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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Alba upgrades to EGA DX+ Ultra Technology for Line 6
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based leading international aluminium smelter, announced that it has upgraded the technology for its Line 6 Expansion Project from EGA DX+ to the EGA DX+ Ultra. The signing ceremony was held in Dubai on February 23, 2015 and was attended by Alba’s...
Iceland's Landsvirkjun grows profit in 2015 despite aluminium price decline
Landsvirkjun, the Iceland-based power producer, saw its net profit grow by 7.4 per cent year on year in 2015 to USD 84.2 million (EUR 76m), even though the prices of aluminium have been falling since the last couple of quarters. Operating revenue was USD 421.5 million, down by 3.8 per cent compared...
Alcoa still positive about Wagerup alumina refinery expansion plans
Alcoa is keeping alive the dream of a billion-dollar expansion of its Wagerup alumina refinery in the South West after asking the State Government for more time to hold on to the all-important environmental approval. Alcoa of Australia managing director Michael Parker said the process to seek a...
Norsk Hydro to build the Karmøy technology pilot
Hydro has made a formal build decision for the planned full-scale technology pilot at Karmøy, Norway, aiming to verify the world's most climate and energy efficient production of primary aluminium. Total costs are estimated at NOK 4.3 billion, consisting of net project costs of NOK 2.7 billion and...
Odisha's bauxite reserves to attract more than INR 30,000 cr in next few years
It may be early yet, but there seems to be signs of revival in big ticket investment in Odisha's aluminium sector. If recent announcements are anything to go by, the state, home to more than half of India's bauxite reserves, is poised to attract investment worth well over INR 30,000 crore in the...
Nanshan Aluminum eyeing high-end aluminium applications
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum, a large Chinese vertically integrated aluminium processor, is aiming to become one of the global top ten aerospace aluminium materials suppliers, China Securities reported. The company had strategic cooperation with famous aircraft manufacturers, like Boeing and Airbus in...
Make in India: Vedanta proposes aluminium park in Odisha
To give a fillip to 'Make In India' campaign, diversified metals & mining major Vedanta Resources Ltd has proposed to set up a state-of-the-art aluminium park close to the site of its aluminium SEZ (special economic zone) at Jharsuguda. This state-of-the-art plug-and-produce aluminium park will be...
Nalco to invest INR 20,550 cr for expansion of alumina refinery
Odisha-based Navratna PSE Nalco has announced investment of INR 20,550 crore for expansion of its alumina refinery at Damanjodi and setting up an aluminium park at Angul in the state. "Since the entire value chain of Nalco, starting from bauxite mining to aluminium making is based in Odisha, our...
Desalitech reverse osmosis to help Chinese aluminium manufacturer achieve ZLD
Aluminium company Novelis has awarded Desalitech a contract to supply a high efficiency ultrapure water treatment system for a production facility in Changzhou, China. The Changzhou plant is Novelis’ first aluminum automotive sheet manufacturing facility in China with a set requirement for a new...
Rio considering Chinese JV partner for Amrun bauxite mine expansion
Profit or no profit, mining giant Rio Tinto remains committed to the $2.6 billion Amrun bauxite mine expansion near Weipa. And for that, the conglomerate is considering a joint venture partner that would help it fund the wholly owned project. It is known from the company sources that construction...
L&T may get nod from Odisha to set up 3 mtpa aluminium plant
Engineering major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) said it is likely to get the final clearance from the Odisha government for setting up a 3 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) aluminium plant in Rayagada district in the next 2-3 months. The company is planning to set up a 3 mtpa green field integrated...
NAPCO signed in as official aluminium extruder for Oman project
National Aluminium Products Company SAOG (NAPCO) has entered into a partnership with Profils Systemes Gulf FZCO for Saraya Bandar Jissah project in Oman. Under the terms of the agreement, NAPCO will be the official aluminium extruder for doors and windows for the luxury beachfront development. The...
Proposed aluminum plant's status unclear
City officials say they have not heard from the president of the Mojave Aluminum Company since September. Shen proposed almost a year ago to build a $120 million, 500,000-square-foot aluminum remelt and casting house plant in Lenwood. Shen said the plant would employ up to 450 people. The plant was...
Orbite back on track with plant commissioning after resolving supplier dispute
The list of items to be done before full commissioning of Quebec-based clean-tech firm Orbite Technologies’ new commercial-scale high-purity alumina (HPA) plant can stat has become short and straightforward, chief executive Glenn Kelly said on Thursday, after the company managed to resolve a...
Romania's Alro Slatina borrows USD 60 mln to fund investments this year
Alro Slatina, one of Romania's biggest aluminium producers has inked an agreement with the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank to borrow a sum of USD 60 million. The primary aluminium maker will use the funds to carry out investments this year, the company announced. The loan has a seven-year...
Rusal to boost alumina capacity despite global surplus
Russian aluminium giant Rusal is taking advantage of a slide in the country's currency to boost its alumina production capacity despite a global surplus of the material, an executive said on Wednesday. Ramping up production would allow the company to take advantage of higher margins offered by the...
Singapore firm to build carbon-fibre aluminium e-supercar
A Singapore SME is teaming up with an F1 engineering giant to make a carbon-fibre aluminium electric supercar called Dendrobium. With an initial investment of $10 million over the first two years, Vanda Electrics - a unit of family- owned Wong Fong Engineering Works - expects the two-door,...
Can-Pack Romania invests in intelligent collection devices of aluminium cans
Can-Pack Romania, the only producer of aluminium cans in Romania, plans to invest 200,000 Euro in order to install during this year 21 intelligent collection devices of aluminium can waste that will be implemented in the Auchan hypermarket network, according to Adina Magsi, the general manager of...
