$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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Ramsden Industries launches $6.1 mln expansion of its aluminium castings plant
<p>Ramsden Industries is launching a $6.1- million expansion of its aluminium castings plant on Oakland Avenue with help from a private grant. The70 year’s old company has grown steadily in London while keeping a low profile.<br /><br />Ramsden Industries is primarily investing in new...
New LIBS sorting system developed for aluminium and other non-aluminium metals recycling
<p>SMEs and research organisations in the EU-funded SHREDDERSORT project have developed and demonstrated a new industrial sorting system to separate non-ferrous shredder scrap into cast aluminium (Al), wrought Al, and non-Al categories. Compared to the unsorted material, the sorted categories are...
Racing car with aluminium alloy chassis built by IIT KGP students to compete in Russia
<p>A team of undergraduate students from one of India's premiere tech schools, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) - Kharagpur, has designed their fourth Formula 1 racing car prototype with chassis made from aluminium alloys. The new racing car ‘K-3′ will compete in the Formula...
Chinese CITIC Group to build aluminium car wheel manufacturing plant in Bulgaria
<p>China's state-owned company CITIC Group is planning to start producing aluminium car wheels in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian government said in a release on Friday.<br /><br />A plan was presented to this effect by CITIC in the Danube town of Ruse last week. The conglomerate detailed its plan to...
India gets her biggest 3D signboard made from aluminium and steel frames
<p>Bucket Design, an industrial design firm based in Pune, India, has come up with a gigantic three-dimensional signboard installation at Almatti Dam in Karnataka. The signboard, the biggest of its kind- made out of steel frames and aluminium panels, has made it to the Limca Book of Records this...
China alumina output to continue growing in July, SMM expects
<p>China’s alumina output will rise further in July due to release from new and restarted capacity, SMM predicts. <br /><br />Shandong Weiqiao Group’s 1 million-tpy new alumina project will begin to release output in late July. The rest of the year will see limited additional new...
“There is a huge opportunity in India and the domestic metal demand is pegged to grow manifold,” Mr. Abhijit Pati, CEO (Aluminium), Vedanta Ltd.
<p><strong>Mr. Abhijit Pati</strong> started his career as a budding engineer with <strong>Indian Aluminium Company</strong> (subsidiary of <strong>ALCAN</strong> in <strong>Indian Aluminium Company</strong>) in the year 1989. After working with Hindalco for years with numerous laurels, he joined...
Nalco inks MoU with India Ministry of Mines to meet INR 7,100cr revenue target
<p>State-run National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Mines, India, to meet an ambitious revenue target of INR 7,100 crore (excluding excise duty) from its operations, the company said in a release. The Mou was signed...
InterCairo Aluminum to float 30% of shares in EGX during December
Abdel Maksoud Ibrahim, head of investor affairs at InterCairo Aluminum Industry, said that his company plans to float 60m shares, representing 30 per cent of its shares, in the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) in December after it obtains the EGX’s approval to begin the IPO procedures. Ibrahim added that...
Aluminum Trailer Co. to start construction on its $5 mln expansion project
Aluminum Trailer Co., based in Nappanee in the U.S. state of Indiana, will break ground on its $5 million production facility this fall. The move will enable the company to expand its production capacity significantly. The trailer manufacturer, which has steadily flourished since recession ended in...
Digital India gives fillip to OFC manufacturing using aluminium tubes and ACS
With power transmission and data communication sectors opening up new vistas, the Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) industry is undergoing tremendous churning before the giant leap. Add to it the fillip received from the Union Government’s ‘Digital India’ slogan, the outcome is perceptibly encouraging. ZTT...
Japanese aluminium fabricators boost output in US to leverage demand from auto industry
Big names in Japan’s aluminium fabricating industry such as Kobe Steel and UACJ are giving tough competition to the likes of Alcoa and Novelis by beefing up output in the United States. Their strategic move is aimed at leveraging rising demand for aluminium in the world’s second largest automobile...
Portuguese aluminium alloy frame maker readies to start production next year
Triangle’s, the new aluminium bicycle and e-bikes frames manufacturer in Portugal, is all set to start its production in October, next year. Before production begins, the bike maker wants to fine-tune its two fully automated, robotized production lines. In March 2017, it will install machinery for...
Kengo Kuma and Associates creates a pleated aluminium mesh façade for its shanghai office tower
Kengo Kuma and Associates has completed the design and construction for their ‘Hongkou Soho’ office tower located in the Hongkou district in Shanghai. The building creates a sense of openness through the distinctive aluminium façades and the public areas that are distributed around the building...
CREC Academy students building RV-12- a 2-seater, all-aluminium aircraft
The students of CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering are building an RV-12, a light-sport aircraft out of aluminium. The experimental two-seater airplane, being built as a summer project, will be kept at Brainard Airport on completion. Advanced aluminium alloy technologies, including the...
RUSAL eyeing Russia to supply aluminium produced in long run
UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium producer, is eyeing the domestic market for supplying all the metal produced in the long run, Sales Director for Russia and CIS Roman Andryushin updated on Thursday, July 14. RUSAL expects consumption of aluminium in Russia will grow from the present 1.4...
Japan-based auto supplier expands Indiana manufacturing
Ryobi Limited will expand its operations in Shelby County, IN, creating up to 150 new jobs by 2018. The company will invest $97.5 million into its U.S. subsidiary Ryobi Die Casting USA, purchasing and equipping a 350,000-square-foot facility adjacent to its campus in Shelbyville. The facility,...
Altech Chemicals Ltd's Iggy Tan takes high purity alumina to China
Altech Chemicals Ltd's managing director, Iggy Tan, said that the company received strong interest in the company's entry into the high purity alumina (HPA) market at a conference in Shenzhen, China. Altech’s plan is to offer a finished product range that will include HPA tailored for the synthetic...
