$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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Indonesia's Inalum to double aluminium output to 500,000 T/yr by 2020
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), Indonesia's state-owned aluminium producer, has announced plans to increase its aluminium smelting output to 500,000 tonnes a year by 2020. The current production level of the aluminium producer stands at 260,000 tonnes per annum, said Dante Sinaga, who heads...
Iran seeks partners for $10 bln expansion in aluminium
Iranian miners are seeking $10 billion to develop a domestic aluminum industry that could serve to export 60 percent of production to meet growing demand for the metal used in cars to jets and beverage cans. The raw material bauxite needed to achieve that goal is proving hard to find. Iran’s...
Shandong Weiqiao gets approval for large alumina project in Indonesia
Shandong Weiqiao Aluminum & Electricity Co.’s large-scale alumina project in Indonesia has recently been approved by Shandong Development & Reform Commission. It is learnt from industry sources that the project, located in West Kalimantan and with total investment at $ 1 billion, will have an...
UC RUSAL invests $2 mln in Boksitogorsk alumina refinery modernization
UC RUSAL , a leading global aluminium producer, has commenced the modernization of the Boksitogorsk Alumina Refinery. The goal of the modernization programme is to increase the production of corundum, which is used in the manufacturing of abrasive and fire-resistant products. The project investment...
Die casting company executing $6.3 mln expansion in Maple Lake
A multimillion-dollar expansion is in the works for an aluminium die casting and other metal die casting operation in Maple Lake. According to the State Department of Employment and Economic Development, Arkansas based Pace Industries will add 60,000 square feet at its Maple Lake facility. Part of...
Kobe Steel to build aluminium extrusion and fabrication plant in Kentucky, USA
Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it will manufacture and sell aluminium extrusions for the automotive sector in the United States. The new business will operate through a company called Kobelco Aluminium Products & Extrusions Inc. in Bowling Green, Kentucky. KPEX will make bumper materials for cars...
Indonesia also on Nalco's radar to set up aluminium smelter
Aluminium maker national Aluminium Corporation (Nalco) is also scouting for locations in Indonesia to set up a five lakh tonnes per annum smelter as it eyes to rationalise cost of operations and cater to the expected rise in demand. The government had earlier hired consultants to scout for...
Alba sponsors 21st CRU World Aluminium Conference
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading international aluminium smelters, was a key sponsor of the Commodity Research Unit (CRU)’s 21st World Aluminium Conference that took place from 9 to 11 May 2016, at the Westin Bund Hotel, Shanghai, China. Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Tim...
Aluminium centre develops new refractory material
Calcined clay is the most common material used as refractory material (lining of high temperature furnaces). As demand of calcined clay grows manifold, an alternative is needed. The city-based Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) has found a substitute to...
Altech sells high purity alumina exploration licence for $2 mln cash
Altech Chemicals Limited has announced the execution of an agreement with Dana Shipping and Trading S.A. for the sale of exploration licence E70/3923 at Meckering, Western Australia for $2.0 million. The exploration licence is surplus to Altech’s feedstock requirements for its proposed Malaysian...
Perini Navi launch 70m aluminium sailing yacht Sybaris
The largest sailing yacht ever constructed in Italy has been launched at Perini Navi’s facility in La Spezia. With a length of 70 metres and an 850 Gross Tonne volume, Sybaris has joined an exclusive group as one of the largest sailing aluminium-made yachts in the world. The all aluminium vessel...
Aluminium advanced glazing specialist Wrightstyle appointed fabricator for UK project
Wrightstyle, the leading steel and aluminium advanced glazing specialist, has been appointed by Secco Sistemi as a fabricator and supplier of their systems in the UK. The Italian company is a worldwide leader in the production of designer aluminium glazing systems for doors, windows and facades,...
Australia's specialised aluminium trailer builder readies to launch race car transporters
Graham Lusty Trailers (GLT) is now building customised race car transporters. The specialised aluminium trailer builder of Australia GLT has fabricated their first 6 car transporter for Steve McFadden. Aluminium and stainless steel is extensively used throughout the trailer. Where aluminium cannot...
Outlook remains bright for Malaysia's largest integrated aluminium producer
The near to medium term outlook of the South-east Asian aluminium producer Press Metal Bhd (Press Metal) remains bright, driven by the increased capacity from its Samalaju Phase 3 project, observed a recent industry report. The integrated aluminium major's Phase 3 smelter in Samalaju is at the...
Hydro starts new recycling line: 'Best place for used beverage cans'
The aluminium company Hydro commissioned a EUR 45 million facility today aiming to recycle up to 50,000 tonnes of used beverage cans per year at its Neuss plant in Germany. The facility is located in the heart of a growing can market, as Europeans now are using more than 30 billion cans a year....
Emerald Automotive to manufacture extended-range electric van on aluminium chassis in the UK
Britain is all set to become home to the world’s first ever mass-produced extended-range electric delivery van this year. The Emerald T-001, expected to debut late next year, will be built exclusively on an aluminium chassis, reported sources close to the vehicle manufacturer. Based around a...
Japanese firms ramping up automotive aluminium offerings
Two major Japanese metals companies are planning to expand their aluminium offerings to take advantage of the emerging trend in consumer vehicle lightweighting for improved fuel efficiency. Kobe Steel is planning to spend approximately US$93 million to assemble aluminium plants in the United States...
NALCO to buy back 25% stake from government
State-controlled National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) has agreed to buy back 25 per cent of its shares from the government, Indian Mines Secretary Balvinder Kumar said after a meeting with the company on Monday to discuss pricing. The buyback, initiated by the finance ministry earlier this year, is...
