Adani-IHC expand Odisha investment plans to $25bn across 14 projects
Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC) and India’s Adani Group have expanded their investment plans in Odisha, outlining INR 2.105 trillion (USD 25 billion) of potential investment across 14 projects spanning metals, critical minerals, energy, chemicals and infrastructure. The...
Odisha CM visits EGA Jebel Ali, highlights NALCO–EGA aluminium partnership
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) Jebel Ali site in Dubai, highlighting the strategic importance of the NALCO–EGA technology licensing partnership in strengthening Odisha’s aluminium industry. During the visit, Majhi emphasised how the collaboration...
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Vedanta eyes zero alumina imports by 2020
Diversified metals & mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd is aiming at zero alumina imports by 2020. By then, the company is looking to reach its full nameplate capacity of six million tonnes per annum (mtpa) at its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Odisha. The Lanjigarh refinery's present de-bottlenecked...
India’s aluminium scrap import during April-Sept FY2018 valued at US$940.91 million
The import of aluminium scrap covered by ISRI code Tablet: Tabloid, Taboo, Taint/Tabor, Take, Talap, Talcred, Taldack, Taldon, and TA- by India totalled 540,242.44 kilogram during April-September 2017. The value of import is estimated at US$940.91 million by the Export-Import Data Bank of India’s...
BrahMos missile to use aluminium alloy developed by DRDO to make its various critical parts
In a significant step towards Make in India initiative, the BrahMos missile team has used five different grades of specialty aluminium alloy developed in India to construct various critical parts of the world's first and only supersonic cruise missile. They have used five different grades of...
Alufluoride benefits from growing demand and improved pricing of primary aluminium
Alufluoride, one of the few manufacturers of specialty chemical aluminium fluoride in India, a raw material for aluminium is leveraging on the uptrend in its end market – aluminium, as the raw material industry is experiencing supply tightness and improved pricing. After struggling due to low...
Etched aluminium surfaces can prevent bacterial growth- IISc researchers find
Hospital acquired infections or healthcare-associated infections are the most frequent adverse situations that arise in health-care delivery procedures worldwide. In low-to-middle income countries the frequency of HAI is almost always on the higher side. Researchers across disciplines have been...
India’s export of aluminium containers for compressed gas nearing a decline in 2017
The export of aluminium containers for compressed gas from India is inching towards a major drop in 2017. From 967.67 tonnes in 2016, the export of this major commercial category of aluminium packaging is projected to reach 695.4 tonnes by December end. Imposition of Goods and Services Tax (GST) at...
Nalco targets selling 6-7 lakh tonne of alumina in H2 FY18
India’s leading integrated aluminium producer National Aluminium Company Limited expects that it will sell around 6-7 lakh tonnes of alumina in the second half of the current fiscal ending March 3, 2018. Average alumina prices in the global market have corrected to US$512.13 from US$527 per tonne...
Hindalco best placed to weather the winter freeze
China’s winter production cuts to curb smog have sent commodity prices higher. That’s no solace for aluminium producers in India as fuel and raw material costs are rising faster than the prices of the base metal. Yet, Hindalco Ltd. is best placed among its peers to beat the winter chill, brokerage...
Italy’s ASSOMET and AMAFOND to sign MoU for Angul aluminium park in January
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) CMD and Aluminium Association of India (AAI) Chairman Tapan Kumar Chand yesterday met the Italian Industry delegation at Bhubaneswar for a talk over prospective collaboration between Aluminium Industries of India and Italy. The Italian delegation was led...
India aluminium futures soften 0.69% on low demand
Aluminium prices eased by 0.69 per cent to INR 135.90 per kg in futures market today as speculators trimmed positions, taking negative cues from the spot market on muted demand from consuming industries. At the Multi Commodity Exchange, aluminium for delivery in November fell by 95 paise, or 0.69...
Waste recycling machines at Hyderabad International Airport to recycle aluminium cans
Waste recycling is to start right at the moment a passenger lands at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), which operates the airport, is readying to install waste recycling machines to motivate people to recycle used aluminium beverage...
Vedanta is on track to become the largest aluminium maker in India by next financial year
Currently Aditya Birla Group remains the largest aluminium producer in India with a total combined capacity of 1.32 million tonne of aluminium by Aditya Aluminium and Hindalco. However, Vedanta is on the right track to touch 1.6 million tonne capacity mark this year surpassing Hindalco. Vedanta has...
Kerala capital collects 10,000+ aluminium foils & 1,000 aluminium cans post T-20 cricket match
Thiruvanthapuram Municipal Corporation successfully completed a colossal clean-up drive after the India-vs-New Zealand T20 cricket match at the Greenfield Stadium on November 7. With the help of 150 ground workers, the municipal body collected 1.5 tonnes of food waste, approximately 25,000...
Canadian delegation shows interest in JVs for Angul aluminium park
A delegation of four Canadian aluminium companies and AluQuebec, the apex business cluster of Quebec in the Aluminium sector, yesterday met National Aluminium Company (Nalco) chairman and managing director (CMD) T K Chand at his office in Bhubaneswar to discuss business opportunities. Source: Nalco...
SLSWCA clears proposal to set up aluminium wire rod plant
JSK Industries Pvt Ltd, a manufacturer of aluminium wire rod and aluminium conductor in India, has received clearance from the State Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) for setting up plant at Angul Aluminium Park, Odisha. The new facility will have capacity to produce 1,07,000 tonnes...
Google’s Pixel 2 XL with aluminium body arrives in India
Google Pixel 2 XL smartphone that was launched by the company in San Francisco hit Indian shelves on November 15. The phone features an aluminium body with a hybrid coating, and comes at a starting price of INR 73,000. Pixel 2 XL runs on an Android Oreo, and comes with a 6-inch pOLED display. The...
Indian govt extends Public Utility Service status for bauxite mining and aluminium sector
The Government of India said Wednesday, November 15, that it has decided to further extend the “Public Utility Service” status of the services in the aluminium and aluminium manufacturing and bauxite mining sector for a period of six months. To be effective from November 16, these services come...
Vedanta resumes remaining two power plants after SPCB revokes closure notice
Vedanta today announced that the State Pollution Control Board, Odisha ('SPCB') has revoked the closure order on the remaining two power units, which were closed following a breach in the Ash Pond dyke wall at Jharsuguda, on November 10, 2017, and hence restarted these units of power plant. SPCB...
