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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Snow and Company delivers first-of-its-kind aluminium pilot boat to Savannah Pilots Association
The Savannah Pilots Association of Georgia received a brand-new aluminium pilot boat from Snow and Company, a Washington-based boat-builder. The single-chine, flush-deck Savannah was created by the UK-based naval design firm Camarc. Its dimensions are 64 feet (19.5 metres) in length, 19.5 feet (5.9...
Arvida recycling facility to expand Rio Tinto's low-carbon aluminium products
The global mining and metal giant Rio Tinto announced the construction of a new aluminium recycling facility at its Arvida plant in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec. This new investment will cost around C$35 million (US$29 million), with an initial capacity of 30,000 tonnes per year. This investment...
GIADEC aims to raise US$6 billion to actualize an integrated aluminium industry in Ghana
Ghana Integrated Aluminum Development Corporation (GIADEC) believes it can raise nearly US$6 billion in private finance to achieve a unified aluminium sector. It also hopes that the integrated aluminium development plan would help Ghana's packaging, pharmaceutical, electric cable manufacturing, and...
Hindalco builds India’s first all-aluminium railway rake, says Kumar Mangalam in 63rd AGM
On Tuesday, August 23, Mr Kumar Mangalam Birla announced in the 63rd Annual General Meeting of Hindalco Industries that the company developed India’s first all-aluminium railway wagon. The railway rake made from lightweight, high strength aluminium alloys is 180-190 tonnes lighter than a steel...
Muda Architects studs Chengdu’s Tianfu Museum of Chinese Medicine with aluminium façade resembling yin-yang
Muda Architects, a design studio from China, has unveiled their museum layout showcasing the Chinese medical history to be built in Chengdu, designed to resemble the shape of the scared yin-yang symbol. This 13,000 sq. m. establishment near the Huitong Lake in Pengzhou would be known as the Tianfu...
WALNG seals LNG import terminal funding; Guinea's bauxite mines to run on sustainable fuel
The comprehensive natural gas-based fuels products and services company, West Africa LNG Group (WALNG), has secured an equity financing round for an LNG import terminal in Guinea with a US-based investor group. With the Guinean government's request for a competitively priced, environmentally...
InTech unveils the all-aluminium body O-V-R trailer series
InTech, a company that pioneers making all-aluminium travel trailers, has added the latest series of endurable trailers to its portfolio, called the O-V-R series. These aluminium trailers have been designed to penetrate rugged terrains and ‘even the most remote locations’. This portable trailer...
Primary aluminium weekly recap: Sichuan power crisis reduces aluminium capacity by 395,000 tonnes; Fourth integrated aluminium industry may emerge in India
The global primary aluminium segment witnessed some important events this week. To begin with, by the end of September 2022, Slovalco Aluminium will shut down its primary aluminium manufacturing line. The Adani Group, backed by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, revealed a $5 billion investment plan...
End User aluminium recap: Volkswagen Slovakia, first VW Group unit moving toward carbon neutrality; GMG to spend AU$1.5 million for Phase 1 expansion of its graphene manufacturing project
This week, Alcircle has launched the latest report titled, "Future of Aluminium in Transportation Sector - An industry analysis with forecasts to 2027”, discussing all the possible advancements in the aluminium industry in reference with the transport sector. The end user sector has been extremely...
EU’s Reveal Research Project aims at periodical heat-based energy storage in aluminium
The Reveal Research Project involving nine participants from seven European countries has the noble objective of producing aluminium from alumina in a way that emits the least amount of carbon dioxide. The project magnifies a vital idea if aluminium can hold electricity as heat that can be released...
Corrugated aluminium sheets will be vital in constructing the Russian Brest reactor's cooling tower
During the construction of the Brest-OD-300 nuclear reactor at the Siberian Chemical Combine in Seversk, the first level of an evaporative cooling tower has been installed by Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation. The Proryv (Breakthrough) project is building a pilot demonstration power complex...
Fourth integrated aluminium industry may emerge in India
Last week, Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani-led Adani Group announced an investment proposal of around $5 billion to build an alumina refinery in the country. However, the Ahmedabad-based multinational conglomerate plans to construct more than just a giant alumina plant. Our report...
Switch Mobility to launch India’s first EV double-decker bus with a light aluminium framework
On August 18, the innovative, carbon-neutral electric bus and lightweight automobile brand Switch Mobility has revealed India’s first electric double-decker bus, called Switch EiV 22. The bus features a lightweight aluminium outer body shell that downsizes the actual weightage of the bus, keeping...
GMG plans Phase 1 expansion of graphene manufacturing facility to yield G+Al batteries
Graphene Manufacturing Group Ltd. (GMG) has announced with extreme pride that the company has put together a Final Investment Decision (FID) of AU$1.5 million approx. to expand Phase 1 of its graphene manufacturing project. The expansion plan consists of a consolidated lease of 5 years to extend...
Nusantara’s development to encourage better trade aiding smelters and East Malaysian ports
Nusantara is set to replace Jakarta as the capital of Indonesia, and an analyst panel has discovered that there are many potential clientele bases around Malaysian states, Sabah and Sarawak. The research arm of Kenenga Investment Bank Bhd (Kenenga Research) stated that these two states are...
Brisbane’s latest office building uses architectural-grade aluminium to ensure design and durability
In Brisbane's developing Northshore Hamilton sector, Alspec's door and window frame solutions were chosen for a new commercial office building. Located at 385 MacArthur Avenue in Hamilton, the outside of the building will showcase aluminium framing from Alspec, as the metal ensures design...
Dynamic Concept and EPIQ Machinery enter into a partnership to promote an advanced robotic solution for aluminium casthouses
Dynamic Concept and EPIQ Machinery are proud to announce a breakthrough in robotic solutions. Indeed, the two Quebec-based equipment manufacturers have combined their forces to co-create robotic equipment that will improve the maintenance operations of molten metal furnaces for primary and...
Hero inaugurates its first high-end bicycle parts unit in eCycle Valley to curtail Chinese imports
Hero Motor Company’s sister concern, Spur Technologies, announced opening its first manufacturing unit for making indigenous bicycle components to compete with the cheap Chinese imports at Dhanansu e-cycle valley on August 11. The chairman and managing director of Hero Cycles, Pankaj Munjal, stated...
