From Oklahoma to Quebec: Inside North America’s million-dollar aluminium buildout
North America’s aluminium industry is entering a new era in 2026. As the US races to rebuild primary smelting capacity from near-zero, Canada pairs expansion with low-carbon innovation and recycling. From a USD 4 billion Oklahoma smelter to Quebec’s newly commissioned AP60 plant, here’s how each...
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...
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Aluminium Bahrain puts off plans to list shares in Saudi Arabia
Aluminium Bahrain, the second-largest aluminum smelter in the Middle East, put plans to list its shares in Saudi Arabia on hold. “We did an initial evaluation and at the moment we are not actively pursuing it,” Chief Executive Officer Tim Murray said in an interview in Doha yesterday. Building the...
Germany's Trimet orders ingot caster
TRIMET Aluminium from Essen (Germany) has placed an order with Hertwich Engineering for a horizontal continuous caster (HDC) for foundry ingots. This will enable the company to produce high-quality alloyed ingots. The annual capacity of the plant is 60,000 t. The HDC operates with an ingot format...
Barstow city to get an aluminium remelt and casting plant soon
The city of Barstow will soon receive the promised aluminium remelt and casting house although in a much smaller scale, a city official revealed last week. Last March a megaproject was approved by the City Council, with a manufacturing complex of 3 million square-feet, costing $1.5 billion and the...
Abu Dhabi-based Senaat plans to spend Dh5bn developing downstream industries
Senaat, the state-owned industrial holding company, plans to invest Dh5 billion over the next two years to develop downstream industries and is considering an initial public offering of one of its units this year, the chairman said. Abu Dhabi-based Senaat, which has invested more than Dh16bn...
IMIDRO announces the construction new Jonoob Aluminium Plant
Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development & Renovation (IMIDRO) announced on Feb 28 that the Jonoob Aluminium Plant will be established in the southern province of Fars with a production capacity of 300,000 metric tons, funded by Iranian investment companies. In the first seven months of the...
National Aluminium plans RO7mn capacity expansion
National Aluminium Products Co (Napco) is planning a RO7mn capacity expansion to substantially increase volumes and increase market share. The company will install two additional extrusions presses in a phased manner this year and also set up a power coating plant. The company board has approved...
Ontario-based manufacturer of aluminum metal parts opens new plant
Construction just wrapped up on a 275,560-square foot automotive manufacturing facility in the Riverside Horizons Industrial Park. Martinrea International, the owner of the recently constructed $19 million facility, is an Ontario-based manufacturer of quality steel and aluminum metal parts for the...
Angul aluminium park gets the final nod from the Indian Union government
The long awaited Angul aluminium park, a joint venture between Odisha Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (Idco) and National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) finally gets a nod of approval from the Union Government. A special purpose vehicle (SPV) named Angul Aluminium Park Private Ltd...
Keels laid for two aluminum OSVs
Triangle Marine Services and Marine Core & Charter host keel laying ceremony for two Aluminum Fast Offshore Support Vessels UAE-based shipbuilder Triangle Marine Services has laid the keels of two new 45-meter Aluminum Fast Offshore Support Vessels, awarded in November 2014 by UAE-based client...
Xinren Holdings report positive results for FY14
China-based aluminium producer, Xinren Aluminium Holdings announced its results on Friday for the year 2014 ending in Dec 31, reporting net profits of 284.01 million Yuan rising from the previous year’s profits of 60.14 million Yuan. Contributions from the Xinjiang plant are being included in the...
Uno Minda forms JV with Japan's Kosei Aluminum
Auto component maker Uno Minda has inked a joint venture pact with Japan's Kosei Aluminum Co to manufacture and sell alloy wheels in the country. The joint venture firm, Minda Kosei Aluminum Wheel, will be set up in Bawal (Haryana) with a total investment of Rs 200 crore for first phase of...
Orbite confirms arrival of specialized refractory materials
Orbite Aluminae Inc. today announced that, further to its press release of December 12, 2014, the Europe-sourced components of the new castable material for the refractory system at the Company's HPA plant in Cap-Chat have arrived in the port of Montreal. In addition, the new mortar formulation was...
Noranda to save US$5m annually via improved port
United States-based Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation expects to save more than US$5 million ($550 m) annually in shipping costs with its newly deepened and expanded port in St Ann, Jamaica. The port, completed this month, allows bauxite ships to depart with 10 per cent heavier loads without...
Alba adds new rectiformer to Line 5
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a leading aluminium smelter in the world, successfully completed the integration of an additional Line 5 Rectiformer (R50). The Rectiformer is a critical piece of power equipment used in the smelting process. The addition of R50 will further enhance Alba’s ability...
Premium AEROTEC and Aequs Aerospace start off their 7 year partnership at Aero India 2015
At Aero India 2015, Premium AEROTEC received the first aluminium series components from Aequs Aerospace as part of a long-term agreement to supply the Airbus Legacy programme. "For Premium AEROTEC this is the start of a strategic partnership with Aequs Aerospace and reflects an important step we...
Sarginsons Industries to the aluminium die-casting partners to AMCC
Sarginsons, an advanced aluminium diecasting firm in Coventry will now form a partnership with the new £14m National Advanced Metal Casting Centre, paving the way to forming the link between fundamental research and full-scale industrial trials. The engineering firm, post its newly acquired...
Philipsburg Brewing Company to launch aluminium bottles for its beverage
Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) is a state agricultural grant that is issuing $50,000 to Philipsburg Brewing Company to launch aluminium bottles. The Head Brewer of the company, Mike Elliot said that the grant money will be used to set up a custom bottling machine to operate the new aluminium...
Hulamin to invest R300m in aluminium recycling plant
HULAMIN based in South Africa’s Pietermaritzburg announced on Monday that they are planning to invest R300 million to construct an aluminium recycling plant that will convert aluminium beverage cans and convert them into raw materials for reuse. Considering that recycling aluminium scarp takes a...
