Italian Aluminium Industry Mulling Involvement in India’s Aluminium Park at Angul
During a visit last week to an Indian government seminar, a delegation representing major stakeholders in Italy’s aluminium industry revealed...
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Nalco Sets Company Records in Bauxite, Alumina Production in FY2016-17
India’s state-run aluminium smelter National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) announced in a report last week that it turned out a record production of 6.825 million metric tons of bauxite in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, up from the prior year’s haul by 7.65...
Nalco Seeks Nod to Open Bauxite Mines at Pottangi
In a bid to secure another stable stream of bauxite ore to feed its slate of new projects, India’s state-run...
Nalco to Increase Aluminium Smelting Capacity to 1.1 MTPA by 2024
Already in the midst of debuting several new projects, India’s state-run smelter National Aluminium Company (Nalco) announced its intentions to...
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Nalco Planning High-End Aluminium Alloys Plant in Odisha
A busy month for India’s state-run metals firm National Aluminium Company (Nalco) continued yesterday when domestic media reported on the firm’s plans to open a high-end aluminium alloys plant. Per the reportage, Nalco expects to incorporate technology developed by overseas parties in the plant, which the company will use to produce alloys for applications including […]
Nalco Mulling Second Caustic Soda Plant in Gambit to Drop Aluminium Production Costs
India’s state-owned metals firm National Aluminium Company Limited is weighing the merits of opening a second caustic soda plant in an effort at reining in ever-increasing overhead costs. Nalco’s Chairman and Managing Director Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand revealed the same to domestic media, saying the second plant will likely be constructed in the coastal town […]
India’s Nalco Kicks Off First of Several New Projects on Friday
India’s state-owned metals firm National Aluminium Company Limited is planning to kick off a full slate of projects in the new year, including three projects totaling ₹660 crore (US$104 million) tomorrow. Per domestic media, Union Minister for Mines Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan will be cutting the ribbon on the South […]
Aluminium Poised for Greater Gains in 2018: Nalco’s Chand
A top Indian aluminium industry executive sees a strong 2018 ahead thanks to less of the metal emanating from the People’s Republic of China, an increased thirst for it in North America and Europe, and a rise in input costs. Chairman and Managing Director of National Aluminium Company (Nalco) and Aluminium Association of India president […]
Global Aluminium Prices to Continue to Rise: Nalco’s Chand
Nalco’s top official says that waning fundamentals for aluminium manufacturers in the People’s Republic of China and Beijing’s announced plans to curtail further capacity could foster a rise in the metal’s prices at the London Metal Exchange. Nalco Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand addressed shareholders at the company’s annual general meeting […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
