The Covid-19 pandemic has taken Indonesia into its first recession in 22 years, following a downfall of 5.32% in the Q2 of 2020. The last time this happened was during the Asian financial crisis in 1998. Indonesia’s export of aluminium stranded wires in 2018-19 stood at 2540 tonnes and the revenue generated for this export remained at $ 20.48 million. The export for 2020 was recorded at 2055 tonnes and the earnings accounted for $ 12.50 million. However, when the export volume and earnings for 2020 gets merged with the existing two years, it denotes 4595 tonnes and $ 32.98 million respectively. The South-eastern Asian and Oceania nation’s export of aluminium stranded wires in 2018 remained at 1456 tonnes and the earnings stood at 11.70 million, whereas, in 2019, the export saw de-growth...
WMG-University of Warwick plans business model for Aluminium industry in Black Country, UK
The energy and innovation clumping ground of the 18th and 19th century which developed the UK’s industrial economy was the Black Country region in Birmingham. Now, going forward in the 21st century there is a need to create a business model that’s more economically and environmentally sustainable. In support with WMG-University of Warwick, the Black Country LEP have developed a future business model for Aluminium industry in the Black Country, stationed on the provision of low carbon energy sources, as part of a project Repowering the Black Country, which intends to make the Black Country the world’s first zero-carbon industrial cluster. The vision of the project is to enable clean GVA growth of £16 billion by 2030, creating or safeguarding at least 20,000 skilled jobs while appreciating...
ALBA closes 2020 with record production, hits 50-year record
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) closes 2020 by exceeding its production target of 1,540,000 tonnes per annum to top a breakthrough record of 1,548,500 metric tonnes, the highest-ever achieved in 50-years of commercial operations, a rise by 13% Y-o-Y versus 1,365,005 tonnes in 2019. Ali Al Baqali, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer, commenting on this production-record, said: "2020 was a year like no other with world-shifting challenges. But for Alba and despite all odds, we have raised the bar and finished 2020 strong by achieving the highest-ever record in our operational performance." "This achievement was only made possible thanks to our dedicated workforce, employees and contractors' employees who rose to such challenges while remaining fully committed to our motto of 'Safety First,...
Dapilon-Santou railway, Guinea: WCRG conclude the assembly of two large stacker-reclaimer, an advantage to Bauxite mining companies
On 1 st January 2021, the Winning Consortium Railway Guinea (WCRG) concluded, the work relating to the assembly of the main structure of the two large stacker-reclaimers of the railway line from Dapilon (Boké) to Santou (Télimélé) in the administrative region of Boké across the locations of the giant mining investors. The assembly process was finalized 15 days before the contractual deadline for the work. This indicates a good start to the construction work of the Dapilon-Santou railway in 2021. According to professionals, “These two stacker-reclaimers were designed and manufactured by the Chinese group Dalian Huarui Heavy Industry (Group for the railroad) Dapilon-Santou in the Republic of Guinea.” However, each reclaimer weighs 1,200 tonnes and stands 30 meters in height. Since the...
Bulgaria’s export of Aluminium Structures during 2018-20 reflects a steady rise
The Bulgarian National Bank, which is the central bank of the country, has said in December’20 that economy is expected to pursue its recovery on a quarterly comparison basis in the last quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of 2021, on condition that anti-coronavirus restrictions do not tighten further. The Balkan nation’s export of aluminium structures during 2018-19 stood at 4436 tonnes and the revenue generated from the export volume remained at $33.08 million. The export for 2020 stood at 3814 tonnes and the earnings accounted for $26.30 million. However, when the export volume and expenditure for 2020 get footed with the existing two years, it resembles 8250 tonnes and $59.38 million respectively. Bulgaria’s export for 2018 was recorded at 1796 tonnes and the earnings remained to...
HEITEC PTS GmbH: HeiDetect Wheel Robotic X-ray can inspect several areas of cast Aluminium automotive wheels at one test
The HeiDetect Wheel Robot wheel inspection system, from the house of HEITEC PTS, attains an intensely high output due to its integrated industrial robot and is supreme for inline operation in the mass production of cast aluminium automotive wheels. The several areas of cast aluminium wheels can be inspected through one testing position using the large X-ray detector, which drops the number of handling steps and reduces the test time for each wheel. HeiDetect Wheel Robot delivers a fully automatic wheel test facility and, through the integration of the ISAR image evaluation software and the 400 mm x 200 mm XEye detector, developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits that permit almost pseudo-error-free evaluation with stable image quality. The methodical processing of...
EGA: Al Taweelah alumina refinery delivers production at or above nameplate capacity for three consecutive months, accomplishing world-class ramp-up
On 5 th January 2021, Emirates Global Aluminium announced that its Al Taweelah alumina refinery, the first in the UAE, has delivered sustained monthly production at or above nameplate capacity for the past three months. The milestone marks the completion of a world-class ramp-up of Al Taweelah alumina refinery and was achieved within 21 months of the commencement of production despite the challenges of a global pandemic. Other refineries commissioned elsewhere in the past decade have taken three years or more to reach this level. Al Taweelah alumina refinery ramp-up has been delivered with excellent safety performance, with zero injuries leading to time off work. The alumina refinery can produce some 2 million tonnes of alumina per year, enough to meet 40% of EGA’s demand. Al Taweelah...
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On 14 th November’20, AlCircleBiz, the world's first global marketplace that connects millions of buyers and sellers across the entire aluminium value chain was launched with a bang. AlCircleBiz is a unique initiative to connect millions of buyers and sellers across the aluminium eco-system and with the mission of practising absolute transparency, the platform is all set to connect buyers and sellers through enquiries against listed products and business leads. Followed by its launch, AlCircleBiz remains a trending itinerary in the global aluminium sector, as it covers the entire aluminium value chain right from Raw Materials to End Products, Surplus/Scrap, Technology, Equipment, and Accessories. The benefits of the basic package: Product Listing : List the products/services that you want...
Australia’s export of Aluminium scrap during 2018-20 exhibits uneven movement; earnings demonstrates dip
The economy of Australia's grew by 3.3% in the third quarter, recovering from its first recession in nearly three decades as it recovered from pandemic-related shocks, according to report released at the beginning of December’20. Josh Frydenberg, MP and Treasurer commented that the country still has a lot of ground to make up from the Covid-19 downturn. "Australia's recession may be over, but Australia's economic recovery is not," he said. Australia’s export of aluminium scrap in 2018-19 was recorded at 240,652 tonnes and the earnings accounted for the import remained at $350.76 million. The export for 2020 stood at 119,075 tonnes and the earnings recorded was $67.24 million. However, when the export for 2020 gets assorted with the preceding two years, it signifies 359,727 tonnes and $418...
Camozzi Automation rolls-out Aluminium make new high-flow valve islands
CAMOZZI Automation has rolled-out a 25mm version of their new Series D range of valve islands, which is a highly versatile solution that permits expandable pneumatic and electrical functions in restricted spaces. The product is especially suited to applications requiring high flow rates with a robust and compact design, the 25mm, Size 4 valve has a 2,000 Nl/min flow rate and is available in both Multipole and Fieldbus versions. Constructed completely of aluminium to ensure high performance, especially in industrial environments with rough and demanding conditions, Size 4 shares the same structure and technical details as the rest of the Series D Family and is also Industry 4.0 ready and the goes to Camozzi’s sophisticated CoilVision technology. CoilVision engross integrated electronics to...
Union Minister urges Govt. of India for the onset of NALCO’s brownfield expansion project in Odisha
On 4 th January 2021, the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan delivered a letter to Prahlad Joshi, Coal and Mines Minister proposing him to increase the production capacity of Nalco’s Aluminium smelter plant at Angul. Pradhan in his letter has urged Joshi to take required steps for increasing Nalco aluminium smelter plant’s capacity to 1 MTPA from existing 0.46 MTPA given the availability of alumina at Angul (1.5 MTPA). The National Aluminium Company (NALCO) is endeavouring a brownfield expansion project for their Aluminium Smelter Plant at Angul district in Odisha. Pradhan wrote in his letter: “The expansion project is being undertaken to increase the capacity to 1 MTPA from 0.46 MTPA, which incorporates the construction of a 144 MW feeder Captive Power Plant...
Hong Kong’s import of Aluminium Foil during 2018-20 unveils growth
The year 2020 has been a tough year for Hong Kong’s economy. The region was already in a recession in 2019 due to US-China trade tensions and domestic social unrest. In the first two quarters of 2020, real GDP shrunk by around 9% year-on-year. Hong Kong’s import of aluminium foil has recorded 5563 tonnes in 2018-19 and the expenditure occurred for the import remained at $22.10 million. The export for 2020 stood at 5900 tonnes and the revenue expenditure accounted for $32.60 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets added with the existing two years, it denotes 11,463 tonnes and $ 54.70 million. The region’s import for aluminium foil in 2018 stood at 2777 tonnes and the expenditure remained at $7.85 million, whereas, in 2019, the import saw negligible growth by...
New Aluminium profiles plant construction begins in Jędrzejów, Poland
At the end of the year 2020, another plant received a construction permit in the Jędrzejów-Południe zone, Poland. The investor, "Dom z klasą" company, will produce aluminium profiles for the construction industry, including windows and facades. The new plant will cover an area of approximately 10,000 square meters and engage 40 people initially, but the plans envisage that employment will increase significantly. The construction of the new plant is to start at the beginning of 2021 and take about 2 years. Mahmoud Othman, President of the company said: “The plant will be producing aluminium profiles. The hall will occupy 10,000 square meters. As declared at the beginning of 2018, initially 40 people will find work in the plant, and ultimately it can rise to even 400.” He added: “The...
Guinea’s annual review: Despite Corona and Electoral crises, the mining sector stages growth; Bauxite production exceeds 70 million tonnes
The mining sector of Guinea in 2020 has been able to withstand the COVID-19 pandemic and the electoral crises, which have been declared as a black year for the West African nation. It is the mining sector that has enabled the economy to repress the shocks caused by this unusual health crisis. According to "summary of the activities of the Ministry of Mines and Geology in 2020", the actions carried out in the form of priority objectives set out which delivered results to be attributed to the "five-year action plan 2016- 2020” of the said ministry. As per the documents from the Ministry, there was a greater influx of investors, an intensification of operating activities and better monitoring of activities in the field, without forgetting the fact that the impacts of activities on the...
Germany’s top ten export destinations for Aluminium Tubes and Pipes in 2019
According to Destatis, the Federal Statistical Office of Germany marked a sharp shrink in growth and the weakest expansion since 2013, as the Country’s economy grew by 0.6% only in 2019. The expansion in the gross domestic product (GDP) was in line with forecasts from economists polled by Reuters. However, Germany managed its pandemic-induced recession better than expected as private sector indicators suggested, in a hopeful sign for the economy that traditionally serves as Europe’s driver of growth. With much economic activity still constrained by COVID-19, German government moved swiftly to boost spending and that cash, along with another shot in the arm from the European Central Bank, appears to have cushioned the pandemic’s impact. The Western European nation’s export of aluminium...
Aluminium cans have a lower environmental impact than glass bottles: A study by University of Southampton
A new study accomplished by the University of Southampton exhibits a direction that aluminium cans have a lower environmental impact than glass bottles. Ian Williams, Professor of Applied Environmental Sciences within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton, UK and his team collated five types of pressurized drink containers. He computed the environmental impact of each of them, based on their contribution to climate change as well as the pollution they yield during their manufacturing process, their use and their disposal. Perhaps it will come as a surprise: recycled aluminium cans are doing it with privileges. The metal used can be constantly recycled without the operation changing the properties of the material. However, recycling can save up to 95% of the...
Die-cast Aluminium housing used in rimless LED panel light, Syska rolls-out “AGLOW”
Syska LED, a subsidiary of SSK Group, manufacturers LEDs to provide solutions for indoor and outdoor industrial segments debuts its innovative Syska AGLOW adjustable rimless Ultra-slim LED panel, which is easy to install and is the perfect lighting solution for indoor applications, as it can be used in homes, malls, stores, showrooms as well as office spaces. The adjustable rimless LED panel light not only provides the brightest illumination but is also extremely easy to fit in any indoor area. Syska AGLOW panel lights are available in 12W, 18W, and 24W and come in two shapes, round and square. Syska AGLOW is sleek and slim in structure and the vital component used is Press die-cast Aluminium housing, resulting in the light being lightweight. Commenting on the launch of the Syska AGLOW...
