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Spin wizard Muralitharan's Ceylon Beverages to set up an aluminium cans facility in Dharwad
Ceylon Beverage Can Pvt Ltd, promoted by former Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan, has submitted an application to the Government of Karnataka requesting permission to establish an aluminium cans and drinks filling facility on the outskirts of Dharwad. The business had requested 26 acres of land, with plans to spend INR 440 crore and employ 500 employees. The Major and Medium Industries Department assessed the project at the Land Audit Committee meeting, and the State-Level Single Window Clearance Committee accepted it after examining the LAC's recommendations. Based on government clearance, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has granted 16.7 acres of land at plot no. 157, 2.7 acres at plot no. 156, and 6.2 acres at plot no. 158. Hescom has also been...
Aludium continues to support gender equality, sponsors the first women’s team of Lucentum Alicante
Aludium, one of the leading producers of rolled aluminium products in numerous European countries, has joined forces with the women's team of Lucentum Alicante, showcasing the company's spirit of supporting gender equality. Ignacio Alonso, vice president of Lucentum Alicante, and José Ignacio Juan, director of Aludium Plant, signed the partnership agreement at the company's facilities. "The agreement is an important step for Aludium on our way to achieve genuine gender equality in society, since sport, in the same way as the metal industry, is still mostly a male-dominated field. With this collaboration boosting women's sport, we want to be part of the solution," José Ignacio Juan, Aludium Alicante director, said after signing the agreement. Aludium, in keeping with its goal of supporting...
LME aluminium price ascends by US$10/t to US$2,153/t; SHFE price grows to US$2,574/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,204 per tonne on Wednesday, with its high and low at US$2,222 per tonne and US$2,193.5 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,197.5 per tonne, a decrease of US$6.5 per tonne or 0.3 per cent from the previous trading day. On Wednesday, August 9, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price grew by US$10 per tonne or 0.46 per cent to settle at US$2,152 per tonne and US$2,153 per tonne. LME aluminium 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price moved up by US$10 per tonne or 0.45 per cent to halt at US$2,204 per tonne and US$2,205 per tonne. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price also scrolled up by US$2 per tonne or 0.08 per cent and US$12 per tonne to settle at US$2,365 per tonne and US$2,370 per tonne. LME...
Aparna Enterprises plans to invest INR 50 crores to expand its aluminium business
Aparna Enterprises, India's fastest-growing construction materials company, plans to spend INR 150 crores in FY24 to expand its operations and match the industry's increasing demand. A further INR 50 crores will be invested in Aparna Enterprises' tile, ready-mix concrete (RMC), and aluminium operations. This strategic commitment demonstrates the company's constant commitment to producing high-quality goods and services that meet India's ever-changing infrastructure demands. The business intends to invest INR 100 crores in creating a cutting-edge uPVC factory in Rudraram, Hyderabad, to expand the monthly output of uPVC profiles by 70 per cent, from 700 tonnes to 1,200 tonnes, and windows by 150 per cent, from 20,000 square metres to 50,000 square metres. Aparna Enterprises is...
Britvic expands its portfolio with Jimmy’s Iced Coffee in aluminium bottles
Britvic adds the UK's fastest growing 'ready to drink' iced coffee brand to its portfolio. Britvic's Board of Directors announced the purchase of Jimmy's Iced Coffee. Jimmy's Iced Coffee, founded in 2010, is the fastest-growing ready-to-drink iced coffee brand in the market, and it comes in aluminium bottles . It achieved a retail sales value of £17m in the fiscal year ending June 2023, a 43% increase over the previous year. The UK ready-to-drink iced coffee industry is enormous and rapidly increasing, with a retail sales value (RSV) of £280m last year, representing a 15.3% annual rise. Jimmy's Iced Coffee is the UK's fastest-growing RTD iced coffee brand. With over 10,000 distribution sites, Jimmy's iced coffee is sold every 2.5 seconds, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Jimmy's was founded...
Recycling 50kgs of aluminium cans corresponds to 60 packs of sanitary pads, says Give2Green campaign
Interwaste, a renowned local trash management company, has renamed its Tops to Tags campaign, which has been running since 2011, to Give2Green. The drive would encourage businesses, schools, and community initiatives to send in aluminium cans, bottle tops, and white office paper to make sanitary pads or wheelchairs, which will then be handed to needy people. According to the Give2Green project, the recycled waste will entitle the participant to give a specific quantity of free sanitary pads or a wheelchair to a charity or recipient of their choice, like 50kgs of aluminium cans corresponding to 60 packs of sanitary pads. Bread tags, however, are no longer part of this scheme; for every 250kgs of bottle tops or white office paper handed in, 60 packages of sanitary pads will be supplied....
Cosmetic startup Wild chooses aluminium packaging for its new line of products
Cosmetic startup Wild has launched its new liquid cosmetics in refillable container developed by London-based design and innovation consultancy, Morrama. The refills are said to be 100 per cent plastic-free, biodegradable to reduce single-use plastic waste and are packaged in lightweight aluminium outer bottles. The refills are manufactured from 70 per cent bamboo starch and 30 per cent plant starches derived from agricultural waste. The new casing of Wild is composed of recyclable aluminium and encloses the bamboo refill to protect it from water and humidity. It was designed to match the deodorant's elegant look. Although the pump is composed of plastic, it contains 50 per cent post-consumer recycled material. According to the reports, half of British people recycle their bathroom...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price drops by RMB10/t; Australian alumina FOB price inches up by US$1/t
On Wednesday, August 9, SMM aluminium reported that China’s A00 aluminium ingot price has dipped by RMB 10 per tonne to close at RMB 18,470 per tonne, with the spot contract prices expected to be traded at a discount price of RMB 30 per tonne to a premium price of RMB 10 per tonne. The average prices may orbit between RMB 18,450 per tonne and RMB 18,490 per tonne. As per the data uploaded by Shanghai Metals Market (SMM), the price in Tianjin has gained RMB 40 per tonne to peg at RMB 18,490 per tonne. On the same day, the prices in Foshan, Hangzhou, Shenyang and Linyi have fallen by RMB 10 per tonne to close at RMB 18,450 per tonne, RMB 18,470 per tonne, RMB 18,420 per tonne and RMB 18,520 per tonne. However, in regions like Wuxi and Chongqing, the prices have remained the same to reside...
Robooter E40, the second smart powered aluminium wheelchair from Dash Rehab
Dash Rehab, a mobility equipment provider, has released the Robooter E40, the company's second smart-powered wheelchair. The E40 is a 4mph manual-fold powered aluminium wheelchair that can be operated with a smartphone and has built-in functions. These features include the option to alter the voice on the chair to that of a family member, as well as power settings. A 'fault detect' function indicates whether the chair has a problem, and the end-user may get valuable information through an app. The E40 is available in black, grey, and turquoise and features a 20-amp lithium battery with a range of 16 miles. The entire lifting weight of the E40, without batteries, is 21kg, with a maximum user weight of 150kg, making it easily transportable. The E40 motorised wheelchair has a sleek and...
AL CircleBiz proudly onboards Bano Scaffolding, one of the leading producers of aluminium mobile scaffolds
Bano Scaffolding, one of the best manufacturers of aluminium mobile scaffolds and ladders, has been successfully onboarded by AL CircleBiz. AL CircleBiz is a first-of-its-kind global online marketplace connecting millions of buyers and sellers across the aluminium value chain. It is a devoted platform to the aluminium industry and witnessed enormous growth in both supply and demand within six months of its launch. Founded in 2002, Bano Scaffolding is known for bringing expertise and dependability in aluminium scaffolding, equipment leasing, equipment trade, and services. Since then, it has been a trailblazer, focusing on completing key projects on time. Its scaffolding range provides simplicity, durability, and mobility, allowing you to move or alter to fit most applications. Below is a...
Aluflexpack invests €70 million to expands its aluminium processing facility in Drniš
Aluflexpack , a Swiss based developer and manufacturer of premium flexible packaging solutions using aluminium announced that it is nearing the end of a €70 million euro ($77 million) investment in expanding and modernising its production facility in Drniš, southern Croatia. The investment includes the construction of an additional 13,000 square metres of production areas, the installation of the most modern lines for aluminium processing and refinement. The investment is primarily funded by the company's money, with assistance from the Croatian agency for small and medium-sized businesses, innovation, and assets. HAMAG-BICRO, remarked Johannes Steurer, CEO of Aluflexpack Group, in a news statement. "The latest investment in Drniš includes the construction of an additional 13,000 square...
Liberty Coca-Cola eliminates plastic rings from aluminium can multipacks
Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, a local company that bottles Coca-Cola products ranging from Diet Coke and Sprite to Powerade and Monster Energy, has eliminated plastic rings from aluminium can multipacks. Coca-Cola bottlers in Europe have previously adopted Graphic Packaging International's KeepClip paperboard packaging solution. According to Liberty, this will be the first swap in the United States. Aluminium is one of the most sustainable and recyclable materials on the earth. Recycling aluminium serves current and future generations by preserving energy and other natural resources. They have a lower carbon footprint than glass or other metals throughout the consumption phase (transport and refrigeration). The development of the aluminium industry towards environmental efficiency has a...
New-Zealand based aluminium-ion battery technology developer joins EnergyLab's 2023 cohort
The Climate Solutions Accelerator is EnergyLab's flagship programme, providing the greatest climate innovation businesses with the resources they need to succeed. For this year's Climate Solutions Accelerator cohort, an angel investor committee has chosen around 10 startups like ElecSome, Savic Motorcycles, TasmanIon, Bygen, Amber, Sicona Battery Technologies, alumnus Allegro Energy, and others. TasmanIon is a New Zealand-based startup known for developing aluminium-ion battery technology, which provides a safer, more sustainable, and less expensive alternative to existing technologies such as lithium-ion. Tasmanian batteries, developed by Victoria University of Wellington researchers, seek to provide a high-performance cell that is safer, more sustainable, cost-effective, and scalable...
LME aluminium price hikes to US$2,178/t; SHFE price dips by US$10/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,213 per tonne on Thursday, with its high and low at US$2,233 per tonne and US$2,197 per tonne, respectively, before closing at US$2,232.5 per tonne, an increase of US$22 per tonne or 1.02 per cent. On Monday, August 7, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price hiked by US$13.5 per tonne or 0.62 per cent and US$12 per tonne or 0.55 per cent to settle at US$2,177.50 per tonne and US$2,178 per tonne. 3-month bid price and 3-month offer price gained US$19 per tonne or 0.85 per cent to score at US$2,229 per tonne and US$2,230 per tonne. December 24 bid price and December 24 offer price went up by US$10 per tonne or 0.41 per cent to come in at US$2,393 per tonne and US$2,398 per tonne. LME aluminium opening stock came in at 501325...
Marine Aluminium to supply Hornbeck with 21-meter helideck for its new conversion project
Marine Aluminium, a company known for developing and producing aluminium goods, has bagged a contract to deliver a helideck for Hornbeck Offshore Services' new conversion project. The 21-meter helideck can accommodate helicopters up to the size of a Sikorsky S-92. The 21-meter helideck can accommodate helicopters up to the size of a Sikorsky S-92. As previously reported by Offshore Engineer, Hornbeck Offshore plans to convert one of its recently acquired 280-foot offshore supply vessels (OSV) to a service operation vessel (SOV) to meet the growing demand of the offshore wind market in the United States, as well as the demands of the offshore flotel market. The Marine Aluminium helideck will be delivered as a kit package from Norway for final assembly at the Eastern Shipbuilding Group...
China develops robotic car to maintain FAST telescope featuring reflective aluminium plates
A group of Chinese engineers have created an autonomous robotic automobile capable of cleaning, repairing, and replacing parts on the country's Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Radio Telescope (FAST), the world's biggest single-dish and most sensitive radio telescope. The telescope's reflecting surface is comprised of one-millimetre-thin aluminium plates. Maintaining 2,225 laser targets on a massive spherical dish with a receiving area of 30 football fields is difficult. According to the Institute of Automation under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which constructed the robot, the newly developed robocar can run in all directions and perform replacement jobs autonomously, even on a 56-degree steep slope. FAST features a 500-meter-diameter reflecting surface in a natural sinkhole in...
AL CircleBiz adds Qualfix to its list of 1200+ verified aluminium sellers
Founded in 2021, Qualfix is an aluminium extrusion plant headquartered in Ankara. It is known for providing excellent consumer items with their experienced personnel with over 15 years of expertise and high-tech manufacturing facilities. AL CircleBiz is quite excited to announce the inclusion of Qualfix into its existing database of 1200+ verified customers. The products offered by Qualfix include: Aluminium Elevator Profile Aluminum Mechanical Treatment Service Aluminium Extrusion Profile As a prominent leader in the aluminium extrusion sector, their goal is to surpass our client's expectations and satisfy their demands. They specialise in solar energy and lift profiles. With their investments in cutting-edge technology, they seek to continually enhance our manufacturing processes and...
Jackery 2000 Plus power station with aluminium handle bags the SEAL Sustainable Product Award 2023
Jackery, the world's leading developer of creative and environmentally friendly portable power solutions, has introduced the Jackery 2000 Plus, the first in a new line of solar generators. The power station is mobile due to its trolley format with two tyres and an aluminium pull-out handle, and it is available as a freestanding power station, a solar generator with a panel, and discounted packages with battery packs, all with a five-year guarantee. TÜV SÜD certified Jackery's carbon impact, and the carbon emissions eliminated by the total worldwide sold solar panels equals planting 2.46 million trees. The new 2000 Plus has won the SEAL Sustainable Product Award for 2023 and is the ideal answer for DIY and renovation enthusiasts searching for a portable, green power source. The 2000 Plus...
