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Alcoa Intalco Works Aluminium smelter’s layoffs and curtailments conclude
Alcoa Intalco Works aluminium smelter curtailment has been concluded according to workers, many of which were laid off in the process. The Pittsburgh-headquartered Alcoa Corporation declared the planned curtailment and layoffs in April’20 specifying declining market conditions and at that...
ISGEC won order from Hindalco’s Mahan Aluminium
ISGEC Heavy Engineering, an Indian heavy engineering firm has won an INR 126.50-crore order for a semi-dry circulating fluidised bed scrubbers (FGD) system from Hindalco Industries. The FGD system will be used at one of the Hindalco's 150 MW units at Mahan Aluminium at Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh....
CFRP-Aluminium hybrid wheel is set for series production, developed by Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components and the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center
Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components and Hyundai have led a 19-inch wheel rim in CFRP-aluminium construction to series production. On a further note due to its low weight, it has reduced rolling noise. Developed jointly by Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components and the Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Centre...
Kiira Motors in Uganda to start manufacturing Electrics Vehicles in 2021; G Das Industrial to supply Aluminium components
The Government of Uganda has publicized June 2021 as the date for the start of manufacture of electric cars in Uganda, however, failed to hit the deadline in 2018. Kiira Motors on social media conveyed: “Expect us to start manufacturing Ugandan made vehicles from our Vehicle Plant by June 2021.” On...
India enters the club of proven capabilities in hypersonic vehicles, DRDO’s HSTDV bottom made from Aluminium alloy
The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) of India has successfully conducted a test on 7 th September of its wholly indigenous Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) which has been under development for well over a decade. HSTDV took-off aboard an Agni missile booster...
Motorola rolls-out Razr 5G, plastic replaces Aluminium rear of the phone
The Chicago headquartered Motorola Inc. rolls-out its highly-awaited new foldable smartphone the Motorola Razr 5G. The flip phone comes with a 6.2-inch display with 21:9 aspect ratio while the secondary display is 2.7 inch. Motorola Razr 5G runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor. The device has...
Estonia’s Aluminium scrap export displays strong movement during 2017-19; Projected 17.64% downfall in 2020
Estonia's economic freedom score is 77.7, making it's economy the 10th freest in the 2020 Index and the country is ranked 5 th among 45 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is well above the regional and world averages. Oil shale energy, telecommunications, textiles, chemical...
Thyssenkrupp Aerospace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Canada Aerospace Inc. extends contract
Thyssenkrupp Aerospace has made public a three-year extension to its contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Canada Aerospace Inc. (MHICA). The agreement which commenced in 2018, thyssenkrupp Aerospace conducts material for aluminium wing planks, including procuring, receiving, inspecting, and...
Australia: Bell Bay Aluminium unites with West Tamar Council to support local businesses
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Apple Island’s shores in March’20, many Tasmanian businesses received a financial blow, but a partnership is supporting five businesses in the West Tamar to move ahead towards the future. The West Tamar Council and Rio Tinto's Bell Bay Aluminium smelter united to...
Kazakhstan’s import of Aluminium wires recounts rapid growth during 2018-20
Kazakhstan has a mixed economic system which includes a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. Kazakhstan is a member of the Eurasian Economic Union. Kazakhstan's economy and society have undergone deep transformations since the country...
Noranda Alumina deals with Cemtech to sell Bauxite residue for cement production
New Day Aluminum Holdings LLC, through its subsidiary Noranda Alumina, has executed a Letter of Intent with Cemtech Materials Corporation to sell 60,000 tonnes of bauxite residue starting from the Q4 of 2020. This bauxite residue will be used in the cement production process as the raw material for...
India initiates anti-dumping probe on flat-rolled Aluminium imports from China
India has initiated an anti-dumping probe in the imports of certain flat-rolled products of aluminium originating in or exported from China based on a complaint by Hindalco Industries, alleging injury to the domestic industry due to the dumped goods. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR)...
Jamaica Government pays-off outstanding debt to Alumina partner Noble Group
Clarendon Alumina Production Limited, CAP, has repaid all its outstanding debt to the alumina partner Noble Group, amounting to US$135.7 million. The Jamaican Government indicated last month that it planned to repay the funds, but gave no precise timeline. However, in a notice to shareholders this...
Azelio collaborates with Atria Power for 65MW energy storage in India
Azelio, the Swedish energy storage firm and Atria Power of India have signed an MOU towards the collaboration of installation of over 65MW capacity of Azelio’s energy storage until 2025 in India. This is Azelio’s first landing foot in India and it is visualised as a market with the huge...
Ireland’s Bauxite import during 2017-20 reveals strong market, Aughinish alumina refinery remains the root cause
Ireland has a mixed economic system which includes a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. Ireland is a member of the European Union. A wide range of manufactured products is exported, including electrical machinery and apparatus,...
WAAM technology pilots to discover Aluminium’s unique ductile properties: St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Russia
The researchers from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) developed metal with unique ductility during experimenting on high-performance Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM). However, the outcome of the research made it clear that the ductility is three times higher than...
SPF Institute for Solar Technology rewarded towards the development of electricity and heat production using Aluminium as fuel
The SPF Institute for Solar Technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Eastern Switzerland (Ost) received the innovation prize from the "Stiftung Futur" for the development of electricity and heat production using aluminium as fuel. For two years now, the researchers at the SPF have been...
Tesla to replace robots with Aluminium casting machines
Robots are not efficient enough for Tesla’s new car factory in Germany, which plans to replace hundreds of them with giant aluminium casting machines to build simpler chassis parts, a person familiar with the matter brought up this information. The electric carmaker, Tesla, has struggled to...
