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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Alba holds Stakeholder Exhibitions Meeting for Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), soon to-be the world’s largest single-site aluminium smelter, held its first Stakeholder Exhibitions Meeting (SEM) for its Line 6 Expansion Project today, 13 May 2018 at the Awal Ballroom, Gulf Hotel, Bahrain. In line with the requirements of the Performance...
Rio and Alcoa form JV for world’s first carbon-free aluminium smelting process
Alcoa Corporation and Rio Tinto, supported by technology giant Apple, will develop and commercialise a new aluminium smelting process that eliminates all direct greenhouse gas emissions from the traditional smelting process. Alcoa and Rio Tinto are forming Elysis, Montreal-based joint venture...
Alba Line 6 Expansion Project well on track
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, is progressing at full speed with the construction of its landmark Line 6 Expansion Project [Line 6 Smelter and Power Expansion Project], according to a statement issued by the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors,...
Justin Trudeau to make announcement for funding aluminium project at Quebec
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is to make an announcement for aluminium project funding on Thursday, May 10, 2018, at Saguenay, along with Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard and Rio Tinto’s executives. The details of the project are not known yet other than the fact that it will start ahead...
Alba Line 6 Smelter exceeds 10 million work-hours without LTI
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced that its Line 6 Smelter exceeded more than 10 million work-hours without a single Lost Time Injury (LTI), a major Safety Milestone, by mid-April 2018. Commenting on this record achievement, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Murray said: “Safety is our best...
Shiloh Industries opens new aluminium casting facility in China
Shiloh Industries announced the opening of a new aluminium casting plant in Nantong to serve the growing electric vehicle market in China. It will focus on manufacturing new, innovative 9-speed, aluminium transmission carriers and reverse carriers through Shiloh's proprietary, high-integrity...
Qatar Petroleum to list 49% of its shares in Qatalum for public offering
State energy giant Qatar Petroleum will offer 49 percent of its shares in Qatar Aluminium (Qatalum) for public offering. The move is “part of the State's plan to increase the participation of the private sector in economic activity and supporting an investment climate capable of attracting...
AMAG expands its multi-year supply contract with Boeing through renewal
AMAG, the leading Austrian premium supplier of high-quality aluminium cast and flat rolled products, which has been a long term partner with Boeing has renewed its multi-year contract with the company for the supply of aluminium flat rolled products for its commercial airplanes. AMAG flat rolled...
Gränges to restart aluminium foil facility in Q1 2019
Gränges, a leading global supplier of rolled aluminium products for heat exchanger applications, will invest USD 26 million in its aluminium foil production facility in Newport, Arkansas. The investment will upgrade existing rolling mills and equipment. The production at the site will begin in the...
Pacific Bauxite raising capital for bauxite exploration in Solomon Islands
Pacific Bauxite Limited has announced that it will raise up to $3.5 million to fund exploration at its Nendo Bauxite Project (Nendo) and South-West New Georgia Bauxite Project (SWNG) in the Solomon Islands. The company has received commitments to raise $2.5 million through a two tranche placement...
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters to recommence operation at its mothballed potline
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters, controlled by the mining giant Rio Tinto, has declared to restart its fourth potline in next six months to strengthen production capacity at Tiwai Point smelter by about 9.2 per cent and create 32 new jobs in Scotland. The company takes this decision on securing a...
Ball Corporation’s new aluminium cans allow for branding on lids
Ball Corporation aims to help its customers boost branding on the top aluminium cans with new colourful lids. The company said its proprietary Cameo End Printing will add appeal for consumers looking for their favourite beverages. Jay Billings, Ball Corporation North and Central America vice...
Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company inaugurated in Kizad
Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Executive Council Member of Abu Dhabi, inaugurated one-of-a-kind highly automated and flexible aluminium extrusion plant Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company (Talex) on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the Kizad Industrial City in Abu Dhabi. Formed through a joint...
Guinea gives preliminary approval to a new bauxite project worth US$1.4 billion
Guinea, Africa’s top bauxite producer with the production more than doubled last year to about 50 million tonnes, has approved plans of a Netherland-based company to develop a bauxite mine and alumina refinery worth US$1.4 billion in Guinea, said Guinea’s government on Friday, April 27, 2018....
Metallica enters into a secured loan agreement with South West Pacific Bauxite
Metallica Minerals has entered into a secured loan agreement with South West Pacific Bauxite, 75% owner of Wagina bauxite project. The company will provide South West Pacific Bauxite with A$120,000 loan, in exchange for an option to carry out exclusive due diligence on the Wagina bauxite project in...
Abdul Latif Jameel inks MoU with Kosei for production of aluminium wheels in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia-based Abdul Latif Jameel has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese company Kosei Aluminium to explore production of aluminium wheels and components. MoU will look at the feasibility of a joint venture to manufacture products in Saudi Arabia. The feasibility...
Novelis announces Paul Banks as Plant Manager for New Guthrie, Kentucky Facility
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, has named Paul Banks as Plant Manager for the recently announced $300 million automotive aluminum sheet manufacturing facility in Guthrie, Kentucky. Banks assumes the role of Plant Manager after previously serving as Unit Manager at...
Iran to launch aluminium smelter Salco early 2019
Iran is rapidly progressing to launch a new aluminium smelter South Aluminium Company (Salco) in early 2019 in the Lamerd special economic zone in the south of the country near the Persian Gulf. The smelter is expected to boost the country’s aluminium production by 70 per cent and make it...
