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Coca-Cola collaborates with Return-It to launch reverse vending machine pilot in Australia
Global beverage firm Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Australia has initiated the introduction of reverse vending machines (RVMs) at its major manufacturing sites, like Moorabbin in Victoria. The unit is located within the Moorabbin facility, close to where bottles and cans are produced,...
Chinalco Southwest Aluminium signs deal with SMS Group for aluminium hot-strip mill
Chinalco Southwest Aluminium has reportedly entered into a business contract with SMS group to secure a new 1+4 aluminium hot-strip mill. The new facility will be installed at a plant currently under construction near the company’s existing operations in Xipeng, China. Explore- Most accurate data...
Trivium Packaging bags four Cans of the Year awards
Trivium Packaging, a company specialised in making sustainable metal packaging, has recently won four Cans of the Year Awards in four distinct categories- one Gold, one Silver, and two Bronze. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with 50+ reports across the value chain The...
Nature Communications study reveals concrete-inspired aluminium composite with high heat resistance
Scientists have found a new method to make aluminium more resistant to high temperatures. The work, published in Nature Communications, takes its cue from reinforced concrete. Leveraging 3D printing and micro-casting, the team developed aluminium composites that behave like rebar-strengthened...
Hydro signs 10-year renewable power deal with Hafslund
Hydro Energi AS, a leading aluminium producer, has signed a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hafslund Kraft AS that will supply 3.5 TWh of renewable electricity between 2031 and 2040. The deal secures 350 GWh per year for Hydro’s Norwegian smelter system, with delivery fixed in...
Lodestar Minerals strengthens US rare earth strategy with key industry appointments
Lodestar Minerals Limited (ASX:LSR) has lately taken a significant step in its critical minerals strategy by appointing two experienced professionals from the world’s top rare earth companies. The move marks a shift in Lodestar’s focus towards growth in the United States. Explore- Most accurate...
Aluminium slips to two-week low at LME amidst global market uncertainty
Aluminium prices moved lower on the London Metal Exchange (LME) on Thursday, November 7, reaching a two-week low as weakness in global equities weighed on sentiment across base metals. The decline came even as prospects for demand in China, the world’s biggest producer, continued to look firm....
80% of waste, including aluminium packaging, goes into landfills in Greece
Greece has invested billions of euros in recycling infrastructure and run dozens of awareness campaigns, filling cities with blue bins for plastic and aluminium packaging, green bins for paper, and dedicated collection points for batteries and electrical appliances. Despite this visible push and...
Kaiser Aluminium expands Trentwood operations after pandemic pause with a USD 25 million investment
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation has completed a USD 25 million expansion at its Trentwood rolling mill in Spokane Valley, marking another step in the company’s two-decade-long investment programme at the site. The project follows a pause during the pandemic and brings the total investment in the plant...
ABx Group’s Deep Leads rare earth programme reaches new milestone with high-purity MREC results
ABx Group’s Deep Leads rare earth project has taken another technical step forward, with new impurity-removal tests confirming an Al:TREE ratio of less than 0.005 under near-optimum pH conditions (5.9 and 6.2). The results reinforce confidence in ABx’s ability to produce a high-value, low-impurity...
Fraunhofer (IWU) & Amsted Automotive launches aluminium foam battery for EVs
Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU) and Amsted Automotive have developed a new electric vehicle (EV) battery using aluminium foam sandwich (AAS) structures. The battery uses two sheets of aluminium covering a small closed-cell aluminium foam. It is developed to...
Trafigura moves large aluminium volumes to LME warehouses in Malaysia
Commodity trader Trafigura has delivered significant amounts of aluminium to London Metal Exchange (LME)-approved warehouses in Malaysia, reportedly to take advantage of a financial arrangement, according to sources familiar with the matter. Surge in the aluminium stocks Aluminium inventories in...
Hindalco faces downgrades after Novelis’ weak quarter; Launches ‘Saksham Niveshak’ Drive
Hindalco Industries Ltd, the flagship metals company of the Aditya Birla Group, is facing twin challenges this quarter. Its US-based subsidiary, Novelis Inc ., reported weaker-than-expected earnings, prompting several brokerage downgrades. At the same time, the company has rolled out a 100-day...
WEEKLY: China's thermal coal holds steady amid rosy demand outlook
Last week, according to Mysteel's assessment, the benchmark 5,500 kcal per kg NAR thermal coal dipped from RMB 768 per tonne (USD 107.9 per tonne) on Monday to RMB 766 per tonne on Tuesday. After staying at this level in the following two days, it rebounded to RMB 769 per tonne on Friday. Explore-...
Ola launches its new two-wheeler EV model S1 Pro+
Ola Electric launches its new model S1 Pro+ with its advanced 4680 Bharat cell battery pack. The battery pack uses aluminium to enhance its conductivity. In this new design the Ola Electric has mainly focused on several new areas, including the use of a new die-cast aluminium grab handle. The use...
VIVA launches 0.7mm aluminium louver system, targets 5 per cent share of India’s market
VIVA, one of India’s leading manufacturers of aluminium composite panels, is all set to launch its new 0.7mm aluminium louvers and baffles from 6 to 9 November 2025 at ACETECH Mumbai. The new range of aluminium louvers features top-notch functionality, high-precision engineering, and architectural...
Project Vidya: An initiative of Vedanta Aluminium empowering 600 students
Vedanta Aluminium, the largest aluminium producer in India, has upheld its CSR initiative to assist the educational quality in Odisha through its initiative, Project Vidya. The organisation has distributed reference books to the students of classes 9 and 10 across government schools in the...
Poland intercepts 37 tonnes of illegal aluminium scrap shipment from Germany
Poland has blocked over 37 tonnes of illegal aluminium scrap at its border and returned the shipment to Germany. Officials detained two trucks near Jędrzychowice, a key crossing point close to the German border. The load had been logged in Poland’s digital monitoring platform. However, the...
