$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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NTNU and Hydro formalize agreement on new professorship in aluminium
Hydro and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) today signed an agreement to establish a new professorship in aluminium. NTNU Dean Ingvald Strømmen Hydro's Head of Technology Hans Erik Vatne signed the agreement today Hydro is providing up to NOK 10 million for a five-year post...
Dubai group seeks funding for $8bn Guinean bauxite mine
A Dubai-based resources firm is in talks with trading houses to develop bauxite reserves in Guinea, valued at $8 billion and previously held by BHP Billiton, the company's co-founder said on Thursday. James Tounkara, co-founder of Gajah Investment Group, said he also expected Chinese involvement in...
Former LME CEO Abbott in talks to build new metals trading platform
According to reports, several global base metals brokers are engaged in discussions with the former CEO of London Metal Exchange on the subject of starting a new trading platform as an alternative to the LME. Several “high-profile LME Category One” traders are believed to be in support of the...
New aluminium murals installed at the Legion, Canada
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 269 has new murals up on the building. Legion president Bill Cavanagh said about four years ago they realized that something had to be done about the old murals as they were falling apart. He added that when the Legion approached an artist, they realized restoration...
Hull manufacturer Eltherington on target with former Seven Seas site development
A hull manufacturer is on target with its multi-million-pound investment in a new factory site in east Hull, United Kingdom. Eltherington, which supplies architectural aluminium and fabrication services to the construction, modular and leisure home sectors, is due to complete the latest phase of...
Sapa invests in new site in southern France
Sapa is consolidating its position in the aluminium extrusion sector in France by investing in new value-adding services in Le Garric, extending the company's ability to meet the growing needs of customers. Sapa opened its new 2,400 square-meter machining workshop at the Le Garric site, north of...
Nyngan Scandium project to produce scandium for making superior quality aluminium alloy
Scandium International Mining Corp. one of the noted junior mining companies with a management team loaded with former executives from BHP Billiton reaches DFS milestone at Nyngan project which will produce high-grade scandium to be used in making superior quality aluminium alloy. Its large,...
West Texas Ballpark debuts throwback all-aluminium façade
El Paso, Texas’ Southwest University Park recently debuted a new all-aluminium façade reminiscent of wooden slats of the days of yore. Ball-Nogues Studio’s “Not Whole Fence” surrounds the play of the San Diego Padres’ Triple-A affiliate El Paso Chihuahuas, which is an installation of public art...
Centre looking to set up satellite port in Goa
The Centre in a joint venture with the Goa government is planning to have a satellite port, about 35 kms from Mormugao Port Trust, Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said yesterday. "The Centre in a joint venture with the Goa government is planning to have a satellite port which will be 35...
Tribals oppose campaign against development projects in Odisha
Strongly pleading for speedy development in backward Kalahandi and nearby areas of Odisha, locals including tribal people today opposed any campaign against projects like Vedanta even as activists including Medha Patkar held a meeting in Lanjigarh. Participants in the rally, organised by Niyamgiri...
Iran aluminium expansions to exacerbate already oversupplied Middle East market
Iran is seeking to expand aluminium production, and this move will only get already oversupplied Middle East even worse, SunSirs reported. Iran officials said the country will produce aluminium on a large scale to meet demand in domestic market and the Middle East. The country has already invested...
Iran steps up talks with potential foreign investors in metals sector including aluminium
Iran is stepping up talks with potential foreign investors with an eye to developing its mining and metals industries, Mehdi Karbasian, president of state-owned Imidro, the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization, said. Imidro recently held talks with Rio Tinto...
China’s 2016 alumina output to rise 5% on year to 61 million mt: Antaike
China’s alumina output in 2016 is expected to reach 61 million mt, up 5.2% from realized output of around 58 million mt in 2015, an analyst from state nonferrous information division Beijing Antaike said Tuesday. The forecast figure was also up 17.3% from the 52 million mt produced in 2014 and up...
Nanshan Aluminum takes another step in extending value chain
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. has taken another important step in extending its aluminum value chain by acquiring aluminum and power assets and stepping up high-end aluminum applications, Huachuang Securities reported. Nanshan Aluminum planned earlier to issue shares to acquire Shandong Yili Power...
Hydro unveils advanced aluminium recycling upgrade in Luxembourg
Hydro’s aluminium recycling plant in Luxembourg hosted royalty, government officials, and business leaders on June 1 when it unveiled an extensive upgrade with production and environmental benefits. (Plant manager Ludovic Dardinier (right) explains the different scrap sources. EVP and head of...
Alba on schedule with its Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, is on track to meet its strategic growth by accelerating the early works on Line 6 Expansion Project, according to a statement issued by the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al...
'Twisting' Vitreous enamel cladding for Oman Airport Tower
Ekurhuleni-based Vitrex designed and supplied unique 'twisted' vitreous enamel cladding for the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower at Muscat International Airport in the Sultanate of Oman. Vitraclad heavy gauge panels, exported by Vitrex to cover around 4000m2 of the fins of the Tower, were installed...
Guangxi Investment Group to invest RM580 million in an aluminium component manufacturing facility.
The Malaysia-China Kuantan Industrial Park (MCKIP) today secured an investment worth RM1.58 billion from both China and Malaysia. With the new ventures, the total investments drawn to MCKIP, which is located within the East Coast Economic Region Special Economic Zone (ECER SEZ), stood at RM15.08...
