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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Union Budget 2022-23: India to manufacture 400 new Vande Bharat trains made of lightweight aluminium
According to announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget on Tuesday, India has decided to manufacture 400 new, more efficient Vande Bharat trains in the next three years, taking a decisive step toward engine-less propulsion systems for passenger trains in the...
Ducon Infratechnologies to take on alumina handling and wagon loading package at NALCO
Ducon Infratechnologies Limited, India's premier Fossil Fuel/Coal Clean Technology Business, has announced that National Aluminium Company (NALCO), a Central Government Enterprise, and a Navaratna have awarded the company contracts in its Bulk Material Handling Segment. Ducon will take on Lumpsum...
Novelis new plant in Guthrie will reduce carbon emissions by 1 million tonnes, says Tom Boney
Novelis' recent efforts to enhance its manufacturing and recycling capacity were primarily motivated by growing vehicle demand for aluminium and Novelis' own environmental emissions objectives, according to Tom Boney, executive vice president and president of Novelis North America. Greater...
Almin Metal Industries in Zimbabwe all set for further expansion
The Harare, headquartered Zimbabwean manufacturing company, Almin Metal Industries Limited is all set to open three new branches in March 2022 as part of its drive for business expansion. In 1969, Almin Metal Industries was founded, while the company is in the business of manufacturing and supply...
Downstream products weekly recap: Jindal Aluminium plans to invest INR 150 crore; European Energy signs PPA with lightweight aluminium components maker 595 Solutions
The downstream sector of the global aluminium industry has been witnessing some amount of investment for expansion this week. Jindal aluminium stated that it will boost up capacities by around 50% primarily across the extrusions vertical. The German wind portfolio of European Energy will supply the...
Yeast for bakery, AlF3 in aluminium smelter stands equal: Ian Levy, ABx Group
The aluminium smelters entail a raw material that enables the perfect chemical balance through the complicated procedure of converting alumina to aluminium metal. The booming aluminium sector of Australia primarily relies on China to keep the smelters running. The nation is the largest...
Nigeria: Chinese business investors to set up world-class aluminium profile facility in Lagos
A team of Chinese business investors are in Nigeria to build a world-class aluminium profiles facility in Lagos to support the restriction towards the high rate of fake aluminium products. As per our report, the promoters of the new firm following the establishment of the aluminium factory will...
G.A. Röders secures research funding for commitment towards climate protection
The foundry in the German town of Soltau, G.A. Röders has announced that it is pleased to be working with other climate-conscious companies to develop the first hydrogen-powered crucible melting furnace for aluminium. Now, this aspiring project, costing a total of more than €3 million, is being...
Hammerer Aluminum invests EUR 4.5 million for a new melting furnace in Santana
At the Romanian facility in Santana, Hammerer Aluminum Industries invested EUR 4.5 million on a third melting furnace for recovering material for casting. The new melting furnace has provided a considerable rise in capacity since the beginning of 2022. This brings the HAI Group's recycling and...
HPA project by King River Resources may get completed by May 2022
The high purity alumina project by King River Resources, which is listed on the ASX, is on track to submit a comprehensive feasibility assessment for the proposed 2,000 tonnes per annum HPA production plant in May 2022. Global HPA demand is predicted to expand at a 30% annual rate until at least...
India: SRF to invest INR 425 crores for setting up aluminium foil plant
On 25 th January 2022, the ‘Board of Directors’ of SRF Limited during the meeting has approved setting up an aluminium foil manufacturing plant for an investment of INR 425 crores. SRF Limited is a multi-business chemicals conglomerate engaged in the manufacturing of industrial and speciality...
Indonesia: President Joko Widodo visits PT Bintan Alumina refinery in Riau Islands
On 24 th January 2022, the President of Indonesia Joko Widodo visited the Riau Islands to conduct a review of the bauxite to the alumina processing facility at PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia in Galang Batang-Bintan, Riau Islands province. The Presidential attendant from Jakarta arrives at Raja Haji...
Downstream products weekly review: Novelis achieves GreenCircle Certification for 99% recycled aluminium content in three of its alloys; Eastern Shipbuilding Group inaugurates new aluminium fabrication facility
The downstream segment of the global aluminium industry remained highlighted in the week due to some of the eventful happenings. The American industrial aluminium company, Novelis, a subsidiary of Indian aluminium and copper manufacturing company Hindalco Industries achieves GreenCircle...
Eastern Shipbuilding Group inaugurates new aluminium fabrication facility
The formal opening of Eastern Shipbuilding Group's new aluminium production plant is being celebrated. The structure was created expressly to aid in the construction of the USCG's offshore patrol cutters. Triumph Gulf Coast provided a five-million-dollar grant to help pay for the project. President...
Aluminium collection and recycling specialist ‘NOVA MET’ initiates for a secondary aluminium production facility
The emerging company in the metals recycling industry, NOVA MET is mounting its secondary aluminium production facility in the Le Havre port area of France. The specialist in the collection and recycling of aluminium scrap, NOVA MET has now inked a land-use agreement with HAROPA PORT, while from...
Alcoa Brasil’s Filtro Prensa project will create new ways to manage bauxite residue
Work on Alcoa Brasil's Filtro Prensa project began in August 2021 at the company's Poços de Caldas alumina refinery, which is fed by a captive adjacent bauxite mine. It is R$310 million (US$55 million) investment that will fully transform the waste disposal system at the Minas Gerais facility. The...
Aluminum Association CEO says US aluminum industry investment back on track
On Friday, January 14, Aluminum Association CEO Charles Johnson pointed out that investment in the US aluminum industry has started rising backed on the improvement in the economy in 2021. He added domestic producers announced investment of $800 million or more in Greenfield and expansion projects...
Downstream weekly recap: Kaiser Aluminum declares a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.77 per share; TANAKA Denshi Kogyo to set up new plant for aluminium bonding wires in Hangzhou, China
The downstream sector of the aluminium industry has been under the spotlight for a limited but strong number of reasons. To start with, according to a new study, the increased usage of electric vehicles (EVs) in global transportation is good for aluminium producers like Hindalco but negative for...
