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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Queensland Bauxite fast tracks resource drilling at South Johnstone Bauxite Project
Queensland Bauxite Limited provides an update on drilling and corporate activities at its flagship South Johnstone Bauxite Project in northern Queensland. · Two drilling programs underway to fast track project development · Additional drill samples sent to ALS Laboratory for assaying · Current...
BoA extends validity of Vedanta SEZ
The Board of Approvals for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under Union commerce & industry ministry has extended the validity of Vedanta Ltd's product specific SEZ at Jharsuguda by one year. The BoA has granted the extension to the developer at a recent meeting. The validity of the SEZ has been...
UAE aluminium giant says to cut 4% of workforce
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Thursday said it is cutting its workforce by 4 percent as part of a strategic restructuring to reduce costs and boost operational efficiency. EGA was created by the merger of two state-owned aluminium companies - Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) and Abu Dhabi's Emirates...
Noranda obtains project financing to complete New Madrid rod mill
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced today that it has obtained $15 million of project-specific financing that will allow it to complete a state-of-the-art redraw rod mill at its aluminum smelter in New Madrid, Missouri ("New Madrid"). The new rod mill will increase Noranda's production...
Rio Tinto launches C$12 million project to develop AP44 technology at its Alma aluminium smelter
Rio Tinto will launch a C$12 million project aimed at enhancing the aluminium smelting technology currently employed at several of the company's plants to drive productivity gains. The project will be conducted by Rio Tinto's aluminium technology teams at the Arvida Research and Development Centre...
Dubai Cable to build $60 million aluminum plant in Abu Dhabi
Dubai Cable Co., the second-largest cable manufacturer in the Middle East, is building its first aluminum plant as customers in Saudi Arabia to the U.S. seek cheaper alternatives to copper for power transmission. The $60 million factory in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates will have capacity to...
Alba appoints financial advisors for Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the leading aluminium smelters in the world, announced the appointment of financial advisors for its Line 6 Expansion Project - J.P. Morgan, Gulf International Bank (GIB) and National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) - at a signing ceremony held on Monday June 15, 2015....
Northwest Iceland Municipalities sign co-operation agreement for new aluminum project
Northwest Iceland Municipalities and Klappir Development ehf. have signed together a declaration of intent and an agreement of cooperation for the construction and operation of an aluminum smelter with a capacity of 120,000 tpy at Hafursstaðir in Skagabyggð. The municipalities of Blönduósbær,...
China Hongqiao builds more power plants and secures materials abroad
China Hongqiao Group, which is poised to surpass Russia's Rusal as the world's biggest aluminium producer, plans to spend 10 billion yuan on building power plants and expanding smelting capacity in China and on projects in Indonesia and Guinea. The Shandong firm aimed to raise its output by 22.5...
Orbite provides update on financing and HPA construction
Orbite Aluminae Inc. provides an update on the construction and financing of its high purity alumina plant (HPA) located in Cap-Chat, Quebec on Friday June 12. Financing • The Company recently received confirmation from its tax consultants that it should be eligible to receive up to $7.5 million in...
Odisha Govt backs L&T for bauxite mining lease in Rayagada
With Larsen & Toubro (L&T) agreeing to set up a three million tonne aluminum refinery in two phases of 1.5 million tonne each at Rayagada, the Odisha government today recommended to the Centre the grant of Mining Lease (ML) for Sijurumali and Kuturumali bauxite mines to the company putting an end...
International research project investigating effects of gravity on aluminium-based alloy solidification
The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen a UCD researcher to spearhead the XRMON project, a multidisciplinary, international collaboration investigating the effects of gravity on aluminium-based alloy solidification using real-time, in-situ X-radiography. In addition, the university has been...
Alba approves Line 6 Expansion Project which will make it the world's largest single site smelter
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announces approval for the Line 6 Expansion Project which would make the Company the largest single site smelter upon project completion. The Line 6 Expansion Project, expected to begin production in early 2019, will boost the per-annum production by 514,000 metric...
New female lead targets £2m future for ALPRO
Gina Steventon, who has been with the business since leaving school, has taken the helm at Aluminium Products (ALPRO) and is already setting her sights on increasing sales to £2 million over the next 18 months. She is looking to take advantage of the firm's unique capability in sand and gravity die...
Make in India, auto industry to push aluminium production in India
Aluminium production in India is expected to see a significant rise due to growing demand for the metal triggered by "Make in India" as well as revival of the country's automobile industry. Experts say that the demand for the metal will increase significantly, especially in infrastructure and...
US$10 Million bridge facility with Pala investments to advance the Bel Air Bauxite Project
Alufer Mining Limited, the bauxite exploration and development company with a portfolio of assets in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, is pleased to announce that it has closed a US$10 million senior secured Bridge Facility (the "Facility") with Pala Investments Limited ("Pala"), which will fund...
Smart extension will create more jobs
Smart Systems Ltd has planning permission for a third sector to its plant but now seeks a fourth phase to increase its capacity. A company spokesman said: "It (the proposed extension) will improve our output. "The business is doing very well." Smart employs 370 people but hopes to increase its...
Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. announces commissioning phase at first of three Aluminum Corporation of China Industrial Syngas Gasification Plants
Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc., a global energy and gasification technology company enabling clean, high-value energy and chemical products from multiple feedstocks, announced that the first of three previously announced industrial syngas gasification plants from its Tianwo-SES Joint Venture has...
