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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AMAG and Danieli extend their business relations
After the orders assigned to Danieli for a hot rolling mill and a plate stretcher for the AMAG 2014 project, Austria’s leading aluminium producer recently decided to rely again on Danieli’s technological expertise. Danieli Fröhling, known as specialist for high-performance cutting and finishing...
INALUM expands capacity to double production
Indonesia Asahan Aluminum (INALUM) has allocated up to US$2.5 billion to finance a number of projects in order to help achieve a target of producing 500,000 tons of aluminum by 2020. Among the projects are a new 200,000 ton capacity aluminum smelter and a steam-fueled power plant (PLTU) as well as...
ANTAM and INALUM forms a JV to develop smelter grade alumina refinery
PT ANTAM Tbk and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) announced that they have agreed to set up a joint venture company to develop and operate Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery (SGAR). Construction of the SGAR in its proposed location in West Kalimanta, is to start in 2016; operations at the plant...
Odisha government plans new clusters for downstream industries
While setting timelines for establishment of proposed industrial clusters, the Government of Odisha on Thursday, October 15, asked the Industries Department to identify areas along the Kalinganagar-Paradip Express Highway for downstream industries. Chief Secretary GC Pati, who reviewed the progress...
Covanta begins operations at its Pennsylvania metals processing facility
Morristown, New Jersey-based Covanta has started up its new metal recycling processing operation in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. The new facility cleans and sorts metals recovered from a number of Covanta’s energy-from-waste (EfW) facilities in the Northeast. "We are very pleased to get this new...
Reynaers Aluminium Romania aims to increase its turnover by 75% in 2015
Reynaers Aluminium Romania, one of the main European leaders in aluminium solutions for the constructions industry, aims at a 7 million Euros turnover by the end of this year, which means a 75% increase compared with last year’s business. Also, the company plans to reach a 10% market share on the...
Nalco's foray into nuclear energy hits legal roadblock
National Aluminium Company (Nalco)'s plan to foray into nuclear energy generation has hit a legal roadblock. Though the aluminium major proposed to set up a Rs 12,000 crore nuclear energy plant in joint venture with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), it is unable to go ahead with the...
Shandong Weiqiao to procure ACHENBACH OPTIMILL® - rolling mills for 32 t coils in China
Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group (China) is building an aluminum flat rolling plant in Weihai with a large 2,300 mm-wide rolling mill and 1,850 mm-wide thin strip rolling mill. The rolling mills, both of which are brought on line, will represent together the core of most modern production for...
UC Rusal to produce alumina from Siberian clay
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, develops acid technology for alumina production of non-bauxite raw materials. The technology will allow the production of alumina using domestic kaolin clay as a substitution to imported bauxites. The new technology will significantly boost RUSAL...
Faurecia inks JV with Beijing WKW Automotive Parts
Faurecia and Beijing WKW Automotive Parts have signed a 50/50 joint-venture agreement to create an entity named Beijing WKW-FAD Automotive Interior Parts. Beijing WKW Automotive Parts is a major supplier of vehicle interior aluminium decoration in China. Faurecia, which claims to be the world...
Taybah Group chooses Danieli’s MiDa for its new Greenfield project in Pakistan
Danieli has signed a contract with Taybah Steel to supply MI.DA® micromill for its new Greenfield project in Pakistan. The contract signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of Danieli & C. in Buttrio/Italy on the 21st of September, 2015 with the participation of executives of both parties....
Nalco’s team to visit Middle East to study world-class aluminium industry practices
Challenging times present businesses with opportunities to introspect and revisit their strategies that help them overcome corporate myopia and think about future in a more sustainable manner. National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), in a bid to stay profitable in the long run, is accordingly...
Another bauxite mine allocated to Nalco post Panchpatmali
Four days after recommending first renewal of Panchpatmali bauxite reserve in favour of Nalco, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has approved a proposal to allocate another bauxite mines in favour of the aluminium major, official sources said. With the state government recommending Nalco's name...
JLR-Novelis project REALCAR wins Best B2B Partnership award
The Ethical Corporation’s annual Responsible Business Awards recognise sustainable and ongoing business collaboration. This year’s winners in the Best Business to Business (B2B) Partnership category are Jaguar Land Rover and Novelis for their work on the REALCAR project. The aim of the REALCAR...
PGCIL incorporates Grids Conductors to make aluminium and aluminium alloy conductors
State-run transmission utility Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary company named Grid Conductors to manufacture aluminium and aluminium alloy electricity conductors at an estimated cost of INR 127.35 crore on 15 September, 2015. PGCIL owns and operates...
Barnshaw Metal supplies rolled aluminium sections for composite aerospace components
Barnshaw Metal Bending has supplied Aim Engineering, a manufacturer of bespoke tooling for composite aerospace components, with rolled metal sections to replace press-formed components that had started to crack. The start of the manufacturing process for many aerospace components is the production...
Alba set to exceed production growth goals for the year
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the Gulf nation’s leading aluminum smelter, is set to exceed its annual production growth targets, an announcement that came at the company’s third quarter meeting in a statement from Alba’s Chairman Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa; that announcement comes as the...
Inalum to produce 244,000 tons of aluminium in 2016
PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) has set a target of producing 244,000 tons of aluminium in 2016. President Director Winardi Sunoto, said on September 8, Thursday, that the companys production target for 2015 had been set at 255,300 tons. "Unlike in 2016, Inalums production will be in the...
