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...
New Zealand’s aluminium extrusion industry is calling for urgent government action as it faces growing pressure from low-priced imports. The Aluminium Extruders Association of NZ (ALENZ) says a rise in imported aluminium extrusions, particularly from China, is affecting local manufacturers, with...
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According to the International Aluminium Institute, the world alumina production in November 2022 amounted to 11.585 million tonnes, bringing the total output in eleven months of the year to 127.607 million tonnes. The monthly production in November edged a decline of 3.13 per cent from 11.959...
Guangdong Hoshion Aluminium, a Chinese company, specialising in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of industrial aluminium extrusion products, signed a strategic partnership agreement with Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to conduct extensive collaboration in the area of...
Australia's leading industrial solutions specialist and aluminium provider, Capral Aluminium, announced that it had acquired Allyman Aluminium, an aluminium distribution business in Wollongong, New South Wales, servicing the South Coast of NSW. The acquisition is a result of Capral's dedication to...
Cimic Group's specialist end-to-end engineering and services provider, UGL, has been awarded five multi-year energy and resources contracts in Western Australia amounting to $136 million. The projects will start in late 2022. However, UGL will work with its existing client, Alcoa, per the contract...
Wight Aluminium, one of New Zealand's largest aluminium fabricators, commemorated the creation of its first batch of aluminium window frames, which occurred 50 years ago. The Whanganui-based aluminium fabricator attributed its journey to a strong base of employees and knowledge. "It grew from doing...
Chris Blenkiron, the chief executive of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited (NZAS), stated that smelting is better for the environment than a "green hydrogen" plant since it employs more people and generates more income per unit of electricity used. However, if a new power supply agreement with...
Glide Products, one of the leading manufacturers of a wheelchair in Australia, is known widely for producing customised and lightweight wheelchairs. The company is known for incorporating high-grade Australian aluminium, making the chairs lightweight and recyclable to some extent. The Glide G2...
Skoda has declared the launch of its first electric SUV (e-SUV), Enyaq iV, exclusively in New Zealand by 2023. The Enyaq is fully composed of green raw materials, like 13kg of recycled plastic, 40 per cent of recycled steel and 60 per cent of recycled aluminium. This will fall under the genre of...
Rio Tinto has sanctioned laying a second tunnel providing water to its hydroelectric generating station at Kemano, almost 75 kilometres southeast of Kitimat. This new 16km-long tunnel aligned via Mt. Dubose will open a second source of water for Rio Tinto's B.C. Works aluminium smelter in Kitimat....
Azelio, a Swedish molten aluminium storage firm specialising in thermal energy storage with dispatchable power, signed a conditional order with the Australia-based real estate developer Molnar Property Group (MPG Built Pty Ltd or MPG Built). The contract calls for the company to deliver an...
Beverage makers Lo Bros taking into account the sustainability factor has launched their latest product in a new aluminium packaging option, which is 100% recyclable and eco-friendly. Not Soda will now be available in aluminium beverage cans and it has been created with the notion of discarding the...
The world alumina production in October 2022 saw a month-on-month increase of 4 per cent to stand at 12.004 million tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). In September, the output was 11.540 million tonnes, down by 3.86 per cent from 12.003 million tonnes in August. That...
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) associates greeted regional people on November 23 to draw a roadmap of the area's foreseeable future along with correcting the methods of the past. This update for the locals was long overdue. As Chris Blenkiron testifies, Rio Tinto has been toiling hard all...
The Australian company dedicated to the direct supply of ‘Fire Safe’ aluminium façade panels, AODELI Australia, publicizes the appointment of Samantha Sullivan as the new Business Development Manager (BDM) for Australian Capital Territory (ACT) / New South Wales (NSW). With over 10 years of...
New Zealand-based Forsyth Barr, a firm specialising in innovative financial services and investment solutions, has claimed that the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is scheduled to remain open till 2039 but will require more expenditure for power deals. Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is primarily owned...
According to the US Census Bureau data, the United States aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Australia recorded a month-on-month jump of 353.68 per cent to 19,100 tonnes in August 2022. Last month, the import volume was abysmally low at 4,210 tonnes compared to 34,800 tonnes in June. A...
On November 9, Brisbane-headquartered Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) declared it would raise a US$5 million fund through a ‘bought deal’ unit offering. GMG is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and it has announced selling 1,819,000 of its shares with Canadian Eight Capital, an investment...
Sam Crawford’s aluminium-clad Bara Bridge in Sydney for Centennial Park & Moore Park Trust resembles the shape of the migratory eels found in the region. The existing pedestrian bridge has been discarded to begin the construction of the complex Light Rail. The bridge has been aligned with anodized...
