Alba Commissions 106 New Aluminium Smelting Pots On Line 6
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. announced earlier this week the opening of over one hundred pots on its new Line 6, bringing...
Asia
Chalco Passes Rusal As World’s Second-Biggest Aluminium Producer
In a move that places it ahead of now-former second-place firm U.C. Rusal, the People’s Republic of China’s Aluminum Corp of China Ltd (Chalco) said on Friday that it bumped up total production by 18 percent over the course of last year,...
State Court Opens Door For Vedanta’s Participation In Nalco’s Alumina Sales
Relief may be on the way for Vedanta’s Jharsuguda unit after the state’s high court ordered National Aluminium Company (Nalco)...
Daiki To Build Automotive Aluminium Alloy Plant In South India
A Japanese firm announced plans last week to invest ₹2.5 billion (US$36.1 million) in an aluminium alloy ingot plant to...
Events
Violent Protests Claim Two Lives At Vedanta’s Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery
Protests outside a Vedanta alumina refinery in Lanjigarh turned deadly on Monday, as a police officer and a protester were fatally injured in the course of demonstrations at the plant. “Two people have died – one of our Odisha industrial security force personnel and another one from the public,” said senior police officer Gupteswar Bhoi […]
EGA Inks New Shipping Deal With A.P. Moller – Maersk
UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced the signing of a deal with global shipping firm A.P. Moller – Maersk for transport of EGA’s aluminium to customers throughout the world. The new agreement is in the form of a volume commitment extension, though no numbers or other terms of the deal were released by the […]
EGA Smelts Record 2.64 Million Metric Tons Of Aluminium In 2018
UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) reported financial and operational results earlier this week. Though financial numbers struggled, the firm set production records over the course of the year in addition to making significant progress on projects for future growth and competitiveness. In 2018, EGA reported a net income of AED 1.2 billion (US$325 million) […]
Despite Ban’s Lapse, Permits For Bauxite Mining In Pahang Unavailable Until Certain Conditions Are Met
Though the moratorium on bauxite mining in Pahang is set to expire at the end of the month, government authorities again declared that permits are not likely soon to be issued. In comments to domestic media on Wednesday, Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr. Xavier Jayakumar emphasized that mining activities will not be permitted […]
Maxion Inks Partnership With Chinese Firm Dongfeng For Aluminium Wheel Plant In Hubei Province
Leading vehicle wheel manufacturer Maxion Wheels announced earlier this week an agreement with China’s Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group Co., Ltd. to enter into a joint venture to build aluminium wheels for passenger cars. In a statement, Maxion said the joint venture would be housed in a plant in Hubei Province. The facility, which […]
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to dizzying heights with every new estimate. Among the brighter stars in the consumption constellation continues to be that of electric vehicles. As ...
Leaders Emerge In The Aluminium Industry’s Race To Zero Carbon
One of the aluminium industry’s major goals continues to be the production of metal in a manner that emits the ...
Aluminium Market Update: Why Are Aluminium Prices Lagging Behind Other Base Metals?
Base metals prices have recovered significantly since January’s lows after news that the US and China are inching closer to ...
The Venezuela Blackout Spells Doom for its Aluminium Industry
After Venezuela’s energy supply failed on March 8th, the directors of the CVG together with the presidents of each company ...
