Asia

ASI Certifies Ma’aden Aluminium Facilities Against Performance and Chain Of Custody Standards

ASI Certifies Ma’aden Aluminium Facilities Against Performance and Chain Of Custody Standards

Trade group Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certified the bauxite mining, alumina refining, and aluminium casting and rolling operations of Ma’aden Aluminium this week against its Performance and Chain of Custody standards. The ASI certified Ma’aden’s bauxite mining at the Al Ba’itha mine in...

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Events

EGA’s Suggestion Scheme Saves AED416 MM In Forty Years

EGA’s Suggestion Scheme Saves AED416 MM In Forty Years

Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) marked the 40th anniversary of its Suggestion Scheme last week. Over the previous four decades the Suggestion Scheme has received over half a million suggestions from EGA employees and has saved the company roughly AED416 million (US$113 million). The EGA Suggestion Scheme was first launched in 1981 by then-Head of […]

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Vedanta Smelts Record Of 549k Tonnes Of Primary Aluminium In Latest Quarter

Vedanta Smelts Record Of 549k Tonnes Of Primary Aluminium In Latest Quarter

Indian aluminium and metals producer Vedanta Limited released results for the quarter ending on 30 June this week. The subsidiary of Vedanta Resources reported production and financial improvements across the board over the same time period in 2020. For the first fiscal quarter Vedanta reported a record consolidated revenue of ₹28,105 crore, better by 79 […]

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Vedanta Aluminium Looking For Partnerships With Cement Producers On Low-Carbon Cement

Vedanta Aluminium Looking For Partnerships With Cement Producers On Low-Carbon Cement

Indian aluminium producer Vedanta Aluminium is searching for partnerships from cement producers to put to use its waste product to produce low-carbon cement. Vedanta commented its interest in utilizing fly ash and bauxite residue in a conference hosted by industry experts. Vedanta notes that fly ash and bauxite residue are produced in large quantities by […]

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Metso Outotec To Provide Bauxite Grinding Equipment For NALCO’s Damanjodi Alumina Refinery

Metso Outotec To Provide Bauxite Grinding Equipment For NALCO’s Damanjodi Alumina Refinery

India’s National Aluminium Company (NALCO) has chosen Finnish mining operations and technology firm Metso Outotec to engineer and deliver a bauxite grinding package to its Damanjodi Alumina Refinery. On Thursday Metso Outotec made the announcement, saying that the project would be part of the Damanjodi alumina refinery’s fifth stream expansion project. The project will include […]

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