$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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Vedanta to pare down aluminium making cost
<p>Metals and mining giant Vedanta is planning to revisit its cost structure keeping it optimally below $1,400 per tonne in the wake of lower costs of alumina and coal. The aluminium producer said its estimated aluminium-making cost for the September quarter stood at $1,473 per tonne, while its...
TransLink to add 28 new SkyTrains with aluminium body by 2019
<p>South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) signed a $C 93m ($US 69.5m) contract with Bombardier for 28 Mark III light metro cars for Vancouver’s SkyTrain- an automated light metro network with aluminium body, on December 16.<br /><br />The first few aluminium...
Penguin International and ST Marine win contract for supply of rescue vessels
<p>Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs has awarded Aluminium shipbuilding expert, Penguin International and ST Marine a collaborative contract for the supply of three rescue vessels.<br /><br />On Monday, December 19, Penguin announced that the contract involves supplying a heavy marine fire...
New owners have major investment plans for Lochabar plant in Scottish Highlands
<p>On a further update on Lochabar aluminium smelter acquisition, Liberty House and SIMEC, the new owners of the smelter, are set to invest 120 million pounds ($149.76 million) in the project to make aluminium wheels for the car industry. <br /><br />“Liberty aims to protect the existing 170...
NTPC, NALCO form joint venture for aluminium plant, INR 36,000 crore
<p>State-run generation utility NTPC and aluminium giant National Aluminium Co. Ltd ( NALCO) entered into an agreement to jointly set up a 2.4 giga watt(GW) power plant and one million tonne aluminium production facility in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district, Gajmara. The total...
District admin assures villagers to clear hurdle at Angul Aluminium Park
<p>Angul Aluminium Park, a joint venture between Navratna firm National Aluminium Company (Nalco) and state-owned Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (IDCO), stopped construction of the proposed park when the villagers of Tulasipal, Languliabeda and Kangula protested the...
Historic Highland aluminium plant in Scotland to manufacture car parts after acquisition
<p>The historic Lochabar aluminium smelter by Rio Tinto which was sold to Liberty House Group will soon see the new owner taking over its operations. The new owners plan to produce car parts in the plant and create new job opportunities in Lochaber. The Press and Journal states that the Liberty...
KS HUAYU to expand its die casting aluminium capacity at Neckarsulm
<p>Neckarsulm-based KS HUAYU AluTech GmbH plans to invest in new die- casters and other equipment at the Neckarsulm location. Order influx for die castings in aluminium is such that KS HUAYU plans to expand its capacities. This castings specialist is venturing into new types of...
Gulfstream wins contract from U.S. DHS for building new aluminium ferry
<p>U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded a contract to Gulfstream Shipbuilding, Freeport, Fla., for making a passenger/vehicle ferry to service New York and Connecticut waters. The crewboat-style aluminium ferry will transport passengers, freight and vehicles and animals.</p> <p><img...
Rio Tinto awards $160 mln worth Amrun bauxite contracts to Civmec
<p>Developmental work at Rio Tinto's Amrun bauxite project is gathering pace. The global metals and mining giant has awarded a $160 million worth works contract for the $2.6 billion worth bauxite project in North Queensland's Weipa to Civmec. The construction firm will build a bauxite processing...
Japan’s Showa Aluminium Can to produce sleek cans in Vietnam
<p>Showa Aluminium Can Corporation (SAC), a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK) headquartered in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, will start to produce aluminium sleek cans for beverages in Vietnam from this December.<br /><br />Sleek cans have smaller diameters and taller heights than...
“RA-550 technology is a great contribution in our pursuit for more efficient and more environmentally friendly aluminium production”- Mr. Viktor Mann, Technical Director, UC RUSAL
UC RUSAL, the global leader in aluminium production, recently launched the first RA-550 pot of new generation running at over 550 kA at the Sayanogorsk aluminium smelter. According to design documents, an RA-550 cell of the energy-efficient new pot consumes around 12 kW*h/kg of aluminium- around...
Rusal and Rushydro to decide on Boguchansk smelting capacity increase in Q1 2017
<p>Russian aluminium behemoth Rusal and power generator Rushydro will be deciding on the proposed capacity enhancement of their Boguchansk aluminium smelter in the first quarter of 2017, Rushydro said in on Thursday.<br /><br />The companies had earlier decided to increase the capacity of the...
Assan Alüminyum invests in an Achenbach OPTIMILL® Foil Rolling Mill
<p>The largest flat-rolled aluminium producer of Turkey, Assan Alüminyum, a subsidiary of Kibar Holding, is planning to grow over the short and medium term through remarkable new in-vestments. One of the major investment plans is the first modern and high-width aluminium hot rolling facility...
PESU replacing old aluminium wires with insulated aluminium cables in Bihar, India
<p>Patna Electric Supply Undertaking (PESU)- the state government-owned electricity supplier of Bihar, India, is planning to replace the old loose hanging aluminium wires in many areas across the state with insulated bunched aluminium cables, said senior officials of the firm. The plan is being...
Ancillary units to support downstream aluminium growth in Odisha, says Nalco CMD
<p>Odisha- India's mineral-rich state in the east coast stands a great chance to become the country's most sought-after manufacturing hub, said Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand, CMD of the State-run National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco). <br /><br />Dr. Chand was attending the Business Standard Odisha...
Alba expecting a strong finish for 2016
<p>Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, has been performing reasonably well in light of the market conditions, according to a statement issued by the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa.<br /><br...
Trinidad & Tobago PM pins hope on the country’s aluminium downstream industry
<p>Dr. Keith Rowley, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago told Parliament on Friday that “there still remains an opportunities for an aluminium downstream industry” even after abandoning such plans six years ago.<br /><br />According to him, a major stakeholder in the original plan is...
