Ghana puts bauxite, lithium and iron ore in the spotlight to woo Australian capital
Ghana has stepped up efforts to attract Australian investment into its growing critical minerals sector, pitching the country as a stable and reform-driven destination for mining and value-added mineral development at the 2026 Africa Down Under (ADU) Summit in Perth. The Ghanaian delegation was led...
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...
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China Hongqiao Group and Scholz Recycling JV to start a recycled aluminium producing plant in 2021
According to a recent report, the world’s top private-sector Chinese aluminium maker China Hongqiao Group will put a secondary aluminium plant into operation at its home province in Shandong at the end of 2021. The Group said it is a joint project with Germany’s Scholz Recycling. The facility will...
2020: Reynaers Aluminum reports 12% rise in turnover, amid COVID crisis
The designer of cutting-edge glazing solutions for some of the most iconic buildings in the world, Reynaers Aluminum, the Romanian firm has reported a 12% rise in turnover amid the Covid-19 pandemic situation in 2020. The aluminium product making company is the European leader in the construction...
Dudley’s Aluminium secures £250,000 projects from two new clients
Dudley’s Aluminium has secured projects worth over £250,000 from two new clients. The company will work one of the leading construction, housing and civil engineering companies in Wales, Jones Brothers (Henllan) Ltd. Welsh aluminium fabricator’s first project is the TVR Showroom in Ebbw Vale,...
Mining Industry Indonesia assigns $2 billion annual capex with focus on building alumina refinery
Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) has assigned a capital expenditure (capex) of Rp 29 trillion (US$2.05 billion) for the year 2021, with a focus on developing an alumina refinery. MIND ID president director Orias Petrus Moedak said last week that of the total allotted fund, Rp 2 trillion would be...
UACJ Corporation to invest in new manufacturing equipment to meet aluminium automotive components demand
UACJ Corporation has planned to invest about 3.6 billion yen (approximately 33.3 million US dollars) in new manufacturing equipment for two factories operated by its US-based subsidiary, UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries. The investment is likely to meet brisk demand for aluminium automotive...
Altech Chemicals announces pre-feasibility study progress for battery materials high purity alumina coating plant
Altech Chemicals Limited announced an update on the progress of the pre-feasibility study (PFS) for building of a battery materials high purity alumina coating plant in Saxony, Germany. The company identified potential suppliers for utilities and raw materials and obtained input pricing for plant...
Gillespie & Powers Inc. secures order from Matalco to supply ‘Tilting Melting Furnace’ and 'Tilting Holding Furnace'
Gillespie & Powers Inc. has entered into an agreement with Matalco to supply one (1) 180,000 Lb. Tilting Melting Furnace, One (1) 180,000 Lb. Tilting Holding Furnace and related equipment in support of their business expansion in Franklin KY. This equipment will be operational in early 2022....
Jamaica Bauxite Mining to initiate up-gradation work of Ocho Rios Port
The limited liability company which was incorporated on February 13, 1975, Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM), where the company holds 51% equity, on behalf of the Government, in the operations of Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners in St. Ann, is eyeing to initiate the up-gradation work of Ocho...
Multiscale Aluminium & Metal Industries receive AED117-million contracts from Azizi Developments
Multiscale Aluminium & Metal Industries, engaged in metal, aluminium, glassworks, external cladding, canopies, has received contracts worth AED117-million ($32 million) for aluminium, glass, and metal works services. Multiscale Aluminium & Metal Industries will offer service to UAE-based Azizi...
Alufluoride commences new expanded aluminium fluoride plant at Visakhapatnam
Alufluoride Limited has reportedly started the commercial production of Aluminium Fluoride plant at Visakhapatnam with effect from Saturday, May 1. The news came after the company informed the exchange regarding the commencement of its business operations. Alufluoride confirmed that it would...
TAKRAF installs India’s longest overland conveyor system for Utkal Alumina refinery to transport bauxite
The technological solution provider to the global mining and minerals industries TAKRAF has designed and installed India’s longest overland conveyor system, for the Greenfield project of Hindalco-owned Utkal Alumina refinery. The project worked by the TAKRAF’s India office included the longest...
Alpha HPA inks MoU with CleanCo Queensland for renewable energy supply
The producer of sustainable ultra-high purity aluminium products Alpha HPA has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CleanCo Queensland to supply up to 100% of the power for its HPA First Project in Gladstone. The project is earmarking the production of around 10,000 tonnes per annum...
Hydro to invest BRL 1.1 billion in Alunorte fuel-switch project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Hydro has planned invest BRL 1.1 billion in the Alunorte fuel-switch project reduce the refinery’s annual CO2 emissions by 600,000 tonnes. The project will replace heavy fuel oil with natural gas at the Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery. “This project is a milestone in our sustainability strategy and...
EGA initiates Al Taweelah aluminium smelter’s first section of expansion
On 26 th April 2021, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced the activation of the first section of an expansion to the company’s Al Taweelah smelter. The ramp-up of the 26 new reduction cells at potline 1 at Al Taweelah will be followed to produce some 30,000 tonnes of aluminium per year. The...
Ball Corporation to invest $51.8 million in new distribution center
Ball Corporation will make an investment of $51.8 million for the construction of new distribution center in northwest Georgia. The investment will allow the company to buy 109-acre site for the center. It will also create jobs for 70 people. The company will construct a 750,000-square-foot...
Novelis to showcase its cutting-edge automotive aluminium solutions at the Auto Show Shanghai 2021
Novelis is showcasing its portfolio of cutting-edge automotive aluminium at Auto Shanghai 2021. The company is aiming to implement China’s first world-class closed-loop recycling system in Zhenjiang, to meet customers’ sustainability targets. “China’s national strategy of “Carbon Neutrality by...
ELLWOOD Aluminum completes construction of its Hubbard plant
ELLWOOD Aluminum, a manufacturer of aluminium ingot and billet, rectangular slab, and cast plate, has announced the completion of its Hubbard plant. The work on 12,000-square-foot casting plant started in 2018 to increase the company’s production capabilities. ELLWOOD Aluminum has invested $60...
Diageo North America to install two can lines with $80 million investment
Diageo North America announced that the company will invest approximately $80 million to install two can lines at a new facility in Plainfield, Illinois. The plant will have the capacity to produce over 25 million cases of RTDs per year, including Smirnoff seltzers and the newly launched...
