$11.5bn Adani-IRH aluminium project set to strengthen Odisha’s aluminium value chain
Odisha has handed over more than 7,000 acres of land for the Adani Group-International Resources Holding (IRH) joint venture’s proposed USD 11.5 billion integrated aluminium complex. This covers planned alumina refining, aluminium smelting and downstream manufacturing facilities across Sundargarh...
Dr Sanja Miskovic joins American Rare Earths to advance Halleck Creek processing
American Rare Earths has appointed Dr Sanja Miskovic as Chief Technical Advisor, with her work focused on process optimisation and recovery as the company advances the feasibility study for its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming, USA. Miskovic will work on flowsheet development, mineral...
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Sapa to reopen closed facility to supply aluminium for hybrid black cabs
Norwegian aluminium components producer Sapa is investing £9.6m to reopen the aluminium factory, which was shut in 2014, in Bedwas, Wales. The plant would supply lightweight aluminium for hybrid black cabs produced by the London Electrical Vehicle Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Chinese...
Week in Review: A brief overview from the downstream aluminium industry
From the past week the downstream aluminium industry has seen many investments, new agreements and announcement of quarterly reports by some of the companies in the downstream industry. Let’s explore the top stories covering the downstream products vertical for the week that went by: RUSAL invests...
Gränges to invest USD 110 million to expand aluminium rolling operation
Gränges, a leading global supplier of rolled aluminium products for heat exchanger applications and other niche markets, has planned to spend USD 110 million for the expansion of its aluminium rolling operation in Huntingdon, Tennessee. “The expansion in Huntingdon marks the next step in our...
Nanshan Aluminum starts supplying aero plates to Boeing
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co Ltd, one of major Chinese manufacturers of aluminium cold and hot rolling products, supplied its first batch of aero plates to Boeing, the aircraft manufacturer. In 2016, Nanshan Aluminum signed a contract with the Boeing for the delivery of aerospace-grade aluminium...
Aluminium anodising company opens sixth production line in Germany
COIL, the world leader for aluminium anodising, is expanding anodised aluminium production capacity, and has inaugurated a new advanced line at its Bernburg site in Germany. Line 6 will have an annual production capacity of 15,000 tonnes. The company made an investment of €24.1 million in these new...
Metro awards mining contract to SAB for Bauxite Hills Mine
Metro Mining Limited today announced that it awarded the mining contract to SAB Mining (SAB), a private Queensland mining services company, for the operation of the Bauxite Hills Mine in North Queensland. The company started the construction at the mine in July and expects to start mining...
Azerbaijan’s biggest enterprise for aluminium production to be improved
Azerbaijan’s State Property Issues Committee and the Ministry of Economy prepared proposals for the improvement of Azeraluminium JSC. This was stated in a report on evaluation of the results of implementing the Strategic Road Map for the development of heavy industry and machinery in Azerbaijan....
Alba Progresses its Historic US$ 3 Billion Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the first aluminium smelter in the Gulf region, has been making steady progress with the execution of its flagship development, the Line 6 Expansion Project, according to a statement issued by the Chairman of the Alba Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin...
Queensland Bauxite’s project gets environmental approval
The Queensland Department Heritage Protection (DEHP) has approved the environmental authority (EA) for Queensland Bauxite’s South Johnstone project at Camp Creek, taking it a step closer to production. The EA permit allows the company to conduct development work outlined by the mineral development...
Yunnan posts aluminium production data in July; Chalco to start aluminium project operations
Yunnan province’s aluminium production data has been released by Yunnan Industry Information Commission. The province aluminium production stood at 108,600 tonnes in July. Yunnan produced 748,200 tonnes of aluminium during January-July. Yunnan has aluminium smelting capacity of about 1.7 million...
RUSAL invests USD7.6 million in casting alloys quality improvements
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, is pleased to announce the completion of the modernization of Befesa-2 line for standard alloyed ingots production at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter (IrkAZ). In 2018, RUSAL plans to commission another line, Befesa-1, and the total investment in both...
Crown to build new aluminium beverage can facility in Spain
Crown Holdings Inc., a leading supplier of beverage packaging, food packaging, aerosol packaging, metal closures, and specialty packaging product, announced its plans to build a new plant for the manufacturing of aluminium beverage cans in the Valencia region of Spain. The company’s new facility...
China’s Nanshan Aluminum to build alumina refinery in Indonesia
Nanshan Aluminum Co. announced that the company has decided to construct its new alumina refinery in Indonesia. The company plans to raise no more than 5 billion yuan to build alumina refinery project, according to an SMM report. The alumina project involves an investment of 5.69 billion yuan. The...
Magna inaugurates new high-pressure aluminium casting facility in Alabama
Magna, a leading global automotive supplier, is expanding operations to add aluminium casting capabilities at its Kamtek facility in Birmingham, Alabama. The $60 million facility will initially manufacture lightweight aluminium front shock towers for a major global automaker. “High-pressure...
New captive prebaked anode project and aluminium project announced in Xinjiang & Shanxi
On the back of tightness in the supply of calcined coke and rising prebaked anode price, Xinjiang Qiya Aluminum & Electricity Co. has announced building of a captive prebaked anode project to feed its own plant. The project involves an investment of 20 million yuan and would have an annual capacity...
Ariel’s electric HIPERCAR project to feature aluminium folded &bonded lightweight chassis
UK-based Ariel Motor Company, best known for the ultra-lightweight Atom car, released details of its upcoming electric sports car project – HIPERCAR. The project is “destined to be one of the highest performances and sought after vehicles in the world.” The company will released the final exterior...
JLR announces new programme to recycle aluminium waste from end-of-life cars
Jaguar Land Rover announced a new aluminium recycling programme- REALITY. This scheme will enable JLR to recycle aluminium waste from end-of-life cars and then reuse it in new vehicles. Simon Edmunds, director of manufacturing and materials at Innovate UK, said: “Innovate UK is proud of our support...
Finland's VR Group orders 20 new aluminium structure double-deck cars
VR Group, a state-owned railway company in Finland, has ordered 20 new double-deck trains with aluminium structure worth over €50 million with the aim of responding to the increasing demand for this. Transtech, a subsidiary of Škoda Transportation Group, will supply new coaches to the company....
