HPCL Brings Energy Leaders, Researchers and Startups Together at IISc Bengaluru to Accelerate energy Innovation through MC²+ IGNITE
The Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. today hosted the Bengaluru edition of MC²+ IGNITE – India’s flagship energy innovation accelerator at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, bringing together leaders from the energy industry, academia, research, startups and the investment...
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...
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Top ten upstream aluminium industry projects in 2019
The undisputable production growth in the global aluminium industry in last one decade has resulted in wide spread Greenfield and Brownfield expansions across the aluminium value chain. The year 2019 also saw many key projects ground breaking, developing and commissioning in the upstream and...
SMS group awarded contract to supply aluminium extrusion press to Constellium
SMS group has been awarded a contract to supply an extrusion press to Constellium Singen GmbH in Germany. SMS group will install a 45-MN aluminium extrusion press in a newly established production hall at the Singen site. The extrusion press will expand the company’s production capacity of...
Alba refinances US$1.5 billion syndicated loan facility for Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest smelter ex-China, successfully refinanced its US$1.5 billion syndicated loan facility in connection to the Line 6 Expansion Project. Alba managed to reduce interest margin from 325 basis points over the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to 300 basis...
BMW invests 400 million euros in Dingolfing plant for highly automated electric vehicles production
According to a recent report, the BMW group is investing 400 million euros in restructuring its Dingolfing vehicle plant for the production of electric vehicles, including the highly automated BMW iNEXT. The update of the plant should be done by 2021 and the BMW iNEXT will be the first pure...
Nippon Light Metal Georgia to build aluminium auto parts factory in north-western Georgia
US based auto parts supplier Nippon Light Metal Georgia (NLMGA) plans to build a US$50 million factory in north-western Georgia. Governor Brian P. Kemp and the state economic development officials from Georgia announced it last Thursday. The company, which makes aluminium automotive components,...
Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project paves way for new era of growth and prosperity
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) Chairman Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa said the company’s Line 6 Expansion Project is a game-changer and marks a turning point for Alba and a new era of growth and prosperity for Bahrain. With the inauguration of the Project on Sunday 24 November 2019, Alba has...
Shandong Weiqiao to move 2.03 MT aluminium capacity from Shandong to hydro power rich Yunnan
A report from Shanghai Metals Market said that Shandong Weiqiao Aluminium and Electricity, a subsidiary of China Hongqiao Group, would move 2.03 million tonnes of capacity from Binzhou of east China’s Shandong province to south China’s Yunnan. The news was confirmed from an official notice on...
QuesTek Innovations develops new aluminum alloy for additive manufacturing capable of high temperature performance
QuesTek Innovations LLC, a US based leading Integrated Computational Materials Engineering company has developed a new aluminium alloy for additive manufacturing. The alloy is capable of high-strength performance at 200 to 300 degrees C in the as-built condition. According to the company it is the...
Ghana starts road construction project with the arrival of first installment of fund under Sinohydro bauxite deal
China’s ability to move faster with the infrastructure deals gives the country an edge in African infrastructure investment over the U.S., European and Japanese rivals. As the first installment of US$649 million financing has arrived, Ghana is moving fast to build the infrastructure projects...
Midland Pressure Diecasting installs new fully automatic aluminium diecasting machine at its Willenhall facility
To sum up 2019 with a boost in production, the UK-based fast-growing die casting foundries Midland Pressure Diecasting Limited (MPD) has invested £250,000 in the installation of a new fully automatic aluminium diecasting machine at its Willenhall facility. This new investment is reportedly expected...
Citic Dicastal inaugurates second aluminium plant in Morocco
Citic Dicastal, a manufacturer of aluminium alloy wheels for the auto industry, has inaugurated its new aluminium plant in Kenitra, Morocco. The company invested €350 million to set up its second manufacturing factory. The 30,000-square-meter project has created over 1,200 new job opportunities at...
Greencroft Bottling collaborates with Ardagh to set up a wine canning line
Greencroft Bottling Company has collaborated with Ardagh Group to launch the UK’s first wine canning line in County Durham. Greencroft Bottling has invested over £2million in the new can filling line. The new can filling line will initially focus on the popular 200ml and 250ml slimline cans but...
Antaike projects a surplus alumina market in 2020; prices to hover around US$ 342-413/t
As presented by Huo Yunbo, senior analyst with Chinese consultancy Antaike during Aluminum Week in Qingdao, China’s alumina production will increase to 74.35 million tonne by 2020 with new operations coming online, leading to a surplus of 730,000 tonne putting pressure on price. She projected...
Australian Bauxite Ltd likely to go ahead with Binjour bauxite mine after positive bulk sampling
Australian Bauxite Limited's bulk-sampling programs at Binjour QLD in 2019 have defined the optimum Mining Lease Application and clarified the mining-processing strategy for the Binjour bauxite project. The results confirmed that the mining project can operate at a bulk-scale and is capable of...
Alba becomes the largest aluminium smelter in ex-China world with the inauguration of Line 6
With the inauguration of Line 6 Expansion Project on Sunday 24 November 2019, Bahrain-based Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has become the largest aluminium smelter in ex-China world. The potline was inaugurated by King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Prince Salman bin...
Alba’s Sixth Potline to be inaugurated by Bahrain King on Sunday, November 24
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa announced during the opening of Arabal 2019 that its Line 6 Expansion Project would be inaugurated on Sunday, November 24, by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Chairman said Bahrain would become the home of the world’s...
McKechnie invests in new $18 million machinery to produce larger and complex aluminium profiles
McKechnie Aluminium, a pioneer in manufacturing and delivering high-quality aluminium components in New Zealand, has reportedly invested in new machinery worth $18 million for better production in the future. Already known for having the lowest carbon footprint in Australia, McKechnie Aluminium now...
Pierce Aluminum to consolidate two of its operations at a new Federal Way facility
Pierce Aluminum, a leading distributor of aluminium and a manufacturer of aluminium finished products in Massachusetts is planning to consolidate its Kent and South Park operations by early 2020. Both the operations will be consolidated at its new Federal Way location. Pierce Aluminum Company,...
