Rusal nears final approval for new bauxite-to-alumina project in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Russian aluminium producer Rusal is nearing the final stage of the permitting process for a planned bauxite-to-alumina processing project in Kalimantan, Indonesia, according to Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia. The project will process bauxite into alumina as part of...
$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...
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Gravita India starts aluminium recycling at Jaipur plant
Shares of Gravita India rose 4.3 per cent intraday Monday as it has started commercial production of aluminium alloys. The company has made an entry into aluminium recycling at its new recycling plant at Phagi, Jaipur with an initial capacity of 6000 MTPA of aluminium alloy production. The company...
Alba appoints Bechtel as EPCM contractor for Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based leading international aluminium smelter, is pleased to announce International Bechtel Co. Ltd. (Bechtel) as the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) contractor for its landmark Line 6 Expansion Project. Under the terms of...
ARENA backs plan to use solar energy for alumina refining
A project that could lead to the use of solar thermal technology by Australia’s large industrial sector – and cut its reliance on fossil fuels in half – has been selected by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency in its latest round of funding. Led by the University of Adelaide, the project will...
$40m bauxite mine at Weipa shows promise for 250 jobs next year
A new $40 million bauxite mine is on track to start production next year with jobs for up to 250 people over the life of the project. Bauxite Hills, north of Weipa on Western Cape York, has a Direct Shipping Ore resource of 65.3 million tonnes, worth about $3 billion at today’s prices, and a mine...
TALEX site visit for AluSolutions visitors
Registered visitors to AluSolutions 2016 will be given the opportunity to visit the new Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company LLC (TALEX). TALEX is the first aluminium downstream project to be established in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD). The plant was set up to produce extruded...
Nalco eyes JV route for 5-lakh tonne aluminium plant in Iran
The state-owned aluminium maker Nalco is considering setting up a 5-lakh tonne per annum aluminium plant in Iran through a joint venture (JV). Nalco CMD T K Chand, who was part of the delegation led by Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to the Islamic country, met a top Iranian official...
Altech Chemicals capital raising to be used for high purity alumina plant design
Altech Chemicals Ltd has banked $744,000 in a Share Purchase Plan and $2 million in total funds raised toward finalising the detailed design of Altech’s proposed high purity alumina (HPA) plant in Johor, Malaysia. Altech is aiming to become a leading supplier of 99.99 per cent (4N) high purity...
Metro Mining submits environmental statement for Bauxite Hills project
Australian bauxite developer Metro Mining has submitted environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Bauxite Hills project in Cape York to the Queensland Government Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP). The company said that the latest move marks the commencement of the...
Metallica finds port solution for Urquhart bauxite project
ASX-listed Metallica Minerals has struck a heads of agreement (HoA) with the operator of the nearby Hey Point bauxite mine to provide logistical services for the Urquhart bauxite project, in Cape York. The agreement would see direct shipping bauxite from the Urquhart mine delivered to export...
Vivocom’s Neata bags projects totalling RM37.5 million
Vivocom Intl Holdings Bhd’s (Vivocom) subsidiary, Neata Aluminium (M) Sdn Bhd (Neata), was awarded RM37.5 million worth of contracts yesterday, with the latest projects being Third Avenue Cyberjaya for an amount of RM22.5 million, and Kemensah Development for an amount of RM15 million for the...
Mumbai gets a revamped fleet of 83 full-aluminium bodied buses
BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking) in Mumbai got a revamped fleet of 83 buses last Sunday at a cost of INR 7 crore, with 147 more to arrive in the coming weeks. The buses have aluminium bodies, which will not corrode in Mumbai's weather, and a host of other features,...
Anheuser-Busch InBev breaks ground on US aluminium bottle line
Anheuser-Busch InBev has started construction on a US$175m aluminium bottle line in Florida as it looks to increase production of the format. The new line, at Anheuser-Busch's Metal Container Corp facility in Jacksonville, will produce Budweiser and Bud Light aluminium bottles, the company said...
Inalum orders HE Batch Homogenizing Plant for their upcoming extrusion project
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), located in North Sumatra, Indonesia, has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering for the supply of a Batch Homogenizing plant including auxiliary equipment. In the context of its strategic aims, Inalum intends to broaden its product range. The...
Odisha grounds INR2.53 lakh cr investment; Hindalco commences production at Sambalpur smelter
As many as 46 industries who signed MoUs with the Odisha government have invested INR 2.53 lakh crore so far in the state, the assembly was told on Thursday. "Ninety-two have inked MoUs with the state government to set up their industries with an investment of INR 5.68 lakh crore. Of the 92...
Continuous Homogenising Plant successfully commissioned at Hindalco
For the production of extrusion billets at its newly built plant in Madhya Pradesh, Hindalco Industries decided in favour of heat treatment in a continuous homogenizing furnace. The continuous homogenising and sawing plant for billets (diameter range 178 to 229 mm) has a capacity of 64,000 tonnes...
Pandolfo extends its homogenizing capacity with Hertwich technology solution
Pandolfo Alluminio S.p.A., a leading Italian extrusion plant, has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering for the supply of a modern Batch Homogenizing Furnace for extrusion billets. Its commissioning is scheduled for August 2016. Pandolfo has been operating a Hertwich continuous homogenizing...
Iron Mountain eyes bauxite on Solomon Islands
Junior explorer Iron Mountain Mining has secured an option over two bauxite projects in the Solomon Islands. The company reported on Wednesday that it had signed an option agreement to acquire a 50 per cent stake in privately-held Au Capital Mining, which held two prospecting licences in the...
Fairfield auto supplier expanding to make aluminium vehicle parts
An automotive supplier in Fairfield is expanding to make aluminium vehicle parts for one of its automaker customers, a company manager told Fairfield City Council members at their meeting Monday. According to market reports, Pacific Manufacturing of Fairfield, a Tier 1 auto supplier to Toyota, was...
