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Wrexham Student bags the first prize in Alupro’s Bin-fluencer campaign
The Aluminum Packaging Recycling Organization (Alupro) held a nationwide competition, launched as a part of Alupro's Bin-Fluencers educational campaign, designed to assist students in learning more about recycling. It challenged students from all around the UK to create an eye-catching recycling...
Biden-Harris Administration announces $6 billion funding to speed up decarbonization in energy-intensive sectors
The Industrial Demonstration Program, which is funded by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act, will concentrate on the industries with the highest emissions where decarbonization technologies will have the biggest impact, such as aluminium, cement and...
Aluminum Association applauds Biden administration’s $6 billion funding in the decarbonisation project
Following the announcement of $6 billion in funding to accelerate the decarbonisation projects in energy-intensive sectors, Charles Johnson, president and chief executive officer of the Aluminum Association, praised the Biden administration's pledge to assist in further decarbonisation of the...
Aluminium beverage cans recycling initiative at Mardi Gras 2023 collects money for charity
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI) has joined hands with different local organisations to help recycle more aluminium beverage cans at the Recycle Dat event organised by Mardi Gras 2023. Thousands of aluminium beverage cans were sold for money that CMI matched and donated to charities or locals...
LME aluminium price moves down to US$2,288.50/t; SHFE price grows by US$10/t
LME aluminium fell sharply after opening at US$2,351 per tonne on Wednesday but then rallied and closed at US$2,362 per tonne, up US$12.5 per tonne or 0.53 per cent. On Wednesday, March 8, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price slumped by US$24 per tonne or...
Midhani to supply aluminium sheets for railways and metro projects
After supplying special steel for the iconic Vande Bharat, Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited or Midhani, the public sector metallurgy unit of the defence ministry is prepared to supply aluminium metal sheets, rings, special steel alloy and other materials for the construction of new generation railway as...
Space-grade aluminium from NASA is used for Bandit9’s Eve Odyssey
Bandit9's Eve Odyssey is a limited-edition motorcycle designed using space-grade aluminium used in NASA spaceships. The model will be limited to collectors interested in unpredictable constructions made from extremely uncommon materials. The bike draws attention more for its unibody design, shaped...
Prototype of Tata Tiago EV with aluminium-air batteries displayed at Auto Expo India 2023
Phinergy, an Israeli clean energy company, displayed the Tata Tiago EV vehicle prototype at Auto Expo India 2023 that was fitted with their aluminium-air battery technology. The energy generated when metal reacts with oxygen is used by Phinergy's technology to create electricity. The aluminium...
Lowndes County marks the groundbreaking ceremony for the $2.5 billion aluminium mill project
Aluminum Dynamics, one of the largest economic development projects in western Lowndes County, owned by Steel Dynamics (SDI), broke ground on Tuesday, March 7. The 2.5 billion aluminium mill project is expected to begin operations by the summer of 2025. With the construction of this aluminium mill,...
Jimmy’s new caramel flavour RTD in resealable aluminium bottles
Jimmy's, a maker of iced coffee, has added a caramel flavour to their lineup of beverages in aluminium bottles. It comes in the company's 275 ml aluminium "Bottlecan," which is recyclable and resealable. The new caramel iced coffee drinks will be available in March exclusively at Tesco shops around...
Autohedron Chair from Crushmetric crafted using aluminium cans
Noah Deledda co-founded Crushmetric, a design and production company with offices in Ybor City, Berlin, Hong Kong, and Singapore, to share his aesthetic and design breakthroughs with the world. With the Autohedron Chair from Crushmetric, Noah Deledda broadens his investigation beyond the craft of...
Bulgarian Competition Authority to examine Etem, Cosmos Aluminium merger
On Monday, the Bulgarian Competition Authority announced that it had received a request to look into Cosmos Aluminium, a Greek firm, and its proposed acquisition of Etem Commercial and Industrial Light Metals, a subsidiary of Elvalhalcor Hellenic Copper and Aluminium Company JSC. The Commission on...
Aluminum demand in North America grows 4.8% in 2022
The Aluminum Association announced its preliminary estimates for 2022 in the monthly Aluminum Situation report, stating that the aluminium demand in North America (U.S. and Canada) has recorded a 4.8 per cent year-over-year increase in demand. This exceeded the nation's projected 2.7 per cent Gross...
LME aluminium price drops by US$40/t to US$2,321.50/t; SHFE price moves down to US$11/t
LME aluminium opened at US$2,398 per tonne on Monday and closed at US$2,389 per tonne, down US$16 per tonne or 0.67 per cent. On Monday, March 6, both LME aluminium cash bid price and LME aluminium official settlement price dropped by US$40 per tonne or 1.69 per cent to halt at US$2,321 per tonne...
ASI enlists Shandong Yuhang Special Alloy Equipment as the new Production and Transformation member
On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that it welcomed Shandong Yuhang Special Alloy Equipment Co., Ltd as the new Production and Transformation member. Handian Village in Zouping city is home to Shandong Yuhang special alloy equipment Co., Ltd.,...
Hydro talks about decarbonisation solutions at the White House Climate Roundtable
Senior private sector executives and labour leaders were brought together by the White House on Friday, March 4, for a roundtable discussion on industrial innovation, decarbonization, and how America must take the initiative in expanding the world's clean energy economy. Eivind Kallevik, executive...
End user weekly recap: Xiaomi’s latest Electric Scooter 4 Ultra features lightweight aluminium body at MWC 2023; SBTi approves Tubex Aluminium’s GHG emission reduction targets
The Xiaomi Electric Scooter 4 Ultra, introduced at the MWC 2023 and will provide riders with many perks, is a recent illustration of this trend and a great option for dependable and efficient transportation. Tubex, a German maker of aluminium tubes with more than 70 years of experience, became...
Downstream aluminium weekly recap: Hydro completes acquisition of Hueck; US includes Russian aluminium extrusions in the 200% tariff bar
On February 24, 2023, the Joe Biden Administration slapped a 200 per cent duty on imports of Russian aluminium. According to the Aluminium Extruder Council, this directive will cover imports of Russian aluminium extrusion. Next.e.GO Mobile (e.Go) and Trafigura signed a memorandum of understanding...
