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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The Middle East is now a name that we closely associate with low-carbon aluminium production, cutting-edge smelting technology, digital innovations, and sustainability initiatives. The region has evolved from an oil-dependent economy to a burgeoning hub for aluminium manufacturing, supported by...
On Monday, the CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML) in Jamshedpur signed a landmark agreement with M/s Eyantram Waste Management Private Limited, Visakhapatnam. Under this collaboration, an e-waste recycling plant will be established through technology transfer which will specialise in...
In a serendipitous turn of events, French scientists have uncovered what is believed to be the world’s largest deposit of natural, or ‘white’, hydrogen beneath the Lorraine region. This monumental discovery holds the potential to revolutionise the global energy landscape, positioning France at the...
Dicastal UACJ Bolv Automotive Components Co., Ltd has earned ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for the manufacturing of automotive components their facility located in Hebei Province, China. The facility’s production processes include sawing, machining, heat treatment, welding and...
Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest aluminium producer, recycled approximately 16 billion litres of water across its operations in FY25, marking a significant milestone in its sustainability journey. For context, this quantity is roughly equivalent to 6,400 Olympic-size swimming pools. With a water...
Lion’s Stone & Wood has teamed up with supply chain partners to launch Re-In-Can-Ation, a pioneering packaging initiative aimed at increasing the use of recycled aluminium in its beverage cans. Currently in its pilot phase, the collaboration includes Visy, Novelis, and Rio Tinto. The new, more...
Binzhou Beihai Regal Advanced Material Co., Ltd. has earned ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for its facility in Binzhou, Shandong, China. The Certification covers the production of high strength aluminium alloys, rare earth aluminium alloys, high thermal conductivity aluminium...
RUSAL, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, has registered Russia’s first industrial carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) project in the national carbon unit registry. Implemented at the Achinsk smelter, this initiative supports global efforts to cut CO₂ emissions and...
Jiangsu Zhongji Lamination Materials Co., Ltd has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) with Provisional status for their facility, Anhui Maximum Aluminium Industries Co., Ltd., in Huaibei, Anhui, China. The Provisional Certification is valid for the period of one year, during which the...
Earlier this week (March 19, 2025), Alupro brought together influential political figures from across Wales to discuss how best to further accelerate national progress towards achieving a truly circular economy in 2025. Kindly sponsored by Mike Hedges MS, the expert panel discussion took place at...
Switzerland has taken a decisive step (it was really high time!) to safeguard its steel and aluminium industries from mounting electricity costs. The government has announced a subsidy programme wherein the Swiss authorities pledged CHF 37 million (USD 42 million) in financial aid to four key...
Kunshan Chaoqun Metal Products Co., Ltd has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) with Provisional status for the production of aluminium alloy ingots and bars, with the processes of melting, refining, ingot die casting, casting bar casting, homogenisation and cutting, at their facility in...
Lizhong Group has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for the production of aluminium alloy ingots and cast aluminium alloy liquid at their Guangdong Longda Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd. facility in Guangdong Province, China. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today...
Scatec, a leading renewables company, has entered into a 25-year corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Egyptalum. Under this agreement, the Norwegian renewable energy company will develop a 1,100 MW solar power plant and a 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). The total...
UACJ Corporation has earned ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for the manufacture of custom aluminium extruded shapes with precision fabrication and assembly for customer specific designs at UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries, Inc. located in Guanajuato, Mexico. Aluminium...
Rio Tinto and Edify Energy have signed two new solar and battery hybrid services agreements (HSAs) to increase the supply of reliable, competitively priced electricity to Rio Tinto’s Gladstone aluminium operations in Queensland. Image from Rio Tinto's website for representational purposes only...
Hydro Energi AS has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with NTE, securing a total delivery of 660 GWh of electricity from 2027 to 2029. This agreement will contribute to Hydro Energi's overall power portfolio, which includes 9.4 TWh of annual captive power production and a...
Tata Power shares surged by 3 per cent in early trading on Monday, hitting an intraday high of INR 361.85 on the BSE. The rise followed an announcement that its subsidiary, Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd (TPREL), had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Andhra Pradesh government to...
