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Serentica Renewables to develop 170 MW clean energy facility for MRF
As India accelerates its transition to clean energy, Serentica Renewables and MRF Limited have joined forces to develop a major hybrid renewable energy facility. The 170-MW hybrid renewable energy facility will supply green power directly to MRF Limited, a tyre-making firm. The project will combine...
Đức Giang Chemicals signs investment deal for integrated bauxite processing complex in Lam Dong
Vietnamese publicly listed company Đức Giang Chemicals Group has taken a major step to expand the country’s aluminium value chain footprint. On October 12 2025, the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the Lam Dong Province Investment Promotion Conference in Da Lat. The...
Shyam Metalics reports mixed performance within the aluminium foil segment
Shyam Metalics mainly deals in various aluminium products, including aluminium foils used in packaging, electronics and in various other end products. The data of Q2 FY26 for the company shows varied performance for its products. Among all other products, the overall performance of the company in...
BALCO begins production at India's largest smelter, entering the million-tonne league
Vedanta Aluminium’s subsidiary firm Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) has achieved a major milestone with the first metal output from India’s most advanced 525 kilo-ampere (kA) smelter. This is quite a strategic drive that makes BALCO’s goal of producing one million tonnes of metal a...
NTPC–Gujarat MoU signals stronger push toward India’s clean energy transition
NTPC Limited, India's largest integrated power utility company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat government to explore opportunities across conventional and non-conventional energy sectors. The agreement reinforces the shared commitment of the state and central...
Camalco to invest $446M in rail equipment while seeking 40% Camrail stake
Canyon Resources, an Australian junior miner, is ramping up its ambitions in Cameroon with a major logistics play that could reshape the country’s bauxite landscape. Through its local arm Camalco, the miner plans a USD 446 million (XAF 252.6 billion) investment to fast-track the development of the...
HCC wins USD 24.4 million fabrication contract from Hindalco
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has secured a contract worth approximately USD 24.4 million from Hindalco Industries. The project involves the fabrication of post shells and superstructures, and other crucial components that play a critical role in aluminium production facilities. The new...
Shares of Marco Cables rise by 4% post purchase order of aluminium cables from an Indian client
Marco Cables & Conductors Limited have recently secured a purchase order of INR 132.2 million (USD 1.4 million approx) from an undisclosed domestic client for supplying aluminium cables of various shapes and sizes. It is anticipated that the deal will be executed within the next eight months....
Maan Aluminium encounters divergent technical signals amid turbulent market conditions
Maan Aluminium Ltd is gaining the attention of investors as its stock continues to experience steep price moves and conflicting technical signals. A microcap in non-ferrous metals, the company's shares are trading at INR 112.20 (USD 1.34), a gain from the last close of INR 106.90 (USD 1.28). The...
TotalEnergies and Siemens push for EU to scrap key climate law
Europe’s largest industrial players, Siemens and TotalEnergies, have prompted European leaders to eliminate one of the most high-profile corporate sustainability laws. The reason behind this is that it adds additional regulatory burdens, which affect the company’s competitive edge. According to a...
Commercial scale pilot of PV-thermal system rolled out at North Sydney Olympic Pool
Sydney-based climate-tech startup Coolsheet has launched a commercial-scale pilot of its photovoltaic-thermal (PVT) system at the iconic North Sydney Olympic Pool. The company’s patented aluminium heat-exchange panel upgrades standard solar modules into high-efficiency hybrid PVT systems, suitable...
Lithium-ion batteries get a major performance upgrade from Altech's silicon technology
Altech Batteries, an Australian battery technology, has announced a significant leap forward in battery performance. Its proprietary Silumina Anodes™ have achieved 88.5 per cent capacity retention after 500 charge-discharge cycles, with repeat testing confirming reproducibility and process...
Guinea to boost bauxite production by 50 million tonnes through new infrastructure deal
The government of Guinea-Conakry has struck a landmark infrastructure agreement, bringing six mining companies - CDM China, Ashapura Minechem, SMB, Cambia Mining, Dynamic Mining, and TBA - agreeing to jointly modernise and operate the Dapilon Line mining road, a key logistics corridor. The main...
Vedanta Aluminium plans gender diversity with all-women locomotive team expansion
Vedanta Aluminium has announced plans to expand its all-women locomotive team at Jharsuguda aluminium smelter in Odisha by the end of this year. This is the extension of the company’s ongoing efforts to foster inclusivity and promote women’s leadership in the traditionally male-dominated industrial...
Constantia Flexibles & Watttron unveil dual-material sealing system
Constantia Flexibles and Watttron have developed a high-end sealing solution that allows polypropylene (PP) and aluminium lids to be sealed on the PP cups using the same system. The innovation is built on Constantia Flexibles’ PPCover, a mono-material PP lidding solution. The primary obstacle was...
China tightens rare earth export restrictions, adds new materials and equipment
In an effort to strengthen Beijing’s control over global supply chains, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has announced a new expansion of its export control regime for rare earth elements. The new expansion also includes several new materials and processing equipment alongside the rare earth...
Proposed acquisition of Telwater by Yamaha raises competition concerns in the aluminium trailer boats market
Yamaha Motor Company Ltd (YMC), in Australia, is planning to acquire full ownership of Telwater from Bombardier Recreation Products Inc (BRP), along with its property in Coomera, Queensland, where aluminium trailer boats, mainly used for leisure purposes, are manufactured, assembled, and stored....
MRF commits INR 990 million to Serentica Renewables in a major clean energy investment
India’s top tyre maker, MRF Limited, is stepping firmly into the green energy space with a INR 990 million investment to acquire a 26 per cent stake in Serentica Renewables India Private Limited. The transaction signifies a defining point in MRF's decarbonisation strategy as the automotive industry...
