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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Jinjiang Group plans 1 million-tpy alumina project in Shanxi
Jinjiang Group has inked a framework agreement with the government of Puxian County, Shanxi Province to build vertical aluminum processing project there. Under the agreement, the project will consist of 1 million-tpy alumina, 300,000-tpy aluminum, 200,000-tpy aluminum processing and captive power...
Indigenous initiatives fill void left after Rio Tinto's exit from Nhulunbuy
Indigenous businesses in north-east Arnhem Land are finding opportunities in the void left by the loss of Rio Tinto's alumina refinery, which was once the largest employer in the town of Nhulunbuy. Rio Tinto closed the Gove alumina refinery last year. Since then, economic development has been a...
Orbite announces second quarter 2015 results and provides update on HPA construction
Orbite Technologies Inc announced today the filing of its Consolidated Interim Financial Statements for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015 . The Company reported a net loss of $3.7 million (or $0.01 per share) for the second quarter, as compared to a net loss of $4.3 million ( $0.02 per share)...
Construction starts on Mining Training Centre for the Yolgnu people
A new Mining Training Centre being developed for the Yolngu people of northeast Arnhem Land with $2.4 million in support from Rio Tinto will have the capacity to train up to 24 people at a time. Construction of the new Centre is set to start on the Dhupuma Plateau site, where accommodation and a...
Sapa focusing operations in China
After careful evaluation of its business in China, Sapa has decided to exit its Jiangyin plant and concentrate its operations in China to fewer sites to better serve the demanding customers in high value-add segments. Sapa has since the inception of the joint venture undergone extensive...
Hindalco seeks RBI’s 5/25 protection
Non-ferrous metals producer Hindalco is in talks with banks to refinance around R7,000 crore of loans for two projects - Aditya Aluminium and Utkal Alumina International (UAIL) - under the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 5/25 scheme, two bankers aware of the development told FE. “Although the...
Regeneration project in Scotland chooses aluminium building systems
A high-specification glass and aluminium façade has been created using advanced Wicona-brand curtain walling solutions for a £24 million regeneration project overlooking the River Clyde in Glasgow. The new administrative headquarters for Police Scotland will provide Grade “A” office accommodation...
Alba H1 results jump but industry is facing strong headwinds
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced the release of its second quarter and first half of 2015 results on Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Commenting on Q2 & H1 2015 Results, the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa: “Alba was able to outperform the industry and...
Jinjiang Group to build 2 Mln-tpy aluminum project in Guizhou
Jinjiang Group has reached a consensus with the government of Qianxinan Prefecture, Guizhou Province, to build a coal-electricity- aluminum project in Xingren County. The vertical project consists of 2 million-tpy aluminum liquid, 4 million KW power generating units and supporting aluminum...
Ras Al-Khair's aluminium strongpoint drawing global automakers
Several international transport companies specialized in automobiles, aircraft and rail cars are planning to establish new assembly plants in Ras Al-Khair Industrial City. The development comes in the wake of the success achieved by the Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) in increasing its...
AluGlass to complete $16m worth multiple contracts in UAE
AluGlass Tech, an aluminium and glass contractor under the Ajman-based Tech Group, is close to completing multiple contracts worth Dh60 million ($16.3 million) in the UAE emirate. It includes residential and commercial facilities, a medical centre and the multi-million-dollar Al Zorah Resort and...
Six major Chinese state-owned banks support China Zhongwang's Tianjin aluminium flat rolled project
China Zhongwang Holdings Limited, the world's second largest industrial aluminium extrusion product developer and manufacturer and the biggest one in Asia, today announced a 10-year syndicated term loan facility agreement in the principal amount of up to RMB20 billion or its equivalent. The...
Emirates Global Aluminium gross revenue up 30 per cent to $5.4 billion
Emirates Global Aluminium, the world’s fourth-largest maker of the metal, reported a 75 per cent rise in net income last year amid rising aluminium prices and cost cuts. EGA, created by the merger of Dubai Aluminium and Emirates Aluminium, did not specify its net income for last year or 2013. It...
Cosco Xiamen orders aluminum fast ferry
CoCo Yachts and AFAI Southern Shipyard Guangzhou Panyu ltd have been awarded a new building contract with Cosco Xiamen for a Coastal Cruiser 322 aluminum fast ferry. The newly built Coastal Cruiser 322 will replace Cosco Xiamen’s current fast ferry with on the passenger service between Xiamen P.R....
NYU School of Engineering creates first-of-its-kind aluminium based metal matrix
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of NYU School of Engineering, in collaboration with the Toledo, Ohio company Deep Springs Technology, and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory has successfully completed a series of revolutionary tests on a layered material with a lightweight...
KSPG Automotive India’s new plant near Pune to be ready by end-2015
The Plain Bearings business unit of KSPG Automotive India is setting up a new plant at Supa, 75km to the east of Pune, for production of raw materials used in the manufacture of plain bearings. The need for a new plant has been necessitated by the fact that the company’s lease for the existing...
Technal provides aluminium curtain walling systems for Codeworks
Technal-brand aluminium curtain walling systems have contributed to an “A” rating for energy efficiency for The Codeworks – a striking new office and data center which forms the first phase of the Strata Campus in Stockport, UK. The 30,000-square-foot development for the insurance software...
China's SEPCO hands over first unit of Balco's INR 5,000-Cr plant
China's Shandong Electric Power Corporation or SEPCO on Tuesday handed over the first unit of Balco's INR 5,000-crore 1,200 MW power plant to the aluminium producer. Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco), a part of the billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group, said work will start on the remaining...
