Altech Announces Breakthrough In Lithium-Ion Battery Production Utilizing High-Purity Alumina
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. announced yesterday that it is close to developing a variety of high-purity alumina (HPA) that...
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Altech Reports Successful Testing Of High-Purity Alumina Coating On Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. announced yesterday that it has begun battery performance testing of graphite particles coated with high-purity alumina via the company’s proprietary coating technology. Per the firm, the process applies a uniform layer of high-purity alumina approximately 2 nm...
ABx Inks MoA with Japanese Firm Sojitz On Possible Aluminium Fluoride Production Partnership
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) said yesterday it’s subsidiary Alcore Limited has entered into an agreement with Japanese global trading company...
Altech Projects Growing Market For High-Purity Alumina As Lithium-Ion Batteries Gain Popularity
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. released a report yesterday detailing the firm’s expectations regarding the use of high-purity alumina (HPA)...
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Nalco To Branch Out Into Aluminium Alloys, Battery Production: Chand
In a wide-ranging interview with domestic media, National Aluminium Company Ltd’s (Nalco) chief Tapan Kumar Chand explained the firm’s plan to insulate itself from a volatile aluminium trade by diversifying into a range of new areas, including lithium mining, aerospace alloys, and mineral trading. “Nalco is building on its expertise in bauxite mining and aluminium […]
Demand For Aluminium Alloy In Automotive Sector The Lone Bright Spot For Japanese Suppliers In June
The Japan Aluminum Association released production numbers for the month of June on Friday, noting a 16.8-percent drop of aluminium sheet shipments, registering a total for the month of 35,157 metric tons. Per the association, the fall-off may be attributed to a corresponding drop in demand of Japanese beer, coupled with a retreating demand for […]
Yunnan Aluminium Teams Up with Israeli Firm Phinergy to Produce Aluminium Batteries for Electric Vehicles
In an effort at capitalizing on the growing popularity of electric vehicles in the Middle Kingdom, a pair of Chinese firms have teamed up with an Israeli company to establish a joint venture dedicated to the production of aluminium batteries. On Tuesday, Yunnan Aluminium filed a notice with the Shenzhen stock exchange announcing that it […]
Altech Files for Patent Protection for Refined Method of Producing High-Purity Alumina From Kaolin
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. announced yesterday the filing for a new provisional patent with the Australian government for an updated method for deriving alumina from kaolin and other such sources. Altech’s new patent involves treating the alumina-containing material to make particles smaller and richer in alumina content, calcining and leaching the material, separating the […]
Clemson Researchers Develop Improvements to Aluminium-Ion Battery Technology
Researchers at Clemson University say they have made progress in improving the performance of aluminium-ion batteries. Though aluminium-ion batteries are less toxic and more efficient than lithium-ion batteries, past attempts at making workable prototypes of an aluminium-ion battery have failed to produce a model that performs as well as a similar lithium-ion battery. Thus, consumers […]
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
