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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Alumina Ltd., GFG Alliance expected to follow Green Aluminium path at San Ciprián
The workers of San Ciprián Aluminium smelter has unlocked the door followed by the meeting with Alcoa authorities in a possibility that the negotiations between the American multinational and the State, through the Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales ( SEPI ), reach an agreement for...
Inalum budgets a CAPEX of $ 318 million for 2021; eyes to sell aluminium in domestic market
The Indonesian state-owned company specialized in aluminium smelting, PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium, colloquially known as Inalum has budgeted a capital expenditure of $ 318 million for 2021. The investment will be major to finance several downstream projects and increase aluminium production...
A3 Surfaces moves one step closer for commercialization of antimicrobial Aluminium
The Saguenay, Canada based company A3 Surfaces has moved one step closer to the marketing of its antimicrobial aluminium, which the world has shown interest in. It is now setting up its production line in its new Chicoutimi plant. On 25 th February 2021, Dr Guy Leblanc, Vice-President and Medical...
Coal India to invest INR 38,000 crore in Aluminium smelting Greenfield project
The Indian public sector coal mining and refining company, Coal India projects to invest INR 1.43 lakh crore in 26 projects in new business areas. The new business areas will incorporate a Greenfield aluminium project along with brownfield aluminium projects in a joint venture with NALCO, solar...
2021: RUSAL to infuse RUB 4.5 billion in the modernization of the Sayanogorsk and Khakas Aluminium smelters
RUSAL has announced that it will infuse RUB 4.5 billion this year towards modernizing the Sayanogorsk and Khakas Aluminium smelters. The bulk of the funds will be used to enhance the production of electrodes, installation of new equipment in the foundry division and revamp the energy efficiency of...
Cameroon: Minister of mines, other dignitaries visit the Minim Martap Project site
Phillip Gallagher, the Managing Director of Canyon Resources and Rick Smith, the new Camalco Director-General hosted a visit on 25 th January 2021, to the Minim Martap Project site by His Excellency Gabrielle Ndoko, the Minister of Mines – Govt. of Cameroon, the Secretary of State to the Minister...
Hydro receives new project for its low-carbon aluminium alloy Hydro CIRCAL
Hydro has received new building project for the innovative House of Choice in Sweden. The company will supply low-carbon aluminium alloy Hydro CIRCAL for the project. House of Choice will become Scandinavia’s first zero-energy hotel. “SAPA, a Hydro building systems brand, was chosen as solution...
SMS group delivers cold rolling mill for aluminium strips to BaoWu Aluminium Technology
SMS group has announced the delivery of new cold rolling mill for aluminium strips to BaoWu Aluminium Technology Limited. The mill can process aluminium strips with a maximum width of 2,350 millimeters. The facility is planned for an annual capacity of about 120,000 tons. The smallest final...
ALVANCE initiates consultation on newly announced £94 million Lochaber smelter expansion to make GREEN ALUMINIUM
ALVANCE, the globally integrated aluminium business and also part of the sustainable industry leader GFG Alliance, will commence consulting on plans for a new $94 million recycling and aluminium billet plant at its Lochaber smelter upcoming week as it develops Fort William’s position as a leading...
Vedanta approves expansion of Lanjigarh Alumina refinery for INR 37.79 billion
The Board of Directors of Vedanta has approved the expansion of existing capacity of Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery, as announced by Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Ltd. On 4 th February 2021, during its regulatory filing, Vedanta stated that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting which was held...
Constellium to invest in adding 60,000 tonnes per annum aluminium recycling capacity in Europe
On Thursday, February 4, Constellium, a global aluminium rolled and extruded products manufacturer, announced its plans to invest in expanding aluminium recycling capacity by 60,000 tonnes per annum in Europe. This project will focus on using recycled material for manufacturing aluminium slabs...
Aluminium die-casting auto components firm ‘Endurance Technologies’ kicks-off production at new plant in Tamil Nadu, India
On 2 nd February 2021, the leading auto components manufacturer, Endurance Technologies declared its commencement of commercial production at the Company's new plant situated at SIPCOT Industrial Park in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. The new plant will manufacture aluminium die-castings and carry out...
EGA, Mubadala and Dubal Holding completes major milestone by firing Siemens Energy H-Class gas turbine
On 3 rd February 2021, Emirates Global Aluminium, Mubadala and Dubal Holding accomplished a major milestone with the first firing of the Siemens Energy H-class gas turbine at a new AED 1 billion state-of-the-art power plant under development at EGA’s Jebel Ali site. The Siemens Energy H-class gas...
Expansion plans at GFG Alliance’s Locabher Aluminium smelter boost employment opportunities
In November’20, the £94 million investment and expansion plans announced by Alvance British Aluminium’s owners GFG Alliance, at its Locabher aluminium smelter in Fort William, which is encouraging up to 70 new jobs, while 20-25 jobs already created in the first three years of its acquisition. In...
Crown to establish new aluminium beverage can manufacturing facility worth $145 million in Virginia
Beverage packaging manufacturer Crown has reportedly announced to inaugurate a new aluminium beverage can manufacturing facility in Henry County, Virginia. The plant, to be located in Commonwealth Crossing Business Centre, will mark Crown’s third greenfield beverage can manufacturing investment in...
Hydrovolt begins work on Norway's first recycling electric vehicle batteries plant
Hydrovolt has commenced the construction of Norway's first plant for recycling electric vehicle batteries, located in the town of Fredrikstad. The facility, which is planned start operations in late 2021, will have the capacity to process more than 8,000 tonnes of modules from car batteries each...
Salzburg Aluminium Group begins 2021 with a top start, secures € 21 million order value
Salzburger Aluminium Group concluded 2020 better than the automotive industry average, as the Group’s sales revenue recorded around € 155 million with a positive EBIT. The internationally successful manufacturer of high-quality aluminium components for the automotive, commercial vehicle and railway...
NALCO announces INR 749 crore buyback plan at INR 57.50 per equity share
The board of National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) has approved a buyback proposal worth INR 749.10 crore. The company plans to buy 13.02 crore shares at INR 57.50 per equity share for an aggregate not exceeding INR 749.10 crore. NALCO said in a BSE filing that ''the board of directors of the...
