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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Rusal to invest in Braidy's aluminium rolling mill at Kentucky; earn 40% share in the project
RUSAL has announced through a press release that it has collaborated with Braidy Industries Inc. to construct an aluminium rolling mill in Ashland, Kentucky, USA in order to produce flat rolled aluminium products for the US automotive industry. Braidy announced its plan to build the aluminium...
Alba reports 5% production increase in Q1 2019 to 272,707 tonnes; sales volume up 2%
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has reported improved aluminium production and sales volume in Q1 2019 despite lower aluminium prices. The production jumped 5% YoY to 272,707 tonnes and the sales’ volume topped 257,113 tonnes in Q1 2019, up by 2% Year-over-Year (YoY). Value-Added (VA) Product Sales...
Lindian Resources inks agreement with KB Bauxite to acquire Gauoal Bauxite Project
Lindian Resources announced that it signed an exclusive option agreement with KB Bauxite Guinea Sarlu and its sole shareholder Guinea Bauxite Pty Ltd, in a bid to acquire the Gauoal Bauxite Project. The project spanning over 332 square kilometres is strategically located close to essential...
Heesen unveils its eighth superyacht Masa in 5000 Aluminium Class range
Heesen’s latest 50-metre superyacht named Masa has reportedly made a debut at a private ceremony in Oss. This is the eighth superyacht in the Dutch-based shipyard’s 5000 Aluminium Class range. The interior of the yacht designed by Cristiano Gatto has light colours and silver detail that evoke a...
EGA's Al Taweelah alumina refinery starts production today as a major milestone in UAE's industrial sector
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced the production start at Al Taweelah alumina refinery today, April 10. The refinery is expected to expand UAE’s upstream business in the aluminium value chain. Al Taweelah alumina refinery project, located in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi incurred a...
Sierra Minerals to build a value-adding alumina trihydrate plant in Sierra Leone
Sierra Mineral Holdings 1 Limited, subsidiary of Vimetco N.V., reportedly discussed its expansion plans with the country’s Ministries of Finance and Mines last week. The plans involve the construction of a value-adding alumina trihydrate plant within its concession, in support with the Pan-African...
Alba welcomes delegation from General Electric
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), soon to be the world’s largest aluminium smelter, welcomed the Chief Executive Officer of GE Gas Power Scott L. Strazik on Sunday, April 7 2019. GE and GAMA Consortium is the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor for Alba’s Power Station 5 (PS...
Roberto Curtó reveals design of his latest 63-metre all-aluminium superyacht
Italian designer Roberto Curtó has reportedly revealed the design of an all-aluminium 63.2-metre superyacht named Hypnosquid, the design of which is primarily inspired by the physical characteristics of the cuttlefish. Curto said, “The all-aluminium Hypnosquid design has been inspired by the...
MINTH holds ground-breaking ceremony for aluminium car parts plant
MINTH Automotive Europe has begun building its car parts facility plant in Loznica, in western Serbia, the Serbian president's office said. The total investment in the construction of plant will amount to about 100 million euro. The plant will manufacture aluminium roof base carriers, vehicle...
Brembo inaugurates aluminium brake caliper production facility in China
The Brembo Group has announced the opening of new manufacturing plant for the production of aluminium brake calipers in Nanjing, located in China's Jiangsu province. The Group inaugurated aluminium brake caliper plant next to its existing plant where brake discs are manufactured. All production...
Fluor sets 450 tonnes rotating assembly at GAC’s bauxite mine project
The Guinea Alumina Corporation’s (GAC) bauxite mine project has reportedly achieved a major construction milestone. Engineering and construction firm Fluor Corporation, which has been serving as the African project’s engineering and programme management partner, has safely set the car dumper...
Bechtel CEO visits Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project site
Bechtel Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brendan Bechtel visited Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project site on Sunday 31 March 2019. International Bechtel Co. (Bechtel) is the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) contractor for Line 6 Expansion Project. Alba said the Bechtel...
Ball Corporation to design and produce aluminium cans for Ölgerðin’s Ava fruit water drinks
Ball Corporation has recently bagged a new project to design and produce aluminium cans for Icelandic brewery Ölgerðin’s iconic Ava fruit water drinks. The drinking cans will be available in Ball Corporation’s 33- centilitre standard format, with designs featuring popular HD printing technique....
Ramon airport in Israel uses white aluminium panels for its exterior
While the usage of aluminium is expanding in the global construction sector, Ramon airport in the Israeli desert has reportedly made an extensive use of aluminium. So much so that according to a report “panels of white aluminium have enveloped the exterior of the airport”. Designed by Amir Mann-Ami...
Rio Tinto & Alcoa’s joint venture ELYSIS to set up new research centre in Quebec
ELYSIS, the joint-venture technology company of Rio Tinto and Alcoa, announced yesterday that it chose Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region in Quebec for setting up its new research and development facility. It will indirectly employ more than 25 experts when fully operational, said the company on its...
Rusal & Tiocomposite together to start test production of sulphur polymer concrete using red mud
The Russian aluminium giant Rusal has signed a memorandum of intent with Tiocomposite to start test production of sulphur polymer concrete using red mud in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Further details of the location of the project and its economic and organizational conditions are expected...
EGA's new power block at Jebel Ali would reduce emission at aluminium smelting and power generation by 7%
Emirates Global Aluminium, Mubadala and Dubal officially broke ground on a new AED 1 billion power block at EGA’s Jebel Ali aluminium smelter in Dubai. This state-of-the-art power facility is expected to reduce gas emissions from EGA’s power generation at Jebel Ali by some 10%. Emissions reductions...
Garnalex receives state-of-the-art aluminium extrusion press
Garner Aluminium Extrusions, also known as Garnalex, has reportedly received its new state-of-the-art aluminium extrusion press. The route for the heavy haulage was via Ripley, travelling past the historic Heage Windmill. The main body of the extrusion press weighs about 170 tonnes. The machine is...
