NALCO picks EGA’s DX+ Ultra for 0.5 MTPA Angul aluminium smelter expansion
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has signed a Technology Licensing Agreement with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to deploy EGA’s UAE-developed DX+ Ultra aluminium smelting technology at its proposed 500,000 tonnes per annum (MTPA) brownfield smelter expansion at Angul, Odisha. The...
Indian electronics makers turn to aluminium as copper costs squeeze margins
Indian electronics manufacturers are increasingly substituting aluminium for copper in key components as surging metal costs put pressure on margins. Indian electronics manufacturers are turning to aluminium and steel as alternatives to copper as a sharp rise in copper prices pushes up production...
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South Korea's LS Cable & Systems starts construction of new facilities in Mexico
LS Cable & Systems, a South Korea-based industrial corporation with global operations and one of the biggest cable manufacturers worldwide, has announced the commencement of construction on two new factories in Querétaro, Mexico. These facilities will focus on producing bus ducts—a modern...
Flying high to driving far: Nandina REM converts retired airliner aluminium into EV battery casings
Nandina REM, a Singapore-based startup, recently launched a recycling initiative to prevent decommissioned airliners from becoming mere junkyard hulks by reclaiming and repurposing their valuable materials. Nandina REM's visionary plan involves extracting high-quality aluminium and...
Key highlights from the global aluminium industry, July 2024
In July 2024, the global aluminium industry experienced a month of significant developments and milestones. Industry leaders celebrated substantial investments in sustainability, with major projects focused on enhancing recycling capacities and reducing carbon footprints. Companies like Speira and...
Arrow Minerals expands presence with acquisition of Niagara Bauxite Project
Arrow Minerals Limited is pleased to announce a significant step forward in its expansion strategy with the entry into a Share Purchase Option Agreement (the Agreement) to acquire the Niagara Bauxite Project situated in Guinea. Guinea is currently the world's largest exporter of high-grade,...
Zimbabwe-based aluminium sulphate manufacturer plans to expand its regional reach in Africa
Aluminium sulphate producer Chilmund Chemicals is preparing to export its water treatment chemicals to several regional countries as a part of its strategy for regional expansion. During the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Industrialisation Week, Business Development Director Mr...
Mostafa Madbouly & Mohamed Shimi assess progress in Egypt’s key industrial sectors like aluminium
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Minister of Public Enterprise Sector Mohamed Shimi to review progress on industrial projects across the textile, aluminium, and automotive sectors. Shimi provided a detailed update on the initiatives within the Holding Company for Spinning, Weaving,...
Constellium bags ASI Performance Standard Certification for aluminium automotive structure manufacturing
Constellium SE, a global leader in the development, manufacturing, and recycling of aluminium products and solutions, has successfully acquired the Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification from Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. The certification recognises Constellium’s two facilities that are...
Rio Tinto and Aymium to establish biocarbon joint venture in Québec
Rio Tinto and Aymium have formed a new joint venture named Évolys Québec Inc. to manufacture a renewable metallurgical biocarbon product to reduce carbon emissions in large scale industrial processes. This biocarbon, sourced from biomass residues, offers an alternative for anthracite currently used...
A Hong Kong-headquartered aluminium extrusion company to invest $100 million in building a plant in Vietnam
Kam Kiu Aluminium Products Group Limited, a leading aluminium extruder in Hong Kong, plans to invest $100 million in building an aluminium plant in Vietnam's northern province of Nam Dinh. According to Herley Lei, a company executive, this plant will be Kam Kiu Aluminium's first overseas...
Constellium’s Muscle Shoals facility to boost its annual casting capacity with DoD’s $23 million investment
Constellium announced that the U.S. Department of Defence (DoD) has selected its Muscle Shoals, Alabama facility for a $23 million investment under Title III of the Defence Production Act. This funding, awarded through the Defence Production Act Investments (DPAI) Program, will be overseen by the...
Yulin New Materials Group reports impressive H1 results with a 22.7% surge in revenue Y-o-Y
Shaanxi Nonferrous Yulin New Materials Group recently reported that their production and operations have been stable and robust this year. From January to June, the company saw a 22.70 per cent increase in operating income and a 17.30 per cent rise in total profit compared to the same period last...
Tadweer Group's 25 new RVMs strengthen Abu Dhabi's aluminium cans recycling efforts
Tadweer Group has rolled out 25 Reverse Vending Machines (RVMs) at key locations throughout Abu Dhabi, such as Umm Al Emarat Park and Zayed International Airport, with further installations on the way. This initiative is a collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC),...
Ball Beverage Packaging discusses expansion plans in Telangana, India, with D. Sridhar Babu
On Sunday, IT & Industries and Commerce Minister Duddilla Sridhar Babu announced that the USA-based global leader in aluminium packaging has expressed interest in setting up an INR 700 crore production unit in Telangana. Telangana is a state in India situated in the southern-central part of the...
Castor Aluminum starts the trial production of its RMB 1 billion new energy-vehicle parts project
On June 28, Castor Aluminum (Chongqing) Technology began the trial production for its annual output of 1 million sets of lightweight, integrated moulding new energy auto parts project. Upon full completion of the project, the annual output value is anticipated to reach RMB 3 billion, generating RMB...
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Recycling revolution: Speira upgrades plants with advanced furnaces for low-grade scrap
Speira is enhancing its facilities in Grevenbroich and Töging in Germany by installing two new furnaces at each site and replacing the existing units with cutting-edge systems. These upgrades include four tiltable rotary furnaces designed to boost the company’s capacity for recycling challenging...
Brazilian primary aluminium industry climbs from 12th to 8th rank, regaining production and investment capacity
Brazil has reclaimed its position as a top ten player in the global aluminium industry, ramping up the production of primary aluminium and raw materials. Once, the country, which used to be the world's sixth largest aluminium producer, lost its momentum for an interim period and ranked 12th in...
Jiangmen Development Group and Guangdong Shengkai unite for new graphene coated aluminium foil production base
The construction of the Fengshan Lake production support project, a graphene-coated carbon aluminium foil production base, has officially commenced. This project is a collaboration between Jiangmen Jiangfa Industrial Park Investment and Development Group Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Jiangmen...
Growing demand for air conditioner piping leads to Japan's MA Aluminum production expansion
MA Aluminum Co., Ltd. has announced a strategic investment to double its production capacity for aluminium pipes with internally threaded surfaces, also known as torsion pipes. This expansion will address the increasing demand for high-quality aluminium piping in the air conditioning industry. The...
