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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Metro Mining outlines its Bauxite Hills project operation plan
Metro Mining announecd feasibility study results of its Bauxite Hills project in Queensland. Based on the analysis, which indicated at a healthy production over a 25+ year life with modest costs and a tight payback period, the company valued the project at A$235 million. Definitive Feasibility...
Rusal prepares testing site for RA-550 reduction cell
Global aluminium producer Rusal has completed preparation of a testing site for the RA-550 reduction cell. Prior to this, the Russia-based company completed engineering works and plans to commission the first cell in the third quarter of 2016. According to Rusal, the RA-550 cell development is...
Odisha to come out with draft policy for downstream industries
To give a fillip to downstream industries, the state government of Odisha in India plans to come out with a dedicated policy for downstream industries, which includes aluminium extrusion and allied businesses. "The draft of the policy would be ready before the end of this fiscal. The policy for...
Klöckner & Co expands business with aluminium for automotive industry in Europe
Klöckner & Co is building a new service centre at its operating location in Bönen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, through its subsidiary Becker Stahl-Service GmbH. The new facility will process aluminium flat products for the automotive and manufacturing industries in Europe. Capital expenditure...
Nalco updates on its US$2.8bn venture in Iran or Oman
National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Nalco) was earlier reported to have planned to invest US$2.80 billion to build an integrated aluminium roject in either Iran or Oman. In a recent update, the company sources divulged that the proposed 5 lakh tonne-per-year smelter, which will also include a captive...
RUSAL invests up to $10 million in the casthouse modernisation project at Sayanogorsk
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, has conducted the initial tests of new equipment within the project for melting furnace installation in the casthouse at Sayanogorsk smelter (RUSAL Sayanogorsk). The project investment will total up to USD 10 million. The project, scheduled to be...
Showa Aluminum Can builds integrated production system in Vietnam
Showa Aluminum Can Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko, completed construction of can end production lines in Vietnam, and went into quantity production of can ends this October. In May 2014, SAC acquired controlling stake of Hanacans Joint Stock Company (Hanacans), an aluminum...
Governor announces Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products expansion
Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products announced a $57 million worth investment in its Bowling Green plant, which will add 112 jobs. The116,000-square-foot plus addition will provide KAAP with capacity for substantial aluminium automotive equipment upgrades. The company anticipates growing its business...
Alcoa opens advanced jet engine parts facility in Indiana
Lightweight metals leader Alcoa today officially opened its state-of-the-art jet engine parts facility in La Porte, Indiana. The facility doubles Alcoa’s capacity in La Porte and provides new capabilities that broaden its reach in engines for large commercial aircraft. The new plant will meet...
China Zhongwang targets to top current aluminium flat rolling capacity
The world's second-largest industrial aluminum extrusion producer, China Zhongwang Holdings (1333), expects output at a new Tianjin plant to top current capacity to meet domestic demand. Phase one of the aluminum flat-rolled product project in Tianjin has a designed annual capacity of 1.8 million...
ShredderSort to introduce new solutions for the aluminium recycling industry
Although the number of end of life vehicles (ELVs) needing recycling is growing, due to processing limitations aluminium recycling rates are being hindered. A European-funded project - ShredderSort - aims to contribute to new solutions to the aluminium recycling industry. More than 10 million tons...
Update: Logan Aluminum announces $240 million expansion plans
Logan Aluminum, the Delaware based maker of rolled sheets for the beverage industry, has announced its long awaited $240 million investment plans, which would add automotive industry among its customers. Earlier on October 28, Wednesday, Governor Steve Beshear brought the news to Warren County that...
Logan Aluminum announces groundbreaking
Delaware based Logan Aluminum’s long talked about expansion project will likely be unveiled this week. Logan County’s largest employer announced that it would hold a ground breaking ceremony for an expansion project on Wednesday at 1 p.m. No further details were announced, but in March the Kentucky...
Odisha pitches for Pottangi bauxite mines allocation for Nalco; fresh bid for Niyamgiri on cards
Indian aluminium major National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has inched closer in its bid to bag the Pottangi bauxite deposits with the Odisha government writing to the Union mines ministry to allocate the mines in favour of the central PSU. "We have already written to the Centre to allocate Pottangi...
Arabal participants to visit Ma’aden projects at Ras Al-Khair
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) will organize a tour of its integrated aluminium facility for attendees of the Arabal conference taking place 15 – 17 November at Dhahran International Exhibitions Center in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The tour is intended to familiarize attendees...
Australian Bauxite finally gets EFIC finance facility
Australian Bauxite Ltd has concluded a finance facility with EFIC, Australias export credit agency. The facility will provide Australian Bauxite financial assistance to meet transport costs associated with its initial bauxite shipments. Ian Levy, CEO at Australian Bauxite, said: "Efics facility...
AMI Metals to provide aluminium flat rolled material for F-35
Tennessee-based AMI Metals, a subsidiary of Reliance Steel & Aluminum, has secured a contract worth around $300m from Lockheed Martin to provide aluminium flat rolled material for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The multi-year deal covers the value-added, just-in-time, cut-to-size and cut-to-shape...
Altech Chemicals seals investment ahead of high purity alumina demand
Altech Chemicals has completed a placement for A$1 million in proceeds with a cornerstone Asian investor as high-purity alumina (HPA) operations develop. The company has received the second tranche of an investment by diversified Malaysian industrial firm Melewar International investment Company...
