$11.5b 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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Week in Review: The top newsmakers in downstream aluminium sector
<p>Downstream aluminium sector is where the real buzz is right now. The once mighty primary aluminium industries in many regions are currently shifting their focus to downstream manufacturing, and the last week stood a witness of many such changes.</p> <p><strong>Norsk Hydro</strong> entered into...
Vedanta eyes 50% volume growth across all business in next 2-3 years
<p>Vedanta Ltd plans to increase its volumes by 50% across all business operations over the next two-three years as a part of its capital expenditure (capex) plans. Chairman Navin Agarwal said this during the annual general meeting (AGM) on Friday. This was the first AGM convened by Vedanta...
MHI to supply 66 all-aluminium-alloy carriages for "Astram Line" in Hiroshima
<p>Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has received an order from Hiroshima Rapid Transit Co., Ltd. for 66 all-aluminium-alloy carriages (11 trains) that will be used on the Hiroshima New Transit Line 1. Known as the "Astram Line," this Automated Guideway Transit (AGT) system connects different...
McMullen Facades secures contract to supply aluminium swing doors & other façade system
<p>McMullen Facades, part of the Lakesmere Group, secured a contract for the delivery of bespoke unitised façade system to the New District residential development in London’s Isle of Dogs. The multimillion pound contract has been given by Canary Wharf Contractors.</p> <p>The company...
Royal Huisman starts construction of the world’s largest aluminium yacht
<p>The construction of the world’s largest aluminium yacht Project RH400 that will measure 81 metres LOA, has started at Royal Huisman’s facilities in Vollenhove. This project is a joint venture by Royal Huisman, Dykstra Naval Architects, designer Mark Whiteley and Bart Kimman of...
NYC’s Governors Island has a new pavilion cast from 300,000 recycled aluminium cans
<p>The cast aluminium pavilion which recently found place at Governors Island in New York City is catching eyeballs- not only for its design, a winner in itself of the Cast & Place competition but also for its make. The structure, designed by Team Aesop, is entirely made from waste: five tonnes...
Rusal puts long-stalled Taishet aluminium project back on track
<p>Russia’s UC Rusal has resumed construction at its long-stalled Taishet aluminium smelter project site in Siberia. The second largest aluminium producer of the world after China Hongqiao expects the global aluminium deficit to widen in the range of 1.7-1.8 million tonnes in 2018 from the...
Rio’s Amrun bauxite project close to completion
<p>Rio Tinto, one of the leading metals and mining conglomerate in the world, has almost reached the completion of its Amrun bauxite project which is located in north Queensland. The company’s $2.6 billion project is complete by one third and the first production is expected to start in...
Open Water Power starts developing new aluminium-based battery to power underwater vehicles
<p>Open Water Power has started to develop the newest aluminium-based battery that “drinks” seawater for power generation. It would provide autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) a tenfold increase in range over traditional lithium-ion batteries.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
Russia intends to manufacture aluminium wheels, Minister for Industry and Trade says
<p>Russia's Minister for Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said in an interview to TASS, that they are interested in the production of aluminium wheels in Russia. The Ministry of Industry plans an initiative of compulsory certification of imported aluminium wheels in order to restrict supplies of...
Alcoa to restart a part of aluminium smelter at Warrick Operations
<p>Alcoa Corporation announced that it has proposed to restart three of five potlines, which were closed in March of 2016, at its Warrick Operations aluminium smelter near Evansville, Indiana. The company said that it would improve the competitiveness of the on-site rolling mill. The process is...
Alba reaches the financial close of c. US$ 700 million in Export Credit Financing
<p>Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), home-base of the Line 6 Expansion Project, is pleased to announce that it has successfully closed the first tranche of c. US$ 700 million from Export Credit Agency (ECA) covered facilities to finance the Company’s Power Station 5 and Power Distribution...
Angul Aluminium Park to get molten aluminium from Nalco
<p>Angul Aluminium Park, a joint venture between Navratna firm National Aluminium Company (Nalco) and state-owned Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO) would get molten aluminium directly from the Nalco’s Angul smelter.</p> <p>The first of its kind aluminium park...
Qatar’s aluminium export expected to be on the rise despite diplomatic tensions
<p>Due to the major expansion of existing smelters and commissioning of new projects that primary aluminium production is increasing at a faster rate in the GCC countries. Qatar, a peninsular Arab country whose terrain comprises arid desert and a long Persian (Arab) Gulf shoreline of beaches and...
Aluminium art piece 'Leaven' adorns the walls of Stadium Boulevard in Michgan
<p>Ann Arbor's City Council has recently approved the next public art installation along Stadium Boulevard later this year. The installation will create "Leaven," a $100,000 piece of public art made out of aluminium plates, as part of the Stadium Boulevard reconstruction project.</p> <p...
Aditya Aluminium installs solar-powered streetlights in Odisha villages
<p>Aditya Aluminium, a unit of AV Birla group company Hindalco Industries, has initiated a project in a partnership with the Odisha government to provide an uninterrupted supply of electricity to the villages of Sambalpur district.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display:...
Alba CEO visits major supplier of Line 6 Expansion Project
<p>Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba)’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray paid an inspection visit to one of the Bahraini major equipment contracting companies for Line 6 Expansion Project - Ahmed Mansoor Al Aali (AMA Group) on Tuesday, 04 July 2017.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
Russia invites Indian investors to “Aluminium Valley” project in Eastern Siberia
<p>Russia-India trade relations achieved some great milestones following St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) held on June 1-3, in accordance with the decision of the President of the Russian Federation. In an interview with The Economic Times, Russian Industry and Trade Minister...
