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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Bonnell Aluminum to invest $18 mln in Niles facility
Bonnell Aluminum plans to invest approximately $18 million in a new aluminium extrusion line at its facility in Niles over the next year, according to a statement released today. The Newnan, Ga.-based manufacturer of soft and medium-strength alloy aluminium extrusions for the construction,...
Indonesia hopes four new smelters complete in 2016
Indonesia hopes four new smelters will be completed in 2016, a mining ministry official said on Wednesday, as low commodity prices continue to create financial problems for the mining industry and shrink government returns. Indonesia banned metal ore shipments in early 2014 to encourage firms to...
Revolution buys property for aluminium plant
The company that plans to build an aluminium plant in Pineville that could employ more than 1,000 people has bought property for the project. Revolution Aluminum Propco LLC secured the property that formerly housed Pineville's International Paper mill. The startup plans to build its own mill on the...
Altech Chemicals confirms financial robustness of HPA project
Altech Chemicals Ltd has revealed results of an update to its Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for the development of a 4,000tpa high purity alumina (HPA) processing plant at Johor, Malaysia. Key outcomes of the updated BFS include: • Increased estimated pre-tax NPV9 of US$358 million (previously...
Bahrain industry minister receives aluminium sector representatives
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed R. Al Zayani met a number of representatives of the manufacturing sector in the aluminium industry. They reviewed the latest developments related to this vital sector and its future developmental aspirations, especially in light of the facilities...
Aluminium price rally unsustainable as China’s production likely to increase significantly
Since mid-January, aluminium prices have grown 7.8 per cent. Even though the recent recovery in prices of metals is largely a technically driven move and not in line with demand fundamentals, a part of the aluminium price performance is more fundamentally driven as the markets have gone through a...
Orbite provides update on high purity alumina project
Orbite Technologies Inc. has provided an update on the company's progress and the cost estimate towards plant completion and commissioning. Project Construction and Cost Highlights: • The installation of the air, steam, and process piping and utilities around the calcination system is complete. • A...
Dutch company Prolyte opens new aluminium structures factory in Romania
Dutch group Prolyte has opened a new factory in Romania, in Olt conty. The factory will produce light aluminium structures for public events. The group has invested some EUR 4 million in the factory, for which it got EU funds. Local lender Eximbank has financed the company with over EUR 3.5 million...
NALCO to invest $100 mln in renewable energy
Another government-owned aluminium producer in India has announced grand plans to increase investment in the renewable energy sector. Following a government push to increase investment in renewable energy and meet renewable energy procurement targets, the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO)...
Nanshan Aluminum to start construction of its alumina project in Indonesia in Oct
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Co. is scheduled to break ground on the first phase of its large-scale alumina project in Indonesia in October this year. Nanshan Aluminum has the most complete aluminum industrial chain solely in Longkou throughout the world, covering the upstream and downstream links of...
China Hongqiao, world’s largest aluminium producer, to expand capacity
China Hongqiao, the world’s largest producer of aluminium, aims to raise the annual capacity of the lightweight industrial metal by around 15 per cent this year if the market recovery continues. The Shandong-based firm aims to spend up to 15 billion yuan this year on expanding its output capacity...
Sinosteel, IMIDRO sign MoU for aluminium projects
China-based Sinosteel Company has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) to implement alumina, aluminium and power house plans, said a report. The production plan capacity for Alumina Powder Company is 1.6...
Constellium-UACJ JV eyeing North American Body-in-White market
Constellium N.V. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with its Japanese partner UACJ Corporation (UACJ) to expand their existing joint venture to produce automotive Body-in-White (BiW) sheet in the U.S. The final contract is subject to the board approval of each party....
Weiqiao Aluminum to put online large alumina project in Indonesia soon
Shandong Weiqiao Aluminum & Electricity Co. is scheduled to put online its large-scale alumina joint venture project in Indonesia on March 18, said a recent industry report. According to the report, the project, a JV between Weiqiao Aluminum and Indonesia’s Harita on a 60:40 basis, has an annual...
Aluminium-clad blocks used for University of Portsmouth's new architecture school building
The new architecture school building at the University of Portsmouth, England, is donning a suave, contemporary look, thanks to the designing expertise of architects from Penoyre & Prasad. Aluminium-clad blocks on concrete piers have been used for construction of this building around a landscaped...
Wide aluminium Butech Bliss Cut-To-Length line installed at Champagne Metals facility
Champagne Metals, a leading aluminium service center based in Glenpool, Oklahoma, recently commissioned their new Butech Bliss state-of-the-art 111 inch wide Cut-To-Length Line at its newly constructed Middlebury, Indiana facility. This line is one of the widest aluminium Cut-To-Length lines in...
Russia's RUSAL to start Boguchansk aluminium smelter in H1
Russia's Rusal Plc plans to start its new Boguchansk aluminium smelter in the first half of 2016, the company said on Wednesday, after reporting a 53 percent slide in its fourth-quarter core profit. Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producer, has been hit by weak metal prices and the start of...
Altech Chemicals announces kaolin mining rights agreement terminated
Altech Chemicals Limited announced that it has terminated the agreement with Dana Shipping and Trading S.A. to grant Dana the exclusive right to mine up to 10Mt of kaolin from the company's Meckering kaolin deposit. Under the terms of the kaolin mineral rights agreement, if the First Condition had...
