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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Quaker Window Products Co. Inc.to establish aluminium window producing plant in Missouri
On Thursday, October 11, Quaker spokesman declared that the company would build a factory to manufacture aluminium windows, for the application in commercial purpose. The Missouri-based window products manufacturing company Quaker was founded in the year 1949 and since then had been manufacturing...
China may add 5-6 million new alumina capacity by the end of 2018: Platts
According to a report from Platts, China may add 5-6 million new alumina capacity by the end of 2018, the processing of which has started in the third quarter of 2018. Shandong Xinfa Group was said to have started up 1 million-1.2 million tpy new capacities in Shanxi. Henan East Hope is expected to...
Novelis Breaks Ground on Automotive Aluminum Facility in Changzhou, China
Novelis, the global leader in aluminium rolling and recycling broke ground on the expansion of its automotive aluminium manufacturing facility in Changzhou, China. The $180 million plant expansion will double the production capacity of heat-treated aluminium sheet by 100,000 metric tons. The...
Global auto component manufacturer Minth to open EUR 100 million auto parts plant in Serbia
Automotive body parts manufacturer Minth Automotive Europe plans to invest EUR 100 million in the construction of an automotive parts factory in Loznica, Serbia, where it will produce roof base carriers, vehicle covers, aluminium door frames and car batteries. Minth Automotive Europe has signed an...
ALRO continues USD 61 million investment programme in value-added aluminium products
ALRO, one of the largest vertically integrated aluminium producers, by capacity, in Europe, continues its USD 61 million investment programme for 2018 in high value-added and very high value-added aluminium products. The company focuses on extending client portfolio, enhancing the hot rolled...
Norsk Hydro to expand remelt operations at its Slovalco aluminium plant
Continuing with its strategy to produce and supply the “greenest” aluminium metal in the industry, Hydro has decided to expand remelt operations at its Slovalco plant in collaboration with joint-venture partner PENTA. The expansion will facilitate production of primary aluminium as well as serve as...
Ghana to develop aluminium industry to offer more value – Finance Minister
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, says the Akufo-Addo –led administration is bent on moving away from exporting the country’s resources in their raw forms. Speaking ahead of the UK-Ghana Investment Summit scheduled in Accra from October 15-16, the Minister said, adding value to resources before...
Constellium announces new AlplanTM Beyond Precision product line to meet higher demand for aluminium plates
Amsterdam-based global producer of aluminium semi-finished products Constellium N.V. has proudly announced its new Alplan TM Beyond Precision product line, to support increased demand for high-performance aluminium plates. The Alplan TM product line consists of specialty rolled plates with up to 15...
Oyak Renault to invest 100 million euro for aluminium plant in Turkey for new generation hybrid cars
Turkey Industry Minister Mustafa Varank announced on Thursday, October 4, that Turkish automaker Oyak Renault would invest more than 100 million euro (US$115 million) for setting up an aluminium injection plant in north-western Turkey for new generation hybrid cars. The plant will be constructed in...
Ekopack Bulgaria launches new technology center for automatic sorting of aluminium and other materials
Ekopack Bulgaria invested BGN 1.45 million in the construction of a new technology center for sorting of automatic sorting of aluminium and other wastes on an area of 35 decares. The facility was launched by the Minister of Environment and Water along with the mayor and the CEO of Ekopack...
FYI Resources begins bankable feasibility study (BFS) for its Cadoux Kaolin Project
After completing the preliminary feasibility study (PFS) late last month, FYI Resources has now reportedly commenced a bankable feasibility study (BFS) for its 100 per cent-owned Cadoux Kaolin Project in Western Australia. The company recently detailed a US$ 178 million capital cost for the project...
Norsk Hydro to expand automotive aluminium production worth $100 million
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA reportedly declared late last week to expand its automotive aluminium production at a plant in Cressonia, Pennsylvania, which would expectedly create 60 family-sustaining jobs over the next three years and retain an additional 1,307 jobs. The expansion...
Nalco plans new aluminium foil manufacturing unit to meet alternative demand for plastic packaging
The aluminium major National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) plans to set up aluminium foil manufacturing unit at Kamakshyanagar in Odisha to meet the challenges of providing alternative solutions to the packaging industry, said Nalco Chairman and Managing Director Dr Tapan Kumar Chand while...
Iran's aluminium production registers 10% growth YoY in the period from March to August 2018
According to an Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) official statement, Iran’s major aluminium producers produced 151,691 tonnes of aluminium during the five-month period from March 21 to August 22, registering a growth of 10 per cent from the same...
Midhani reports net profit in FY 2017-18; to pay INR 39.4 crore dividend to Indian government
The Hyderabad-based defence public sector unit, Midhani or Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited has announced a dividend of INR 39.4 crore or INR 2.10 per equity share for FY 2017-18. During FY 2017-18, the manufacturer of speciality materials for strategic sector registered a net profit of INR 131.26 crore...
Alba - New Future with Line 6 Expansion Project
Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project is a turning point for the Kingdom of Bahrain and the aluminium industry in the Region. We now look forward to the next phase of the Line 6 Expansion Project, which will make us the world’s largest single-site aluminium smelter, according to a statement issued by the...
Hindalco’s Dumri captive mine likely to become operational by March
Hindalco Industries chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla has said the company’s fourth captive coal mine at Dumri may become operational by March 2019. Speaking at the 59th annual general meeting of the company in Mumbai, he said that Hindalco has secured around 3.2 million tonne of coal in the linkage...
Ball Corporation inaugurates aluminium speciality can plant in Spain
Ball Corporation has announced the inauguration of its beverage can manufacturing plant in Spain located in Cabanillas del Campo, Guadalajara. With new can plant, which represents for Ball a significant investment of more than 100 million euros, the company expands its presence in Spain, where it...
