AlCircle News Edited By "Rupankar Majumder"
A professional with a technical background, specialising in producing insightful content centred around metals, particularly aluminium, passionately engaged in the intricacies of the recycling sector.
ALCORE selects the initial operating conditions for its pilot plant to recover fluorine from ‘excess bath’
The Australia-based mining and metal technology company ABx Group has confirmed that its 83%-owned subsidiary ALCORE Limited (ALCORE), has selected the initial operating conditions for its planned pilot plant on the New South Wales (NSW) Central Coast. This pilot plant aims to produce hydrogen...
Aluminium plays a crucial role in extending the life of Toyota engines
A unique characteristic separates every Indian car manufacturer from its competitors among customers. For instance, Maruti Suzuki is known for its fuel efficiency, Hyundai and Kia for their features, and Mahindra and Tata for their strong build. However, the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota is...
Global trade leader in refined metals inks $800 million loan agreement backed by the German government
The Singapore-incorporated multinational commodity trading company Trafigura, also acknowledged as the global leader in trading refined metals, including aluminium, has entered into a USD800 million five-year loan underwritten and arranged by Societe Generale and syndicated to seven participating...
Alcoa lowers its outlook for alumina and bauxite shipments
The Pittsburgh-based industrial production and the world's eighth-largest aluminium producer, Alcoa, is lowering its outlook for alumina and bauxite shipments on the ground of demand contracts and reducing output. According to the Q3 earning report, the company anticipates alumina shipments to...
Aluminium Association unveils updated environmental product declarations for significant types of aluminium
On 20th October 2022, the Aluminum Association, the aluminium industry's leading voice in the United States of America, released the updated environmental product declarations (EPDs) that show reductions in the environmental impact of aluminium product types including primary aluminium ingot,...
Rusal dominates the bauxite and alumina supply chain in addition to primary aluminium production
As the global economy is driving through a challenging situation, the aluminium sector witnessed’s price drop amidst the alleged dumping of Russian aluminium, weakening the demand for metal and propelling the cost of production. Aluminium stocks in London Metals Exchange (LME) warehouses surged...
Hydro invests in solar fence at its German aluminium extrusion facility to reduce emissions
The leading industrial company committed to a sustainable future, Hydro is investing in a 426-meter-long solar fence at its extrusion plant in Offenburg, Germany. The fence is the first of its kind in Germany and will reduce the plant's emissions. By 2030, Hydro intends to reduce its emissions by...
KPS Capital Partners Speira secures EU antitrust approval for Real Alloy Europe deal
On October 19, 2022, the European Commission stated that KPS Capital Partners' portfolio company, German aluminium smelter Speira had received the EU antitrust approval to acquire aluminium recycler Real Alloy Europe after offering to sell two plants. The private equity firm KPS Capital Partners...
Powerful human performance tool 'Stop and Seek Help' preventing conveyor belt mishaps carrying bauxite
Lately, intuitiveness and acuteness combined with exhaustive experience in conveyor belt maintenance and repair tasks shaved off prospective mishap proceedings just before the last minute. The Rio Tinto Australia Gove (RTAG) bauxite operations in Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory, are bound by only one...
Balco wins Chhattisgarh Barra coal block bid, reinforcing aluminium production's power security
Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), Vedanta's subsidiary company, has been declared the successful bidder for the Barra Coal Block, situated in the Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh under Tranche IV of the commercial coal block auction conducted by the Ministry of Coal, Govt. of India. Considering the...
Brazil’s auto production soared 11.6% in 2021: Anfavea
According to the Brazilian body, which brings together the automobile, light commercial, truck, bus, agricultural and construction machinery manufacturers National Association of Automotive Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) reported that in 2021, the auto industry's production witnessed an 11.6%...
IDT rules in a wage dispute between Windalco and the Jamaica union
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), which deals with disputes involving unionised as well as non-unionised workers, is settling a wage dispute between Windalco (UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica) Limited and the Union of Clerical, Administrative & Supervisory Employees, increased Windalco's offer to six...
Speira all set to obtain EU antitrust approval for its Real Alloy Europe acquisition offer
A recent report from Europe indicates, that the private equity firm that has grown substantially over the past two decades, KPS Capital Partners, whose portfolio company Germany's aluminium smelter Speira ready to receive EU antitrust approval for its plan to acquire aluminium recycler Real Alloy...
Bucher consigned galleys made of 65% recycled aluminium to Virgin Atlantic
Aircraft interior solutions provider Bucher has consigned the first set of fully customized galleys and stowages to Airbus Toulouse for their integration into the new Virgin Atlantic A330-900neo. However, on 16 th October 2022, the airline took delivery of the first aircraft. The Crawley,...
IMIDRO H1 data reveals Iran’s alumina production grew 2%
According to the data published by a significant Iranian state-owned company active in the mining sector, Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) that the nation's alumina production has leapt by two per cent in the H1 of the current Iranian calendar...
EGA pinpoints procurement opportunities costing UAE companies millions of dirhams to be produced locally
The aluminium conglomerate in the Middle-east region, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), with interests in bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium smelting, has diagnosed millions of dirhams of annual procurement spending are accounted on imported goods, that the aluminium producer counts be...
Gas crisis in Europe impacts non-ferrous recyclers, primarily aluminium
The gas supply restriction by Russia has propelled the energy prices to surge, resulting in the aluminium smelters slashing production, which are big customers for secondary non-ferrous metals. The European metal sector is countering a massive challenge following the Ukraine-Russia geopolitical...
First Indian-manufactured aluminium goods train rake flagged off
On 16th October 2022, the first Indian-manufactured aluminium goods train rake was flagged off from Bhubaneswar in Odisha. In addition to being lighter than its predecessors, it is also more capable of carrying freight. Besco Limited (Wagon Division) manufactured the aluminium-bodied wagons...
