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Ghana’s Ambassador to China assures: GIADEC will ensure utmost gains from Bauxite mining
Edward Boateng, Ghana’s Ambassador to China, has assured that due process is being followed by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation, GIADEC, to ensure that Ghana benefits sufficiently from the expected bauxite mining. Government’s plan to mine bauxite in the Atewa Forest Reserve,...
PAHAL, a plastic bag elimination program: An initiative by BALCO
Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), a global leader in aluminium, has been endorsing sustainable development since its inception. This has been counted as one more unyielding step in this direction; BALCO has recently launched PAHAL, a plastic bag elimination program in its township amongst its...
Cameroon’s Aluminium structures importation market displays instability during 2017-19; Projected 80.12% volume growth in 2020
Cameroon, on the Gulf of Guinea, is a Central African country of varied terrain and wildlife. Its inland capital, Yaoundé, and its biggest city is Douala. Cameroon has a mixed economic system which includes a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government...
Rio Tinto plans to wind-down New Zealand Aluminium Smelters; strategic review indicates business no longer viable
Rio Tinto will start planning for the wind-down of operations and the eventual closure of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) following the conclusion of its strategic review which has shown the business is no longer viable given high energy costs and a challenging outlook for the Aluminum...
Raspberry Pi: Fanless aluminium case drives style to the popular single-board computer
Akasa made public three new fanless cases for the Raspberry Pi 4 Model B at the end of May’20, of which the Gem Pro was one. Now, the company has officially announced the pricing of said case. According to Akasa, the case has a "gem-like" top that improves cooling. The company includes thermal pads...
Holden Aluminium Technologies in UK will close-down by the end of year: Parent company Hydro reveals
Holden Aluminium Technologies at Station Road, Bromyard, will be closed down by the end of 2020, as this information is revealed by its parent company Hydro Group. At the Bromyard factory, around 50 jobs will be at risk as the company seems to adapt to challenging market conditions. A spokesperson...
PMO-Canada confirms: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington for any sort of USMCA celebration
The Prime Minister’s Office of Canada has confirmed that PM Justin Trudeau will not visit Washington, with Mexico's president this week to celebrate a new North American trade deal, after Canada louden concerns over United States aluminium tariffs. On 6 th July’20, over a phone call, Trudeau told...
Cyprus export of Aluminium scrap remains downsizing during 2018-20, revenue earnings to rise in 2020
Cyprus is an island nation in the Eastern Mediterranean. The Cyprus economy has been expanding rapidly, with robust growth rates averaging 4.4% in 2015-18. The European Commission predicts a growth rate of 3.1% in 2019 and 2.7% in 2020. The government aims to double the industry's share of GDP by...
“COVID-19” crisis: LAlumina refinery in US expects to shut down
In Ascension Parish, USA, workers more than 300 will be facing job loses next month at Burnside Alumina refinery, a speciality alumina producer that has exhausted millions from a program of Federal Government that meant to protect American jobs during the COVID-19 epidemic. As per industry sources,...
JV of Alcoa and Alumina Ltd in Australia faces tax bill of $919 million
Alumina Ltd in Australia stated that its joint venture with aluminium giant Alcoa has been evaluated $212 million in previous taxes over alumina sales to the aluminium smelter in Bahrain, known as ALBA. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has also highlighted that the compound interest on the tax...
Fight against COVID-19: GIADEC donates PPEs to Kyebi and surrounding communities
The Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) has delivered an extra mileage to the fight against COVID-19 by donating hygiene items to people of Kyebi and surrounding communities of the East Akim Municipal District in the Eastern Region. The items are quantities of veronica...
Comptoir d'Aluminium de Côte d'Ivoire: Welcomes 10 trainees from Multispectral Professional Training Centre Mohammed VI in Yopougon
Moroccan companies are part of the continuity in Ivory Coast for the works accomplished by HM King Mohammed VI. Presently, the company “Comptoir d'Aluminium de Côte d'Ivoire”, based in Abidjan, welcomes, in its workshops, ten trainees from the Multispectral Professional Training Centre Mohammed VI...
Belgium’s import of Aluminium alloy ingot remains to fluctuate marginally during 2017-20
In spite of its small size, Belgium's economy has consistently placed among the top 20 economies of the world and remains strong. The major industries that support the economy of Belgium are Metallurgy, steel, textiles, chemicals, glass, paper, and food processing are the dominant industries....
Hitachi aluminium shell new intercity trains for Avanti West Coast touch down in UK
Hitachi's first nine body aluminium shells that will transform to Avanti West coast new fleet have touched down in the United Kingdom. The shells are extra spacious, comfortable, and greener models made by Hitachi Rail are due to enter service on the West Coast Main Line in 2022. The Hitachi train...
Post COVID-19 growth: German electric motor producer Ziehl-Abegg to invest $18 million
Peter Fenkl, CEO, Ziehl-Abegg SE said: “The global markets will continue to need high-quality electric motors and fans in the future.” This is the major reason the German company based in Künzelsau is now investing $18 million in the expansion of its production buildings at the Kupferzell site. Dr...
French aluminium foundry company Diace SAS signs agreement with the Lot fire-fighters
On 26 th June’20, representatives of the Lot fire-fighters went to the Diace company in Vayrac, France for the signing of availability agreements. Diace SAS, an aluminium foundry company, has the distinction of having 5 volunteer fire-fighters out of a workforce of around 100 employees. Serge...
Chinese imports worth $12 billion under the scanner of India Govt., including Aluminium products
India reviews measures to restrict imports from China; it is dusting-up by raising basic customs duties on multiple products. This would begin with non-tariff measures, such as standard specifications for hundreds of items, in the medium term, as per the sources. However, the move is not...
The significant rise of Italy’s aluminium scrap export during 2017-20
Italy has a diversified industrial economy, which is divided into a developed industrial north, dominated by private companies, and a less-developed, highly subsidized, agricultural south, where unemployment is high. Some of the major sources of income in Italy include the production of machinery,...
