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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Bauxite Resources Limited community advisory group established for Bauxite Mining
A Bauxite Mining Community Advisory Group (BMCAG) has been established as an initiative of Bauxite Alumina Joint Ventures (BAJV) and Bauxite Resources Limited, to develop the Felicitas and Fortuna bauxite mining projects North of Wundowie. The Fortuna Project is 100 per cent owned by BRL, has...
Bridgnorth receives permission for £41 million extension plans
Shropshire Council’s south planning committee has given Bridgnorth Aluminium the go-ahead for their £41 million extension despite objections from neighbours. Plans are set for a new rolling mill to be added to the complex which will include an air purification building, exhaust stack, oil filter...
Hitachi Rail develops a PRM-TSI compliant, lightweight aluminium storage unit for bicycles
Working in close cooperation with its design and production partners, Hitachi Rail has developed a PRM-TSI compliant, lightweight storage unit for bicycles for its new class 800/801 series train. According to TRB Lightweight Structures (TRB), these new Hitachi Class 800/801 trains will be replacing...
Queensland Bauxite drilling to expand Indicated Resource base
Queensland Bauxite has committing to a significant drilling program at its flagship South Johnstone project near Innisfail in Queensland and has encountered new bauxite in areas not explored before. The project has an overall massive exploration target area of between 193 million tonnes and 405...
Midas secures $53m deal to deliver fabricated parts for high-speed rail in China
Midas Holdings' subsidiary Jilin Midas Aluminium Industries (Jilin Midas) has received a series of contracts worth CNY328.9m ($53m) to deliver high-speed train car body components in China. The latest contracts include CNY185.4m ($29.8m) worth of orders from CNR Changchun Railway Vehicle and...
Expansion on cards for Boyne Smelters Ltd
Boyne Smelters Ltd can now focus on expansion plans after an announcement it would be exempt from the national emissions scheme. This week the Federal Government finalised a deal to remove trade-exposed industries from the renewable energy target scheme. The bipartisan deal means BSL has avoided a...
Jindal company announce $135M expansion in Louisiana
W.R. Grace & Co. and Chevron Products Co. will build a $135 million residue hydro-processing catalyst production plant and additional alumina capacity at the existing Grace manufacturing facility near Lake Charles. The announcement was made Monday in a news release from Gov. Bobby Jindal and W.R....
MWSD designs special forged aluminium wheels for glass transportation
Motor Wheel Service Distribution (MWSD) has launched a new forged aluminium wheel named Xlite ET45 built specifically for three-axle, multi-functional, inloader semi-trailers. The product is aimed primarily aimed at the glass transportation companies throughout Europe both OE and replacement...
Japan Kobesteel aims to grab China automotive aluminum sheet market share
Kobesteel’s automotive aluminum sheet factory in Tianjin is under construction and scheduled to start production early next year, CNMN reported. The factory, with total investment at 389 million yuan ($63 million), will produce 100,000 tonnes of automotive aluminum sheet annually. Sinosteel is...
Bridgnorth Aluminium's extension plans await approval
Bridgnorth Aluminium plans to build a research and development laboratory that will employ 65 people. On Tuesday, there was a discussion by Shropshire Council’s south planning committee regarding the rolling mill installation and has been recommended for approval. The project will include an air...
Altech appoints Simulus as EPCM parter for Meckering
Highlights • Appointment of local company Simulus Engineering as EPCM partner for Meckering • Simulus was instrumental in testwork and development of flowsheet • Simulus is the key engineering contractor on the BFS Altech Chemicals Limited is pleased to announce that it has now appointed Simulus...
Technical Glass and Aluminium Company wins contract for external façade in Jeddah
Lamar Investment and Real Estate Development Company, a leading real estate developer based in Saudi Arabia, has awarded an external façade contract worth SR200 million ($53 million) to UAE-based Technical Glass and Aluminium Company, for its upcoming project in Jeddah. Work on the façade is...
Southwest Aluminum to fill aluminum auto body sheet vacancy in China
Southwest Aluminum (Group) will start mass production on its self-developed aluminum automotive body sheet (ABS) in H2 2016, with annual capacity expected at 5,000 tonnes, local media reported. Due to restraints in capital, technology and equipment, made-in-China aluminum alloy automotive sheets...
Sam Walsh speaks of expansion plans in aluminium
At the Merrill Lynch global metals, mining and steel conference, Barcelona, Spain, Rio Tinto CEO, Sam Welsh, expressed his desire to continue pushing for growth despite the challenging environment. The tough environment for “subdued pricing and economic uncertainty” a lot of tough decisions had to...
Rio Tinto plans to expand its bauxite operations in South of Embley, Queensland
Rio Tinto plans to expand its bauxite operations and would be reviewing the feasibility study for South of Embley, in Queensland later this year. The South of Embley project will allow Rio to use an existing mining lease to expand its bauxite mining to a location south to its Weipa operations. The...
EGA exports to fall as local demand grows
State-owned Emirates Global Aluminium said on Tuesday its exports would fall to 77 per cent of its production by 2017 as a result of a rise in local demand. "There will be five new plants in Abu Dhabi," chief executive Abdulla Kalban told the CRU Aluminium conference in Dubai. He said the new...
Xingfa Aluminum to expand aluminum extrusion capacity to 500,000-tpy on market optimism
Guangdong Xingfa Aluminum Holdings plans to expand aluminum extrusions capacity to 500,000-tpy from current 350,000-tpy in coming five years, CNMN reported today. Liu Libin, Chairman of Xingfa Aluminum, holds positive views of the aluminum demand outlook, citing acceleration of China’s urbanization...
Aluminium Bahrain CEO optimistic about $2.5bn expansion approval in 2015
The chief executive of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), owner of one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters, said on Tuesday he was optimistic the company would receive the needed approvals for its $2.5 billion Line 6 expansion project this year. “I am optimistic that we will get approvals in 2015,”...
