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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“Ball offers AI-based solutions to customers, like QR codes which can facilitate various interactions between brands and their customers and which we can print on cans”, Amit Lahoti, Senior Commercial Director & General Manager – Asia, Ball Beverage Packaging.
AlCircle: “Ball is bringing innovations in sustainable packaging that will help people live more sustainably and improve the health of the planet,” - following the information on your website, may we please ask what are initiatives taken by ball under its sustainability mission? Amit Lahoti: Ball...
Hydro Rein and Atlas Renewable Energy’s solar project secures US$210 million loan; decarbonisng Brazil aluminium industry in progress
Hydro Rein and Atlas Renewable Energy’s joint venture to build the Boa Sorte solar park in Paracatu, Minas Gerais, has secured financial aid, according to the report published on January 6. Hydro said the JV obtained the first US dollar indexed loan executed by Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento...
End-user weekly recap: Ball receives Corporate Citizenship Medal presented by Colorado Governor; Wildpack records extraordinary sales number in November 2022
This week the aluminium end-user sector has been extremely productive. Ball Corp was awarded the Corporate Citizenship title at the 2022 Colorado Governor's Citizenship Medals show organised by CiviCo, a non-profit organisation that binds like-minded social and environmental enthusiasts around the...
Top 10 companies using aluminium to drive a sustainable future
One of the most popular and recyclable metals is aluminium. Many businesses are adopting aluminium as a transitional material to a more sustainable future in response to the rising demand for a greener and cleaner environment. According to a recent study, transportation, construction, packaging,...
WWW and Hydro sign agreement for exploration of floating wind turbines built using recycled aluminium
Norsk Hydro, the Norwegian aluminium giant, signed a letter of intent (LoI) on January 3, 2023, with World Wide Wind AS (WWW), a newly established Norwegian company presenting a novel solution and technology - counter-rotating vertical axis turbines - to explore using recycled aluminium to build a...
2022: Key investments in aluminium-ion battery development
The degrading environmental conditions of the world have persuaded able minds to upgrade the technology available to mankind, which means a gradual shift from fossil fuels to green energy. Moreover, fossil fuel is very much limited on the surface of Earth, and the continuously depleting levels are...
Kaiser Aluminium releases 2021 Sustainability Report mapping the company’s development
Last week, Tennessee-based Kaiser Aluminium posted its 2021 Sustainability Report, in which the company vividly elaborated its environmental, social, and governance programming policy, stating advancements. The report reflects upon Kaiser Aluminium’s persistent efforts to enlarge its operations in...
Primary Aluminium weekly recap: Talks to reopen Alcoa Intalco smelter go south due to high cost of power; Rusal renews agreement with En+ Group subsidiary KraMZ until 2023
The global primary aluminium industry is moving towards a more sustainable and greener environment. To begin with, EU signed the world's first carbon tariff agreement. According to the sources, the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will protect the European industry against importing less...
Birmingham University demonstrates direct reuse of aluminium, copper current collectors from spent Li-ion batteries
Researchers from The University of Birmingham have reportedly discovered and demonstrated the possibility of directly reusing aluminium and copper current collectors from spent lithium-ion batteries. An open access paper on their study is published in the RSC Journal Green Chemistry. The ever...
Talks to reopen Alcoa Intalco smelter go south due to high cost of power
A New York private equity group, a union, the state government, and the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) has been working to reopen Alcoa Intalco Works, the aluminium smelting facility in Ferndale and rehire 700 of its former employees, for more than a year. However, the effort to restart the...
EGA, the first in UAE to open sustainable deposit accounts with Citi and Standard Chartered Bank
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the world's largest 'premium aluminium' producer, has opened sustainable corporate bank accounts with Citi and Standard Chartered Bank. EGA is the first in the region to choose the accounts that ensure cash balances are used to finance or refinance sustainability...
ACC Vietnam and UACV flag off solar project to make greener aluminium components for aircrafts
Asia Clean Capital Vietnam (ACC Vietnam) has joined hands with aerospace components provider Universal Alloy Corporation Vietnam (UACV), agreeing on a 15-year power purchasing deal. The partnership has begun shaping a rooftop solar PV project with a capacity of 4.3 MWp, which will be crucial for...
Primary aluminium weekly recap: World primary aluminium production reflects a monthly drop of 3.2% in November 2022; Rusal approves the updated climate strategy until 2032
This week, the global primary aluminium segment witnessed limited but significant events. To begin with, Norsk Hydro and the other two partners announced their planning's to construct an onshore wind farm along Norway's west coast for a price ranging from 3 and 4 billion Norwegian crowns ($304...
Germany's €28 billion renewable energy scheme receives EU approval, a step to eliminate GHG emissions by 2045
The German government's €28 billion ($29.69 billion) support programme for renewable energy, which aims to increase the use of wind and solar power quickly, was announced as having been approved by the European Commission. The policy, which will replace an existing renewables support scheme, will...
Price of Silicon, an alloying element of aluminium, sinks by 1% in its debut at the Guangzhou Futures Exchange
China, the world's biggest manufacturer of industrial silicon, recorded a drop of 1 per cent on Thursday in their debut at Guangzhou Futures Exchange, China's newest commodities market. The market was established year to concentrate on "new energy" elements like lithium and rare earths. Industry...
Malaysia's Citaglobal Bhd exits bauxite mining venture
The Malaysian construction engineering company, Citaglobal Bhd, formerly known as WZ Satu Bhd, is exiting its bauxite mining venture under SE Satu Sdn Bhd to focus on a portfolio of businesses that includes civil engineering and construction, oil and gas, power generation, property development,...
ASI certifies Guangyuan Linfeng Aluminum & Electricity against Performance Standard for ingot smelting with hydropower
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has reportedly certified Guangyuan Linfeng Aluminum & Electricity Co., LTD against the Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification for aluminium smelting activities at the Yuanjiaba Industrial Park, Guangyuan Economic and Technological Development Zone, China. The...
Five eminent institutions bearing invention flags in the aluminium industry
Aluminium is benefitting a lot these days from innovations brought in by eminent institutions across the globe. Some innovations have evolved the production processes of the metal, while others have advanced the technologies used in the processes. Here in this article, we have picked five...
