$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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Nalco to provide hand-holding support to MSME vendors
<p>Navratna PSU N alco is ready to provide hand-holding support to its regular MSME vendors who ensure quality and timely delivery of products, the aluminium major's CMD T K Chand said. <br /><br />As a responsible large-scale industry, Nalco shall make efforts to publicise select MSME brands,...
Hydro's auto line in Germany starts rolling
<p>The new large facility at the aluminium company Hydro´s plant in Grevenbroich, Germany, got started recently: Hydro is producing first coils for customers at automotive line 3 (AL 3).</p> <p>This follows weeks of trials on how the new machines for EDT rolling, continuous annealing and...
Wink Equipment plans US$1.55mn investments for an aluminium trailer plant in Kentucky
<p>Dawson Springs in Kentucky becomes home to the new manufacturing unit of an aluminium trailer manufacturer, reports local media. Wink Equipment is reported to be investing US$1.55 million in the project which includes building a 69,000 square foot facility. The company plans to manufacture 400...
Audi to launch lunar rover with 3D-printed aluminium parts next year
<p>Leading car manufacturer Audi is set to launch a lunar rover made with weight-saving 3D-printed aluminium parts by the end of 2017.</p> <p>Audi has developed the vehicle in last two years in collaboration with a space travel group called Part-Time Scientists and entered the Google Lunar XPRIZE...
UACJ plans massive upgrades at its rolled aluminium capacity in Kentucky and Thailand
<p>Japanese aluminium company UACJ announced that it is mulling an investment of US$488 million in the USA and the Kingdom of Thailand in order to increase its rolled aluminium capacity in the oversees facilities by 40 per cent. The company projects that the capex expansion will boost the offshore...
Sapa's Urban Water Shuttle project is a high-speed passenger ferry made of aluminium
<p>The world leading aluminium extrusions manufacturer and downstream technology provider Sapa announced updates of its project Urban Water Shuttle that aims to realize a zero-emission and high-speed passenger ferry made of aluminium. Named- the Tesla of the Seas, the aluminium ferry project is...
Vedanta plans to invest up to $2.9 bn to expand its alumina and aluminium capacity in Odisha, India
<p>Mining major Vedanta resources plans to invest INR 150 to 200 billion ($2.93 billion) over next three years to expand its alumina and aluminium producing capacity in Odisha, India, according to a statement made by Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta Resources Plc. on the inaugural day of the...
Altech Chemicals submits mining plan for their Meckering mine in Western Australia
<p>Altech Chemicals Limited has now submitted a mining proposal (MP) and mine closure plan (MCP) to the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) for their Meckering kaolin mine in Western Australia. The Meckering kaolin mine is planned to be developed in order to provide feedstock for its proposed...
Midland Pressure Diecasting is on expansion mode after securing more than £1m of new orders
<p>Midland Pressure Diecasting (MPD) is a small die casting company in Ashmore Lake Way in West Midlands that offers aluminium and zinc high pressure die casting services. The company has been operating since 2000 across two of its sites with about 65 employees. With clients from the...
Rusal and Elka-Cable sign a joint production agreement
<p>UC RUSAL, one of the world’s largest aluminium producers, and ELKA-Cable, a cable product company, signed a shareholders’ agreement to create Bogoslovsk Cable Plant, a jointly owned facility producing cables and wires.<br /><br />The partners will have an equal number of shares in...
Lindberg/MPH ships aluminium stack melting furnace to a manufacturer of recreational vehicles
<p>Lindberg/MPH announced the shipment of a gas fired aluminium stack melting and holding furnace to a manufacturer of recreational vehicles. The equipment provides efficient melting and holding of aluminium for a new die casting machine installation as part of a fully automated cell.<br /><br...
Sapa AS-Chargestorm JV to produce aluminium chargers for electric vehicles
<p>Norway based Sapa AS has announced signing of an agreement with Sweeden's Chargestorm whereby the downstream aluminium manufacturer and technology leader provides aluminium profiles for wall-mounted chargers (for electric vehicles) made by the latter. The product is meant to capitalize on the...
Alcoa Corporation releases new product line at Aluminium 2016
<p>As reported by Recycling Today, Alcoa Corporation, Cleveland, has unveiled Sustana, its newest aluminium product, at the Aluminium 2016 exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany. The new sustainable product line, which is manufactured with low carbon emissions and more recycled content would cater to...
JISCO officially takes charge of Alpart with promise of employment to local community
<p>Russian aluminium major UC Rusal completed the sale of Alpart refinery in Jamaica to the Chinese group Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. (JISCO) on November 22. Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) was officially handed over to JISCO last Thursday November 24 and the production is set to...
Saudi King to inaugurate ‘Ras Al Khair’, a $35 billion minerals and commodities complex today
<p>Saudi Arabia’s King Salman is scheduled to inaugurate a $35 billion minerals and commodities complex called ‘Ras Al Khair’ in the Eastern Province on Tuesday November 29, according to a report by Saudi Gazette. This would be one of the most ambitious industrial city projects in...
Strugal opens its new aluminium door manufacturing facility in Larache, Morocco
<p>The leading aluminium manufacturing company Struga Aluminium l has developed a new industrial unit in Morocco's Larache region at a total investment of more than 92 million dirhams. The new facility will churn out a wide range of interior and exterior aluminium doors under the brand name...
Production activities continue to progress positively at Orbite HPA plant
<p>Orbite Technologies Inc. announced on November 24 that, further to its press release of November 11, 2016, production activities continue to progress positively at its high purity alumina ("HPA") plant.<br /><br />-- As reported on November 11, feedstock digestion continues to operate...
Dutch designer creates unique aluminium Smog Free Tower in Beijing that curbs air pollution
<p>The association of aluminium with environmental sustainability has come a long way. Right from making the smelting process less CO2-spitting to recycling used aluminium for maximum conservation of energy, researchers across the world are leaving no stone unturned to extract the true value of the...
