Rusal Signs Agreement with Tiocomposite To Develop Specialty Concrete Using Red Mud
Russian Federation aluminium major U.C. Rusal announced yesterday the signing of a memorandum with state-run technology firm Tiocomposite to commence...
Technology
Norsk Hydro Announces NOK150 Million Investment In Advanced Automotive Aluminium Production Equipment At Husnes Plant
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced yesterday the planned upgrade of equipment at Hydro Husnes that will allow it to offer advanced aluminium products to automotive manufacturing customers. Hydro says the NOK150 million (US$17.6 million) investment will consist largely of the...
Auto Industry Looks to Aluminum Extrusions for Increased Performance and Cost-Effective Solutions
Automakers are employing an effective way to slim down electric vehicles, just as they have lightened their traditional combustion-engine lineup....
Rio Tinto Promises Carbon-Free Smelting Technology At Tiwai Point
New Zealand’s Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is in line to possibly become the world’s first carbon-free aluminium smelter after a...
Events
Audi Celebrates Five Years Of Lightweight Aluminium And Steel Component Production At Münchsmünster Plant
German automaker Audi AG is marking five years of production at its Münchsmünster facility, which has been producing diecast aluminium components for a wide range of Audi, VW, Bentley, and Lamborghini production models. Begun in the fall of 2013, the Münchsmünster facility now employs 900 individuals across three shifts. Last year the site produced 25 […]
EGA Inks Deal To Build Desalinization Plant And Energy-Efficient Power Plant At Jebel Ali Aluminium Smelter
UAE aluminium smelter Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced earlier this week a deal with Mubadala Development Company PJSC and Dubal Holding to develop a high-tech water desalinization plant and power facility at EGA’s Jebel Ali smelter in Dubai. Under the terms of the agreement, Mubadala and Dubal Holding will establish a joint venture to […]
Altech Finalizes Johor HPA Plant Layout
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. announced yesterday that it has finalized the design for its high-purity alumina (HPA) plant that is soon to be built in Johor, Malaysia. Per the company’s press release, the site’s design is the product of data collected during a recent geotechnical survey and consultations among EPC contractor SMS group GmbH, […]
Novelis Inks Contract With Jaguar Land Rover To Supply Aluminium For All-Electric I-PACE SUV
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. announced yesterday that it has been chosen as the exclusive supplier of aluminium to Jaguar Land Rover Limited for its new all-electric vehicle, the Jaguar I-PACE. Novelis will be supplying the latest entrant in Jaguar’s PACE family of vehicles with its proprietary Novelis Advanz aluminium alloy, which […]
Quebec Firm Develops Autonomous Vehicle Specially Designed For Aluminium Smelters
Quebec’s construction and manufacturing equipment maker Mecfor revealed last week a revolutionary new vehicle designed for autonomously navigating the rigorous and varied conditions found in the aluminium production industry. Mecfor’s vehicle, named AGV TEAM, is guided in an automated fashion, and built with the ability to navigate in situations unique to aluminium smelters, including heavy […]
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price falling to US$ 1765/t on May 10 (cash LME, US$ 1800.5/t 3-month), the lowest since January 2017. While there is no one ...
Research and Investment Hail Changing Tides for Montenegro’s KAP
On April 25, Montenegro’s Uniprom D.O.O. (owners of Kombinat Aluminijuma Podgorica, KAP) started construction works on a €15 million aluminium ...
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 ...
Alumina Market Update: Surplus Of Alumina, Lower Prices Expected In 2019
2018 was a turbulent year for both the alumina market and the price, signified by the fact that spot price ...
