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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Growing new aluminum capacity to add to China's 5.5 mt supply glut
China’s aluminum market is in surplus by approximately 5.5 million tonnes at present, and this situation will only get worse in H1 2015 as more capacity come on stream. About 1.8 million-tpy aluminum capacity is expected to enter into service in the second half of the year. New aluminum capacity...
Update: Hindalco to ramp up production at MP aluminium smelter
Aditya Birla Group-promoted Hindalco Industries has said it would attain its full capacity at its Mahan aluminium smelter in Madhya Pradesh soon. The investment project faced a few road-blocks earlier pertaining to coal procurement apart from protests from environmentalists, but went on stream in...
Mojave Aluminium to build $120 million plant in Lenwood
Barstow's Mojave Aluminium Company announced plans build a $120 million aluminium plant in Lenwood, California. The 964-acre aluminium direct chill billet casting facility is targeted for a 173-acre site at the southeast corner of Gazana Street and Amarylis Avenue. The announcement comes weeks...
Aluminium Bahrain seeks rating ahead of $3.5 bln project fundraising
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), owner of one of the world's largest smelters of the lightweight metal, is seeking a credit rating ahead of talks with banks about fundraising for its $3.5 billion Line 6 expansion, a company official to the media. Alba in June secured government approval for a...
Portuguese component makers start aluminium frame production
Rodi, Miranda, and Ciclo-Fapril, the three leading component makers of Portugal announced they will invest € 12 million in aluminium frame production in Agueda, Portugal. Construction of the frame making facility is to start this September. The aluminium frame factory that Rodi, Miranda, and...
Aluminum supplier to open Goodyear manufacturing plant
Basic Metals Inc., an independently-owned aluminum service center and supplier based in Wisconsin, will open a manufacturing and distribution center in Goodyear in September. Specializing in aluminum sheet, coil and circles, Basic Metals supplies aluminum to manufacturers, metal fabricators and...
Gulf Industry Fair to showcase GCC's industrialization development
Gulf Industry Fair 2016 (GIF) will be unveiling a series of events and initiatives at the Fair to enhance its reputation for being the GCC's exclusive annual industrial promotion showcase championing economic diversification and industrialization across the GCC. The 2016 annual industrial event is...
Alba Line 5 successfully completes a decade of operations
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters, recently marked the 10th year of operations of its Reduction Line 5. Inaugurated by His Royal Highness, The Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa in 2005, Line 5 was a historic milestone in the Middle...
Inner Mongolia Huolingol to expand aluminum capacity to 4 mln-tpy by 2018
Huolingol, Inner Mongolia, has set an ambitious goal of expanding local aluminum capacity to 4 million-tpy by 2018 to support aluminum processing industry in the city. The local government aims at brining local aluminum capacity to 2 million tonnes this year, powered by cheap electricity thanks to...
WVEDA approves partial financing for Constellium's investment at its Ravenswood plant
Constellium N. V. announced that the West Virginia Economic Development Authority (WVEDA) has approved partial financing of Constellium’s previously communicated investment of $35 million at its Ravenswood plant. The $15 million, 15-year loan financing will contribute to the installation of a new,...
AluChem to commission a low-soda alumina plant in 2015
In 2015, AluChem will launch a new line of low and ultra-low-soda aluminas focused toward ceramics and investment casting applications. This new high-purity alumina product portfolio will utilize proprietary purification technology in the production of low and ultra-low-soda calcined, reactive and...
Capacity expansions to slow China aluminum inventory declines
China’s aluminum stocks have been falling for three months running, but the pace will slow down due to robust growth in new capacity, Shanghai Metals Market notes. On the supply side, the scale of aluminum production cuts will be small this year due to falling production costs. Some 2-3 million...
Uzbekistan, Korea to produce aluminum parts
Uzbekistan and South Korea will jointly produce aluminum parts by high-precision injection molding. A relevant agreement on the organization of production was signed between Uzbekistan's Uzavtosanoat Joint Stock Company and the Korean INZI AMT Co., Ltd, Uzavtosanoat reported. The sides also agreed...
China Jilin to invest $340 mln to produce alumina using coal ash
The government of Baishan City, Jilin Province, is planning to spend 2.2 billion yuan ($340 million) in building a project that extracts alumina from coal ash. Coal fly ash, an industrial by-product, is derived from coal combustion in thermal power plants. Coal fly ash is rich in alumina (upto...
Hindalco Industries Ltd clarifies on INR 7500 crore invesments
The Exchange had sought clarification from Hindalco Industries Ltd with respect to news article appearing in Financial Express on August 15, 2015 titled "Birla invests INR 7,500 cr in Odisha refinery". Hindalco Industries Ltd has replied stating that Utkal Alumina International Ltd (Utkal) is our...
Project Titan cost-improvement programme on track
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters, is on schedule with its cost-improvement programme - Project Titan. Project Titan, launched in February 2014, is a 2-year programme that aims at reducing Alba’s cash cost by $150/mt. At the end of June 2015, the...
Altech Chemicals' shares on the rise under Iggy Tan
Altech Chemicals closed at $0.10 on Friday last week, more than double the value they were trading at just two months ago. Altech's focus is to transition into a leading producer of 99.99% (4N) High Purity Alumina (HPA) at a low cost. HPA is a high-value product because it is the major source...
Utkal Alumina gets government approval for its expansion plans
Odisha government has approved the expansion plans for Utkal Alumina Ltd, an Aditya Birla group firm and Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd (BPSL) in a meeting today. This is considered to be a step towards boosting the industrialization in the state of Odisha. "The State Level Single Window Clearance...
