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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Canpack initiates process journey for the upcoming facility in Eastern Indiana
In Eastern Indiana a beverage can company will be building a new factory. The initial process for the new factory has already begun and the new factory is expected to produce around 3.6 billion cans per year. The city of Muncie in the Indiana State of US witnessed the ceremony for the new aluminium...
EGA accomplishes work of new 600-megawatt power plant
Emirates Global Aluminium in UAE, the top primary aluminium producer in GCC and a leading aluminium producer globally, has announced the accomplishment of its power plant, which will remarkably enhance environmental performance at EGA in Jebel Ali. The first in the UAE and the global aluminium...
Crown Holdings’ new Southwestern United States aluminium beverage can facility to come online in 2Q2023 at Mesquite, Nevada
On Friday, September 24, Crown Holdings Inc. said that it selected a location in Mesquite, Nevada, for its upcoming Southwestern United States aluminium beverage can manufacturing facility. Located in the Mesquite Technology and Commerce Center, the facility will supply standard and speciality...
Ball Corporation announces to build a new aluminium beverage can packaging plant in Las Vegas
On Thursday, September 23, Ball Corporation announced its plan to build a new aluminium beverage packaging plant in North Las Vegas, Nevada, US. The plant will have multiple lines and will expectedly begin production in late 2022. Ball expects the plant, when fully operational, will create nearly...
Pittsburgh based Alcoa to invest more on stability in 2022, says Bill Oplinger
The American industrial corporation and the world's eighth-largest producer of aluminium, with corporate headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa’s senior executives are planning to invest more in 2022 to sustain their existing facilities. However, they will be observing for acquisitions and...
Alvance Aluminium’s recycling plant next to the Lochaber smelter gets approval from Highland councillors
The Highland Council have approved the proposal of GFG Alliance aluminium arm Alvance’s recycling plant next to the Lochaber smelter near Fort William. Sanjeev Gupta chaired Alvance Aluminium will use the recycled materials, along with metal from the smelter, in a new casting facility. The approved...
Larsen & Toubro commissions the expansion project of Hindalco’s Utkal Alumina refinery
India’s multinational conglomerate and the premier infrastructure developer, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced that its metallurgical and material handling business has commissioned the 0.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) expansion project of Hindalco’s Utkal alumina refinery located at Kucheipadar...
Global aluminium price hike triggers Alcoa to restart Alumar smelter in Brazil
The leading aluminium producer Alcoa Corporation has tooled up on a project to restart an idled aluminium smelter in Brazil following the hike in aluminium prices to a 13-year high and Chinese output reduction. On 20th September 2021, the Pittsburgh headquartered aluminium producer and its partner...
Downstream Products Weekly Recap: Alcomet commences the operation of new facility for processing of aluminium profiles; Aluminium price upsurge improves Hindalco's earnings outlook: Jefferies India
The aluminium downstream sector remained insightful during the week. However, the political instability in the world’s second-largest producer of bauxite, Guinea has installed another gear to the hike in the price of aluminium and it reached to 13years high of $3000 per tonne. Bulgaria’s Alcomet,...
A3 Surfaces inaugurates first plant in Haut-Saguenay industrial park, Canada
On 17th September 2021, an innovative company highly specialized through its revolutionary technology, A3 Surfaces launched its first plant in the industrial park of Haut-Saguenay. The company is known for marketing antimicrobial anodized aluminium. For the Saguenay Company, this initiative will...
Ghana inks $1.2 billion agreement with Rocksure International to develop bauxite resources
The West African nation Ghana, spanning the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south has selected a wholly-owned Ghanaian company, Rocksure International as a strategic partner to develop a bauxite mine and alumina refinery in a bid to develop an industry out of its untapped aluminium ore...
Chief Minister of Odisha inaugurates the expansion of Hindalco’s Utkal Alumina refinery
On 16th September 2021, the Chief Minister of Odisha Naveen Patnaik virtually inaugurated Utkal Alumina refinery’s expansion of production capacity from 1.5 MTPA to 2 MTPA at Doraguda, Kashipur in Rayagada district. Aditya Birla Group, the parent company of Utkal Alumina has injected around INR...
Alcomet commences the operation of new facility for processing of aluminium profiles
On 16th September 2021, Alcomet, the leading manufacturer of aluminium rolled and extruded products in Bulgaria stated that it put into operation a new facility for processing of aluminium profiles following an investment of € 6.9 million. Alcomet in a bourse filing stated that the new equipment...
Alpha HPA joins Australian Aluminium Council as the first high purity alumina project
The Australian Aluminium Council, which represents Australia’s bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting and downstream processing industries declared the joining of the world’s most sustainable high purity aluminium producer Alpha HPA Limited as a new member, diversifying the Council’s...
Nimir Chemicals to invest Rs1.25 billion in establishing aluminium cans production facility
Nimir Industrial Chemicals Limited, an Oleo Chemicals and Chlor Alkali manufacturing company in Pakistan, has made an announcement to invest Rs1.25 billion to start an aluminium cans production facility. According to a bourse filling, “[The] board of Nimir approved an investment of Rs1.25 billion...
Service Center Metals to support Prince George aluminum extrusion manufacturer with their expansion project
A Prince George County-based aluminum extrusions manufacturer has announced that it will expand its operations to meet the increasing demand of the customers. Service Center Metals, specialised in the sale and distribution of soft aluminum extrusions, is likely to invest $101.7 million for the...
GIADEC announces the implementation of four Integrated Aluminium Industry projects
Michael Ansah, CEO of Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC), has announced the implementation of four new Integrated Aluminium Industry (IAI) projects to develop the industrial transformation agenda of the country. The news came after Ansah noted at the launch of GIADEC’s IAI...
Alvance Aluminium anticipates Highland council’s approval for the aluminium recycling plant next to Lochaber smelter
The Highland Council is due next week to come up with a decision on the application to build an aluminium recycling plant that will be able to manage 100,000 tonnes of metal per year. GFG Alliance’s aluminium arm Alvance, the applicant stated: “The green energy used will help it to draw custom from...
