The US Department of Justice has urged a court to dismiss Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s lawsuit filed on the proposed USD 4 billion Oklahoma aluminium smelter, arguing that the project would strengthen national and economic security. The move comes as the joint venture of Emirates...
Oceania’s primary aluminium industry is facing a fragmented energy transition. While Australia, the leading aluminium producer of the continent, has abundant renewable resources and a well-established aluminium value chain, its smelters remain significantly more dependent on fossil-fuel-based...
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India's Aditya Birla Group has proposed an additional investment of USD 1.26 billion to expand the capacity of its Kansariguda alumina refinery in Odisha to 3 million tonnes per annum, according to the Odisha government. The expansion will be executed by the group's aluminium company, Hindalco...
Industrial designer Guillaume Bloget has designed an aluminium kayak featuring a folded double-wall structure and a cork seat during a research-creation residency organised by France's Rhizome Association. The project, named Sharp, was inspired by the lakes surrounding the association's workshop....
Konecranes has secured a contract from Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) to modernise five auxiliary cranes at the company's aluminium smelter in Bahrain. The order was placed in January 2026. Delivery of the equipment is expected by the end of 2026, and installation is due to start in early 2027....
MECON Limited has successfully completed the trial run of the BBC-1 and BBC-2 conveyor systems for NALCO's 1.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Alumina Refinery Stream-5 expansion project at Damanjodi, Odisha. The trial was carried out in the presence of NALCO Director (Production & Technology) and...
State-owned National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has signed a joint venture agreement with NLC India Limited (NLCIL) to establish a 1,080 MW thermal captive power plant in Odisha, strengthening the energy backbone for its planned aluminium smelter expansion. In a regulatory filing, NALCO...
Kimura Group, a global leader in casting innovation with nearly 100 years of foundry expertise, announced the launch of its Advanced Aluminum HQ Plant at the company's headquarters in Shizuoka, Japan. The new facility, which began operations in February 2026, expands Kimura's capabilities for...
Jamaica's Minister of Agriculture, Floyd Green, has announced that the reopening and modernisation of the Alpart alumina refinery has moved a step forward following meetings with officials of JISCO and the Government of Gansu Province during his recent visit to China. Speaking in Parliament, Green...
Canada and Japan are deepening their critical minerals alliance, seeking to reduce their dependence on Chinese supplies. At Canada's largest-ever trade mission to Tokyo and the Asia-Pacific region, companies from both countries signed commercial agreements worth over CAD 1 billion (USD 706.11...
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has funded USD 75 million to five pilot-scale projects aimed at extracting rare earth elements and other critical minerals, including aluminium, from coal waste and coal-based feedstocks. The initiative indicates the nation’s efforts to strengthen the domestic...
A proposed USD 4 billion primary aluminium smelter at the Port of Inola in northeastern Oklahoma is moving through technical studies and regulatory approvals, with developers aiming to begin construction in 2027. If completed, the project would become the first new primary aluminium smelter built...
Skanska has been awarded a contract worth around NOK 1.1 billion (USD 111 million) by Hydro to build a new aluminium wire rod production plant at Hydro's existing Karmøy site in Norway. The new facility will have an annual production capacity of 110,000 tonnes of aluminium wire rod and is scheduled...
Aluminium and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro has signed a five-year supply agreement with Nexans, a global cable and optical fibre company, to deliver around 85,000 tonnes of low-carbon aluminium wire rod spanning from 2026 to 2030. The partnership reinforces Europe's efforts to transform and...
The high-profile Adani-IHC aluminium project will reportedly draw electricity from a 4,000 MW captive power plant and a green energy component of about 400 megawatts for running 4 million tonnes per annum of alumina, 2 million tonnes per annum of aluminium and 1 million tonnes per annum of...
Nikon SLM Solutions and Bosch Industry Consulting have jointly manufactured a complete V8 engine block as a single aluminium component. It indicates the progress of the metal additive manufacturing (AM) system or 3D printing from prototype development to production. The engine block has been...
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) between India’s Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) and the United Arab Emirates-based Abu International Resources Holding (IRH), through 2PointZero, to establish the USD 11.5 billion aluminium complex in Odisha has received a tentative project timeline of...
Ocean Pacific Marine, based in Campbell River, British Columbia, has been awarded a USD 74.7 million contract to build three aluminium coastal patrol vessels for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The aluminium patrol vessels are designed to operate at speeds of up to 28 knots with a range...
Window Magic has launched WM AURA, its new ultra-luxury aluminium fenestration range, while unveiling Window Magic Atelier, a dedicated luxury fenestration experience centre in South Delhi, marking a new phase in the company's expansion in India's premium construction market. The company said the...
India's aluminium sector is poised for major expansion, as the Adani Group and Abu Dhabi-based International Holding Company (IHC) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an integrated aluminium complex in Odisha with an estimated investment of USD 11.5 billion. Both...
