Sarawak’s decision to impose a 1 per cent sales tax on exported aluminium products from January 1 may end up hurting the earnings of Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd in the future, estimates AmInvestment Bank, according to a report.
News ID: 7233 Publish Date : 2019/11/05
Rio Tinto on Thursday flagged higher costs as it replaces aging infrastructure and boosts iron ore production, and also raised questions over the future of its Australian aluminium business.
News ID: 7138 Publish Date : 2019/11/01
After discussions with automakers, including the firms in Japan, the United States may not levy tariffs later this month on imported automobiles from the European Union and elsewhere, said Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross.
News ID: 7125 Publish Date : 2019/11/04
Seamless Aluminium Group, a market leader for aluminium rainwater systems, is expanding its manufacturing unit in Ballyshannon over a 70,000 square feet plant. According to a report, it recently held the official opening of the extension, unveiling a commemorative plaque.
News ID: 7124 Publish Date : 2019/11/04
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) announced the addition of a state-of-the-art, custom-made Fire Truck to its existing fleet of emergency vehicles. The Fire Truck, which was designed and manufactured in the US, is equipped with new fire appliances and modern technology which will help the team to carry-out emergency operations more effectively.
News ID: 7123 Publish Date : 2019/11/04
According to a Reuters report, Malaysia will issue bauxite mining licenses to companies in December or January, which will allow the miners to resume activities after the ban in early 2016 over unregulated mining and water contamination. The news came after Xavier Jayakumar, Malaysia’s water, land and natural resources minister announced this in a parliament.
News ID: 7122 Publish Date : 2019/11/04
According to a recent report, Italian superyacht builder Rossinavi has collaborated with automotive style house Pininfarina for a second time to present the 65 metre all-aluminium superyacht concept Super Sport 65.
News ID: 7098 Publish Date : 2019/11/03
National Environment Agency (NEA), together with drinks manufacturer Fraser and Neave (F&N), reportedly launched reverse vending machines at Our Tampines Hub in Singapore on Thursday, October 31, as part of 'The Recycle N Save' initiative.
News ID: 7076 Publish Date : 2019/11/01
The European head of Novelis has reportedly pointed out that moves to reduce plastic packaging as a measure to protect the environment have started increasing the demand for aluminium packaging. Also, the trend towards electric cars is bolstering the demand for aluminium, according to world’s largest rolled aluminium producer’s senior vice president and Europe president Emilio Braghi.
News ID: 7074 Publish Date : 2019/11/02
A Russian aluminium plant, owned by Russian aluminium major Rusal, which was shut down as a result of U.S. sanctions would be converted into a bitcoin mining hub. The Nadvoitsy Aluminum Plant in Russia’s northern Karelia region closed its operations last summer after it lost access to American customers after the imposition of U.S. sanctions on Rusal and En+ Group in April 2018.
News ID: 7073 Publish Date : 2019/11/01
TES, the global electronic waste recycler, will reportedly open a new facility for recycling lithium-ion batteries in Singapore, said Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Koh Poh Koon on Wednesday, October 30.
News ID: 7037 Publish Date : 2019/10/30
Oetinger Aluminium has joined Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as a new Production & Transformation member. This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 103.
News ID: 7036 Publish Date : 2019/10/30
According to a recent report, CVG Bauxilum, Venezuela state-owned bauxite and alumina producer, has suspended its bauxite and alumina production due to a lack of imported materials, stable power supply, and mismanagement.
News ID: 7034 Publish Date : 2019/10/30
Venezuelan state-owned Bauxilum has suspended bauxite and alumina production, the latest casualty of unstable power supply, mismanagement and a lack of imported materials.
News ID: 7032 Publish Date : 2019/10/29
Getting accurate and comparable data is key to build a 4.0 industry strategy for HPDC. A scaled and objective-oriented sensor system helps aluminum foundry stablish a solid base for intelligent data analysis and smart management.
News ID: 7017 Publish Date : 2019/08/02
Environment Agency UK reports that a little less than 30,000 tonnes of aluminium packaging was recycled in Q3 2019. Packaging recycling rate was up 6% in the full year 2018. These numbers indicate that aluminium will hit its annual target of 108,919 tonnes of recycling in UK.
News ID: 7005 Publish Date : 2019/10/26
Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) has reportedly joined the list of guarantors to the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme. The scheme is to reduce consumer confusion by providing consistent visual cues on whether or not packaging can be recycled. OPRL has over 400 members at the present.
News ID: 7004 Publish Date : 2019/10/27
Rio Tinto has reportedly begun the commissioning of an industry-leading filter press technology at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, under CAD $250 million budget. Four 85-tonne presses have been already installed. The original scheduled time of commissioning the presses was six weeks later.
News ID: 7003 Publish Date : 2019/10/26
Turkish automaker Oyak Renault will manufacture aluminium engine blocks at its plant, for the first time in Turkey, making it the only hybrid engine production facility in Europe. This was announced by the country's industry and technology minister Mustafa Varank on Oct. 23 at the factory's test production site in Bursa. The minister, in his speech said that the engines will be exported to China, Spain, and the U.K.
News ID: 6965 Publish Date : 2019/10/24
After successful launch of its first two e-magazines -“Aluminium LeaderSpeak 2019”and “Aluminium Industry 4.0: Drivers & Change Makers”, AlCircle team is now gearing up to bring up to you a region focus theme e-magazine on the topic “Aluminium Middle East: Focus 2020”.
News ID: 6964 Publish Date : 2019/10/25
