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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Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group is moving into a new phase of its clean-energy ambitions, rolling out plans for two manufacturing platforms under Reliance Infrastructure and expanding its renewable generation arm, Reliance NU Energies. Together, the initiatives are designed to give the group an...
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, announced that it consumed 1.57 billion units of renewable energy in FY25, marking a major step forward in its 2030 decarbonisation roadmap. Alongside this, Vedanta Aluminium reported an 8.96 per cent reduction in GHG-emissions intensity since...
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation is preparing a major scale-up of its clean-energy footprint in India, with plans to invest 200 billion yen (USD 1.3 billion) in renewable power projects developed through its joint venture with Indian startup Ampin Energy Transition. The commitment, reported by Nikkei,...
Martin Hyde, sustainability and public affairs manager at Alupro, will soon embark on a 12-month secondment with DEFRA. The move will see him temporarily take up the role of Industry Liaison for the pending Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for drinks containers. Beginning in January, Hyde will...
Serbia is preparing for a significant policy shift at the start of next year, when new taxes on greenhouse gas emissions and imports of carbon-intensive goods take effect. Parliament has already approved both measures. Under the new rules, each tax is fixed at EUR 4 ( USD 4.66) for every tonne of...
MORAVIA CANS a.s. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the production of cans at their facility located in Bojkovice, Czechia. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that MORAVIA CANS a.s. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The...
The United States is pushing for cleaner, greener energy across all sectors — including aluminium — using federal funding, new technology and expanded recycling to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 while still meeting rising demand. The industry’s main book for decarbonisation comes from the...
Be it clean-energy investments or shifting power-generation targets to strategic recycling alliances and evolving mining frameworks, the aluminium value chain is in a phase of rapid transformation across major markets. Fresh developments in sustainability, supply security, technology upgrades and...
CITIC Dicastal Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the manufacture of aluminium alloy wheels and castings at their Wuxi Dicastal Wheel Manufacturing Co., Ltd facility in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. Aluminium...
Norsk Hydro celebrates its 120 th birthday on December 2, 2025. The leading aluminium and renewable energy company celebrates the fruit of collaboration among Kristian Birkeland, Sam Eyde and Marcus Wallenberg while taking the world a big step closer to sustainability. Image for representational...
Novelis has taken another step towards trimming the environmental impact of its German operations, finishing a joint upgrade of three aluminium melting furnaces at its Voerde site with engineering specialist Fives. The two companies have worked together for years, but this latest round of...
When the European Union rolled out its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in 2023, a few energy-intensive industries felt the tremors more. Aluminium was one of them, while the rest were iron and steel, cement, fertilisers, hydrogen, and electricity industries. For them, CBAM appeared not...
The leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider and the global leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, Novelis, has successfully bagged the 2025 German Ecodesign Award under the category of “Product”. This award has been given to the firm as a recognition of the aluminium sheet prototype,...
By mid-century, aluminium is set to become one of the defining industrial commodities of the energy transition. Long-range modelling (like Marshall’s Equilibrium Model) points in the same direction, i.e., global aluminium demand could grow by around 80 per cent by 2050 compared with 2020. According...
Karlka Nyiyaparli Aboriginal Corporation (KNAC) and Rio Tinto have formalised an updated Native Title Agreement designed to reshape how the two parties work together on bauxite mining activities across Nyiyaparli Country, delivering hassle-free processes and stronger cultural protections. The...
Global bauxite to aluminium production giant Alcoa has marked a major workforce milestone in Western Australia. A total of 24 apprentices completed four years of technical and on-the-job training across its mines and alumina refineries. The graduation ceremony took place on November 13 2025, at the...
A new solar power plant project has surfaced by Talum, an aluminium producer of up to 60 MW overall, aiming to evolve utility-scale solar in Slovenia rapidly. In this region, the photovoltaic (PV) facilities, which are installed by households and firms, account for nearly the entire operational...
CITIC Dicastal Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for the design and manufacture of die casting parts at their Dicastal KSM Autoparts QinHuangdao Co., Ltd. facility located in Hebei Province, China. Aluminium...
