$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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Federal Government approves Metallica Minerals ’ Urquhart bauxite project
<p>Metallica Minerals has set the first step towards the development of its Urquhart bauxite project in Queensland as it has received l environmental approval for the project from the federal government. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
China starts construction of its first aluminium scrap beverage can-fed production line in Henan
<p>According to a recent Shanghai Metals Market report, Henan Aipusheng Secondary Metals Company started construction of its aluminium alloy flat casting ingot project on August 16. The aluminium alloy casting ingot manufacturer would be using aluminium scrap beverage cans as raw material for the...
Aluminium die casting manufacturer expands its operation in Hampshire
<p>MRT Castings, a manufacturer of high quality die castings in aluminium alloys in the UK and Europe, is expanding its manufacturing operations in Andover, Hampshire. For this, the company acquired warehouse from DHL at Walworth Business Park in South Way, Andover.</p> <p>Phil Rawnson,...
Centre concerned over slow pace of proposed Angul Aluminium Park
<p>The centre has expressed concern over the slow pace of the proposed Angul Aluminium Park project at Angul, Odisha. Ramesh Abhishek, secretary of the department of industrial policy and promotion (DIPP), asked the state government to complete the aluminium park project by March,...
Shenhuo Group to invest 3.6 billion on aluminium foil project in Henan
<p>As reported by SMM, Shenhuo Group signed a deal with Shangqiu Urban-Rural Integration demonstration Zone Management Commission on August 17, to construct a high-end aluminium foil project in the city.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
Data shows a tumble in aluminium foil export by China in H2 2017
<p>China is the top exporter of aluminium foil in the world. The export orders can be customised here according to the client’s requirement which makes it convenient for end users to import aluminium foils from the country.</p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p> <p>China’s Shenhuo Group...
Rusal invests US$ 24 million in calcined coke plant at Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter
<p style="text-align: left;" align="center">UC RUSAL has announced the investment of USD 23.7 million to launch a new calciner at the Irkutsk Aluminium Smelter.</p> <p style="text-align: center;" align="center"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
GlaxoSmithKline opens aluminium salts facility in Scotland
<p>GlaxoSmithKline has opened a new £44 million aluminium salts facility in Montrose, Scotland. The plant will supply ingredients for around 400 million vaccines a year. Sterile aluminium salts enhance the body’s response to immunisation. The plant will supply to facilities in France,...
China’s East Hope to build alumina refinery project in Shanxi
<p>According to the news cited by Shanghai Metals Market, East Hope Group, one of China’s largest private companies, has inked a framework agreement on 15<sup>th</sup> August with the government of Zuoquan County, Shanxi Province, to build alumina refinery project in the region.</p> <p...
Aluminum Trailer Co. opens new factory at Nappanee
<p>Aluminum Trailer Co., which manufactures and sells a variety of all-aluminium cargos and specialty trailers across North America, has commissioned its new factory and headquarters at Nappanee on August 15. ATC would be building its custom and semi-custom all-aluminium car hauler trailers called...
Braidy selects a 380-acre site for aluminium rolling plant in Kentucky
<p>Braidy Industries has selected a 380-acre site on the Ohio River near Ashland, Kentucky for a $1.3 billion, 2.5-million-square-foot aluminium rolling plant that it announced in April 2017. The news has been confirmed by the Commercial Property Executive.</p> <p>The company expects to start...
Rusal invests $5.6 million to launch new type of wire rod
<p>RUSAL, the leading global aluminium producer has announced the commissioning of a complex of furnaces for the hardening of wire rods at the Kandalaksha Aluminium Smelter for pilot production. The total level of investment into the project was USD 5.6 mln.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
Anrak moves NCLT after AP government declines bauxite supply for its alumina refinery
<p>In what is considered the first instance involving a joint venture with a foreign government arm seeking insolvency, Anrak Aluminium, the joint venture between India's Penna group and UAE's Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA), has moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).</p>...
Bosai Group plans to build alumina plant in Liaoning Province
<p>Bosai Group has planned to build an alumina refinery project in Gaizhou, Yingkou in Liaoning Province, according to the news published on Shanghai Metals Market.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
Rockman Industries to establish aluminium die-casting plant in Andhra Pradesh
<p>Rockman Industries, a part of Hero Group and a supplier of aluminium die casting components, has planned to set up an aluminium die casting facility in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu yesterday accepted the company’s...
Australian Bauxite and Rawmin apply for grant to fund Binjour Bauxite Project
<p>Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) has announced through a press release that it has partnered with marketing partner Rawmin to apply for a grant from the Australian government for funds to develop its Binjour Bauxite Project in the Wide Bay Burnett region of central Queensland.</p> <p>The...
GARMCO cast first aluminium at the expansion project
<p>Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill’s (GARMCO) Remelt expansion project produced the first aluminium on Thursday 3 August 2017. The $55 million recycling and cast house plant would increase its production capacity by 150% to 200,000 tonnes of aluminium slabs per annum.</p> <p>GARMCO is the first...
Bahrain’s non-oil sector growth accelerates to 4.4% in Q1 2027; Alba plays a significant role
<p>According to the recently published Bahrain Economic Quarterly, by the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB), growth in the non-oil sector of Bahrain’s economy reached 4.4% in Q1 2017, up from 3.7% during the same period of 2016.</p> <p>This growth was primarily driven by strong...
