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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Constellium teams up with Groupe Renault for sustainable automotive aluminium solutions
Constellium announced a new R&D initiative in France, Project ISA3, in collaboration with Groupe Renault, ESI Group, Institut de Soudure (Welding Institute), and the University of Lorraine. The project worth €7 million will develop lightweight, recyclable and cost-efficient aluminium solutions for...
Aluminerie Alouette sets all-time record production of 620,706 tonnes in 2020
Aluminerie Alouette, one of the most efficient primary aluminium producers of the world, has stated in 2020 review statement that: "Aluminerie Alouette in 2020 broke its record of all time with an annual production of 620,706 tons of aluminium. It was a special year in many ways for the largest...
SPUR to build a world-class bike components manufacturing unit with a special focus on hi-end aluminium components
SPUR, a subsidiary of Hero Motors Company and a global bike components manufacturer, will build a world-class manufacturing unit of bike components at the upcoming Hero Industrial Park, aiming at securing a strong position in the global components market. The news came after SPUR announced it on...
Greek Aluminium producer ElvalHalcor grants “Final Acceptance Certificate” to SMS for Aluminium Hot Strip Mill
ElvalHalcor SA, the Greece-based aluminium producer has granted SMS group the final acceptance certificate for the new four-stand high-performance hot strip mill commissioned at the Oinofyta facilities near Athens. During the installation, aluminium strips were successfully rolled in thicknesses...
Dr Mark Cooksey secures permanent position in ALCORE; Key responsibility includes AlF3 production process
Dr Mark Cooksey has permanently joined Australian Bauxite Limited’s technology subsidiary ALCORE Limited (Alcore). The news came on Wednesday, January 13, after ABx announced officially. Dr Cooksey first joined Alcore in January 2020 as a General Manager and became CEO in the next seven months on...
Hydro and Nuvosil start industrial pilot project for recycling of aluminium and silicon
Hydro and Nuvosil have commenced an industrial pilot project on new technology for recycling of aluminium and silicon that could reduce processing costs by up to 50% and energy consumption up to 90%. The recycling technology is supported by research and industrial partners SINTEF, NTNU, Cemtec...
Egyptalum’s tender for car wheel rims production line receives 6 bids from European and Chinese firms
The Egypt Aluminium Company, Egyptalum has disclosed that six European and Chinese companies have submitted bids towards the tender for a car wheel rims production line. Egyptalum publicized on 21 st December’20 for the opening of the submissions window on an international tender for the production...
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limit receives INR 450 Crore contract for NALCO Alumina Refinery Expansion Project
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has been awarded INR 450 Crore order from National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). The contract covers design, engineering, manufacturing, supply, erection, testing and commissioning of 1x300 TPH Coal Fired Boiler, 18.5 MW Steam Turbine Generator and...
Spanish maritime firm “Grup Aresa International” building four Aluminium patrol boats for Nigerian Navy
The Spanish maritime firm Grup Aresa International is building four aluminium patrolling boats for the Nigerian Navy, whereas, as per the information the hulls already completed. The company said two months ago that the milestone of the hulls being accomplished and had been reached and construction...
Moscow’s new micro-museum made of concrete and anodised aluminium cladding
Moscow’s new micro-museum of Russian Impressionists is a concrete building covered with perforated aluminium. Measures just over 1000 sqm, the museum is located at the site of a gigantic former chocolate factory in Moscow. McAslan Architects did not hesitate to construct the building entirely out...
Ball to construct a new aluminium end manufacturing facility in Kentucky; Production to start in 2022
Ball Corporation has decided to construct a new aluminium end manufacturing facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The production is scheduled to start in early-2022, creating approximately 200 manufacturing jobs. The company will expand the facility over multiple years through the installation of...
National Aluminium Company to invest INR 30,000 crore for expansion and diversification: Pralhad Joshi
On Thursday, January 7, Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Coal & Mines and Parliamentary Affairs, affirmed that National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) would invest INR 30,000 crore for expansion and diversification in the next six to seven years. Joshi, while addressing the 41st Foundation Day event...
Alcomet launches its upgraded production line for powder-coated aluminium profiles
Alcomet AD, the only one of a kind manufacturer of rolled and extruded aluminium products in Bulgaria, has begun the operation at its upgraded production line for producing powder-coated aluminium profiles. The company has invested 1.4 million levs, equivalent to $883,200, for modernising the...
Aluminium coaches for Pune Metro expected to arrive in May 2021 from Italy
On Tuesday, January 5, Maharashtra Metro Rail Corporation’s managing director Brijesh Dixit announced that aluminium coaches for Pune’s Metro trains would likely arrive in the city in May 2021 from Italy. Dixit said, “Pune Metro had given the purchase order for 102 aluminium bodied coaches. The...
Union Minister urges Govt. of India for the onset of NALCO’s brownfield expansion project in Odisha
On 4 th January 2021, the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra Pradhan delivered a letter to Prahlad Joshi, Coal and Mines Minister proposing him to increase the production capacity of Nalco’s Aluminium smelter plant at Angul. Pradhan in his letter has urged Joshi to take...
Matalco starts operations at aluminium billets plant in Wisconsin Rapids
Matalco has started production at its aluminium plant in Wisconsin Rapids. The facility, which began operations on November 19, has already shipped over 3 million pounds of products, reported Wisconsin Rapids Tribune. Matalco announced in January 2019 that it would invest US$80 million to construct...
PT Alumina Borneo Indonesia begins the construction of the Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery
On 28 th December, PT Alumina Borneo Indonesia (BAI) commenced the construction of the Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery (SGAR) in Bukit Batu Village, Sungai Kunyit District in Indonesia. The SGAR development plan has been prepared in recent years. This first pole planting for the project was led by...
Vedanta bags Radhikapur West Coal Block, an advantage for its Jharsuguda Aluminium Smelter
Vedanta, a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources and also India’s largest producer of aluminium has cropped up as the highest bidder for the Radhikapur West coal block, located in Angul district, Odisha. The coal is just at a distance of about 190 km from Vedanta’s Jharsuguda Aluminium Smelter. The coal...
