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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HUECK ME Aluminium Systems announces new office set-up in Dubai
Headquartered in Dubai, HUECK Middle East (ME) Aluminium Systems, announced that it set-up a new office in Dubai, to offer improved customer experience, enhance profitability prospects, and strengthen its brand in the UAE and the rest of the Middle East region. HUECK ME made the announcement at its...
EGA completes commissioning of the calcination section of its Al Taweelah alumina refinery
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced the completion of commissioning process of the calcination section of its alumina refinery at Al Taweelah in Abu Dhabi. This involved a carefully-planned process of testing equipment and systems in a new plant before start-up. This makes the calcination...
Primary aluminium price dip boosts downstream purchasing interest in east-China: SMM
Shanghai Metals Market research found that lowered aluminium prices on Wednesday morning, Dec-12-18, boosted the purchasing enthusiasm among spot aluminium downstream consumers across east-China markets compared to the previous day. The SHFE December contract inched down during morning trades. Spot...
New aluminium composite plant opens in Oman
According to a media report, Oman’s first aluminium composite panel (ACP) manufacturing plant has been recently inaugurated at Misfah Industrial Area on the outskirts of Muscat. It is the latest diversification of the Mohammed Riaz & Partners group, a leading building materials company, added the...
Construction of EGA’s bauxite mining project in Guinea reaches 75 per cent
The construction of Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) bauxite mining project in the Republic of Guinea has reached almost 75 per cent, reported the company itself. Developed by EGA’s subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corp (GAC), the total budget of the project is around US$1.4 billion, the largest...
JW Aluminium wins Industry Innovation and Productivity Excellence award recognizing its rolling expansion
JW Aluminium has won this year's award for Industry Innovation and Productivity Excellence from Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce. The award has recognized the expansion currently underway at its Mount Holly flat rolled aluminium plant in Goose Creek, South Carolina. The Berkeley County Chamber...
Xinjiang reveals its plan to build US$ 831 million worth alumina refinery in Guinea
Engaged in processing aluminium primarily in China, the company named Xinjiang Joinworld Co. Ltd., reportedly revealed its plan of building an alumina refinery in Guinea. The news came when Xinjiang Joinworld announced its project plan worth US$ 831 million after a filing to the Shenzhen Stock...
Heesen sells seventh iteration of its 5000 Aluminium class boat Project Aster
Heesen Yachts, in collaboration with Arcon Yachts, which introduced the client, has reportedly sold its 50-metres superyacht Project Aster. Project Aster, also known as Hull YN18750 is the seventh iteration of the Heesen 5000 Aluminium class, designed by Frank Laupman of Omega Architects. It is the...
NioCorp and IBC to develop aluminium-scandium master alloy for commercial applications
NioCorp Developments Ltd. is developing North America’s only niobium, scandium, titanium plant near Elk Creek, Nebraska. The project, once complete, is claimed to be the largest prospective producer of scandium in the world. NioCorp is sitting on 250,000 tons of niobium pentoxide, 2,300 tons of...
Showa Denko holds completion ceremony for new aluminium can plant in Thailand
Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK) and Carabao Group PCL (CBG), a leading beverage maker headquartered in Bangkok, jointly held a completion ceremony for new aluminium can plant owned and operated by Asia Can Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (ACM). As a...
Daiki Aluminium Industry signs MoU with APEDB for recycled aluminium alloy plant
The Andhra Pradesh Economic Development Board (APEDB) on Thursday, December 6, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan-based Daiki Aluminium Industry to set $30 million (INR 225 crore) aluminium alloy unit with a capacity of 84,000 tonnes per annum. The MoU was signed by APEDB...
Alstom to roll out aluminium trains and double metro coach building capacity in Andhra Pradesh
Alstom India is reportedly aiming to roll out trains made of aluminium, while at the same time, reading to double its metro coach building capacity at a plant in Sri City in Andhra Pradesh in a bid to meet Montreal Metro and Mumbai Metro orders for trains. The news came when Alain Spohr, Managing...
Secondary aluminium project construction to start by year-end: SMM
According to a news release on the website of Gutian government, construction of a secondary aluminium processing project will commence in Dajia industrial park, Gutian country, of China’s southern province of Fujian by the end of 2018. The project has an annual production capacity of 100,000...
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reopens Rio’s Potline 4 at New Zealand Aluminium Smelter
According to a report, Rio Tinto’s Potline 4 at New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS), at Tiwai Point on the South Island, officially reopened by the country’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Rio Tinto, along with joint venture partner Sumitomo Chemical Company, invested around US$4.1 million this...
Austal confirms the receipt of TT$ 486 million high-speed vehicle contract from Trinidad and Tobago
On December 4, 2018, Australian ship-building company Austal Limited confirmed that it bagged a contract of almost half a million TT dollars for designing and constructing a high-speed vehicle and passenger catamaran for Trinidad and Tobago. Contracted by the National Development Company (NIDCO),...
ABx announces the completion of stage 1 aluminium fluoride lab in NSW
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary ALCORE Limited completed the construction of stage 1 aluminium fluoride lab and acquired the necessary equipment to produce test samples. Per the firm, both the tasks reached ahead of schedule and under the budget. The...
Indonesia's Antam to export 2.8 million tonnes of bauxite in 2019
According to news published by Reuters, Indonesian state miner PT Aneka Tambang Tbk (Antam) is aiming to export 2.8 million tonnes of bauxite in 2019, more than triple the estimated 850,000 tonnes in shipments for 2018, Chief Executive Arie Prabowo Ariotedjo told reporters. Ariotedjo said the...
Biggest alumina refinery operator in Greece Mytilineos anticipates 2019 sales to top 2.2 billion euros
Greek-based industrial conglomerate Mytilineos chairman said on Thursday, November 29 that the company anticipated its sales to top 2.2 billion euros in 2019 from 1.5 billion euros this year. Special mention he made about Mytilineos’ growing alumina business and new projects in Libya and Ghana...
