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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Nalco mulls a second caustic soda plant to rein in rising aluminium smelting cost
India’s Navaratna public sector enterprise National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) is considering plans to open a second caustic soda plant in Odisha’s major seaport town of Paradip. The plant thought to supplement Nalco’s upcoming facility in Dahej- a JV between Gujarat Alkalis & Chemicals...
Vestas to construct second phase of wind park for Aluar aluminium smelter
Vestas, a Danish manufacturer and installer of wind turbines, has signed a contract with Aluar Aluminio Argentino S.A.I.C, Argentina’s leading aluminium producer, for the construction and installation of the El Llano wind park’s second phase. “The contract to build El Llano wind park’s second phase...
Nalco to inaugurate three projects on its foundation day
Nalco CMD TK Chand said that the company will dedicate three major projects to the nation on its foundation day celebration on 5th January. The three projects include South Block Bauxite Mines, Panchpatmali, Odisha, 18.5 MW Turbo Generator at Alumina Refinery, Damanjodi and Nano Technology based...
Midas’ JV unit clinches contracts worth RMB2.68 billion for supply of metro train cars
Midas Holdings Limited announced that CRRC Nanjing Puzhen Rail Transport Co., Ltd. has secured three metro train car supply contracts worth RMB2.68 billion in China. Midas, the leading manufacturer of aluminium alloy extrusion products for the passenger rail transportation sector, has a strategic...
Braidy Industries purchases land for aluminium rolling mill in Kentucky
Braidy Industries has purchased 204 acres of land for the construction of $1.3 billion aluminium rolling mill in northeastern Kentucky. According to EastPark chairman and Boyd County Economic Development Director Nickie Smith, the company has paid around $900,000 for the acquisition of land at...
Metallica Minerals receives mining lease for Urquhart Bauxite Project
Metallica Minerals Limited today announced that it has received the mining lease for the Urquhart Bauxite Project from the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines. The company is now awaiting a separate approval for construction of the haul road linking the project to established port...
RUSAL’s LMZ SKAD lifts aluminium wheels production by 27% in 2017
RUSAL announced that LMZ SKAD has increased its aluminium wheels production. The company expects to increase the number of wheels produced by 27% YoY to 1.1 million wheels per year in 2017. The company is planning to launch more than 10 new models of aluminium wheels to the market in 2018. In April...
Dudley’s Aluminium secures high profile contract over the bridge
Dudley’s Aluminium has begun work on a new project with Willmott Dixon Construction Ltd to construct the new Village Urban Resort Hotel in Bristol. The new hotel, which will be located in the North of Bristol, will be a business class hotel with a business and events hub as well as a...
Alba Line 6 Smelter achieves new record in safety: 5 million work-hours without LTI
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters in Safety and Health, is proud to announce the significant safety achievement of 5 million work-hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) by its Line 6 Smelter on Sunday, December 24, 2017. Commenting on this accomplishment,...
Train-20: Aluminium-bodied trainsets for Rajdhani routes
In a first, the Railways will soon roll out 15 aluminium-bodied trainsets A– called Train-20 — on its prestigious Rajdhani routes that will run faster and boast of improved passenger comforts. The aluminium trainsets A– or trains like the Metro or EMUs that do not have locomotives hauling them —...
Universal Aluminium rod maker foresees higher demand
The Star reported that leader Universal Aluminium Sdn Bhd is aiming high to develop and position itself as one of the top five aluminium rod producers in the world within the next five years. Mr Alex Lim Weng Soon MD said the ongoing and new power-related infrastructure projects globally would push...
Altech receives additional finance for its high purity alumina (HPA) project
Altech Chemicals Limited announced an increase in the total debt package for its high purity alumina (HPA) project. Altech said in a statement that German government owned KfW IPEX-Bank has advised the Company of credit approval for a total project finance debt package of US$190 million. Altech...
Alro collaborates with Quintiq to maintain regional dominance
Alro, the largest aluminium smelter in the Central and non-CIS Eastern European region has signed a partnership agreement with Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes company and global leader in supply chain planning and optimisation (SCP&O) under which, Quintiq would provide capacity planning, inventory...
Alro invests in the professional education of students in Slatina
Alro S.A. ,the largest aluminium producer in Continental Europe (except Russia and Scandinavia), has established the first dual education class in the Olt county. The project was actively supported by the Slatina Technical Metallurgic College and by the Slatina City Hall. "Alro’s long-term strategy...
Special Focus: Quebec, the aluminium hub in Canada on the verge of expansion
Canada has been operating in the primary aluminium sector since 1901 when the Northern Aluminum Company (now Rio Tinto Alcan) established its first smelter in in Shawinigan, Québec. Canada ranks fourth in world aluminium production after China, Middle East and Russia contributing nearly 6% of world...
EGA signs agreement with Shaheen Chem for supply of caustic soda to Al Taweelah alumina refinery
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has signed a supply agreement with Shaheen Chem Investments LLC which paves the way for the construction by Shaheen of a chemical complex in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi. Upon completion, Shaheen’s ethylene dichloride and caustic soda plant will supply caustic...
AlCircle launches Aluminium Industry Recap 2017: A Look Back at the Global Aluminium Value Chain
After the launch of three successful industry reports, AlCircle is now coming up with a comprehensive Aluminium Industry Recap 2017. While we are wrapping up a positive and eventful year for the global aluminium industry; it also gives us an opportunity to look back at the significant developments...
Altech receives debt guarantee for its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina project
Altech Chemicals Limited, one of the world’s promising high purity alumina producers, announced that German government has agreed to a credit cover for its high purity alumina project. Altech Managing Director Iggy Tan, said: “news of the IMC decision for offer of cover is an outstanding milestone...
