China’s 45Mt aluminium cap pushes producers overseas as global dominance grows
China’s aluminium industry is running close to its limits in 2026. As Shanghai aluminium prices near a three-month high, historically low raw material costs and strong smelter margins encourage producers to operate at maximum capacity. National aluminium output remains above Beijing’s...
India's ₹9,150b power grid push could drive new aluminium demand
India's planned transmission investment and renewable-energy expansion could lift aluminium consumption in electrical applications to 4 million tonnes by FY30. India's push to expand its electricity transmission network is emerging as a major potential growth driver for aluminium, with the...
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Axilone sensing sustainability demand deploys new aluminium packaging plant
Attracted by the swiftly evolving luxury beauty brands and its customers' detectable favouritism towards the infinitely recyclable non-ferrous metal aluminium, Axilone has decided to extensively optimise its production lines at the Sant Pere de Torelló plant, situated in Catalonia, Spain. The...
Indonesia’s PT Adaro in funding crisis for $2bn aluminium project; faces “greenwashing” accusation
The Indonesian leader of coal-related operations, Adaro Energy, is toiling hard to collect enough funding for the actualisation of its US$2 billion aluminium project since environmentalists worldwide have started to accuse the firm and its partner, Hyundai of “greenwashing”. The Indonesian...
SimpsonHaugh proposes to construct tallest aluminium clad tower in Manchester
SimpsonHaugh is on a journey to construct a 71-storied skyscraper within Manchester’s emerging Great Jackson Street society. The tower’s cladding will display intervals of clear glazing and aluminium panels. This particular sky-rise is among the five total buildings that the esteemed construction...
Alcoa to resume operations at its San Ciprián aluminium smelter by 2024
The global industry leader in aluminium, alumina and bauxite, Alcoa Corporation, announced that most of the workers at its San Ciprián complex in Spain had consented an upgraded plan to reactivate the aluminium smelter in 2024. Alcoa announced a two-year hiatus in December 2021 to focus on...
Caroline County, the new home for Patriot Aluminum
Patriot Aluminum, a US-based company known for producing a whole array of rigid aluminium and stainless steel conduit, elbows, couplings, etc., was relocated to Caroline County, Maryland. This was made possible due to the resourceful alliance between Caroline County Economic Development and Donovan...
Kuusakoski Group invests 25 M€ to ramp up the recycling capacity of non-ferrous metals, including aluminium
Kuusakoski Group Oy, a recycling pioneer and the only recycled aluminium producer in Finland, has reportedly invested 25 M€ in a new production line at the recycling plant in Heinola. This project will ramp up the company’s recycling capacity for non-ferrous metals, including aluminium. The demand...
Royal Huisman uses aluminium to achieve ‘Featherlight’ design standards for its Nilaya superyacht
Royal Huisman has successfully cut down the weight of its Nilaya superyacht, or Project 405, using its ‘Featherlight’ aluminium design. The extremely sought-after 46.8-metre (154-foot) yacht is the first to utilise the company’s patented Featherlight blueprint. Nilaya continues to gain attention in...
Recycled aluminium producer Stena Aluminium joins the Polestar 0 project
The Swedish electric performance car company, Polestar, has signed up with Stena Aluminium for the Polestar 0 project, which aims to create a genuinely climate-neutral car by 2030. Stena Aluminium in Älmhult, Sweden, is the leading aluminium producer using recycled raw materials. However, other...
Rusal starts producing aluminium-scandium master alloys at its Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter
According to a report on Wednesday, February 1, Rusal has started producing aluminium-scandium master alloys, the most technologically complex among melted master alloys, at its Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter. Master alloy is a base metal consisting of a relatively high percentage of one or two...
Gränges joins Polestar 0 project focusing on creating a genuinely climate-neutral car by 2030
Polestar 0 is a project that aims to create a genuinely climate-neutral car by 2030. Gränges will contribute to the research and development of circular and low-climate impact aluminium materials and processes through its expertise in rolled aluminium. Jörgen Rosengren, the CEO of Gränges, said,...
EU-funded HyInHeat project explores hydrogen fuel sources to decarbonise aluminium industry
The EU-funded HyInHeat project explores the possibility of utilizing hydrogen as a fuel source in the aluminium and steel sectors. With a budget of €24 million, the project intends to incorporate hydrogen into the high-temperature heating processes of energy-intensive sectors, with €17.7 million...
Geomega Resources receives $3 million grant from Quebec's Technoclimat Program
As the transition to vehicle electrification and renewable energy sources accelerates, Geomega Resources Inc., the proponent of the first sustainable rare earth recycling facility in the world to help meet rising global magnet demand, has announced that it has secured a $3 million grant from the...
Downstream aluminium weekly recap: Gränges plans SEK 600 million investment expanding its battery cathode foil production capacity; General Motor allots US$55 million for Defiance plant in Ohio
To suffice Europe’s growing demand for battery components, Gränges has planned a SEK 600 million investment over two years to double its battery cathode foil production capacity in Finspång, Sweden, which will be active by 2025. General Motors (G.M) allotted US$55 million from the major US$918...
Heading to net zero, Vedanta to power aluminium and copper operations with hybrid renewable energy
The Indian mining and metal giant Vedanta's board of directors has approved plans to source 91 MW of Hybrid Renewable Power, according to a regulatory filing. 50 MW will be used for aluminium operations, 16 MW for copper operations, and 25 MW for oil and gas operations across India. As a result,...
Gränges intends to invest SEK 600 million to double its capacity for producing battery cathode foil in Finspång
Gränges plans to invest SEK 600 million over two years to double its battery cathode foil production capacity in Finspång, Sweden, to meet Europe's growing demand for battery components. The new capacity is expected to be operational in 2025. Jörgen Rosengren, the CEO of Gränges, said, “Gränges...
Losma India concluded a large fume extraction project at an aluminium alloy foundry in Gujrat
A significant fume extraction project was recently completed by the top specialists in industrial air and liquid filtration, Losma India, at a reputable aluminium alloy foundry in the city of Vadodara, Gujarat, India. The project entailed the extraction of fumes produced during the melting process...
Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd plans to set up a greenfield aluminium project, already looking for a bauxite mine
Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), one of the eight subsidiaries of Coal India Limited and India’s major coal-producing companies, is mulling to make a debut in aluminium business and soon setting up a greenfield project. Sources say the mini ratna company is looking to secure a bauxite mine for...
Patna Planetarium upgrades itself with aluminium screen imported from USA
The Planetarium in Patna, more commonly known as Taramandal, is about to face the greatest technological evolution to date, with the officials working day and night to rescue the lost glory of the Indira Gandhi Science complex. It has been sourced that a specialised aluminium sheet has arrived from...
