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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Benetti’s third and final 108-metre aluminium superyacht FB275 launched
On March 28, the Benetti-built third and final 108-metre superyacht made its first debut in a private ceremony at Livorno. The superyacht made of the steel hull and aluminium superstructure is known as Project FB275. UK design studio RWD designed the exterior, while Benetti's in-house team styled...
RUSAL and RusHydro commission the first potline at Boguchansky aluminium smelter
RUSAL and PJSC RusHydro, one of Russia's largest generating companies, commissioned the first potline at the expanded capacity in the Boguchansky aluminium smelter (BOAZ )at Boguchany Energy and Metals Complex (BEMO) in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. In 2018, Rusal announced its plan to launch new capacity...
Braidy Industries extends the deadline for its US$500 million stock sale to June 15
Braidy Industries has extended its deadline for its stock sale. The company launched a roughly US$500 million worth of stock offerings in September 2018 in order to raise money to build a $1.7 billion aluminium rolling mill in Eastern Kentucky. The sale which was supposed to end in November has...
Metro Mining to present expansion plans of Bauxite Hills Mine at Proactive CEO Sessions
Metro Mining Ltd’s Managing Director Simon Finnis will talk expansion plans of Bauxite Hills Mine project with investors at the Proactive CEO Sessions in Sydney on Monday, April 8 and Melbourne on Tuesday, April 9. Simon Finnis will discuss how Metro Mining is transitioning to owner operator status...
Alba starts 106 pots at Line 6 smelter
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has started 25 per cent of Line 6 pots on Tuesday March 26, 2019. The company has safely started 106 pots out of 424 pots in Line 6 smelter, and expects to reach 50 per cent by the end of next month. Alba, soon to be the largest aluminium smelter in the world, had...
China cuts subsidy for NEVs; CICC expects this to boost lithium-ion battery materials sales
According to a recent update from Shanghai Metals Market, China, on March 26, announced its plan to cut subsidies for new energy vehicles (NEVs), in a bid to encourage innovation and promote high-quality development of NEVs. The Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology...
Uniprom to invest €26m for construction of an aluminium billet unit and alloy plant in KAP smelter
Montenegrin based company Uniprom has announced its plan to invest around €26-million for upgrading the KAP aluminium smelter. The company's owner Veselin Pejović said this during his recent visit to KAP facilities. Uniprom KAP or Aluminium Plant Podgorica is an aluminium smelter located on the...
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering receives coke calciner project contract in Oman
L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited (LTHE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro, has bagged a contract from Tawfiq Coke Products-Oman for coke calciner project in Sohar Industrial Estate located in Oman. LTHE said its work scope includes selection of technology licensor, FEED & EPC for a 2...
Chinalco Huarun to launch aluminium capacity; Henan Longsheng begins construction of 80,000 tonnes project
Shanxi Chinalco Huarun will begin 125,000 tonnes primary aluminium capacity by the end of this month, a source told Shanghai Metals Market. The plant, which currently operates at an annualised capacity of 125,000 tonnes, will eventually increase its capacity in the phase-one project into 432,000...
Laminazione Sottile Group and Contital jointly start Contital LM Turkey to manufacture aluminium food containers and rolls
Laminazione Sottile Group and Contital have jointly announced their new venture and production start at the new company "Contital LM Turkey". The company will specialize in manufacturing aluminium food containers and rolls. The new company is equipped with 20 presses, 6 rewinders and over 90 moulds...
Daiki Aluminium Industry breaks ground on recycled aluminium manufacturing facility in AP
Daiki Aluminium Industry India, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Daiki Aluminium Industry Co. Ltd., Japan, has broken ground on a new aluminium alloy recycling plant at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh (AP), India. Daiki Aluminium Industry will make an investment of INR250 crore. The new aluminium alloy...
Rusal ready to start pilot plant for producing FPAH for the cable industry at its Achinsk Alumina Refinery
RUSAL, the leading global aluminium producers, completes preparations for construction of the pilot plant to produce fine precipitated aluminium hydroxide (FPAH) for the cable industry at its Achinsk Alumina Refinery. The plant will have a capacity of 5,000 tpa with an investment of over RUB 500...
Nalco eyeing Jerrela block of bauxite ore in Andhra Pradesh
Public sector National Aluminium Company (Nalco) is reportedly eyeing Jerrela block of bauxite ore in Visakhapatnam district for allotment. The news came after Nalco Chairman and Managing Director T.K. Chand told The Hindu that company requested the Centre to allot it Jerrela block that homes huge...
Matalco’s US$80 million aluminium recycling plant in Wisconsin expects to have a ground breaking in June
Matalco’s US$80 million aluminium recycling plant in Wisconsin Rapids got preliminary approval from the city's Finance and Property Committee to the purchase agreement for the land and the developer's agreement for the project. Matalco Vice President for Corporate Development Robert Roscetti says...
Turquoise Yachts announces sale of 74-metre superyacht featuring aluminium superstructure
Turquoise Yachts has reportedly announced the sale of its 74-metre superyacht designed by an Italian designer A Vallicelli & C Yacht Design. The construction of the yacht is already underway. It will feature an aluminium superstructure and steel hull, along with a 14.2 metre beam and 4.05 metre...
Brunel University collaborates with Constellium to develop high-strength aluminium alloys from recycled metals
Researchers at the Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) at Brunel University are working in collaboration with Netherlands-based aluminium products manufacturer Constellium to produce high-strength aluminium alloys from completely recycled metals. This strategic research...
Maxion Wheels forms JV with Dongfeng for aluminium wheels
Maxion Wheels, the world’s largest wheel manufacturer, has entered into an agreement to form a new joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group, one of China’s largest automotive parts companies, for passenger car aluminium wheel. The new legal entity, Dongfeng Maxion Wheels, will...
Aparna Enterprises announces JV with Craft Holding for aluminium exterior solutions
Aparna Enterprises Limited, part of Hyderabad-based Aparna Group, has announced a joint venture with Hong Kong-based Craft Holding Ltd to manufacture and retail aluminium exterior products and solutions. Aparna Enterprises and Craft Holding’s joint venture will operate under the name Aparna-Craft...
