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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NSW Government allies with Australian heavy industries to curtail emissions
The New South Wales Government has vouched to work together with the most emission-prone industries of the area to morph them into low-carbon facilities. This is to commemorate the milestone-worthy decision the NSW Government made to plot for total decarbonisation in the heavy industrial zones. The...
EU-funded HyInHeat project explores hydrogen fuel sources to decarbonise aluminium industry
The EU-funded HyInHeat project explores the possibility of utilizing hydrogen as a fuel source in the aluminium and steel sectors. With a budget of €24 million, the project intends to incorporate hydrogen into the high-temperature heating processes of energy-intensive sectors, with €17.7 million...
Vedanta Aluminium raises $250 million from international banks through sustainability-linked loans
On January 31, 2023, Vedanta Aluminium announced that to finance its capital expenditures and lessen its carbon impact, it had raised $250 million (INR 2,045 crore approx.) through sustainability-linked loans from international banks. The ability of the borrower to satisfy sustainability goals is a...
Assan Alüminyum continues to invest in sustainable technologies in 2023
Assan Alüminyum, a subsidiary of Kibar Holding, is not only one of the leading flat-rolled aluminium producers in the world but also one of the two largest aluminium foil manufacturers in Europe. Its renewable energy production facility in Manavgat produces clean energy equivalent to the annual...
Ipswich Town partners with Vinca to avail aluminium canned wines eliminating single-use plastic
Vinca Wine, most revered for manufacturing canned beverages, have partnered with the football club Ipswich Town. To carve a sustainable roadmap and to honour the upcoming Green Football weekend, Ipswich has swapped its traditional wine provider in plastic bottles to accept organic wine served in...
Geomega Resources receives $3 million grant from Quebec's Technoclimat Program
As the transition to vehicle electrification and renewable energy sources accelerates, Geomega Resources Inc., the proponent of the first sustainable rare earth recycling facility in the world to help meet rising global magnet demand, has announced that it has secured a $3 million grant from the...
Heading to net zero, Vedanta to power aluminium and copper operations with hybrid renewable energy
The Indian mining and metal giant Vedanta's board of directors has approved plans to source 91 MW of Hybrid Renewable Power, according to a regulatory filing. 50 MW will be used for aluminium operations, 16 MW for copper operations, and 25 MW for oil and gas operations across India. As a result,...
Vedanta Aluminium achieves 2nd spot position in S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Index ranking for FY2022
According to S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, has achieved the 2nd spot position in world rankings for the aluminium industry for FY2021-22. The S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Index is the world-class benchmark to assess the companies’...
Novelis invests R$6 million in solar energy and electric machines in aluminium can collection centres to ensure a sustainable future
In accordance with global sustainability goals, Novelis will invest R$ 6 million in February 2023 to install nearly 1,000 photovoltaic solar energy panels in Brazil's 14 aluminium can collection centres. The sum includes the cost of replacing gas-powered forklifts with electric machines. Beatriz...
World Economic Forum, Davos: Climate change discussions restrained by lack of Russians, Rusal praised for low-carbon production
The year 2023 marked the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began that the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, was attended by attendees. The theme of the meeting was “co-operation in a fragmented world.” Coronavirus limitations, trade tensions between the US and China, and the...
South32 lowers its Brazilian aluminium production forecast
On January 23, 2023, the global resources company, South32 Ltd., downgraded the annual production forecast for its Brazil Aluminium operations, but the group remains optimistic in the days ahead. South32 said, "Due to a slower-than-anticipated ramp-up to nameplate capacity, its guidance for the...
Alternative to Lithium-Ion batteries, IICT in the development process of 'Rechargeable Aluminium Batteries'
On January 20, 2023, the southern Indian state, Telangana's capital Hyderabad, based Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) announced its venture into developing Rechargeable Aluminium Batteries (RAB). These well-known sustainable energy storage systems can be an efficient alternative to...
Attention! AlCircle is bringing a new e-Magazine on "Green Initiatives: Road to a sustainable aluminium industry"
Carbon emission is a sincere concern that is largely being addressed worldwide by companies and individuals. The aluminium industry is no exception in contributing its share of efforts to combat the issue. Producers, suppliers, and patrons across the value chain have been experimenting heavily to...
Sri Lanka’s Swisstek Aluminium acquires reputable ISO 50001:2018 certification
Swisstek Aluminium Ltd. has earned the respectable ISO 50001:2018 certification for its Energy Management System (EnMS) by Sri Lanka Standards Institute, making it the first enterprise in the country’s industrial history to secure such an honour. Founded in 2019, Swisstek Aluminium, a subsidiary of...
World’s largest aluminium catamaran in discussion to switch from LNG to battery-electric system
Buquebs, a South American ferry operator, is in discussions with Incat Tasmania, an Australian catamaran manufacturer, over the prospect of switching the LNG powerplant to a battery-electric system for its brand-new aluminium ferry that is now under construction at the yard. Even though there were...
A look back on key investments and developments in the primary aluminium sector, 2022
In the midst of a potential demand-supply scenario across the primary aluminium sector, given the rising investments towards reducing the carbon footprint at production, there were some key developments in global primary aluminium projects in 2022. While some projects were for developing clean...
Rio Tinto claims Labor’s policy validates industry wide sustainability drives
Rio Tinto seemed quite pleased with the Albanese government’s fundamental emissions-reduction policy for supplying vital support to heavy industries since it was aware of the environmental impact that the high-carbon east-coastal alumina units were causing. Rio Tinto knows that its refineries and...
Alba awards contract to Advanced United Systems for installation of ‘Solar Photovoltaic Panels’ over 37,000 m2
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world's largest aluminium smelters, announced that it had awarded its Solar Farm Project to Advanced United Systems (AUS) for the installation of Solar Photovoltaic (P.V.) Panels covering 37,000 m2 with a capacity of more than 6 Megawatts (M.W.). The...
