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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SIG on eyeing India's rapid growing aluminium packaging market, mulling to invest in a new plant
SIG a leading aseptic carton packaging solutions provider from Switzerland revealed its intention to invest in a new plant in India. This move is brewing high hopes in the company since it has come under observation that India is one of the fastest growing markets for the packaging industry. But...
Gujrat Alkalies in a joint venture with Nalco sets up 800 TPD caustic soda plant
The shares of Gujrat Alkalies and Chemicals (GACL) witnessed a steep rise of INR 959, counting a surge of 7% at the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on 2 nd April 2022 intra-day trade. Following the company announced their restricted outset of caustic evaporation unit (CEU) in collaboration with...
Granco Clark supplies APEL Extrusions, Inc. with a complete Heating, Handling, and UBE Press System
APEL Extrusions, Inc. is expanding its production capacity quickly in the new Phoenix, AZ facility. Apel has officially commissioned Granco Clark and UBE to provide equipment for a second press line in their new facility. This news comes while Apel awaits the installation and commissioning of their...
Ice Industries invests $4 million to secure aluminium and steel enclosure business
Ice Industries has secured contracts for the supply of large outdoor machine enclosures for its Grenada, Mississippi facility. This will increase the number of employments in the locality. To safeguard this virgin enclosure business, Ice is going to invest more than $4 million. It is planning to...
Aurukun Bauxite Project welcomed by Australian Aluminium Council as a new member of the exploration class
Aurukun Bauxite Project is being felicitated as the newest member of the exploration membership class by the Australian Aluminium Council. It is a joint venture between Glencore and MDP Bauxite Pty Ltd (under Mitsubishi subsidiary) and is extended all over the bauxite mining area near Aurukun...
“EGA plans to build a 150,000 tonnes per year aluminium recycling facility, which will be our first and the largest of its kind in the UAE”, Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO of Emirates Global Aluminium
Abdulnasser Ibrahim Saif Bin Kalban is Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). Before he was appointed CEO in 2020, Mr Bin Kalban had served as an Alternate Board Member of EGA since May 2017. He is a member of EGA’s Technical and Project Committee and its Finance and Commercial...
Rio Tinto to fund Geomega Resources’s alumina waste processing plant in Quebec
Geomega Resources, located in Montreal, has won funds to construct a C$4 million alumina waste processing plant in Quebec. Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), a federal agency that funds small and medium-sized enterprises will provide C$1.5 million. Rio Tinto, a Geomega partner, will...
Envisage Technologies installs Belloti 5-axis CNC machine to boost aluminium OEM production
Envisage Technologies which is a part of the global Envisage Group has decided to install two new Belloti 5-axis CNC machines for its Herald way machining Centre in Coventry in the wake of April. An investment of £1.5 million has already been made for the procurement of the above stated machines...
Downstream weekly recap: Hindalco targets to spend US$7.2 billion for aluminium business expansion; Alvance Aluminium Duffel switches to green, transports rolled products by barge
This week the global aluminium downstream segment witnessed some limited but sporadic changes, showing that the metal industry is eventually getting on track. Like, Hindalco industries planning to expand its aluminium industry following the record breaking surge in price of the metal over the next...
“We also believe that aluminium is an important component for a growing and greener society and are fully committed to this industry for the long term”, Jean-Denis Carrier, Global Director for Aluminium & Alliances at Hatch
Mr Jean-Denis Carrier is passionate about the development and delivery of aluminium smelter projects and technologies for over 20 years. He currently is the Global Director for Aluminium & Alliances at Hatch where he leads one of the largest technical teams in the aluminium industry. Mr Carrier’s...
Bunting Architectural Metals to build a new aluminium extrusion plant in Lawrence County
On Thursday, March 31, Josh Bunting, the President of Bunting Architectural Metals announced the construction of a new aluminium extrusion facility in Lawrence County with the help of the government Tom Wolf’s administration. Neil Weaver, the Acting Secretary of the department of commerce said that...
Assan Alüminyum invests in major sustainable expansions
Assan Alüminyum, a subsidiary of Kibar Holding and one of the 2 largest aluminium foil producers in Europe, expands further through a series of sustainable investments worth almost 100 million US dollars. The company strives to become more sustainable in environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
“For 2022 we will see high aluminium prices throughout the year and even further on. This will increase investments in the aluminium sector and therefore the project pipeline will further grow”, Patrik Ernst - Director Aluminium Division at REEL International
AlCircle: What was the motive behind the screen that drove REEL International to acquire the Aluminium Emission Control business of GE Steam Power in Norway? Mr Patrik Ernst: Over the last years REEL realized that our clients would always go for bigger packages when executing either brownfield or...
Hindalco targets to spend US$7.2 billion for aluminium business expansion
Over the next 5 years, Kumar Mangalam Birla owned Hindalco Industries Ltd. is aiming to invest up to US$7.2 billion in expanding its aluminium industry following the whooping increase in the price of aluminium due to the global supply bottlenecks and strong demand expectations. Hindalco Industries...
Rio Tinto upgrades aluminium recycling production capacity at Laterrière facility
The global industry leader in responsible aluminium production, Rio Tinto has commissioned a new remelt furnace at its Laterrière facility, by appending 22,000 metric tonnes of recycling capacity to its aluminium operations in the Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The production...
GMDC seeks partnership for smooth exchange between mining and manufacturing units, plans to construct alumina refinery
The state-owned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GDMC) is planning to expand its wings around the alumina and solar sector, as a part of diversification. The last one year has been very tremulous for GMDC since they have been trying to improve their bauxite, limestone, manganese, silica and...
Alvance Aluminium Duffel switches to green, transports rolled products by barge
The European leader in the manufacture and sale of aluminium rolled products for diverse industries worldwide ALVANCE Aluminium Duffel has enacted a fresh course of action which will see it transporting aluminium rolled products by barge to the port of Antwerp. The sustainable transport initiative...
Titagarh Wagon manufactured aluminium coaches deployed for Pune Metro
On 26 th March 2022, Titagarh Wagons hailing from the eastern state of India, West Bengal deployed its first aluminium bodied metro train coaches for the Pune Metro rail Project. The Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and the chairman of Maharashtra Metro Rail Corp,...
