Kibar Americas has begun production at the former Novelis aluminium plant in Fairmont, marking the facility’s return to operation more than a year after its sudden closure resulted in the loss of more than 180 jobs. The reopening was marked by a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by local leaders and...
Tampa Brass & Aluminum is putting USD 58 million into its Hillsborough County facility following a series of new military contracts. The investment in machinery and equipment will also bring 50 new jobs to the area. The company manufactures components for the US Air Force and US Navy, handling...
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Lotus’ new manufacturing facility at Hurricane Way, Norwich, has accomplished the first extruded and bonded aluminium chassis. The unit, a chassis for the legendary Lotus Elise, was built for the validation and quality checking of the new manufacturing process. Even though not destined for a...
The South African Aluminium Company that specializes in rolled products, Hulamin appoints Meganathan (Mark) Gounder as CFO and Executive Director, with effect from 1 st April 2021. Gounder is an experienced finance professional with over 25 years’ experience. He has held various senior finance...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced on Wednesday, January 20, that it successfully certified Lotte Aluminium Co, Ltd.’s rolling facility in Ansan, South Korea, against the Chain of Custody Standard. The facility’s operations include rolling, sepa-slitting, and annealing for the production of...
Indian business tycoon Kumar Mangalam Birla, the owner of $48 billion Aditya Birla Group has an interesting thought on how the recovery of the Indian economy is being distinguished, as per his view “markets are euphoric and economists are pessimistic.” The thinking which has come from one of the...
Cyprus was moving on an enterprising growth path before the global outbreak of COVID-19. The pandemic and the restriction measures that followed have dramatically changed the scenario. In the first quarter of 2020, economic growth slowed down considerably, 0.8% (year-on-year), reflecting a...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Audi against Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard for rolled material press shop operations undertaken at production facilities in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt, Germany. At the two facilities, rolled material press operations create automotive body parts...
The Japanese metal products maker Kobelco has been forced to shut down temporarily its aluminium product plants after discovering a group of Covid-19 infections. On 19 th January’2021, Kobelco is planning to close its aluminium extrusion plant at Chofu works in western Japan's Yamaguchi prefecture....
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Hydro’s aluminium extrusion plant in Magnor against its Performance Standard, recognising the plant’s responsible production, sourcing, and stewardship of aluminium. The certification covers the site’s production of aluminium solutions, including...
Hindalco Industries Limited has cut its aluminium products price for the third time in a row. With effect from Tuesday, 19 January 2021, wire rods price stands at INR 179,100 per tonne, down by INR 1,250 per tonne from INR 180,350 per tonne on January 16. The company is selling its aluminium...
The Indian Aluminium Industry is seeking immediate Government support to cross over the challenging phase it is currently facing. This is the Aluminium Industry’s expectations from the upcoming Union Budget 2021. India stands as one of the rapidly growing economies and fastest emerging markets in...
Hindalco Industries Limited has reduced its aluminium products price for the second time in a row. With effect from Saturday, 16 January 2021, wire rods price stands at INR 180,350 per tonne, marking a drop of INR 1,500 per tonne from INR 181,850 per tonne on January 12. The company is selling its...
Colombia hosting almost 1.8 million Venezuelans as of May’20 stands by far the largest destination country for displaced Venezuelans. Since the beginning of the crisis in Venezuela, the Colombian government has maintained an open and constructive response towards the arrival of displaced...
Mekapati Gautam Reddy, the Minister for industries and Commerce for the Indian state Andhra Pradesh asked the officials to speed up land acquisition for Utkarsha Aluminium Dhatu Nigam Ltd's proposed plant at Kodavalur mandal in Nellore district. On 16 th January 2021, the Minister at his camp...
Hydro announced shipments of low-carbon aluminium products to European customers using Norway’s biggest sailing vessel SC Connector. The shipment has about 200 tonnes of Hydro REDUXA low-carbon aluminium. “We want to work with the most forward-leaning companies when it comes to developing greener...
PMS Aluminium, the Bursa-Turkey based company selects Danieli Breda to deliver a new, 40-MN, 10-in. front-loading extrusion press. The objective of PMS Aluminium's investment is to expand its product portfolio for the automotive sector with aluminium hard-alloy profiles. PMS Aluminium produces...
The United States aluminium crude metal and alloys imports from the United Arab Emirates fell for the second consecutive month in October 2020, according to the latest data revealed by the US Geological Survey. Data shows the imports decline by 8,500 tonnes or 26.73 per cent month-on-month to come...
Rio Tinto has announced the construction of new scandium oxide plant at its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) metallurgical complex in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec. The company is set to the first producer of high-quality scandium oxide in North America. The commercial supply is likely to start in the second...
Constellium announced a new R&D initiative in France, Project ISA3, in collaboration with Groupe Renault, ESI Group, Institut de Soudure (Welding Institute), and the University of Lorraine. The project worth €7 million will develop lightweight, recyclable and cost-efficient aluminium solutions for...
