China Hongqiao Expected To Move Another 1 MM MTPA To Yunnan Province
More aluminium capacity is moving south in the People’s Republic of China, as sources indicate that China Hongqiao Group is...
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UACJ To Invest US$33.3 MM For New Equipment In Michigan And Arizona Automotive Aluminium Plants
UACJ Corporation’s United States subsidiary UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries (UWH) announced last week a plan to install US$333 million in new equipment at its plants in Michigan and Arizona. A press release from the company said an extrusion press for extrusions of...
Chongqing Shunbo Plans 900 Thousand MTPA Aluminium Plant In Anhui Province
Chinese aluminium recycler Chongqing Shunbo Aluminum Co Ltd announced this week a plan to construct a new CN¥5.6 billion (US$868.45...
Aluminium Trade Groups Call On G7 To Combat Beijing’s Subsidies
Aluminium sector trade group Aluminum Association joined with their counterparts in Canada, Japan, and Europe to call upon the Group...
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Novelis Net Income Jumps 186% In The Fourth Quarter Of FY 2020
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis reported financial and production results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 on Wednesday. For 2020s fourth quarter Novelis recorded a 186-percent jump in net income on the year to US$180 million. Net income from continuing operations less special items rose 12 percent on 2019’s fourth quarter to […]
Canyon Resources Estimates Half A Billion Metric Tons Of High-Grade Bauxite Ore At Cameroon Project
Perth-based mineral miner Canyon Resources Limited said this week that their Minim Martap Project in West Africa has a high-grade measured resource of 268 million metric tons. According to third-party estimates, the project has a total resource of over one billion metric tons of bauxite ore with an alumina content of 35 percent or better. […]
Constellium Joins GHG Emission Reduction Project ACHIEF
European value-added aluminium firm Constellium NV announced yesterday its participation in ACHIEF – Innovative high-performance Alloys and Coatings for HIghly EFficient intensive energy processes along with several other European metals firms. Constellation explained that the organization is almost a dozen partner firms from six different countries on the continent plus Turkey, and it aims to […]
FYI And Alcoa Australia Begin Negotiations On High-Purity Alumina Joint Venture
Australian high-purity alumina firm FYI Resources Limited announced last week a memorandum of understanding with Alcoa Australia Limited to negotiate terms to a joint venture high-purity alumina (HPA) project. FYI says the agreement establishes a 90-day contemplation period (beginning on 5 May) to allow the parties to conduct due diligence regarding commercialization of FYI’s HPA […]
Kaiser Aluminum Joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative As Industrial User
Last week the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative welcomed California semi-fabricated specialty aluminium producer Kaiser Aluminum to the fold as its 166th Industrial User member. Kaiser says that sustainability is a major ingredient for long-term excellence, and it strives to achieve success in a responsible manner. The firm says it plans to continue to find ways to […]