China’s 45Mt aluminium cap pushes producers overseas as global dominance grows
China’s aluminium industry is running close to its limits in 2026. As Shanghai aluminium prices near a three-month high, historically low raw material costs and strong smelter margins encourage producers to operate at maximum capacity. National aluminium output remains above Beijing’s...
India's ₹9,150b power grid push could drive new aluminium demand
India's planned transmission investment and renewable-energy expansion could lift aluminium consumption in electrical applications to 4 million tonnes by FY30. India's push to expand its electricity transmission network is emerging as a major potential growth driver for aluminium, with the...
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Stora Enso and Tetra Pack deploy a new €29 million carton recycling facility in Poland
Poland has recently welcomed a new €29 million recycling facility aimed at post-consumer beverage cartons, which has the potential to triple the country's average recycling capacity to an impressive 75,000 tonnes. The facility in Ostrołęka was developed by Tetra Pak and Stora Enso, two renowned...
ALRO initiates Eco Recycling Facility Stage II operation hoping to boost capacity by nearly 60,000 tpa
ALRO, one of Europe's largest vertically integrated aluminium producers by production capacity, has initiated the operations of Eco Recycling Facility Stage II in Slatina, comprising two double-chamber furnaces, one holding furnace, and a dedicated fume collection and treatment plant. As per the...
Novelis receives £4.6m to carry out trial use of hydrogen in its Latchford plant
As part of the UK government's £55m Industrial Fuel Switching Competition, the larger regional HyNet initiative, and the £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), Novelis has been granted £4.6 million to carry out hydrogen burning experiments. The trial run will be conducted at Novelis' Latchford...
Lizhong Alloy commences the cutting-edge high-performance aluminium alloy project
Lizhong Alloy Group's subsidiary, Lizhong Alloy Technology Co., recently hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at Lu'an Economic and Technological Development Zone in Anhui, the landlocked province in the east of China. This event marked the initiation of their ambitious project to invest in and...
Bahrain and CERN's recent collaboration opens up research opportunities for scientific use of aluminium alloys
The University of Bahrain and the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) have joined forces to further research in the development of scientific uses of aluminium alloys in various vital fields. The agreement will provide significant chances for Bahraini researchers, allowing scientists,...
End user weekly: Reynaers Aluminium locates its new facility in Warsaw; Google Pixel Tablet is set to arrive with 100% recycled aluminium frame
The end user sector has seen essential advancements this week, with Reynears Aluminium constructing a new factory in Żabia Wola near Warsaw, with a production hall of 31,000 sq. meters and office space of 1,200 sq. meters. Aluminium use in sustainable transportation is estimated to rise...
AL CircleBiz enlists Guangdong Guangyun among 1200+ verified sellers of aluminium products
Guangdong Guangyun New Material Co., Ltd is a leading high-tech enterprise in Yunfu City, Guangdong province. Its massive 250,000 m2 area is dedicated to the production of exceptional quality aluminium sheet, coil, and foil. The company's first stage of the project boasts a staggering investment of...
Fives' new workshop in Bahrain aims to foster growth in the aluminium and other industries
Fives is an international engineering group specialising in designing and supplying machines, process equipment, and production lines for the world's largest industrial groups like the aluminium, steel, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics, cement, and energy sectors. The company inaugurated its...
PyroGenesis finalises US$2.7 million deal with Aluminerie Alouette for enhanced SPL technology
PyroGenesis Canada Inc. has recently publicised its latest contracts with Aluminerie Alouette worth $2.7 million. These contracts aim to further advance PyroGenesis' spent pot lining valorisation technology and develop a new valorisation solution for excess electrolytic baths. The contracts are...
Reynaers Aluminium materialises its largest production facility in Warsaw
Reynears Aluminium has completed one of its largest factories to date, featuring a 31,000 square meter production hall and 1,200 square meters of office space in Żabia Wola near Warsaw. The new production facility, located just 35 kilometers from Warsaw, has already been put to use and has achieved...
Novelis lays foundation stone for first onsite solar park in Pieve
Novelis Inc. has made an exciting announcement regarding the construction of a solar park at their production site in Pieve Emanuele, Italy. With local authorities granting their final approval, the park will span over 28,000 square meters and is expected to commence generating electricity by the...
Bikar’s new ASC at Belagavi will include semi-finished aerospace goods composed of aluminium
German Aerospace Company Bikar plans to set up an advanced Aerospace Service Centre (ASC) at its Belagavi Aerospace Cluster (BAC) in Karnataka. The announcement was made by Aequs Infra at the ongoing Paris Airshow. BAC's site is home to nearly 30 manufacturing units. The new hub will offer storage...
Aluminium-composed landing gear from TISCIS promises to save emissions in planes
Farnborough-based TISICS has introduced new lightweight metal composite landing gear that it says may save £650k per aircraft per year in fuel expenses. Light Land, developed in collaboration with Safran Landing Systems, is believed to be the world's biggest metal composite built for civil...
Sustainability shines with Alcore's pilot plant design completion
Alcore Limited, an 83%-owned subsidiary of ABx Group, has finished the primary engineering design phase for its quickly developing pilot facility and ordered a sizable laboratory reactor. Alcore is developing a pilot plant in NSW to recover fluorine from an ‘excess bath’ (an aluminium smelter waste...
Spirit AeroSystems signs NASA’s Sustainable Flight Partnership to develop lightweight flight parts
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. has proudly declared its continued involvement in NASA's Sustainable Flight National Partnership as a valued partner in the Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project. Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. is proud to be a subsidiary of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc....
QIC Trims’ aluminium extrusions shroud the ceiling of Sutherland’s city hall
QIC Trims provided custom aluminium extrusion profiles to support the ceiling installation of a city hall development in Sunderland. The project is expected to save the city council £22 million in operational costs over 25 years and will house 1,200 employees. The project's main contractor, Bowmer...
Cassapolis to host Hydro's newly expanded aluminum technology centre
Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, announced that it would relocate its aluminium technology centre from Zeeland to Cassapolis in Michigan, giving it a bigger space and better infrastructure. The new technology centre will be located adjoining Hydro’s under-construction...
Paris Airshow 2023: Skyportz’s grand display of aluminium vetriports intrigues the audience
Skyportz, a leader in air taxi infrastructure, has unveiled an excellent design for a vertiport to facilitate the swift establishment of an international network of air taxi landing sites. These innovative aluminium vertiport solutions are affordable and modular, providing a turn-key option for...
