Sumitomo to Debut Ultra-Fine Alumina Products to Create New Markets
Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical is introducing ultra-fine alumina products using new production technology. The move aims to open new avenues for...
Swisstek Aluminium, prominent in Sri Lanka’s aluminium sector, received the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Verification from the National Cleaner Production Centre. This verifies Swisstek Aluminium’s carbon monitoring meets the ISO 14064-3:2019 standard’s ‘reasonable assurance’ level. ISO 14064-3:2019, an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)...
Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical is introducing ultra-fine alumina products using new production technology. The move aims to open new avenues for...
Emirates Global Aluminium Reports Competitive Financial Performance in H1 2023 Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced robust financial results for the...
The head of India’s largest aluminium producer said last week that a demerger of the company may be in its...
Emirates Global Aluminium celebrated Emirati Women’s Day last week by graduating a class of trainees that was composed of a majority of women. Of the 75 graduates of EGA’s training program, 49 were women, and all were UAE nationals. The training, which lasts between 1-1/2 and two years, is aimed at training its students on […]
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced earlier this month that Emirates Global Aluminium’s Al Taweelah alumina refinery has been certified under its Performance Standard V2 (2017). This certification means that the entirety of EGA’s global operations are now certified under ASI’s standards. EGA notes that its refinery is amongst the lowest greenhouse gas emitters among […]
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) debuted a new aluminium alloy this week. Alba’s new 6060.HE joins its AA6060 aluminium alloy line, which are intended for use in aluminium extrusions. The new aluminium alloy was developed in conjunction with the University of Bahrain and Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company (BALEXCO). The University aided in scientific research, while BALEXCO, […]
Emirates Global Aluminium announced earlier this month that it will expand its partnership with wearable technology firm Kenzen to include 350 volunteer employees who will wear its heat-protection equipment. Kenzen’s technology reports body temperature, heart rate, activity, and other body indicators in real time. This data helps individuals and the company identify potential health hazards […]
Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) released results for the year’s second quarter yesterday. Profits took a staggering dive in the half as sales prices plummeted and expenses ballooned. Net profit in the quarter totaled 350.9 million riyals, off by 91.3 percent on the year from last year’s second-quarter total of 4 billion riyals, and down […]
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...