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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Recap 2018 : Aggressive Expansions marked downstream aluminium sector; tariffs hit the market while demand remained strong (Part II)
(Continued from Part I ) Growing demand for automotive sector has moved the market and boosted investments and expansions in 2018. Trump’s aluminium tariffs also encouraged opening of a number of small and medium size aluminium plants in the U.S. and expansion of many plants, as tariffs boosted...
Braidy Industries CEO projects 5% annual growth in North American aluminium flat rolled demand through 2022
Demand for aluminium flat-rolled products in North America to grow nearly 5% annually through 2022, said Braidy Industries’ Chief Operating Officer Blaine Holt said on Tuesday, January 16 at the S&P Global Platts Aluminum Symposium in San Diego. Holt expects aluminium foil demand to grow 12.6%...
PANDA Greenstar seeks to open a new recycling facility at Atlas Aluminium site
PANDA Greenstar, Ireland-based waste management and recycling service, is attempting to open a new recycling facility at the Atlas Aluminium site just off the Dock Road. This initiative is for seeking a change of use on an existing light industrial unit to a recycling facility. Per the report, the...
Royal Huisman to build 59.7 metre cruising sloop with Alustar aluminium hull
A Dutch shipyard Royal Huisman reportedly announced its plan to build a 59.7 metre world performance cruising sloop: Project 404. Following the footsteps of the shipyard’s previous vessels such as 58m Ngoni and 56m Aquarius, the new and highly advanced vessel would expectedly harness exceptional...
Tellus Holdings receives Australian Government approval for kaolin mine
Tellus Holdings Ltd announced that it has received approval from the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Energy (DEE) for its Sandy Ridge Facility in Western Australia. The company said the Sandy Ridge Facility or the “Action” is a proposed open-cut kaolin clay mine and arid...
JAMALCO’s new power plant expected to make its alumina refinery more efficient on completion
According to a recent report, the construction of JAMALCO’s US$189 million gas-fired cogeneration power plant by New Fortress Energy is expected to complete by February 2020. The news came after the bauxite/alumina company’s managing director Austin Mooney reported while speaking during a tour of...
Viohalco’s Bulgarian unit partners with Gestamp for further aluminium business development
Etem Bulgaria, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belgium-based holding company Viohalco, has decided to divide its extruded aluminium profiles manufacturing business and the additional processing of aluminium profile for the automotive industry into two units. The news came when the company itself...
Konecranes to deliver floating cranes to COSCO for transporting bauxite from Guinea to China
According to a recent report, Konecranes, the leading manufacturer of crane and lifting equipment, has won orders for two Gottwald Model 8 floating cranes from COSCO Shipping Bulk Co. COSCO Shipping Bulk is a subsidiary of COSCO, the third largest shipping company to handle bulk cargo. Per the...
Chinese authorities express concerns about excessive production capacity of alumina: SMM
According to a report by Shanghai Metals Market, Chinese authorities had raised concerns about the possibility of excessive production capacity across the alumina industry in China at the end of last year. They had even cited the projects which were in the pipeline. The news came based on the...
Staticus to install unitised timber and aluminium stick facades at Two New Bailey Square
Staticus, one of the largest façade engineering contractors in Northern Europe specialised in providing design, production and installation services, has reportedly won a contract to install a combination of unitised timber and aluminium stick facades across the area of 8,700 square metres of Two...
Tesla breaks ground on new factory for Model 3 electric vehicles (EV) in China
Tesla has begun constructing a new manufacturing plant for its electric cars in Shanghai, China. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk said that construction will be completed in the summer and production of its lowest-cost model, the Model 3, will start by the end of the year. This is the largest foreign-invested...
Ardagh Group to increase production at beverage can end and tab plant
Ardagh Group will invest in its Valparaiso facility, in Indiana, USA to meet the increasing demand for innovative, eye-catching beverage can tabs and ends. The plant will increase production by approximately 10 percent. The new production will be available in the third quarter of 2019. Claude...
Hoffmann Neopac to begin polyfoil tube production investing $30.8 million
The Swiss packaging company Hoffmann Neopac AG will reportedly begin tube production with an investment of $30.8 million at its new production facility early this year. It already received a grant of $30,000 from the One North Carolina Fund, per the report, which looks to create economic growth and...
London library decorated with new red corrugated aluminium extension
A new red corrugated aluminium extension has been added to a 1960s London library to give it a new lease of life. The striking red structure called “East Street Exchange” is designed to contrast with the existing building. Designed by We Made That, it is a part of the renovation project of the old...
Alba crosses 1 million tonnes production mark in 2018, highest in its history
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced thatit has achieved a breakthrough record by exceeding its 2018 production target of 1,000,000 tonnes per annum (mtpa) to mark 1,011,101 mtpa. The production volume is the highest-ever achieved in Alba’s history - up by 3% year-over-year compared to 2017’s...
Feadship launches its second largest fully aluminium yacht ‘Najiba’
Feadship, a cooperative venture between Royal Van Lent Shipyard and Koninklijke De Vries Scheepsbouw, has reportedly launched a 58-metre superyacht M/Y Najiba, Feadship's second largest fully aluminium yacht and its first project of the year. Built as a family superyacht for experienced owners, the...
Gondan to build ice-classed trawler with low resistant aluminium superstructure
Spanish shipbuilder Gondan and Norwegian ship owner Engenes fiskeriselskap AS have reportedly signed a deal in the recent time to build a 69.9 metre long and 16 metre beam stern trawler. The expected time of delivery is the 1 st quarter of 2021. The trawler will be of NVC 370 design with a low...
MCP Yachts launches all-aluminium 92.5 RPH yacht Ragnar
MCP Yachts has announced the launch of MCP 92.5 RPH yacht. The yacht named Ragnar has been built entirely from aluminium with a 7.15 metre beam and a maximum draught of 1.85 metres. According to Boat International, MCP Yachts can fit the 92.5 RPH with a range of engine installations. With twin...
