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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Bauxite import by China climbs 53% YoY in January
China imported 7 million tonnes of bauxite from the global market in January, an increase of 53 per cent year on year, revealed data released by the General Customs Administration of China. Guinea and Australia continued to be the biggest suppliers of bauxite to China. Image Source: Shanghai Metals...
Ecuador mulls construction of a new aluminium plant in 2024
A new aluminium smelter will be constructed beside the hydroelectric plant on Ecuador’s Santiago River, starting June 2024, Pablo Campana, the Ecuadorian Foreign Trade and Investment Minister, said during his recent visit to Qatar. Source: Sputnik International The project costing around US41.9...
European project develops 3D-printing process for applying aluminium stiffeners to aerospace fuselage panels
A consortium of four European organizations has developed a method for producing self-reinforced fuselage panels by applying aluminium wire to said panels via additive manufacturing. Firms Stelia Aerospace and CT Ingénierie, and École Centrale de Nantes, all of France, and Constellium of the...
Maxion Wheels breaks ground on its new passenger car aluminium wheel plant in Pune
Maxion Wheels, the world’s largest wheel manufacturer, held a ground breaking ceremony (Bhoomi Poojan) at the site of its aluminium wheel plant in Khed City, Pune. The ceremony was attended by company dignitaries, customers, suppliers and associates on February 19. Pieter Klinkers, CEO of Maxion...
OMC to start Kodingamali bauxite mine operations in two months
Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), a state run mining entity, has announced that they have received all clearances for Kodingamali bauxite mine and expects to commence operation at the mine in two months. "We have all clearances in place for Kodingamali. Hopefully, mining activity will take off in...
Altech receives manufacturing licence approval for alumina plant
Altech Chemicals Limited has announced the approval of a manufacturing license from the Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) for its 4,500 tonnes high purity alumina (HPA) plant at Johor, Malaysia. The approval represents another important milestone for the development of alumina...
AMA delivers first potshell for Alba’s Line 6 Expansion project
AMA's Structural & Mechanical Division (AMA-SMD) has supplied potshell for Alba’s line-6 aluminium smelter project. The group has delivered the first potshell for expansion project on February 12. Image Source: Trade Arabia AMA Group was awarded the contract to manufacture 427 pot shells (each...
Canada infra roadmap creates investment opportunities; reduces import dependence of aluminium extruded products
Canadian Minister for Infrastructure and Communities, Amarjeet Sohi who is accompanying Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau on his 8-day tour in India, said yesterday in Kolkata that there is ample opportunity for Indians to participate in the North American nation’s ambitious 10-year infrastructure...
3D hexagonal aluminium panels on car park to make a big impact on Salford skyline
Car park areas are no longer going to be the same monochromatic, sci-fi lab like architectures as they used to be. Maple and Morgan Sindall along with architects AHR are working on a façade made of aluminium panels for a new multi-storey car park in Manchester’s Salford. The façade with the...
Construction of Braidy’s new aluminium rolling mill on track
Braidy Industries has updated construction schedule of its new aluminium rolling mill in Kentucky. Senior vice president of government relations Nathan Haney said on Tuesday that the construction of mill is on track. The company expects to break the ground on the mill in the next couple of months....
SGB MY plans to boost revenue by manufacturing aluminium oval transformers in Malaysia
In order to boost revenue by the end of 2018, SGB MY Sdn Bhd, a unit of Germany-based SGB SMIT Group is planning to venture into manufacturing aluminium oval transformers in Malaysia. Managing director of the company Franz Hierz said the company expected the aluminium transformer to grow popular in...
Sasol expands alumina production capacity at its refinery in Germany
Chemicals and energy company Sasol Chemicals has completed expansion of alumina production capacity at its Brunsbüttel site to meet the growing global demand for alumina. The expansion has increased alumina hydrate production capacity by approximately 15,000 tons per annum. Sasol Inorganics and...
Rio Tinto announces $250 million investment in its Vaudreuil alumina refinery
Metals and mining company Rio Tinto has announced that it will invest $250 million in its Vaudreuil alumina refinery, in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. The investment will extend operations at the alumina refinery beyond 2020. Rio Tinto Aluminium chief executive Alf Barrios...
KIZAD signs agreement with Shaheen Chem for AED 4 billion chemical complex
Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) signed a land lease agreement with Shaheen Chem Investment LLC for the development of a two-phase chemical complex in the industrial zone with an expected investment of AED 4 billion. The first phase of the plant will produce 130,000 tonnes per year of...
Azerbaijan intends to restart aluminium plant in Ganja
Kamran Nabizade, Director General of the Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation, announced on February 7, that the country intended to restart aluminium plant to reduce its reliance on imports. He said: “The goal is to organize the manufacture of primary and final aluminium products. This will make it...
Australian Hill End soon to release maiden resource estimate of its high purity alumina project
According to an independent news source, Hill End Gold Limited of Australia is close to releasing a maiden estimate of resource for its high-purity alumina project at Yendon, in the Central Highlands of Victoria. The ASX-listed mineral exploration company is 100 per cent stakeholder of the Pure...
Jamaica hopes to realize full potential of bauxite reserves through a proposed industrial park
The Jamaican government has signed an agreement with China's Gansu Provincial government to develop a $6 billion industrial park and Special Economic Zone around the JISCO/ALPART alumina refinery in Nain, St Elizabeth so that they can generate optimum revenue from their bauxite reserves. A press...
Metal recycling company invests £1 million in Chesterfield plant
Derbyshire-based waste management company Ward announced £1 million investment in environmental improvements at its recycling facility in Chesterfield. The company recycles ferrous and non-ferrous metals such as steel, cast iron, cars, stainless steel, aluminium, copper, zinc and lead. The new...
