Bocar Group has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) with Provisional status for the manufacture of aluminium parts for the automotive industry at three of their facilities across Mexico: AUMA S.A. de C.V. in Chihuahua, AUMA Saltillo S.A. de C.V. (AUSAL) in Saltillo, and Bocar Lerma S.A....
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has reached 50 million safe working hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) . The milestone was achieved on September 7, 2026, marking a record in the company’s history. The achievement reflects Alba’s continued focus on workplace safety across its aluminium...
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Japan is planning to launch Ohisama, a satellite intended to convert sunlight into microwaves and send them back to Earth wirelessly. The launch is planned for 2026, orbiting 400 km above Earth. Solar energy is planned to be received by 13 antenna stations in Suwa, located in central Japan. This...
Hydro has reached new milestones in its support for the TerPaz community program with the opening of community centres in Barcarena in late 2025, and most recently, in Paragominas. The centres are part of a broader, long-term effort to expand access to essential services for local communities...
Although conflict with Russia has largely impacted most of Ukraine’s energy supply, Ust-Chorna, a district made up of four small villages in the western mountains has kept the lights on with the help of none other than the renewable energy. Petro Kostyak, the head of Ust Chorna, said that other...
In 2012, engineers installed 1 gigawatt photovoltaic arrays (a complete power-generating unit of a solar energy system with multiple solar panels connected in a series) to produce electricity from the extremely scorched area in the upper Yellow River catchment in the Qinghai province of China. For...
Norsk Hydro has grabbed headlines during the entire 2025 calendar year for its job cuts, plant closure and among other relatively positive news pieces. And this time, it is the financial results that has pulled eyeballs and rightfully so as the global business has managed to affirm positive...
At Mumbai Climate Week 2026, the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet today launched the India Grids of the Future Accelerator, a national platform through which the Alliance will deploy up to USD 25 million to modernise power distribution, integrate renewable energy and storage, and...
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a Fortune Global 500 company and a Maharatna PSU, marked a significant milestone in its energy transition journey with the inauguration of its solar power plant at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our...
China is greening its aluminium, a trending statement for the past year. But while greening its onshore production, is it dumping its carbon footprint elsewhere? China's primary aluminium production (exceeding 44 million tonnes in 2025, while some report the production volume has exceeded 45...
The Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), a trade association of manufacturers and suppliers of metal cans, has appointed Roxanne Sharif, MBA as Director of Sustainability, effective February 9, 2026. Being an expertise as a corporate sustainability leader, supporting Fortune 500 companies, Ms Sharif...
India’s largest aluminium producer, Vedanta Aluminium, took initiatives of installing solar-powered borewells with advanced purification systems across villages in Odisha. The company reinforces its commitment to community well-being through its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme across...
The UK government has issued the second draft of its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) framework, the new regime to be effective from January 1, 2027. Exemptions can be noted in administrative details, but with no fundamental scope changes. The new regulations would apply across the UK,...
Kentucky’s Metals Innovation Initiative (MI2) has appointed Laura Haury from Logan Aluminum as its new sustainability project coordinator. To learn about the global aluminium outlook, download our report: Global Aluminium Industry Outlook 2026 In her new role, Haury will connect manufacturing...
Shandong Innovation Group Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the manufacture of aluminium and aluminium alloy sheet, strip, and foil at their facility, Shandong Innovation Sheet Materials Co., Ltd. located in...
China’s solar panel manufacturing sector is facing a serious slowdown despite solar energy becoming the cheapest form of clean power worldwide. Over the past decade, China emerged as the global leader in solar panel production. Strong government support, large-scale industrial expansion, and...
A consortium comprising Fives, Aluminium Dunkerque, Trimet and Rio Tinto has formally begun pilot testing of a new carbon capture system designed specifically for primary aluminium production. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our exclusive report “ Global ALuminium Industry...
Nemak S.A.B de C.V has achieved certification against the full set of 11 principles of the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the production of aluminium components for the automotive industry, including powertrain components at their Nemak Aluminium Casting India Pvt Limited facility. To...
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Indonesia’s aluminium industry is growing fast, tackling all the stalled sites and upgrading technology at processing units. The RKAB structure has made sure that the ore and the subsequent production process are streamlined. But what about the electrons? Globally, electricity alone accounts for...
On the occasion of the European Industry Summit and the Antwerp Call, Einar Glomnes, CEO of Speira, states,“In order to maintain strategic advantage in the circular economy and contribute to decarbonisation and raw material independence, immediate and sustainable steps towards European...
