Alcoa strikes $3.1b cash-and-stock deal for South32’s key aluminium assets
Alcoa Corporation is acquiring South32’s key aluminium assets in a USD 3.1 billion deal in cash plus 17,008,960 Alcoa shares, expanding its upstream aluminium portfolio across Australia, Brazil and South Africa. The transaction will also give South32 and its shareholders an equity interest in the...
Rio Tinto adds Aurukun's 8 tpa bauxite opportunity to growing Cape York pipeline
The acquisition gives Rio Tinto control of a major undeveloped Cape York resource as it expands its existing Weipa operations and advances new mining areas. Rio Tinto is expanding its Cape York bauxite portfolio by acquiring the Aurukun bauxite project from Glencore and Mitsubishi, adding a...
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Aodeli adds new aluminium mirror cladding panels to its product portfolio
Aodeli Australia, a prominent aluminium cladding manufacturer in Australia, has announced the launch of a new product, the Mirror Aluminium Panel (MAP). This high-quality product is the result of AODELI's extensive experience in delivering exceptional cladding panels and superb mirror finishes....
Alpha HPA bags Queensland Government grant to upscale its $300 million Gladstone alumina facility
Alpha HPA, a critical metals producer, has recently been granted a substantial Industry Partnership Program grant of $21 million by the Queensland government. This grant has been provided to support the second stage of the company's $300 million Gladstone high-purity alumina facility. It is worth...
Vehicle accessories maker Boss Aluminium reveals 270 Awning with aluminium chassis
Boss Aluminium, a reputable Australian company known for its top-quality 4x4 vehicle accessories, has recently launched the latest version of its Boss 270 Awning. Constructed in-house in Melbourne, the Boss 270 Awning is made with state-of-the-art machinery, lightweight aluminium chassis arms, and...
“Alcore has developed a process to recover hydrogen fluoride from aluminium smelter bath, which is combined with aluminium hydroxide to produce aluminium fluoride”, Dr Mark Cooksey, CEO, ABx Group
In early 2020, Dr Mark Cooksey assumed the CEO role at ABx Group, leveraging his expertise and leadership. Prior to this, he held significant positions in process improvement and development at esteemed organizations like Rio Tinto, GE, and Australia's national science agency, CSIRO. Over his...
Australian brothers-owned furniture brand Fearon selects aluminium for its patented designs
The furniture company Fearon creates bespoke designer pieces to elevate the insides of a house while keeping the commitment to sustainability intact with the inclusion of 100% recyclable aluminium for their flagship projects. Furniture design has evolved beyond functionality to become a creative...
Chinese and Australian Researchers join to create world’s first non-toxic aluminium-ion battery
A team of researchers from Flinders University in South Australia and Zhejiang Sci-Tech University in China has made a breakthrough in producing the world's first safe and efficient non-toxic aluminium radical battery. Although batteries have become essential in our daily lives, traditional...
China’s A00 aluminium ingot price drops by RMB40/t to RMB18,280/t; Australian alumina FOB price falls to US$328/t
On Thursday, July 6, A00 aluminium ingot price in China has dropped by RMB 40 per tonne to close at RMB 18,280 per tonne. The average prices are expected to range between RMB 18,260 per tonne and RMB 18,300 per tonne, and the spot prices may be traded at a discount price of RMB 20 per tonne to a...
HVG Facades launches high-quality, sustainable aluminium façade panels Nucleo®
HVG Facades, a leading Australian supplier of premium external wall cladding systems for the construction industry, has reportedly released its latest range of high-quality engineered aluminium façade panels, Nucleo®. The latest panel, made of an internal profiled aluminium board, offers a...
Giovanni Testini and Jason Haggar launch Australia’s first 750ml aluminium bottled water
In a bid to mitigate the environmental damage caused by the booming bottled water industry, Australian entrepreneurs Giovanni Testini and Jason Haggar introduced Vessel, Australia's first 750ml endlessly recyclable aluminium water bottle. The bottle has two options: Vessel Still (alkaline) and...
US alumina imports plunge sequentially by 36.42% to 323,000 tonnes in 1Q2023
The United States alumina imports in the first quarter of 2023 ended March 31, stood at 323,000 tonnes, reflecting a sharp decline of 36.42 per cent sequentially from 508,000 tonnes, found the US Census Bureau data. On a year-on-year basis, the imports registered a fall of 27.42 per cent from...
Sustainability shines with Alcore's pilot plant design completion
Alcore Limited, an 83%-owned subsidiary of ABx Group, has finished the primary engineering design phase for its quickly developing pilot facility and ordered a sizable laboratory reactor. Alcore is developing a pilot plant in NSW to recover fluorine from an ‘excess bath’ (an aluminium smelter waste...
Thankyou promotes sustainability with Forever Bottles featuring 100% recycled aluminium
Social enterprise Thankyou has announced the reimagining of its existing personal care products and its entry into the house cleaning industry. The existing products will be presented in new super sleek sustainable and reusable Forever Bottles made from 100 per cent recycled aluminium and plastic....
Volvo & Grenda JV Volgren maps areas of using Capral’s LocAl aluminium for bus body parts
Since building its first bus in 1979, Volgren has been committed to creating reliable, comfortable, and long-lasting vehicles with lower operating costs than conventional options of the generation. At present, it is exploring ways to use Capral's LocAl low-carbon aluminium for the production of...
Capral Aluminium, Australia’s first extruder to have bagged ASI dual certification
Capral Aluminium Industrial Solutions, Australia's largest producer and distributor of aluminium products and architectural & building solutions, has been granted dual ASI certification to manufacture extruded products. Capral is Australia's first extruded aluminium product manufacturer to receive...
Unveiling the bauxite powerhouses: The top 10 producers of bauxite in 2022
In the dynamic global landscape of mineral resources, bauxite production is a pivotal contributor to numerous industries. With its remarkable versatility and application in manufacturing, bauxite continues to fuel economic growth and development worldwide. As we delve into mineral production, let...
Surefire Resources' flagship 38 million tonnes of aluminium oxide resources may enhance Victory Bore's value
Surefire Resources published its first mineral resource estimate (MRE) of 38 million tonnes of aluminium oxide for the Victory Bore Project in Western Australia, underlining its high-purity alumina (HPA) potential. The MRE can potentially increase the project's value before an economic...
Nespresso brings back ‘Recycling Rewards programme’ for aluminium coffee pods
Nespresso has launched its Recycling Rewards program for the second year to promote its aluminium coffee capsule recycling initiative. A recent online study showed that many Australians are unsure about the country’s recycling systems. Almost 78% of respondents believed their household recycling...
Alumina Limited backs Alcoa's sustainable bauxite mining
Alumina Limited has endorsed Alcoa's bauxite mining, which Premier Mark McGowan has cautioned must not jeopardise Perth's water supply. Alumina Limited chair Peter Day said that the business, which controls 40 per cent of Alcoa's Australian operations, was aware of community expectations about...
