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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ELYSIS selects Rio Tinto’s Alma smelter for foremost installation and demonstration of its inert anode technology at a commercial size of 450 kA
On 20 th April 2021, ELYSIS made public that it has selected the Rio Tinto’s Alma smelter in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, for the foremost installation and demonstration of its inert anode technology at a commercial size of 450 kiloamperes (kA), which is a common capacity for modern, full-scale...
Fisher Group selects AP&T’s solution for hot forming of high-strength aluminium parts
The German metal components manufacturer Fischer Group has selected the industrial enterprise active in the sheet metal forming AP&T’s solution for hot forming of high-strength aluminium parts. The outstanding technology is capable of delivering extremely rational and cost-effective production of...
Spanish Govt. need to allocate European funds for Latem Aluminium: Luis Tudanca, Secretary General of PSOE
On 16 th March 2021, Luis Tudanca, the Secretary-General of the PSOE in Castile and León, has demanded that the Government of Spain should allocate European funds from the recovery plan for an aluminium industrial project that will create 700 direct jobs and 1,400 indirect jobs in Zamora province...
RUSAL set to reconstruct four of its largest smelters in Siberia: Evgenii Nikitin, CEO of RUSAL
Evgenii Nikitin, the Chief Executive Officer of Rusal, one of the globally leading aluminium producers, delivered the statement from the Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum that Rusal is all set to reconstruct four of its largest smelters in Siberia. The modernisation strategy will be engrossed in building...
Inalum to improve its aluminium smelting furnace technology; seeks support from three EPC companies
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum (Inalum) has announced that it will improve its aluminium smelting furnace technology with the help of three EPC companies, namely SAMI, PT Waskita Karya (Persero), and PT Unefeco. The news came after the executive director of PT Inalum (Persero), Sophia Issabella...
Dudley’s Aluminium strengthens its senior management team for business growth, promotes five staff to Director-level positions
Cardiff-based aluminium fabricator Dudley’s Aluminium has promoted its five senior staff to director-level positions for strengthening the management team further. Selected by the company’s Board of Directors, Neil Andrews and Simon Hoggett are the new Estimating Director and Sales Director,...
Alcore produces aluminium fluoride samples from dross; Eyes at building first commercial processing plant next year
Alcore Limited, 87 per cent-owned chemical refining subsidiary of ASX-listed Australian Bauxite, has reportedly produced aluminium fluoride samples from aluminium smelter waste known as dross in its recent test work by using proprietary technology. The company hopes to become the first domestic...
Hydro establishes Hydro REIN for developing new renewable projects and solutions
Hydro will establish a separate company called Hydro REIN to provide renewable energy solutions for more sustainable industries. The company aims to help Hydro and other industrial clients succeed with their energy transition. “As part of Hydro’s strategic direction of strengthening our position in...
Ghana’s new integrated aluminium industry requires 500MW of power supply; GIADEC in talks with power companies
Like the global aluminium industry, Ghana’s new integrated aluminium industry is going to be highly-energy intensive, requiring 500 megawatts of direct and stable power supply to be able to operate effectively. Ghana is in the process of expanding its existing bauxite mine in Awaso and developing...
Karnataka aims at becoming electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub; ready to lend support to US-based Triton Electric
Karnataka state in southern India has assured to lend all its support to the US-based Triton Electric for manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs), including cars, in the state. The news came after an official familiar with the matter said in a statement on Monday, April 5, "In a virtual meeting,...
Rusal America to set up its new aluminium AM powder business at Pittsburgh Tech Centre
Rusal America is reportedly eyeing the additive manufacturing (AM) centre Neighborhood 91 at Pittsburgh International Airport Innovation Campus for its new aluminium AM powder business. The firm declared its move into the aluminium additive manufacturing powder segment in January 2021. The...
Rheinmetall secures aluminium engine block order worth over €100 million
The integrated technology group, Rheinmetall has secured a follow-up order from an unnamed German carmaker to produce aluminium engine blocks with a total value crossing more than €100 million. Rheinmetall AG is a publicly listed company based in Düsseldorf, Germany and is a powerful,...
Bulgarian real estate firm Interlink Group to invest in Aluminium profiles production
On 30 th March 2021, Trakia Economic Zone (TEZ) reported that Bulgarian real estate firm Interlink Grup revolutionised towards the development of an aluminium profiles production facility near the city of Plovdiv. Followed by the investment of €20.3 million for the aluminium profiles production...
Stadler Rail secures 40 aluminium electric train production contract from EAV
VOLTURNO Autonomous Body (EAV), the transport authority for the Campania region of Italy, has awarded a supply contract to Stadler Rail for up to 40 three-car electric multiple unit (EMUs) trains. Under the contract, Stadler will initially supply 231.5kV dc EMUs. The contract includes both...
King River Resources market price mounts with HPA progress
The exploration mining company, King River Resources, with holdings at Speewah and Mt Remarkable in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia and at Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory reflects its share price mounting 27%, gliding on the news that the company has managed to produce...
Gränges to infuse $33 million to boost aluminium casting capacity in the US
Gränges will infuse $33 million to expand its aluminium casting operations in Huntingdon, Tennessee, to encounter the rise in demand from North American customers. This investment follows the previous and successful investments in new rolling capacity at the sites in Huntingdon and Newport,...
Industrial space developer Panattoni to build Reynaers Aluminium plant outside Warsaw
The greenest industrial developer of Europe in 2020, Panattoni, has secured the contract from Reynaers Aluminium to develop a 31,000 sqm warehouse and production plant on a site chosen by Reynaers in Urzut, which is located around 30 km southwest of Warsaw in Poland. The producer of innovative and...
Dudley’s Aluminium in UK bags £2.4 million contracts at Finzels Reach
The UK based firm, Dudley's Aluminium has bagged a multimillion-pound project at Finzels Reach, Bristol’s mixed-use development. The Cardiff based aluminium fabricator has won the £2.4 million contract with Willmott Dixon to work on the Halo project. Halo is a short walk from Castle Park, Cabot...
