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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Heesen unveils new 49.8-metre superyacht featuring aluminium fast displacement hull
Dutch shipbuilding company Heesen Yachts has recently unveiled 49.8-metre long luxury yacht Boreas at its own shipyard in Oss. The vessel, based on the Nova Plus platform, is comprised of an aluminium fast displacement hull developed by Van Oossanen Naval Architects and an aluminium superstructure....
Project Tonstad, a 208 MW wind farm in Norway to start commercial operation and supply electricity to Hydro from 2020
In July 2018, ENGIE and SUSI signed the financing agreements for Project Tonstad , a 208 MW wind farm in Norway to supply power to the aluminium sector. The project, which is currently under construction in the south of Norway will be one of the largest in Norway, and will supply all electricity...
Apollo Machine and Welding receives Canada government grant for its 3D printing business
Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Edmonton Mill Woods announced US$447,480 fund for Apollo Machine and Welding Ltd. The fund was provided by the Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister responsible for Western...
Gestamp inaugurates aluminium automotive parts plant in Slovakia
Gestamp, a designer, developer and manufacturer of highly engineered metal components for the automotive industry, announced the inauguration of a new plant specializing in aluminium in Nitra (Slovakia). With nearly 130 million euros investment, the facility will manufacture aluminium components...
Altech shares takeaways from CRU's latest report on high purity alumina (HPA) market
Altech Chemicals Limited has shared a few takeaways from the high purity alumina (HPA) market outlook report by CRU Consulting (CRU) that they received recently. The unconstrained demand forecast for 4N+ (99.99% or greater) HPA is significantly stronger than CRU’s earlier forecast in 2018. The...
SNC-Lavalin bags new engineering and project management services contract from EGA
SNC-Lavalin, Canadian engineering, procurement, and construction services provider, has reportedly bagged a three-year Master Services Agreement from Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to provide engineering and project management services. The Canadian company will complement EGA’s existing resources...
Canada and Quebec awarding $2.8 million to FjordAl Aluminium for its new aluminium rod manufacturing plant
According to a report, the governments of Canada and Quebec are providing a financial assistance of $2.8 million to FjordAl Aluminium for starting up an aluminium rod manufacturing plant in the Jonquière sector of Saguenay. The total value of the project is $6.6 million and will expectedly create...
Heesen delivers eighth vessel in 5000 Aluminium Class - ‘Masa’
Heesen Yachts’ eighth vessel in 5000 Aluminium Class Masa has been reportedly delivered, followed by two-days of sea trials in May. The yacht, which was previously known as Project Aster, had hit the water for the first time in April and was christened Masa , meaning “my diamond”. As Heesen...
Fortum signs project with Hindalco to reduce air emissions at Mahan aluminium smelter
Finnish clean energy company Fortum announced that it has signed its first commercial project with Hindalco to reduce air emissions at aluminium smelter in Mahan, Madhya Pradesh. The project is expected to be completed in mid-February 2020. Fortum will cut nitrogen oxide (NOx) through combustion...
Central Motor Wheel of America announces expansion at its aluminium wheel manufacturing facility
Central Motor Wheel of America Inc. will expand manufacturing capacity at its aluminium wheel facility in Paris to meet customer demand for aluminium wheels. The company will add 145 full-time jobs as part of a $111.9 million investment, Governor Matt Bevin announced on Thursday, June 27. Governor...
Chalco selects Rizhao Port as the operator of Boffa Port project in Guinea
China’s Rizhao Port Group is reportedly chosen by Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco) as the operator of the Boffa Port project in Guinea. The Boffa Port, part of the Boffa bauxite project, has a capacity of handling 12 million tonnes of bauxite per year. The port is expected to commence its...
Rusal to implement ‘BigData’ aluminium production management project at its Siberian smelters
RUSAL has announced the launch of a potroom control system as part of its production efficiency improvement plan at some of its Siberian smelters. The system will use advanced scientific and methodological approaches based on a process of forecast analytics known as ‘BigData’. The project will...
Henan province expects to boost aluminium products capacity to over 12 million tonnes by 2020
Henan province, China’s key aluminium production hub, has reportedly planned to cap its 2020 aluminium smelting capacity at 2.5 million tonnes per annum while shifting its focus on producing high-value aluminium products, reported the provincial government on Wednesday, June 26. The provincial...
Alba’s Line 6 expansion project likely to be completed by July 31, 2019
According to a recent report, Alba’s Line 6 expansion project is expected to be completed by July 31, 2019. The news came after the company’s CEO Tim Murray revealed the due date on the sidelines of the launch of Alba’s special summer Safety Campaign. In mid-April, Alba had started an additional...
Nalco to invest INR 17,000 crore for capacity ramp up; INR 5,540 crore assigned for new alumina refinery stream
National Aluminium Company will reportedly invest INR 17,000 crore to enhance its production capacity. Nearly half of the proposed investment will be made in association with joint venture partners. The state-run aluminium maker will invest around INR 6,000 crore on its own for establishing some...
Weiqiao Group to assemble 542,000 tonnes of primary aluminium capacity to replace its old capacity
The Department of Industry and Information Technology of Shandong province announced on its website on June 14 that Shandong Weiqiao Group, one of the top aluminium producers in China, would replace its obsolete capacity by the end of the year. As per the report, Weiqiao Group would disassemble...
Incat Crowther bags a contract to design 65-metre, aluminium Korean passenger ferry
Incat Crowther, a leading naval architect and engineering service specializing in catamaran and monohull designs, announced that it bagged a contract to design a 65-metre catamaran passenger ferry, tentatively named Dolphin 3. The ferry, to be built by Khan Co. Ltd. of Geoje-si with marine grade...
Alcoa Deschambault Aluminerie receives US$10 million fund from Government of Canada for equipment upgrade
Government of Canada has always been supportive of the country’s steel and aluminium sectors; they being the key driver of the economy. Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social Development on behalf of the Ministry of Innovation, Science and Economic Development,...
