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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Orbite announces Q3 2015 results and provides update on HPA construction
Orbite Technologies Inc. announced the filing of its Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. The company reported a loss before net finance income and taxes of $2.5 million as compared to $2.4 million for the same period in 2014. Due to a decrease...
Second Aluminum Corp. industrial syngas plant enters commissioning phase
The second of three previously announced natural gas replacement projects licensed by Tianwo-SES Clean Energy Technologies Company Joint Venture in China and under construction for Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd has entered the commissioning phase. Members of Synthesis Energy Systems’ Zao Zhuang...
Apex Aluminum expanding operations
Business is growing for Apex Aluminum Die Casting in Piqua to the point where they are needing to expand operations and add new jobs to keep up. “We’re going to need at least 40 (new employees),” Pat Zimmerman, president, said. The positions include operators on the floor as well as some skilled...
Aluminium in offshore may include subsea projects in future
Aluminium solutions can help the offshore industry bring their products to the next level in weight savings, low maintenance and fire resistance. The future might include subsea projects as well, says Sebastian Henrion of Royal Boskalis. At the recent Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference in...
Metro Mining’s Bauxite Hills Project aims to meet growing global demand for bauxite, particularly in China
Metro Mining's Bauxite Hills Project is located 5km south-east of the port at Skardon River and 95km north of Weipa in Western Cape Rock, North Queensland, Australia. The project is proposed to be developed with an estimated investment of A$33.9m (approximately $24m). The pre-feasibility study...
Logan Aluminum’s Russellville facility to brighten up Kentucky aluminium scenario
Logan Aluminum announced that its upcoming Russellville facility will join Kentucky’s growing ranks of automotive suppliers. The development will help secure the commonwealth’s position among the world’s top aluminium production centers. “Strong, lightweight materials are quickly becoming standard...
Essential investment for Welsh Aluminium Firm to meet demand
Aluminium fabricators Dudley’s Aluminium has invested £125,000 in cutting-edge machinery, and taken on two apprentices, as it continues to complete a number of important projects throughout the UK. The company has purchased its first ever CNC machining centre as well as an automatic notching...
Plans for establishing more aluminium frame production in Europe
Next to the new Triangles factory for making aluminium e-bike frames in Portugal there is a second frame facility in the making close the Europe’s main markets. The plans for that facility are now being developed. Speculations are underway that there is another aluminium frame factory to be set-up...
Nalco to engage transaction advisor for merchant mining
Aluminium major National Aluminium Company (Nalco) would soon appoint a transaction advisor to decide the modalities of its proposed foray into merchant mining. "We have decided to foray into merchant mining to tap the huge potential offered by a mineral rich state like Odisha. Nalco is gong to...
Nalco to set up 1 mtpa refinery plant in Odisha
Aluminium major Nalco will set up a one million tonnes a year alumina refinery plant in Odisha as part of its expansion plan, union mines secretary Balvinder Kumar said on Monday. The company would set up the plant at Damanjodi in Koraput district with an investment of Rs.5,600 crore, he added. The...
France’s Fives Group to invest in Iran’s aluminum industry
France’s Fives Group made an agreement with Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) on making joint venture for the construction of an anode production plant in Iran. Anode, which is made from calcined petroleum coke (CPC), is used in the process of...
Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company subsidiaries discuss strategies
Bahrain-based Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company (Garmco) recently held its second Annual Subsidiaries Meeting which took place at the group’s headquarters in the kingdom. Garmco is an international aluminium rolling mill and one of the largest downstream aluminium facilities in the Middle East....
Napco expands into extrusion coating, rotogravure printing and aluminium lidding
Napco, which works with Nestle, Mars and Kwality ice cream, has expanded its corrugated, paper and plastic packaging manufacturing capabilities to include extrusion coating, rotogravure printing and aluminium lidding. The Saudi Arabia based-firm has also introduced in-mold labelling and...
Vedanta group's Balco inaugurates new coal mine
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (Balco), a subsidiary of Vedanta Limited, inaugurated its Chotia coal mine on November 3, 2015. The mine was allocated to Balco in February this year after the company emerged as the highest bidder for it in the first phase of coal auction. Balco has projected three...
Aleris Aluminum selected for prestigious Grand Egyptian Museum
Aleris announced at Batimat, the world's leading construction exhibition, that it signed a contract with Alico/ORASCOM to supply a superior aluminum product for the roofing and wall cladding of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). Described to be the largest archaeological museum devoted to Egyptology...
Alcoa updates on Value-Add business progress
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa reported progress on the company’s performance against three-year financial targets and its continuing transformation as it prepares to separate into two industry-leading, publicly-traded companies. As the company prepares for the separation, both the Value-Add...
Alexandria plans $8.5M expansion at its aluminium extrusion plant
Alexandria Extrusion MidAmerica LLC is planning an $8.5 million expansion at the aging Indianapolis plant it bought in 2012. The Department of Metropolitan Development disclosed the plans this week in a tax-abatement request that will be heard by the Metropolitan Development Commission on...
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products plans expansion
Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that its U.S. joint venture, Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products, LLC (or KAAP), will expand its production facility to meet the growing demand in North America for aluminum forged suspension products. KAAP will invest approximately $56.6 million in capital investments....
