Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter on one site, is pleased to announce the recent promotions of S. Abbas S. Baqer to Manager Calciner & Marine and Ali Aseeri to Manager Engineering & Projects. Since joining Alba in 1989 as a Vocational Trainee, S. Abbas S. Baqer...
Vedanta Aluminium veteran Rajiv Kumar has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Jindal Steel after completing a successful stint as Chief Executive Officer of Vedanta Aluminium. Kumar, who brings more than three decades of experience in the metals and mining industry, will now oversee the...
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At the Seventh Member Representative Meeting of the Henan Nonferrous Aluminum Processing Association, Liu Jie, the General Manager of Mingtai Aluminum, was elected as the new President of the China-based association. Sixty-one representatives from 29 member enterprises actively participated in this...
Coppice, a prominent supplier in the packaging industry, has recently appointed Alan Taylor as its new sales director. With a celebrated background spanning over 25 years in various substrates within the packaging sector, including 18 years specifically in aluminium, Alan brings a wealth of...
Dudley's Aluminium, a leading Welsh fabricator renowned for its exceptional reputation in the industry, has recently announced the appointment of Pablo Shorney as its new Finance Director. With a decade of experience supporting SMEs across south Wales and southwest England, Pablo brings a wealth of...
Headquartered in the US, Belvac, known for providing the global aluminium beverage can industry with sustainable solutions, announced the appointment of Eric Hodge as the new Vice President of Global Business Development. With an impressive 15-year tenure at Belvac, Eric has spearheaded the...
Rio Tinto has announced the appointment of Bold Baatar as Chief Commercial Officer, succeeding Alf Barrios, who is set to retire. The Red Sea ship attacks have led to global shipping companies rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope, disrupting European automotive production reliant on Asian imports....
Durham-based Architectural Glass and Aluminium Limited (ARGLA) has ceased trading and is heading into administration. Specialising in manufacturing architectural glass and aluminium for commercial clients, ARGLA faced unexpected losses on a significant contract and was embroiled in a legal dispute...
The global mining and metal giant Rio Tinto has selected Bold Baatar as the new Chief Commercial Officer. He will oversee the company's global commercial and business development endeavours. This appointment follows Alf Barrios' decision to retire. Bold, currently serving as Chief Executive Copper,...
The L'OCCITANE Group, a leading figure in premium sustainable beauty and wellness and a certified B Corporation, has appointed Green Yip as the Regional Managing Director for Travel Retail in APAC (Asia Pacific Region), effective immediately. In this pivotal role, Green Yip will shape the future...
Alcoa Brasil announced Daniel Santos as the company's new president and vice-president of Operations. The executive will have the challenge of commanding more than 15 thousand employees in the three operating units, located in Juruti (PA), Alumar (MA) and Poços de Caldas (MG), boosting operational...
On March 19, Wagstaff Inc., a Spokane, Washington-based machinery, technology and service company that enables aluminium producers to transform molten aluminium into solid shapes using ‘direct chill casting’, announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Kevin Person, would retire on March 29,...
Among all the verticals of the aluminium value chain, primary aluminium has been one of the busiest this week. New appointments at global giants, financial results, and project announcements made significant headlines in the primary aluminium sector. What created a buzz in the industry was the...
The Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India, has suspended Radhashyam Mahapatro, NALCO's Director (HR), citing disciplinary reasons. The state-owned integrated aluminium company, NALCO, revealed in a recent exchange filing on March 14, 2024, that it received notification from the ministry confirming...
Norsk Hydro ASA, a leading Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, announced that it appointed Eivind Kallevik as the new President and CEO, who would succeed Hilde Merete Aasheim. The appointment will be effect from May 13, 2024. The news came after Dag Mejdell, chairperson of Hydro's...
Volker Backs (in the picture on the right), a member of the management of Speira GmbH, is the new chairman of the AD aluminium semi-finished products trade association. He was elected by the general meeting of the aluminium semi-finished products trade association in Düsseldorf without a dissenting...
On Sunday, March 10, Sohar Aluminium, the first aluminium smelter in the Sultanate of Oman, announced that it appointed Matt Liddy as its Business Development and Strategy Executive. Matt Liddy has joined Sohar with more than 30 years of worldwide experience in business development, smelters...
On March 6, 2024, the London Metal Exchange (LME) announced a number of senior leadership appointments and organisational design changes. These are being made to ensure that the LME continues to advance as a world-leading metals marketplace – supporting its customers, building mutually beneficial...
The clearing house for the London Metal Exchange, LME Clear, has appointed Claire Chapman as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Board. Claire Chapman, a distinguished legal professional, currently serves as the General Counsel, Company Secretary, and Chief People Officer at Hargreaves...
Sunil Gupta, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Vedanta Aluminium Business, has reportedly been elected vice-chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)'s Odisha State Council for the 2024-25 term of office. The news came after the name was announced during the CII Odisha State Annual Day...
