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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Vikram Solar installs 20mW solar power unit for Jindal Aluminium’s extrusion plant in Bengaluru
<p>India's leading aluminium extrusions manufacturer Jindal Aluminium Limited has signed a contract with Vikram Solar to install a 20 megawatt solar power unit to power its plant near Bengaluru in Karnataka. The project covering 97-acres of land area with over 73,000 solar modules will deliver...
Giant aluminium smelter puts its hand up for new coal-fired power
<p>The giant Tomago aluminium smelter has put itself forward as a foundation customer for any low emissions coal-fired electricity generator to be built in the Hunter Valley as it warns continued power supply instability and rising prices threatens its future.</p> <p>With the plant accounting for...
UC RUSAL and Runaya Metsource sign 50:50 JV to produce aluminium pastes and powders
<p>UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, and Runaya Metsource LLP, a company promoted by principal shareholders of Vedanta, have signed an agreement to create a joint venture on an equal basis in India (JV).</p> <p>The JV will set up a world class facility which specializes in the...
German firm turns aluminium smelter into a ‘Virtual Battery’
<p>Trimet, Germany’s largest producer of aluminum, is testing technology to turn its smelters into a "virtual battery" capable of delivering 1.12 gigawatt-hours of flexible capacity.</p> <p>The family-owned business is investing €36 million ($39 million) in a two-year industrial-scale...
China, India go slow with coal power expansion; renewables to take centre stage
<p>The Asian countries are going slow with their coal-based power project expansion plans. A recent report titled 'Boom and Bust 2017: Tracking the Global Coal Plant Pipeline' says Asian super powers China and India have frozen 68 GW of coal power plant construction at over 100 sites across the two...
Waste generated from France's first PV recycling facility to find use in aluminium sector
<p>French waste giant Veolia has announced that they have opened first PV recycling facility in Rousset, Bouches-du-Rhône, southern France. The plant will recycle 1,400 tonnes of material per year from 2017 and scale up to 4,000 tonnes by 2021.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
Hindalco plans INR150cr solar park at its aluminium smelter-power complex in Odisha
<p>Hindalco Industries, the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, is planning to commission a 24 Megawatt solar power plant in Odisha, reported sources aware of the matter. The INR 150-crore project will come up at the company's aluminium smelter-power plant site at Lapanga in...
Build your own “Earthship” using recyclable aluminium cans
<p>The Earthships are gaining popularity all around the world mostly in the United States. The Earthship movement refers to off-the-grid homes built from aluminium cans and other recycled materials and features solar panels, wind power and gray water systems.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
Lochaber Smelter to become “the greenest metal-producing facility in the UK”
<p>Liberty British Aluminium, the new owners of UK's last remaining aluminium smelter at Lochaber near Fort William, has proposed to construct alloy wheel plant and a "huge" automotive manufacturing plant at the location.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto;...
Australia's mission to reach 2020 renewable energy target wreaks havoc on aluminium smelters
<p>Australia's recent shift away from thermal power to alternative energy sources to meet a national 20 per cent renewable energy target by 2020 has put aluminium smelters and mineral refining businesses of the country in a complicated situation. The supply uncertainty of electricity is making it...
India to walk the path of clean energy generation- what it means for the aluminium sector?
<p>Indian aluminium consumption is poised for a big leap in ten years from now. Predicted to reach 8 million tonne (MT) from the current 3.2 MT, driven by sectors like electricity, automobiles, building & construction and packaging, it requires a concerted effort from the industry towards...
Top Five PV Aluminium Frame Manufacturers of 2017
<p>Aluminium has been widely used in creating light, durable frames and structures for solar panels as it offers heat bearing capability, corrosion resistant and weather-resistant advantages to solar panel architectures. The malleability of aluminium allows the manufacturers to give shapes as per...
Aluminium contributes 38% of the total exports of Iceland
<p>Primary aluminium is the most significant power-consuming industries in Iceland. There are currently three aluminium smelters in operation with a total capacity of over 800,000 mtpy, which puts Iceland at the 11th position among aluminium-producing countries worldwide.<br /><br />The three...
HSF and Allens advises AGL on recent power deal with Portland Aluminium Smelter
<p>Herbert smith Freehills and Allens, the noted international law firms, have suggested AGL on the power deal that the company signed on recently. Silverton Wind Farm and the aluminium smelter in Victoria are the two deals that these law firms have suggested on.<br /><br /><img...
Australia comes in aid of Alcoa’s Portland aluminium smelter
<p>The Australian Ministry has said on Monday January 9 that the government offered "substantial" financial support to Alcoa’s aluminium smelter in Victoria. The aluminium smelter in Victoria was damaged by state-wide power outrage in December that caused molten aluminium to solidify.</p>...
Alba wins Green World Award 2016 for Environmental Best Practice
<p>Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, is the proud Gold Winner of the Green World Award 2016 for Environmental Best Practice, which endorses the Company’s long-standing commitment towards protecting the environment not only at the local level...
Global aluminium die casting machinery market to grow at CAGR 7% during 2016-2020
<p>According to a latest forecast by Market Reports World, the global aluminium die casting machinery market is slated to grow at a CAGR of 7 per cent during the period 2016-2020. The aluminium die casting machinery is used to produce cast aluminium parts for applications in various end-user...
EGA and GE sign MoU to implement 100 day emission reduction programme
<p>Emirates Global Aluminium, EGA, and GE power signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with each other on a 100 day program to diminish EGA’s nitrogen oxide NOx discharge under the UAE government Accelerator programme.<br /><br />Abdulla Kalban, Managing Director and Chief Executive...
