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Aluminium producer E-max invests €15 million to build new melting furnaces in Kerkrade facility
The Dilsen group E-max, producer of aluminium profiles, will invest €15 million in its branch in Kerkrade, Netherlands. This investment is the final part of the long path to 100% circular and low-carbon aluminium. Dimitri Fotij, CEO of E-max said: “Large multinationals come to see how we managed to do this.” With the investment, the company wants to produce 100% recycled aluminium, stated the CEO. Old aluminium is melted in the ovens in Kerkrade, which forms the basis for new products. "Because we only use the waste from old aluminium windows and doors, the less basic raw material has to be extracted elsewhere. That means less depletion of raw materials and fossil fuels, less damage to the landscape and much less CO2 emissions”, said Fotij The present-day ovens in Kerkrade are now more...
Alumetal: Capex for 2020 will amount to PLN 60 million-plus
Przemysław Grzybek, Board Member and Financial Director of Alumetal stated that the investment outlays of the Alumetal Group will ultimately amount to "PLN 60 million-plus" in 2020, while in 2021 the group's Capex is planned at the level of several million zlotys. Alumetal is one of the biggest manufacturers in Europe for modern and dynamically developing secondary aluminium casting alloys. "Capex in 2020 will amount to 'PLN 60 million-plus', depending on what part of the latest works related to the modernization of the plant in Kęty will be transferred to 2021" - said Grzybek during the videoconference. Previously, the company planned investment outlays in 2020 at the level of approx. PLN 70 million. "For 2021, we are planning investment outlays at the level of several million zlotys,"...
Aluminum Association accepts the registration of A20X with new metal powder designations
The internationally recognized body of the Aluminium industry, The Aluminium Association, which assigns all-new aluminium alloy designations, has accepted the registration of the A20X powder with new metal powder designations. Aluminium Materials Technologies (now part of Eckart GmbH, an Altana Group company), which produced the high strength aluminium alloy A20X will now go by the following official designations: 2A05.50 – 20-63 micron A20X powder 2B05.50 – 20-63 micron A20X F1 powder The formation of these new metal powder product designations grants the aluminium industry to identify the A20X product in use. This delivers encouragement to those wishing to work with A20X knowing it is an internationally recognized alloy with fixed and standardized alloy composition. The A20X powder for...
Alcoa’s desire to invest brings a ray of light for struggling Portland Aluminium smelter
The struggling Portland Aluminium smelter in Victoria should have its future revealed within months, as its largest stakeholder Alcoa articulated a desire towards investment, only if affordable power could be secured. Since 2019, the chances for the Portland smelter have looked gloomy, as during that phase Alcoa brought a program to closedown smelters that were financially and environmentally uncompetitive. Portland Aluminium’s dependency on brown coal-fired electricity from Victoria's La Trobe Valley and the fact that a $200 million Victorian government support package could not stop it losing $US136.9 million between 2017 and 2019, which have raised concerns that it would be among the smelters to shut down when the government support package expires in June 2021. But plunging power...
Germany’s export of Aluminium Foil in 2019 displays the top five nations from European region
According to the World Bank and projections from Trading Economics, in 2019, the GDP of Germany was worth $3845.63 billion. The GDP value of Germany represents 3.17% of the world economy. Aluminium foil provides a complete barrier to light, oxygen, moisture and bacteria and due to this reason, the foil is used extensively in food and pharmaceutical packaging. It is also used to make aseptic packaging that enables storage of perishable goods without refrigeration. Germany’s Aluminium Foil industry stands strong with more than a billion-dollar export market and delivering around the world. However, the top five nations that Germany exported aluminium foils in 2019 are from the European Region. The major aluminium foils producing companies in Germany Amcor Flexibles Singen GmbH, Hydro...
Rio Tinto rolls-out new Aluminium alloys to support recycling by die casters
Rio Tinto is presenting a new family of unique aluminium alloys designed to entitle North American die-casters to enlarge their use of recycled content in the production of automotive parts, delivering improvements on both environmental footprint and production costs. The high-quality alloy series from Rio Tinto has been developed for high-pressure vacuum die casters to blend with their scrap and recycled cleaned crushed wheels. As a replacement for buying Lower-grade secondary remelt ingots, the final blend will cost less, have a Lower carbon footprint and meet rigorous industry standards. The company's technical marketing specialists will work with consumers to tailor a specific blend of alloy and recycled content to meet their needs. Tolga Egrilmezer, Vice President Sales and...
Canyon Resources joins hand with Camrail for Bauxite development opportunity
Canyon Resources Limited has announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Camrail, the Cameroon rail infrastructure operator, for the haulage of 5 million tonnes of bauxite per annum from Canyon’s Minim Martap Project (Project). Canyon has been in discussions with Camrail and its parent company, Bolloré Africa Logistics, regarding the development of the Minim Martap Project as part of feasibility studies on the Project. The Minim Martap Project in Cameroon, Central Africa presents a direct shipping ore (DSO) development opportunity. It contains a mineral resource estimate of one billion tonnes of at 45.2% aluminium oxide. Canyon Resources is progressing on its wholly-owned project to be a long-term producer of high-quality, low-impurity bauxite through a multi-stage...
Hammerer Aluminium Industries implements e-charging stations at factory premises in Ranshofn
The Ranshofn aluminium producer Hammerer Aluminum Industries (HAI) is implementing its green electricity strategy steadily. In addition to a photovoltaic system, new e-charging stations are now part of the sustainability offensive. The photovoltaic system on the company's roofs is 6,300 square meters in size, making it one of the largest self-consumption PV systems in Austria. As a result, HAI already saves around 500 tonnes of CO₂ per year and with this amount one could supply around 320 single-family houses with electricity annually. There are now eleven new e-charging stations on the factory premises in Ranshofen. These can be used for company vehicles or by visitors with e-cars. There are also four electric cars in use in the vehicle pool. Two of them are models of the Mercedes EQC,...
Slovakia’s import of Aluminium cans during 2018-20 registers significant growth
Slovakia ranked as the fastest-growing developed economy in the world. The auto industry is the pillar and lifeblood of the Slovak economy. The country’s economic freedom score is 66.8, making its economy the 60th freest in the 2020 Index. Its overall score has increased by 1.8 points due to an improved government integrity score. The landlocked nation in Central Europe has recorded 8547 tonnes of aluminium cans import during 2018-19 and the expenditure occurred during the phase for the import remained at $42.89 million. The import of aluminium cans in 2020 is expected to remain at 4428 tonnes and expenditure to stand at $19.98 million. However, when the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets added with the existing two years, it demonstrates 12,975 tonnes and $62.87 million...
Jamaican Govt permits for Bauxite mining in Cockpit Country
The Bauxite mining in the Cockpit Country is anticipated to render a game-changing boost to the economy of Jamaica, despite potential long-term deforestation, at least in the short term, if the Government allows Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners II (NJBP II) to mine 8,335 hectares of land, as reported by an environmental impact assessment (EIA). Noranda’s plan to mine an area identified as Special Mining Lease (SML) 173 has been dogged by controversy, with environmentalists and farmers wary of potential devastation to the ecologically sensitive area. The EIA, prepared by Conrad Douglas & Associates, reads: “This is a major contribution to maintaining NJBP II’s operations and a critically important contribution to Jamaica’s economy overall, and more specifically, foreign exchange earnings,...
Hindalco ranks as the world’s most sustainable Aluminium company: Dow Jones Sustainability Indices 2020
Aditya Birla Group’s metal flagship company Hindalco Industries Limited, has been ranked as the Aluminium Industry leader for its sustainability performance in the 2020 edition of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) rankings. Hindalco Industries is the sole company from India to be recognised as an Industry Leader this year. Industry Leaders are the top-performing companies in each of the 61 industries represented in the DJSI. Hindalco got a total score of 75 points as against the industry average of 51. The ranking is a proclamation of Hindalco’s commitment towards operations under a Resilient, Responsible and Reliable business model. Hindalco’s scores are in the 100th percentile in most aspects of all 3 dimensions of the...
Mediacorp: Rio Tinto ranks among top 100 employers in Canada
Mediacorp Canada Inc., the nation's largest publisher of quality employment periodicals, reaching over 15 million Canadians each year has published ranking in the Globe and Mail on 13 th November’20, where Rio Tinto was selected among the top 100 employers in the country. The publisher’s editors use eight indicators to complete their list: physical workplace, work atmosphere and social activities, health, financial and family benefits; vacation and leave; communication with employees; performance management, training and skills development, and community participation. Rio Tinto, which runs its operations with more than 10,500 employees in Canada, including more than 4,000 in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean, has stood out in several spheres. In particular, it provides $ 10 million per year to...
Exxelia rolls-out the FELSIC HC range of aluminium electrolytic capacitors
Exxelia, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-reliability passive components and precision subsystems focusing on highly demanding markets, applications and functions with a product portfolio which includes wide ranges of capacitors among others, now rolls-out the FELSIC HC range of aluminium electrolytic capacitors. Tendering to the manufacturer of complex passive components and sub-systems dedicated to harsh environments, it offers the highest energy density of aluminium electrolytic capacitor with screw terminals. Jérôme Tabourel, Vice-President - Marketing and Sales, Exxelia, said: “Thanks to the use of improved materials, this new FELSIC family offers the highest energy density on the market while having an ultra-long lifespan.” Exxelia's new series of FELSIC HC electrolytic...
Ecuador’s import of Aluminium Bars Rods and Profiles during 2018-20 displays de-growth; expenditures remains high
The economy of Ecuador is mainly based on mining, agriculture and fishing. The country has substantial petroleum resources, which accounted for 40% of the country's export income and one-fourth of central government budget revenues in recent years. Ecuador has seen the sharpest GDP shrink in at least two decades in Q2 owing to the Covid-19 shock; however, conditions improved somewhat in Q3 but remained downbeat overall. The South American nation’s import of aluminium bar rods and profiles during 2018-19 stood at 5503 tonnes and the expenditure occurred due to the import remained at $31.31 million. The import for 2020 tends to reach at 1378 tonnes and the revenue expenditure to stand at $24.30 million. When the import volume and expenditure of 2020 gets assorted with the preceding two...
MV Bulk Pangaea completes its century voyage with Noranda Bauxite and Alumina into the Mississippi River
Pangaea Logistics Solutions, a provider of logistics services to a broad base of industrial customers who require the transportation of a wide variety of dry bulk cargoes, which includes bauxite and alumina, has declared its accomplishment of 100 th voyage of the MV Bulk Pangaea in collaboration with Noranda Bauxite and Alumina, a subsidiary of New Day Aluminum. The largest bulk volume route on the Mississippi River, navigates from Noranda's port at Discovery Bay, Jamaica, on the island's north coast, to Noranda's facility in Gramercy, Louisiana, just upriver from New Orleans, transporting approximately 63,000 tonnes of bauxite per voyage. The milestone is considered as a witness to the successful partnership these two firms have built and maintained with the support of Mid-Ship Marine,...
Thyssenkrupp Aerospace, Dynamatic Technologies expands framework agreement; incorporates supply of Aluminium sheet and plate for aircraft
Thyssenkrupp Aerospace, the customized global supply chain solutions for the aerospace industry and Dynamatic Technologies Limited (DTL), an Indian company involved in precision engineering are reinforcing their partnership, which commenced in 2006, with an expanded framework agreement. In the next five years phase, this incorporates the supply of aluminium sheet and plate for the Boeing P-8 maritime patrol aircraft, the Bell 407 single-engine helicopter and related rotorcraft programmes. The international manufacturer based in India produces high-tech components for the automotive and aviation industries and is a Tier 1 supplier to Airbus, Boeing and Bell. As of today, ThyssenKrupp Aerospace India has already been providing supply chain management services for DTL as a 3PL partner. These...
Alteo alumina refinery still in the run for takeover by two houses
Alteo alumina refinery, the producer of world-class speciality alumina is still in the run, as two houses are standing deadlock towards presenting their plan at the Marseille Commercial Court on November 17 to take over the plant. The refinery based in Gardanne in the Bouches-du-Rhône has been in receivership since demand collapsed last year. Eight offers were placed on the judges' desk this summer, while six withdrew, failing to convince the unions. The last two were presented to employees on 13 th November during an extraordinary social and economic committee gathering. The first comes from the logistics group United Mining Supply (UMS) based in Guinea. This family business knows the sector very well, as it holds a 30% stake in SMB, the world's largest bauxite mine, the raw material for...
Zimbabwean Aluminium firm “Almin Metal Industries” praised by Industry and Commerce Ministry
Almin Metal Industries limited, a Zimbabwean company founded in 1969 and a leader in the business of manufacturing and marketing of aluminium profiles for architecture, irrigation and general engineering purposes, has been glorified by the Industry and Commerce ministry for raising Zimbabwe's flag in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. While speaking at the opening of Almin's new branch in Graniteside, Harare, an Industry and Commerce ministry official, Netai Loice Magade, who was representing Minister Sekai Nzenza, singled out the country's leading manufacturer of aluminium profiles for registering growth despite the prevailing economic challenges. "It gives us great joy to note that because of Almin, Zimbabwe is one of only two countries in SADC with the extruded...
