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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Aluminium must be a part of the strategic raw materials list, says Vice-Chair of INTA
Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou, the vice-chair of the European Parliament's International Trade Committee (INTA), pointed out that removing aluminium from the EU's list of strategic raw resources by the European Commission is highly unacceptable. Strategic raw materials like solar panels, electric...
Vedanta Aluminium starts new material recovery facility in Jharsuguda, a step towards Zero Waste & Circular Economy
Vedanta Aluminium has achieved a new sustainability milestone by deploying a new material recovery facility at its operations in Jharsuguda district, Odisha. This marks a significant step towards the company’s ‘Zero Waste’ goal, resulting in energy savings and carbon emissions mitigation. Vedanta...
Bus body maker Volgren is on a sustainable path
Innovation is crucial in the fiercely competitive world of manufacturing. As a result, Volgren, Australia's largest bus body manufacturer, has created a name for itself by providing creative, sustainable, and efficient public transportation solutions. In 1979, the company started its journey by...
Hellenic Cables wins RWE and Northland Power offshore wind contract
As the preferred provider of the inter-array cables for their up to 1.6 GW Nordseecluster development in the German North Sea, a cluster consisting of four offshore wind farm sites, RWE and Northland Power have selected the Greek cable manufacturer Hellenic Cables. Around 185 kilometres of 66-kV...
Novelis’ second Green Bond Report outlines its efforts to meet sustainability goals
Novelis, a global supplier of sustainable aluminium solutions and the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling has released its second Green Bond report. This report details the business's sustainability-focused initiatives, supported by a Green Bond issued by the corporation two years ago...
On Earth Day 2023, let us know how aluminium is graduating to become a futuristic metal
In 1970, Wisconsin politician Gaylord Nelson led the charge in what became Earth Day. After witnessing the horror of a huge oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, at the beginning of 1969, he was extremely frightened. Senator Nelson combined the student anti-war movement with increasing public...
Sustainability weekly recap: Ball to provide its client ASI certified aluminium cans and bottles; Vedanta Aluminium installs IIoT devices at its Thermal Power Plant for carbon control
The world is taking its step towards sustainability. A lot of companies are shifting from plastic to aluminium due to its environment-friendly attributes. Aluminium is the best option for most businesses as they work towards creating a more sustainable environment. In this process, firms are doing...
Ball to provide its client ASI certified aluminium cans and bottles
The Global Aerosol Packaging business of BALL Corporation has obtained accreditation from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative ( ASI ) for Performance and Chain of Custody Standards. The certification is applied to all nine of Ball's production facilities and aerosol containers and slugs globally....
Vedanta Aluminium installs IIoT devices at its Thermal Power Plant for carbon control
Vedanta Aluminium has reportedly deployed Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices in fabric filters at its 2400 MW Thermal Power Plant to check carbon emissions. Fabric filters are special bag filters placed after electrostatic precipitators in chimneys. They collect particulate matter from...
Clover, the solar powered lighting with two aluminium domes adorns the streets of Paris
French designer Mathieu Lehanneur has created new eco-conscious urban street furniture that appears well at home on the city streets. The pieces are designed to imitate trees springing from Paris' urban underbelly. The light fixture comprises two aluminium domes that focus light onto a particular...
Aldel in Delfzijl: Aluminium is past, green energy is the future
Delfzijl will be home to the biggest battery in Europe, on the site of bankrupt Dutch aluminium producer Aldel. Amstelveen-based GIGA Storage BV will install batteries the size of fifteen football fields that can store more than a gigawatt-hour of electricity. The result is that more wind and solar...
“Substantial growth in aluminium demand, both primary and secondary, is forecast in the coming decades, particularly from the transport, construction and electrical sectors.” Mr Mike Ferraro, President of the Australian Aluminium Council.
AlCircle: How is the Australian Aluminium Council helping to promote sustainable bauxite mining and metal production? Mr Mike Ferraro: Aluminium is one of the commodities most widely used in the global clean energy transition. Transitioning the world towards green energy sources will require 50%...
Sabik Offshore acquires aluminium component maker Weissenborn
Sabik Offshore, a sister concern of Sedna Wind Technologies and an internationally acknowledged wind farm optimisation specialist, has acquired Weissenborn, an aluminium components maker. This strategic move was planned by Sabik Offshore since Weissenborn manufactures relevant aluminium solutions...
Rio Tinto begins construction of its Alma smelter expansion to boost high-value aluminium billets capacity
According to a report on Thursday, April 12, Rio Tinto has started the construction work for a capacity increase to casting low-carbon, high-value aluminium billets by 202,000 tonnes at Alma smelter, Quebec. Rio Tinto is expanding its existing casting centre to include new state-of-the-art...
BALCO wins ‘PAT Top Performer’ award as India’s energy-efficient aluminium producer
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) announced on Wednesday, April 12, that it received the ‘PAT Top Performer’ award from R K Singh, Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy, for its constant efforts towards energy conservation under the Perform, Achieve, and Trade (PAT) Scheme. The...
“We are now celebrating 23rd Anniversary and we try to be always a step ahead towards the integration of green technology in the aluminium sectors,” Giovanni Margarotto, Managing Partner of T.T. Tomorrow
Giovanni Magarotto, 62 years old, is the founder and one of the Managing Partners of T.T. Tomorrow Technology. He has worked for 20 years in different fields of chemical, mechanical and metal (aluminium) industries, with a degree in Marketing and Business Administration in Padova and a masters in...
Green Earth Recycle initiates closed loop solar panel recycling in Nevada
Green Earth Recycle can be deemed the first closed-loop solar module recycler and was approached by the McCarthy Building Companies and EDF Renewables to replace and recycle end-of-life solar panels from the Arrow Canyon Solar Project in Apex, Nevada. Southern Nevada-based new minority-owned...
Transportation sector propels the demand for aluminium castings
The aluminium casting market is anticipated to expand significantly in the upcoming days as a result of rising demand for lightweight and fuel-efficient automobiles, the proliferation of the construction industry, and the high usage of renewable energy sources. The latest industry-focused exclusive...
