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The rational growth of Algeria’s import of Aluminium Plates, Sheets and Strips during 2017-20
The North African country Algeria is surrounded by Mediterranean coastline and a Saharan desert interior. The country is classified as an upper-middle-income country by the World Bank. The economy remains dominated by the state, a legacy of the country's socialist post-independence development...
Battle to restore economy has only just begun; survival of the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter is the single most important factor: Mayor of Invercargill, NZ
New Zealand has claimed to be one of the nations who are COVID-19 free, whereas the whole world is in turmoil. The airlines had already started to fly again; schools are going to open by next week only. Tim Shadbolt, Mayor of Invercargill said: “But we should never be complacent. The battle to...
NALCO: World Environment Day celebrated by mass plantation
The Indian state-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), celebrated World Environment Day on 5 th June’20. As a responsible CSR activity, NALCO’s commitment to environmental care and management has been its hallmark since its inception. To mark it as a great day, mass plantation drives...
FICCI: Hails Govt. of India's direction to auction mineral blocks with pre-embedded clearances
On 5th June'20, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commer and Industry (FICCI) appreciated the Governments direction to auction mineral blocks with pre-embedded clearances and stated the move will attract huge investments. FICCI said: “Increased investments in the mining and metals sector can make the...
Liberty Aluminium Poitou in France goes gloomy again
The British Liberty House Group took over Fonderie du Poitou Aluminium and renamed it Liberty Aluminium Poitou a year ago. The Group acquired both the Fonderie du Poitou Fonte and Fonderie du Poitou Aluminium located near Châtellerault in France. Both the companies are in trouble again, though the...
HINDALCO: Utkal Alumina in India observes World Environment Day
Utkal Alumina International Limited and Baphlimali Bauxite Mines have observed 5 th June’20 as “WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY”, as a part of awareness towards environment protection and sustainable development. This activity has been going on every year from the organisation. Huge plantation drive,...
Ministry of Mining, Jamaica: Receives vesting powers to speed up titling of bauxite lands
The Jamaican Minister of Transport and Mining Robert Montague stated that his ministry has been given the go-ahead to use vesting powers to assist long-suffering families on bauxite lands to receive titles for the properties. Montague, opening the 2020/21 annual sectoral debate in the House of...
Australian-made campaign massively supported by Australians, aluminium to play a vital role
Australians have massively supported the Australian Workers’ Union campaign to champion Australian made products in huge numbers. An astonishing 88% of people admitted that Australia should be making more essential products, although just over eight out of ten people said state and federal...
South Africa’s Aluminium foil export volume remains dwindling during 2017-20, revenue generation reflects growth
South Africa has a mixed economy in which there is a variety of private freedom, combined with centralized economic planning and government regulation. South Africa is a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The country’s GDP grew at an estimated 0.7% in 2019, down from 0.8%...
LME: Intends to float a platform to trade LOW-CARBON aluminium
The London Metal Exchange desires to launch a platform to trade ‘low-carbon’ aluminium mostly manufactured with renewable energy. This will mark as an inceptive in the exchange’s 143-year history a metal will be traded deployed on its environmental footprint. Matt Chamberlain, CEO, LME said: “The...
Rio Tinto to axe aluminium production at Arvida plant in Canada
Rio Tinto is on its way to slash aluminium production by 8000 tonnes at the Jonquière complex. At this time, less than 20 pots have been closed for maintenance and did not get restarted. The plan is not to restart pots that need maintenance up to a maximum of approximately 100 pots at Arvida. Rio...
Aluminium frame manufactures Aluzare S.A. in Luxembourg declared bankrupt
Luxembourg based aluminium frames and metal constructions company Aluzare S.A. has been announced as bankrupt. The aluminium frame company with its head office in Ehlerange, in the South-West of Luxembourg, has been in operations for more than 25 years in the field of aluminium joinery. The...
Thwaites Aluminium in New Zealand observes 30 years in operations, showers credit to its staffs
Thwaites Aluminium Limited observes 30 years of operations after opening its doors in September 1989, and many of the staff had been working for more than 10 years. Managing director Alvin Thwaites said: “He had been lucky enough to pick up good staff.” The Invercargill businessman proudly stated...
Aluminium cans importation in Greece during 2017-20 has shown measurable growth
The economy of Greece is the 51st largest in the world with a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of $218.032 billion per annum. In terms of purchasing power parity, Greece is the world's 55th largest economy, at $317.455 billion per annum. The canned food and beverages market of Greece has seen...
Nature Alu: Producing high-purity aluminium to developing Canada-Europe very high added value supply chain sector
Denis Mazerolle, The President of Nature Alu has built a dream team to produce the only high-purity aluminium plant in North America. In doing so in Quebec, Canada, he and his partners are developing a Canada-Europe supply chain in a sector with very high added value. Mazerolle has industry...
Fight against “COVID-19”: Vedanta Lanjigarh shields employees with strong precautionary measures
Vedanta’s Alumina Refinery at Lanjigarh has boosted its precautionary measures against COVID-19 as per the guidelines of the Government and the health authorities. The plant continues to operate, securing fidelity to strict COVID-19 guidelines issued by the central and state authorities. After the...
"COVID-19" lock-down: Altech Chemical’s Johor HPA plant site construction activities resume
Altech Chemicals Limited has publicized an update on the status of activities at the Company’s high purity alumina (HPA) site in Johor Bahru, Malaysia that construction activities have now resumed. In response to the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Malaysian government enforced a...
The abrupt downfall of Belgium’s Bauxite import market during 2017-20
The industrial revolution on the European continent began in Belgium. Thus everything was in place for boosting the coal and steel industries in both areas. Other reasons for its industrialization came from its geography. Its proximity to Britain and its strong trading relationship with her allowed...
