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The Virgin of El Panecillo: World’s tallest statue made of aluminium and other metals
The Virgin Of El Panecilo, located in Quinto, the city of Eternal Spring, sets the record for having the world’s tallest aluminium statue. The pedestal on which the sculpture is secured is 11 meters, which adds further height to the statute, making it 41 meters tall, even taller than the Christ the...
Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ elevates the experience with aluminium components
The age-old bike manufacturing company "Yamaha" builds its motorcycles out of aluminium for its corrosion resistance, even when exposed to saltwater. In 2024, Yamaha's Tracer 9 GT will enhance things by incorporating radar technology along with a number of modifications on the new Tracer 9 GT+...
Innovision, the award-winning aluminium trailer boat business celebrates 10 years of journey
In 2013, Simon Minoprio, ex-professional sailor and marine electrician, founded the award-winning NZ aluminium trailer boat business named “Innovision Boats”, which has made its own identity among the other participants of the same industry in Australasia. Being a man from the waters, he believed...
Samsung unveils Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5: Embracing sustainability in their latest foldable devices
Samsung, the market leader in the mobile phones segment, has come up with a new realm of products named Galaxy Z Flip5 and Galaxy Z Fold5, disclosing the world of foldable to humankind. The conglomerate having a deep-rooted faith in sustainability uses aluminium for its smartphones. Galaxy Z Flip5...
School children around East of England enjoy free recycling workshops in association with Alupro
Kids or young minds are significantly more likely to value the environment and recycle their old metal packaging in the future if they are guided and educated about recycling packaging materials like aluminium. With this view, local children from around the East of England attended a special event...
India’s imported aluminium scrap market witnessed positive pricing trends owing to improved trade activities
Aluminium, also referred to as the “wonder metal”, is going through some significant events in India’s scrap market. The market trend seems to be bullish for the time being as it has been observed that the price of India’s imported scrap aluminium of all segments is increasing. The price was...
“Nowadays, producers are exploring the notion of the circular economy by rethinking their production methods, such as closed-loop recycling.”
AL Circle: Can you please provide a brief overview of EPIQ Machinery and its role in the aluminium recycling industry? What makes EPIQ Machinery stand out from other companies in the same sector? EPIQ Machinery: Even before recycling became in vogue and the versatility and multiple uses of...
“JNARDDC has formulated guidelines for Dry Stacking of red mud to reduce the disposal problem. Dry stacking is the most popular and the best practice till now, followed by alumina refineries worldwide," Dr Anupam Agnihotri, Director of JNARDDC
Dr Anupam Agnihotri, Director of Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC), Nagpur, India, has willingly participated in our e-Magazine: 'Recycling - Reshaping the future of the Aluminium Value Chain' to share his knowledge on red mud recycling. He has spoken about...
“Alcore has developed a process to recover hydrogen fluoride from aluminium smelter bath, which is combined with aluminium hydroxide to produce aluminium fluoride”, Dr Mark Cooksey, CEO, ABx Group
In early 2020, Dr Mark Cooksey assumed the CEO role at ABx Group, leveraging his expertise and leadership. Prior to this, he held significant positions in process improvement and development at esteemed organizations like Rio Tinto, GE, and Australia's national science agency, CSIRO. Over his...
“We have a new product which we will launch later this year. It’s a camera system which runs underneath the casting table,” Ola Furu & August Riise from Hycast AS
AL Circle was delighted to welcome a delegation from Hycast AS last month and discuss how Hydro’s technology partner is taking aluminium casting to the next level globally. Ola Furu, Head of Project and Sales of Hycast AS, and August Riise, Senior Project Manager of Hycast, were in conversation...
