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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Custom Aluminum announces expansion plans at Genoa Chamber of Commerce’s gala
Receiving one of the Genoa Chamber of Commerce’s most prestigious awards was an honor for Michael Cirone, but it didn’t compare to another announcement he heard Thursday. During the Genoa Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Meeting, City Administrator Joe Misurelli announced that Custom Aluminum plans to...
American Specialty Alloys picks Central Louisiana for their aluminium sheet plant
After much contemplation about the precise location of the elusive aluminium mill planned by American Specialty Alloys, an official announcement reveals that the proposed $1.2 billion plant will be built in Central Louisiana where 650 or more people will be hired to supply aluminium for automobile...
Rio Tinto to invest in Canada aluminium smelters when market improves
Rio Tinto Alcan’s CEO Alfredo Barrios announced on Wednesday their plans to expand smelting capacities in Canada once the aluminium gains strength. Barrios says, since the aluminium prices have fallen since last year, the market situation is not conducive for further investment at the moment. He...
Crown Holdings expands Mexican footprint with fourth beverage can plant in Monterrey
US-based metal packaging products supplier Crown Holdings will build a new beverage can plant in Monterrey, Mexico, its fourth in the country, to address the growing demand. Crown will construct the new plant at the site which was a part of assets recently purchased by the company, previously...
Noranda expects third rod mill to be completed by end of 2015
Noranda Aluminum will complete a third redraw rod mill at its New Madrid, Missouri facility by the end of 2015, chief executive Kip Smith said in a conference call on Wednesday to discuss the company's fourth-quarter 2014 earnings. Noranda said in November it had suspended construction on the mill,...
Altech Chemicals produces competitive high purity alumina results
Highlights · Analysis of Altech’s high purity alumina (HPA) samples confirmed lower levels of impurities compared to leading HPA competitors. · Results of test work incorporated into process design for further optimization Altech Chemicals Limited is pleased to announce that as part of the Bankable...
Sumitomo Corporation to participate in 3rd phase of aluminium smelters in Malaysia
Sumitomo Corporation (“SC”) (President and CEO: Kuniharu Nakamura; Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) and Press Metal Berhad (“PMB”) (President and CEO: Dato’ Poh Keong Koon; Head Office: Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia), the leading aluminium smelting and extrusion company in Malaysia, will expand their...
ThyssenKrupp Aerospace to build aerospace materials plant in India
ThyssenKrupp Group's subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Aerospace is reportedly planning to build its first facility in Bengaluru, India. Planned to be located at Aerospace Special Economic Zone near the international airport, the 3,300m² plant will process materials and source various metals such as...
Demand for aluminium rises in Ethiopia; local company thrives
A local aluminium manufacturer named Inter Africa Extrusion is applying for a prospecting license to explore the regions in Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPR) after discovering aluminium through a recent survey. The company had teamed up with a Chinese firm to carry...
Metro Mining to release pre-feasibility study for Queensland bauxite project
Metro Mining has been granted an ASX trading halt in relation to the release of a Pre-Feasibility Study and Reserve statement for its Bauxite Hills Project in Queensland. Yesterday, the company estimated a JORC2012 Indicated Resource of 30.3 million tonnes of direct shipping ore (48.4% total AI2O3,...
Hiring begins for Constellium-UACJ’s Kentucky plant
Constellium- UACJ is slated to begin hiring over the next two months for its Body in White plant in Kentucky Transpark with a target of recruiting around 50 people by the end of the year. The plant is supposed to employ 80 people in total once the $150million automotive aluminium sheet production...
Rexam secures land to expand operations in India
Rexam, a leading global beverage can manufacturer, has secured land in Sri City (55km from Chennai), Southern India, as well as in Mahindra World City, Jaipur, Northern India, to build a further two beverage can plants in addition to its existing plant in Mumbai. Each plant represents an initial...
Constellium invests €22.5 million to expand casting, extrusion and fabrication capacity in Decin, Czech Republic
Constellium N.V. announced today that it is investing €22.5 million in its site located in Decin, Czech Republic. The investment, expected to be completed by April 2016, will include a new casthouse, a new indirect extrusion press line for production of hard alloy bars and profiles, a new drawing...
Press Metal on track to be a global player
Press Metal Bhd, which is on track to become the largest aluminium smelter in the region by the end of the year, recorded a profit of RM42mil on the back of a record turnover of RM1.1bil in the final quarter of its operations in 2014. With its smelting plants in Mukah and Bintulu in Sarawak running...
Altech appoints Seatram as its transport and logistics provider
Highlights • Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Seatram • For supply of total transport and logistics solution for Altech’s proposed high purity alumina (HPA) operation • Leading international freight forwarder and logistic provider based in Western Australia • Malaysia-specific logistics...
Zhejiang Yueling to expand annual automotive aluminum wheel capacity by 1 million pieces
Zhejiang Yueling Co. will expand the annual capacity of its 800,000-piece-per-year automotive aluminum wheel project to 1 million pieces after relocation and technical upgrade, it said in a statement filed to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange yesterday. The expansion will cost a total of 160 million yuan...
Aluminum maker, Golden Triangle developers at odds over $1.2 billion project
The Columbus area economic development organization has put the 826-acres it has set aside for American Speciality Alloys back on the market, alleging that the startup that plans a $1.2 billion aluminum plant has not been acting in good faith recently. Joe Max Higgins, chief executive of Golden...
Vietnam’s Prime Minister happy with Tai Rai’s one year progress
Vietnam’s Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung went on an inspection of the Tan Rai Lam Dong Complex and the Nhan Co Aluminium factory on Wednesday saying he was proud of the achievements of the project over the past year. Owned by the Viet Nam National Coal-Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), the Tan...
