Inola aluminium smelter timeline stretches to April 2027 after new moratorium, US capacity push continues
The proposed USD 4 billion aluminium smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, has entered another review phase as the US continues efforts to strengthen domestic aluminium production. Inola town trustees have unanimously extended the moratorium on the project through April 7, 2027, giving the proposed...
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...
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Québec launches its first Aluminium Development Strategy
Québec Premier Philippe Couillard, accompanied by Minister of the Economy, Innovation and Exports Jacques Daoust and the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier for the Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean region and Member for Dubuc Serge Simard, has announced the launch of the Québec Aluminium Development...
TVS Motor, Sundaram Clayton to invest INR 800 crore; includes investment on aluminium casting
TVS Motor and Sundaram Clayton, India's two leading two-wheeler companies together announced plans to invest around INR 800 crore in Tamil Nadu. Speaking on the sidelines of Tamil Nadu Global Investors Meet at Chennai on Wednesday Venu Srinivasan, chairman and managing director, TVS Motor and...
Nalco's INR 30,000 cr investment plans include one million tonne alumina refinery in Odisha
Aluminium major National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) on Tuesday said it would invest INR 30,000 crore in Odisha over next few years to expand production capacity and create more job opportunities in the state. The announcement comes at a time when global metal market is witnessing a slowdown with...
AMAG reports increase in operating profit of 30 % in H1 2015
AMAG Austria Metall AG reported significant growth in its key operating earnings results during the first half of 2015 compared with the previous year's first six months. Revenue grew by 15.9 % – from EUR 406.7 million to EUR 471.5 million. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and...
Alba receives environmental permission for Line 6
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters, announced that it has been recently granted the environmental permission for its Line 6 Expansion Project from the Supreme Council for Environment, Kingdom of Bahrain. The environmental permission, vital to Alba’s Line 6...
SAMMA Glass and Aluminium launches new products
SAMMA Glass and Aluminium Limited launched three new products at the Fiji Club in Suva last week. The newly opened hardware company attracted more than 30 construction firms and clients who wished to get a firsthand look at the company’s new products. General Manager of SAMMA Glass and Aluminium,...
Danieli receives FAC for plate stretcher at AMAG AG
AMAG rolling GmbH and Danieli signed a contract in April 2012 for the design, manufacture and on-site installation of a plate stretcher with all its auxiliaries. This job has been a challenge from many points of view, given the high quality standards requested by the customer and the demanding...
Vedanta to ramp up aluminium output at Odisha plant by 60%
In a move that could be seen as a paradox to Vedanta's move to shut down its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in the backdrop fall in global aluminium prices and lack of bauxite linkage, the company has initiated the process of stepping up aluminium production at its Jharsuguda smelter in Odisha. The...
Jaguar Land Rover scraps plans for Saudi car factory
Jaguar Land Rover has quietly scrapped an ambitious plan to build a factory in the desert in Saudi Arabia, according to people familiar with the matter. Codenamed Project Fern, the plan sought for the first time to place production of JLR’s premium vehicles in the Middle East — an important market...
Anheuser-Busch plans boosting aluminum bottle production
Anheuser-Busch confirmed a $170 million project to expand aluminum bottle production for Budweiser and Bud Light at its Metal Container Corp. facility in Jacksonville, Florida. The project will create about 75 new jobs at the facility, officials said. The brewer had sought $15 million in state and...
Emirates Extrusion to commission 3rd production line
Emirates Extrusion Factory (EEF), a leading aluminium extrusion company in UAE, plans to commission its third extrusion line at its plant in Techno Park, Dubai, which will increase its production capacity by 7,000 metric tonnes (MT) per annum. The company, a subsidiary of Masharie LLC - the private...
Nalco to visit Iran for talks on $2 billion smelter plan
India’s National Aluminium Co. Ltd (Nalco) executives plan to visit Iran this month for initial talks to build a $2 billion smelter in the Middle Eastern country, the first pick on its three-nation short list. The company will discuss forming a joint venture with the Iranian Mines and Mining...
Alba opens state-of-the-art training centre
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), one of the world’s largest smelters, opened a state-of-the-art training centre, which will focus on strengthening core skills of employees and contractors on. The opening ceremony of Alba’s new training centre was held amidst a host of dignitaries --- Subah Al...
GM to invest $877 million to overhaul Flint, Michigan, truck plant
General Motors Co said it will spend $877 million to overhaul its pickup truck factory in Flint, Michigan, capping a series of investments to keep production of profitable large pickups and sport utility vehicles rolling through a significant model change expected in 2018. The Flint investment is...
Alba to start construction of reduction line
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is to start construction of a sixth reduction line, which is expected to begin production in early 2019. The expansion will bring Alba's total production capacity to approximately 1,450,000 mtpa. The company recently marked its 10th year of operations of its fifth reduction...
Tianjin Zhongwang’s heavy plate mill finishes its first heat load test
On August 15, Tianjin Zhongwang 4500mm heavy plate mill commenced its first heat load test. The thick and heavy ingot slab was passed through the machine and then rolled down to an aluminium plate. A Tianjin Zhongwang official declared that the first heat load test of the 4500mm heavy plate mill...
Tianjin Zhongwang Smelting & Casting Plant holds furnace ignition ceremony
China's Tianjin Zhongwang Aluminium Co. recently held a furnace ignition ceremony at its smelting and casting plant in Wuqing district of Tianjin. After nearly one hour of continuous observation, all equipment indicators of the furnace were found to be functioning normally. The furnace is...
Blairs Windows to set up aluminium manufacturing operation
Blairs Windows is in the process of setting up an aluminium frame making sister company which is expected to create up to 10 jobs in the short term. The Greenock company expects to run the new venture from premises in the Hillington area of Glasgow and hopes to have it fully up and running early...
