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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Aluminium industry to become key non-oil contributor in UAE
Fall in oil prices is benefiting the regional aluminium industry and it is expected to become one of the key non-oil contributors in the future, said an industry expert. “Investments in the sector are expected to reach $55 billion [Dh202 billion] by 2020 compared to $40 billion in 2014,” said...
Altech Chemicals appoints Castle as its Mining and Processing Partner
Altech Chemicals Limited announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with mining services company, Castle Equipment Pty Ltd (Castle), appointing it as mining contractor and processing plant operator for the Company's aluminous clay (kaolin) deposit at Meckering, Western...
Emirates Global Aluminium expects production to remain stable despite price drop
Despite the drop in the price of aluminium this year, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) foresees its production will be stable at 2.4 million tonnes a year for the next three years. Walid Al Attar, EGA’s chief marketing officer, told Bloomberg News in Dubai that its output last year was 2.3 million...
Outotec to deliver technology to aluminum smelter in the United Arab Emirates
Outotec to deliver technology to aluminum smelter in the United Arab Emirates. Outotec has been awarded an order by Emirates Aluminium Company Limited PJSC (EMAL) to deliver anode carbon plant technology for an expansion at EMAL's aluminum smelter complex at Al Taweelah in Abu Dhabi. The contract...
Alcoa & Metalsa’s new aluminium frame for CVs 40% lighter than steel frames
All-aluminium frame will reduce truck weight by over 40 percent compared to steel frames, saving nearly 408kg per vehicle, increasing fuel efficiency and payload. Lightweight, high-performance metals company Alcoa, in collaboration with Metalsa, a global supplier of light and commercial vehicle and...
PanAsialum to build 350,000-tpy aluminum processing project in Xinjiang
PanAsialum Holdings is planning to spend 200 million yuan ($33 million) in building an aluminum processing project in Xinjiang, finance.sina.com reported yesterday. The company will build 300,000-tpy high-end aluminum extrusion bar project and 50,000-tpy high-end flat-rolled aluminum project, it...
Alba is set to grow with line 6 expansion project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) held recently a Management meeting review to give an update on the status of Line 6 expansion project. Alba has been actively focused on the expansion project lately. The construction phase is due to take place upon obtaining Board, Shareholders as well as other...
Borbet to build eighth aluminium wheel plant
In order to remedy a capacity shortfall, alloy wheel manufacturer Borbet GmbH has decided to erect a new factory. After evaluating the suitability of several sites in Germany as well as locations in Poland, Hungary and Brazil, the company has decided upon Kodersdorf in the German state of Saxony as...
FourWinds plans $500m Abu Dhabi aluminium project and educational complex investment
The privately-held FourWinds Group of Companies plans to develop an aluminium project and an educational complex in Abu Dhabi for a total cost of about US$500 million. The group is keen to expand its operations in Abu Dhabi’s industrial sector, particularly in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi...
Constellium unveils its newly expanded automotive structures facility in Van Buren, MI
Constellium N.V. today unveiled its newly expanded plant in Van Buren, Michigan. This state-of-the-art facility produces customized automotive structures and features advanced prototyping and development capabilities. The 210,000 square foot expansion project has doubled plant manufacturing...
UC RUSAL opens Russia’s deepest mine
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, announces the launch of the first start-up complex at the Cheremoukhovskaya-Gloubokaya mine in the North Urals Bauxite Mine (“SUBR”). Cheremoukhovskaya-Gloubokaya becomes Russia’s deepest mine, with a depth of 1,550 meters, and ranks among the top five...
$180 million aluminum processing projects to settle in Inner Mongolia
Liaoning Zhongda Aluminum Co. will invest 1.12 billion yuan ($180 million) to build three aluminum processing projects in Inner Mongolia’s Holingola, local media reported yesterday. The company plans to start construction on 100,000-tpy industrial aluminum extrusion bar project this May and put it...
Aluminium Bahrain set to appoint adviser for expansion plan says Alba CFO
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is close to selecting the financial adviser for its $2.5 billion Line 6 expansion project, having whittled down its choice to two banks, its chief financial officer told Reuters. The scheme will make Alba the largest single-site aluminium smelter in the world by boosting...
Preparations are on for the new coil processing division of ThyssenKrupp
A two year £4.0m investment programme is taking shape at the Vetchberry Steels, the coil processing division of ThyssenKrupp Materials (UK) Ltd. Following the relocation of a newly installed 1650 mm wide coil cut to length li ne which will form the nucleus of a dedicated sheet and blanks production...
Triyards secures $100 million project to build high-speed aluminium craft
Triyards, the Singapore-based shipbuilder has received orders worth $100 million for a three-pronged project including a liftboat, a high-speed aluminium craft along with a fabrication project. Strategic Marine, a subsidiary of Triyards will be responsible for building the aluminium craft along...
150,000-tpy aluminum extrusion project to enter trial in China Henan soon
Luoyang Huazhong Aluminum Co. will put its 150,000-tpy aluminum extrusion project in Henan on trial soon, local media reported today. The project represents 1.77 billion yuan ($290 million) in total investment and will generate 4.2 billion yuan in sales revenues once fully operational, it said.
Aluminum processing capacity to hit 1.5 million tonnes in Qinghai’s Ganhe Industrial Park in 2015
Aluminum processing capacity in Qinghai’s Ganhe Industrial Park looks set to hit 1.5 million tonnes by the end of 2015, local media reported today. The industrial park has attracted many aluminum processors in recent years for easy access to aluminum liquid from smelters in the park. For example,...
Orbite enters supplier qualification program for five prospective customers
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce that it has shipped high purity alumina ("HPA") samples to five prospective customers, thereby entering their supplier qualification program. The samples were produced by calcining aluminum chloride hexahydrate ("ACH"), the precursor material for HPA,...
