$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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Metallica sells Sconi project to Australian Mines to advance its Urquhart Bauxite project
Australian Mines has acquired the Sconi cobalt/nickel/scandium project from joint venture partner Metallica Minerals for $10 million in North Queensland. An Australian bauxite developer Metallica will use the cash to advance its Urquhart bauxite project. Metallica CEO Simon Slesarewich said, “With...
Benjamin Hubert uses recycled aluminium, wood and nylon to create Axyl furniture
Benjamin Hubert has collaborated with British furniture brand Allermuir to create a collection made entirely from recycled materials, which will launch during this year's London Design Festival. The Axyl collection, designed by Hubert's studio Layer for Allermuir, comprises furniture pieces each...
Guangxi province sets alumina and aluminium capacity target for 2018
China’s Guangxi province has set capacity target for next year. Baise City in Guangxi Province sets a goal for local alumina, aluminium and aluminium processing capacity, according to Shanghai Metals Market. The city intends to boost alumina capacity to 10 million tonnes, aluminium capacity to over...
EGA extends research partnership with Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, will work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on six new practical research projects at EGA later this year. MIT is the leading research university in the United States. The new...
The Louvre Abu Dhabi museum images show a huge dome made of shining aluminium stars
The Louvre Abu Dhabi museum, which is scheduled to complete by the end of 2017 is located on an archipelago off Saadiyat Island, a man-made island of the coast of the United Arab Emirates capital Abu Dhabi. The latest images of the museum that have been shared on Twitter by French Ambassador to the...
Vedanta Resources set to invest INR 50,000 crore on business expansion in India
Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta Resources, the metal and mining conglomerate has announced his plans to invest around INR 50,000 crore on business expansion in India in the next few years. "I have promised the government that the group will invest Rs 40,000-50,000 crore. My shareholders and my...
High purity alumina producer receives approval for kaolin screening and loading facility
Altech Chemicals Limited, aiming to become one of the world's leading suppliers of 99.99% (4N) high purity alumina (HPA), has announced that the Western Australia (WA) Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has granted works approval on 25 August 2017 for the construction of kaolin...
Ball Corporation to cease production at three beverage packaging plant in 2018
Ball Corporation, a leading beverage can maker with production facilities around the globe, announced that they will stop production at its Birmingham, Alabama, Chatsworth, California, and Longview, Texas, beverage packaging plants in 2018. The company will supply its products from other...
Russia's Rushydro may join hands with Rusal in its Siberian aluminium smelter project
Russia's public sector power company Rushydro may join Rusal’s new aluminium smelter project in Siberia, as shared by the board chairman of the company to Reuters. Rusal, the world's No.2 aluminium producer is resuming work on the Taishet project now which was on halt due to low aluminium prices....
Hydro inaugurates aluminium production technology at Karmøy
Hydro announced the grand opening of the new pilot plant located at its existing aluminium plant in Karmøy, Norway. The new plant is the world’s most climate-friendly aluminium production technology, according to the company press release. The 60 new electrolysis cells will produce 75,000 tonnes of...
Midhani to invest INR 1,400-cr in modernisation and expansion initiatives
Midhani, the India based public sector unit, a supplier of special materials to the strategic sectors, has taken up an INR 1,400-crore modernisation and expansion initiatives. It has already modernised various captive facilities such as the Forge Press, Ring Roll Mill, ESR, etc. during the first...
Queensland Government grants three mining leases for Bauxite Hills Mine
Metro Mining Ltd today announced that the Minister for State Development, Natural Resources and Mines Hon Dr Anthony Lynham has signed the three mining leases for the Bauxite Hills Mine. The company has already started the construction at the mine site. Dr Anthony Lynham said the granted leases...
First Bauxite Corporation provides an update on its bauxite project
First Bauxite Corporation (FBX) has provided an update on its bauxite project at Bonasika in Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven), Guyana. The project with an investment of approximately US$50M is due to begin next year, according to the Ministry of the Presidency press release. Guyana’s Minister of...
Yunnan Aluminum sets production target for H2 2017
Yunnan Aluminium Co Ltd., one of China's major aluminium producing companies, has announced its production target for aluminium and other products for the second half of this year, according to Shanghai Metals Market. Yunnan Aluminum Co. sets a goal to produce 260,000 tonnes of carbon, 650,000...
Siemens to supply medium & low voltage drives for rolling mills in China
<p>Global technology powerhouse Siemens AG will equip Chinese aluminium factories with medium and low voltage drives technology. This would safeguard the productivity in the rolling mills by supplying powerful, reliable drive systems.</p> <p>The order is in the low tens of millions of euros, and...
Chief launches Multitool Aluminum Repair Station for collision repair shops
<p>Chief has upgraded its MultiTool Aluminum Repair Station with a taller and slimmer cabinet, improved equipment accessibility and five drawers to keep contamination-sensitive tools.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
Mingtai Aluminum’s H1 2017 profit increases; Guizhou Huaren to begin production soon
<p>Mingtai Aluminum Co. registered increase in both revenue and net profit in the first six months of this year. The company’s revenue increased by 41.10 per cent year-on-year to 4.67 billion yuan in the first half of 2017.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align:...
Madison County to install aluminium culvert to prevent flood
<p>A Madison County roadway that has seen serious flooding will be upgraded and protected with a new aluminium box culvert. As said by roads Superintendent Willie Willis, the aluminium culvert will keep flood water at bay in that area.</p> <p>According to Madison County Judge/Executive Reagan...
