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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India’s ETO Motors inks MoU with Telangana government for electric vehicles
India’s ETO Motors has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Telangana government for the establishment of manufacturing facility for its range of electric vehicles. The plant will be built under its subsidiary Keto Motors with an investment of INR150 crore. NK Rawal, Managing...
Bosnian aluminium producer Aluminij resumes production after a 15-months pause: Source
Bosnia’s ailing aluminium producer Aluminij has reportedly recommenced production after a halt for 15-months, thanks to an agreement with an Israeli-Chinese partner signed earlier this year, reported a local media. In April 2020, Israel’s M.T. Abraham Group and its partners China Machinery...
RUSAL: Installation of innovative crude aluminium cleaning system at Khakas Aluminium smelter concludes
RUSAL, a leader of the global aluminium industry concludes the installation of a modern automated system for cleaning crude aluminium in crucibles at the Khakas Aluminium Smelter (KhAZ) in Sayanogorsk. The global aluminium giant has injected $2.7 million in the project. The introduction of the...
Fortum eNext accomplishes Hindalco Mahan Aluminium’s coal-fired power plant project of axing NOx emissions
Fortum eNext low-NOx solutions, a part of Finland’s clean energy firm Fortum, has accomplished its earliest commercial combustion modification project in Madhya Pradesh, India at Hindalco Mahan Aluminium. Fortum said in a statement: “The project was aimed at reducing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions...
Tenova commissions Roll Grinding Machine and Roll Shop Equipment for the new Hot Rolling Mill at JW Aluminum
JW Aluminium, a leading producer of flat-rolled aluminium products, which are used in a wide variety of commercial and consumer applications based in South Carolina, USA, has successfully commissioned the Roll Grinding Machine and Roll Shop Equipment for the new Hot Rolling Mill towards the...
Guyana’s untouched Bauxite deposit near Orealla likely to be developed: Minister of Natural Resources
On 2 nd November’20, Vickram Bharrat, Minister of Natural Resources, Guyana, announced that he has already met with investors those are looking to develop the Tarakuli bauxite deposit located just over 10 miles away from Orealla (East Berbice/Corentyne). Natural Resources Minister, Bharrat along...
CEOs of Siemens Energy and EGA meet to review construction progress of power block for aluminium smelting
Christian Bruch, Siemens Energy’s Chief Executive Officer, and Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Emirates Global Aluminium’s CEO, have reportedly met to evaluate the progress of a very highly-efficient power generation facility under construction at EGA Jebel Ali site and discuss potential future...
Arksen’s first explorer yacht ‘Project Ocean’ will contain recycled aluminium from Hydro
Arksen announced its plan to build a cutting edge eco-friendly superyacht – the first explorer vessel ‘Project Ocean’ under Arksen 85 series. The yacht has officially gone into production in the United Kingdom and is ready to take sail within the next two years. The Arksen 85’s hull will contain...
Wheels India invests INR 177 crore in new cast aluminium wheel plant; Revenue declines 14% in Q3
Wheels India Ltd. commissioned new cast aluminium wheel plant with an investment of INR 177 crore. The facility, located at Thervoy Kandigai, Tamil Nadu, will have an annual production capacity of 7.5 lakh wheels. Srivats Ram, MD, said, “We will start shipping cast aluminium wheels shortly....
Rio Tinto to invest $51 million in upgrading its Vaudreuil alumina refinery at Quebec
Rio Tinto, the world’s second-largest miner, is reportedly investing $51 million in upgrading facilities at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, Canada. According to the report, three new energy efficient buildings are under construction. Besides, existing facilities will be revamped with a...
Nasmyth Group signs multi-million-pound precision engineering contract with Incora
Nasmyth, a global supplier of precision engineering solutions and metals has signed a multi-million-pound contract with Incora, the global provider of innovative supply chain solutions to the aerospace and other industries, will manufacture precision engineered components for multiple platforms...
Wanaka entrepreneur Chanelle O'Sullivan launches Borage+Bee honey-based sparkling alcohol drink in 330ml Aluminium cans
The 32-year-old entrepreneur, Chanelle O’Sullivan hailing from Wanaka, a resort town on New Zealand's South Island launch of her new start-up Borage + Bee Meadery, brewing a modern New Zealand version of the traditional mead wine. The lightly alcoholic sparkling honey-based drink packaged in sleek...
Alba, SCE, & MOICT visit the construction site of Alba’s Spent Pot Lining (SPL) Treatment Plant
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) said the construction is in full swing at the company’s Spent Pot Lining (SPL) Treatment Plant, the first of its kind in the GCC and Middle East. The company said officials from Alba, Supreme Council for Environment (SCE), and Ministry of Industry, Commerce, and Tourism...
Angul Aluminium Park’s infrastructure work to be ready by March 2021: State Govt. of Odisha, India
Angul Aluminium Park, a joint venture of Nalco and Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco), has positioned March 2021 as the deadline to complete infrastructure works by State Govt. of Odisha, India. As per reports, the state government has started receiving investment...
Azelio in partnership with Jet Energy aims to store 45 MWh of electricity until 2025
Jet Energy, a Moroccan EPC Contractor specialized in the construction, operation and maintenance of photovoltaic power plants has developed multiple power generation projects in Francophone Africa and now they are coming up with storage systems. On 20 th October’20, as a part of an agreement signed...
Comboios de Portugal orders aluminium bodied 1668 mm gauge electric and bi-mode multiple-units
Comboios de Portugal (CP), the national operator has assigned Stadler Rail its first contract to deliver 1668 mm gauge versions of its Flirt regional multiple-unit family for use on the Iberian Peninsula. On 21 st October’20, €158 million agreement was signed which covers 10 electric multiple-units...
Australian Aluminium Council welcomes “VBX Limited”, the first member in category of Bauxite explorers and mine proponents
The Australian Aluminium Council has welcomed the VBX Limited as a new member. In 2020, the Council created a new membership category, enabling bauxite explorers and mine proponents to join the Council. VBX is the first member of this category. VBX is the proponents of the Wuudagu Bauxite Project...
JDE Peet’s plans to increase production capacity of aluminium coffee capsule
JDE Peet’s has planned to expand production capacity of aluminium coffee capsule to meet the increased consumer demand. The company will install new high-speed aluminium coffee capsule production lines with an investment of EUR 110 million. JDE Peet’s will invest over the coming 18 months beginning...
