India's hidden urban mines are going to landfills: Why e-waste needs a second life
As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...
Coal-heavy Australian aluminium vs renewables-led New Zealand: How Oceania is balancing decarbonisation
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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Azelio, Stena Aluminium to enter in long-term collaboration around Energy Storage
Azelio, the Swedish game-changing firm towards the future of solar energy and Stena Aluminum, the leading producer of aluminium alloys from recycled material in the Nordic region are planning to enter into a long-term global collaboration that aims to accomplish Azelio’s energy storage units by...
Aluminium Sector capable to play vital role in the growth of India: Abhijit Pati, CEO & Director, BALCO
The Aluminum industry is predominant in the development of the country, as India is driving pivotal projects like Make in India, 100 Smart Cities, 100 AMRUT Cities, 24-hour uninterrupted power supply, 100% rural electrification, domestic space program, achieving 100 GW solar power generation...
Six Indian industry majors commit towards “Near Zero Emissions by 2050”, Aluminium also part of Charter
The Aluminium industry considered one of the toughest to reduce emission sector, need to shift to new technologies using 100% renewable energy and feedstock. A coalition of six Indian industry majors which includes Hindalco Industries signed up an ‘Industry Charter for Near-Zero Emissions by 2050’...
Hydro REDUXA aluminium certified as rolled products
Hydro has received certification for the supply of Hydro REDUXA aluminium as rolled products, extending the low-carbon portfolio. DNV GL, an independent classification society, has certified the company’s entire process chain, down to finished strip and sheet from the rolling mill in Karmøy,...
Alba signs MoU with University of Bahrain to boost scientific and research cooperation
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of Bahrain (UoB). This will help boost cooperation between the two entities in various areas of research and academic programmes. Alba’s CEO Mr. Ali Al Baqali said: “This MoU is an extension of the collective...
Cameroon to build $3 billion hydro-power plant to support the growing demand from Aluminium sector, and others
Cameroon projects to build the Grand Eweng dam with a capacity of 810 MW by 2028 in alliance with the American company Hydromine. The power plant’s output will supply the aluminium sector, part of the Cameroonian population and the rest will be exported to Chad. The Central African nation has just...
China Hongqiao Group puts the first phase of Yunnan “Green Aluminium” Project into production
China Hongqiao Group Limited has initiated the first phase of production at a greener aluminium plant in the southwestern province of Yunnan, cutting its reliance on coal-fired power. The news came after a Hongqiao affiliate said this on Thursday, September 17. Hongqiao has been smelting aluminium...
GFG Alliance striving to find solution for San Ciprián aluminium smelter, expecting guaranteed sources of power and alumina
GFG Alliance is committed to aid Alcoa’s troubled San Ciprián aluminium smelter in northwest Spain and is confident to find a solution for the smelter’s long-term sustainability if sources of power and alumina are guaranteed, said Jay Hambro, GFG’s Chief Investment Officer. In early August, GFG...
Switching to low-cost renewable energy could bail out the Australian Aluminium sector
The aluminium sector of Australia could become the model for the sustainable heavy industry by switching to low-cost, zero-emission electricity and investing in plant modernisation. The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), an accomplished think tank for renewables,...
“Thyssenkrupp Elevator” collaborates with “Amplus” for a solar plant at Pune facility in India, carport entirely made of Aluminium
Thyssenkrupp Elevator, one of the global leaders of elevator technology, has collaborated with Amplus Solar, a member of the Petronas Group to layout an onsite solar power unit at their Pune facility in Western India. Thyssenkrupp Elevator (India) has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with...
NALCO adding new wind power capacity of 25.5 MW to its existing wind energy portfolio of 198.4 MW
According to a recent report, National Aluminium Company has initiated the process of increasing its wind portfolio to 223.9 MW by adding 25.5 MW of new wind power capacity to renewable energy portfolio. The news came after Nalco’s Chairman and Managing Director Sridhar Patra said in a report that...
Azelio collaborates with Atria Power for 65MW energy storage in India
Azelio, the Swedish energy storage firm and Atria Power of India have signed an MOU towards the collaboration of installation of over 65MW capacity of Azelio’s energy storage until 2025 in India. This is Azelio’s first landing foot in India and it is visualised as a market with the huge...
SPF Institute for Solar Technology rewarded towards the development of electricity and heat production using Aluminium as fuel
The SPF Institute for Solar Technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Eastern Switzerland (Ost) received the innovation prize from the "Stiftung Futur" for the development of electricity and heat production using aluminium as fuel. For two years now, the researchers at the SPF have been...
GFG's aluminium business Alvance eyeing takeovers to triple production
According to a Reuters report, GFG's aluminium business Alvance is eyeing takeovers in order to triple its manufacturing capacity. The chief executive said that the company is aiming to create a vertically-integrated group. Alvance plans to enhance its capacity to 1 million tonnes annually of...
Emmaljunga selects low-carbon aluminium Hydro REDUXA for its NXT product line
Emmaljunga Barnvagnsfabrik AB, based in Sweden, a child mobility manufacturer with a clear green vision and focus on quality and sustainability, has selected Hydro as the supplier of low-carbon aluminium for their NXT product line in model year 2020/21. Hydro REDUXA has a maximum carbon footprint...
Power storage in recycled aluminium inventor Azelio ties up with ALEC Energy to build renewable energy storage site in Masdar city
Azelio, a public Swedish company specialising in thermal energy storage with dispatchable power invented a revolutionary technology for its unique capability to produce electricity and heat from the storage on-demand at all hours of the day, as the system stores energy in recycled aluminium will...
LME reveals proposed layout plans for its LOW-CARBON aluminium trading platform
On Thursday, August 13, the London Metal Exchange laid out plans to create the much-intended low-carbon aluminium spot trading platform to support sustainable metal production. The platform is expected to play a growing role in the green energy transition enabling registered producers to...
Thailand to float its first aluminium make electric ferry by 2021
On the occasion of the 161st anniversary, the Thailand Marine Department will float the country’s first electric ferry, named the BanpuNext e-Ferry, which will be a part towards the effort to reduce pollution. It will soon start trial runs in Phuket and have a fleet of solar-powered boats running...
