Vedanta Wins Award For Digital Transformation At Jharsuguda Aluminium Smelter
London-based aluminium producer Vedanta took home the ‘Most Innovative Best Practice’ Award at the Digital Transformation (DX) Summit & Awards...
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Rusal America Debuts New Aluminium Alloy Powders For 3D Printing
Rusal America announced yesterday the debut of its new portfolio of aluminium powders designed specifically for additive manufacturing. The new aluminium powders are a set of four alloys of aluminium and silicon and five specialty alloys crafted for use in the aerospace...
French Court Awards Alteo To Guinea’s United Mining Supply
A French court awarded control of specialty alumina producer Alteo to Guinean logistics firm United Mining Supply (UMS) last week....
NALCO To Invest ₹30,000 Crore On Expansions At Angul Aluminium Smelter
India’s National Aluminium Company (NALCO) is planning to invest over ₹30,000 crore (US$17.7 billion) through 2028 on expanding and diversifying...
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Ball Corporation Plans New Aluminium Beverage Can Plant For Bowling Green, Kentucky
Colorado’s Ball Corporation announced earlier this week its plans to construct a new aluminum end manufacturing facility in Kentucky. The firm intends to begin construction early next year. Ball’s new facility will produce sheet aluminium for use in beverage cans, which it intends to market to various regional and national customers. Noting the rise in […]
Alba Smelts 1,548,500 Metric Tons Of Aluminium In 2020
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) set a company record for aluminium production in 2020, bumping production the year prior by 13 percent. In the year 2020 Alba smelted 1,548,500 metric tons of aluminium, surpassing its goal of 1.540 million metric tons for the year. This total topped 2019’s production of 1,365,005 metric tons of smelted aluminium. […]
Winning Shipping Drops From International Aluminium Institute
World leading bauxite shipper Winning International Group was not on the International Aluminium Institute’s (IAI) updated list released earlier this week, and reasons for their departure are far from clear. “Winning are no longer members of the IAI,” confirmed the organization’s London office. Winning is also gone from the site’s member list. Winning follows compatriot […]
EGA Marks Third Consecutive Month Of Full Production At Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said yesterday that its refinery at Al Taweelah has completed three consecutive months of production at or above its nameplate capacity. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 2 million metric tons per annum and started production 21 months ago. EGA notes the rapidity at which ramp-up was carried out, observing […]
Audi Awarded ASI Chain of Custody Certification For Pair Of Automotive Plants
German automaker Audi AG announced yesterday that it has received the Chain of Custody certification from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) for sustainable aluminium. Audi is the first automaker to be certified by the ASI under its Chain of Custody standard. Dirk Gross-Loheide, Board Member for Procurement and IT at AUDI AG, elaborated upon the […]