Aluminium eggshells take on space debris with nearly 65% impact reduction
Researchers at Dalian University of Technology in China have tested a spacecraft protection structure made from water-filled aluminium eggshells, with the design reducing the velocity of an impact projectile by nearly 65 per cent. The research, published in the Journal of Applied Physics , looked...
Can Oklahoma reshape US aluminium supply? EGA’s Ziad Fares explains the project
As the US seeks to rebuild its domestic aluminium production capacity, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Century Aluminum are advancing plans for a new primary aluminium smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, targeting more than 750,000 tonnes of annual production. In this exclusive conversation with AL...
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Downstream aluminium weekly: Aluminium foil deliveries record a 0.4% YTD growth amid a dip in Q3; General Motors announces US$45 million investment for its Bedford aluminium die-casting unit
The downstream portion of the global aluminium industry, which transforms aluminium into manufacturing feedstock, is its most important component. This week, the downstream sector of the aluminium industry witnessed limited but prominent events. According to the European Aluminium Foil Association...
UCP unites with Zero Trash Sonoma to construct an aluminium can recycling facility at Flipside Thrift
Aluminium recycling is not just the need of the hour but also a very important step for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reaching a carbon-neutral atmosphere. City Council on Tuesday reported that the installation of an aluminium can recycling facility at Flipside Thrift on Commerce Boulevard...
SINTEF's HARARE project aims to recover metals from red mud and copper slag
In the metallurgy industry, waste slag frequently contains valuable materials in low concentrations. Large areas of valuable land are used to house reservoirs containing hazardous waste. SINTEF, a research organization, now want to use hydrogen to convert this waste into a resource. SINTEF...
EGPS to launch aluminium packaging unit in Granby with an expected investment of $13 million
The Mexican behemoth Envases Group Packaging Solutions (EGPS) is planning to move to Granby, USA, to launch a new packaging production line by 2023. The company will manufacture aluminium and steel packaging for its Canadian clients in the food and industrial industries. With an expected investment...
Keymark Corporation and Frinsa compete for Lakeland city's US$400,000 incentive to upgrade existing facilities
Founded in 1946, Florida-based Keymark Corporation has designed a $36 million investment plan to add a 76,326-square-foot expansion unit at 3155 Drane Field Road, housing an auxiliary line of equipment. This investment will also enhance the company’s prevailing units at Knights Station and George...
Dutch ship maker KM Yachtbuilders proposes to release a second aluminium-bodied Pelagic 77 by 2024
Netherlands-based KM Yachtbuilders has declared to sources that it is developing the second 23.5-metre Pelagic 77 sailing yacht, which features an aluminium superstructure and two aluminium masts. The hull construction will commence on 28 November 2022 in Makkum. This second instalment of the...
South Korean LG Chem to build US$3 billion NCMA battery cathode factory for electric vehicles in Tennesse
On November 22, South Korea-based LG Chem declared that it would make a US$3 billion investment to construct a battery cathode factory in Tennessee to suffice the emerging demand for electric vehicle (EV) components. Early in August, a US law was passed making automakers, and battery suppliers...
Fassmer designs all-electric aluminium vessel for Oldenburg Institute’s Aerospace Centre, Germany
Headquartered in Germany, Fassmer has created a brand new electric aluminium vessel under the order of the Oldenburg Institute of Systems Engineering for Future Mobility of the German Aerospace Centre (Deutsche Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt, DLR). The 8m long customised aluminium boat has been...
Cardiff aluminium fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium Ltd bags three new projects of re-building schools
Cardiff-headquartered aluminium fabricator, Dudley’s Aluminium Limited, has reportedly bagged three projects in the education sector. One is St Ederyn’s School in Cardiff, where Dudley’s will install Metal Technology System-capped curtain walling, Hi windows and Hi doors, and automatic entrance...
End-user aluminium recap: Phinergy collaborates with Tata to manufacture first aluminium-air battery powered Tata Tiago EV; Rimowa and Adidas together launches first ever NMD aluminium backpack
The end-user sector has seen reasonable advancements this week, with Wildpack posting record sales of 17.4 million 12-ounce aluminium cans, on October 2022. The Rimowa and Adidas collaboration created Rimowa's first-ever aluminium backpack and the Adidas NMD_S1 sneaker, extremely trendy and modern...
EGA signs MOU with Japan’s ITOCHU closely operating joint industrial projects
On November 18, Emirates Global Aluminium, the grandest industrial enterprise in the United Arab Emirates, excluding the oil and gas sector and ITOCHU Corporation of Japan bonded over a Memorandum of Understanding under which the companies would nurture and create joint projects in the UAE. This...
Oman’s Sohar Free Zone welcomes new calcined petroleum coke plant, Sanvira
The Sohar Free Zone in Oman has gladly accepted the opening of the Sanvira carbon plant with a manufacturing capability of 600,000 tonnes of calcined petroleum coke yearly and 24 megawatts of electricity generated by the steam force. The plant has been constructed by an Omani-Indian collaboration,...
EGA and INALUM sign agreement about utilizing UAE technology for expansion of the Brownfield aluminium smelter
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) have signed a contract, which will give EGA the sole right to licence its technology developed in the UAE to INALUM for the expansion of the Indonesian company's Brownfield aluminium smelter as well as the right to invest in...
India's GAPL plans to expand its production capacity in 2023
The manufacturer of premium quality aluminium profiles, Global Aluminium Pvt. Ltd., has emerged as one of the leading champions in the aluminium extrusion manufacturing sector under the leadership of Chairman and Managing Director Anil Kumar Agarwal, Global. Global Aluminium Pvt. Ltd (GAPL) is a...
UK’s Senior Architectural Systems to inaugurate its latest aluminium facility in Rotherham
Doncaster-based Senior Architectural Systems has announced the expansion of its manufacturing ability with the opening of its latest facility in Rotherham. The company is the biggest privately owned aluminium fenestration solutions provider in the United Kingdom. The company's turnover was over £40...
Alba announces the financial closure of its Power Station 5 Block 4 project
Aluminium Bahrain, one of the world's largest aluminium smelters ex-China, reached the financial close on its Power Station 5 Block 4 project. The virtual signing ceremony with Sinosure was held on Monday, November 14. The $225 million facility is supported by the China Export and Credit Insurance...
Ross Aluminum to add 175 new employees under its current ownership
Ross Aluminum, a Sidney-based provider of high-quality aluminium casting to various sectors, including transportation, trucking, power generation, aerospace, etc., will invest $5.4 million and plan to add 175 employees. Assets from USAC Ross, including real estate, machinery, and property, were...
GIADEC is working on doubling Ghana Bauxite Company’s production capacity
Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) is reportedly working on increasing the production capacity of the Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) from one million tonnes per annum to two million tonnes per annum. The news came after Mr Michael Ansah, the Chief Executive Officer of the...
