The trial conducted by 25-year-old Akshay Singhal on his electric car Mahindra e2o Plus to run on water and aluminium had done several round ups on the internet last year, and now its receipt of a $3.5 million funding is drawing attention. The news came on Monday, October 21, when the company Log 9 Materials announced that it received the funding in Series A round led by Exfinity Venture Partners and Sequoia Capital India’s accelerator programme Surge.
News ID: 6836 Publish Date : 2019/10/22
A press release from the Aluminum Extruders Council confirms that the U. S. Department of Commerce has ruled that jalousie shutters exported from the Dominican Republic fall under the scope of the Aluminum Extruders Council trade orders against the Chinese aluminium extrusion industry. This is a key decision for the U.S. aluminium industry because these shutters are made from window frame aluminium extrusions imported from China.
News ID: 6834 Publish Date : 2019/10/22
RUSAL has demonstrated its commitment towards sustainability by processing and selling over 50% of the waste generated by its smelters in the last 10 years. Rusal processed about 10% of red and nepheline mud at the alumina refineries proving it to be leader in alumina mud processing among the global aluminium companies.
News ID: 6833 Publish Date : 2019/10/22
Latem Aluminium has reportedly received a tilting rotary furnace of 30-tonnes from GHI Smart Furnaces that will recycle aluminium for its new facility in Villadangos, Spain.
News ID: 6805 Publish Date : 2019/10/21
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), on course to become the world’s largest aluminium smelter, was recognised as the Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in Bahrain at the recently held 11th Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) Awards’ Ceremony.
News ID: 6804 Publish Date : 2019/10/21
HRL Laboratories research center sold its first order of 7A77 aluminium 3D printing powder to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The material was sold by HRL Additive, a newly established 3D printing entity from HRL Laboratories just one week after the commercial launch of the product. The company would supply the aluminium powder to the aerospace and automotive sectors.
News ID: 6740 Publish Date : 2019/10/18
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced that International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS) has joined as an Associations member. This brings the total number of ASI Members to 102.
News ID: 6691 Publish Date : 2019/10/17
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba) is hosting the 23rd Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL 2019), that will be held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Alba organized a Press Conference on Tuesday, 15 October 2019 at the Gulf Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain to announce more details of the mega event.
News ID: 6682 Publish Date : 2019/10/16
Indian state government-owned oil and gas company, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC), is reportedly developing metal-air batteries that will produce energy by oxidising metals such as iron, zinc and aluminium. This is to forestall dependence on lithium imports once electric vehicles and renewable energy projects take off in a big way, said IOC chairman Sanjiv Singh.
News ID: 6656 Publish Date : 2019/10/14
According to a recent report, New York-based studio Gill Schmid has released the initial details of its latest superyacht concept, an 80 meter hybrid explorer. It is a hybrid between functional explorer and luxurious superyacht, said the studio.
News ID: 6645 Publish Date : 2019/10/13
The Chinese government plans to overhaul the categorisation of high-purity scrap metal as raw material as part of its strategy to accelerate the development of its domestic recycling industry.
News ID: 6621 Publish Date : 2019/10/11
Hong Kong-based drinks giant Vitasoy has reportedly launched a pilot scheme on Tuesday, October 8, to recycle Tetra Pak cartons that need specialist recycling for having aluminium, polythene and paper layers. The pilot scheme includes recycling bins, workshops, and a mobile education centre, in partnership with Secure Information Disposal Services (SSID), which operates a waste management plant in the city’s Yuen Long district.
News ID: 6615 Publish Date : 2019/10/11
In a bid to bringing in some innovation to Pakistan’s energy industry, Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) has recently introduced aluminium tank Lorries, which will distribute fuel across Pakistan’s improved road network to Shell’s customers.
News ID: 6613 Publish Date : 2019/10/11
The International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium (ICSOBA) organized the 37th International Conference and Exhibition in Krasnoyarsk, Russia from 16 to 20 September 2019 in cooperation with 25th “ Aluminium of Siberia” Conference within XI International Congress & Exhibition “Non-Ferrous Metals and Minerals” (NFM). The host sponsor of the event was RUSAL. Other ICSOBA sponsors that contributed to the realization of the event are: Hatch (gold), Nalco Water, Outotec, Solvay (all silver) and GEA (bronze).
News ID: 6611 Publish Date : 2019/10/10
Liberty Aluminium Dunkerque has become a Production & Transformation member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 101.
News ID: 6610 Publish Date : 2019/10/11
The oversupplied primary aluminium and aluminium scrap market was the topic of discussion among the speakers at the 2019 Commodities Roundtable Forum, hosted by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) on Sept. 11-13 in Chicago.
News ID: 6546 Publish Date : 2019/10/05
According to a recent report, American start-up Bollinger Motors has revealed its electric off-road SUV and pick-up truck in beta prototype form. The B1 and B2, both based on Bollinger’s in-house developed Class 3 electric vehicle ‘skateboard’ platform, are engineered to be road-legal across the globe.
News ID: 6544 Publish Date : 2019/09/29
General Motors launched its two-seat full electric vehicle for customers across China last month under SAIC-GM-Wuling Automobile, General Motors’ light-vehicle partnership with SAIC Motor Corp. The micro EV, the Baojun-badged E200, offers two variants at prices of RMB 54,800 ($7,697) and RMB 64,800 after government subsidies.
News ID: 6543 Publish Date : 2019/10/04
Darnet Design has recently unveiled its latest superyacht concept – the 86 metre Starlight. Both exterior and interior design of the yacht, which features a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, has been done by Darnet.
News ID: 6542 Publish Date : 2019/10/04
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has reportedly launched Aluminium Alloy 1200 (AA 1200), adding one more downstream product to its existing product range. This alloy is similar to alloy AA 1100 and has a wide application in the manufacture of LED lamp cap.
News ID: 6541 Publish Date : 2019/09/27