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
As interest in the market potential of Africa grows, the inaugural CRU Africa Wire, Cable & Tube Conference is perfectly timed to address the business opportunities for local producers and manufacturers, seeking to establish new trade partnerships with international stakeholders involved in the African steel, copper and aluminium supply chains.
News ID: 6540 Publish Date : 2019/10/01
According to a recent report, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to officially impose the highest rate of anti-dumping duties on aluminium products from 16 Chinese producers. While six Chinese exporters will face the duty of 35.58 per cent, eight between 18.16 per cent and 35.39 per cent, the final two will face a rate of less than 10 per cent.
News ID: 6538 Publish Date : 2019/10/03
Building on the success of its first e-magazine “Aluminium LeaderSpeak 2019”, AlCircle has launched its second futuristic theme e- magazine on the topic “Aluminium Industry 4.0: Drivers & Change Makers”.
News ID: 6537 Publish Date : 2019/09/27
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), on course to become the world’s largest aluminium smelter with Line 6, has announced the promotions of two members following the company’s Board meeting. Bryan Harris has been promoted to the Chief Financial Officer on 25 September 2019.
News ID: 6536 Publish Date : 2019/10/02
Alcoa Corporation’s Baie-Comeau aluminium smelter in Québec, Canada has been certified against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium.
News ID: 6535 Publish Date : 2019/10/03
Metal Exchange Corporation (MEC) has promoted Rick Merluzzi to Chief Executive Officer of MEC. Mike Lefton, former MEC Chairman and CEO, will assume the title of Executive Chairman.
News ID: 6534 Publish Date : 2019/10/03
According to a recent report, Alcoa Corporation is conducting VR training for its employees to train them for high-risk tasks at its alumina refineries in Western Australia.
News ID: 6533 Publish Date : 2019/09/26
Norsk Hydro announced that The Brazilian federal court lifted the final embargo on Alunorte’s new bauxite residue disposal (DRS2) under a criminal lawsuit on Thursday, September 26th. This allows the alumina refinery to resume activities of installation and commissioning at DRS2, ending a 19-month embargo period which has restricted activities at the plant.
News ID: 6532 Publish Date : 2019/09/27
According to a recent report, Black & Veatch-led project management consortium (PMC) has been appointed by PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia to manage the development of an alumina refinery in West Kalimantan.
News ID: 6531 Publish Date : 2019/10/04
Rio Tinto, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) and The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Sustainable Minerals Institute have received a recognition for their joint research into technologies that could turn bauxite residue, also known as red mud, into fertile soil.
News ID: 6530 Publish Date : 2019/10/04
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, sanctioned an order to cancel bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam District. The order cancelled bauxite mining lease in 3,030 acres of land, in the forest areas of Visakhapatnam, awarded to Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation (APMDC) by the previous State Government.
News ID: 6529 Publish Date : 2019/09/23
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) is a step closer to selling high-value aluminium fluoride to Australian aluminium smelters, as its subsidiary ALCORE has proven to be able to chemically refine the company’s bauxite and its components into aluminium fluoride and several other valuable co-products.
News ID: 6528 Publish Date : 2019/09/24
Guinea has been facing a number of socio-political issues related to bauxite mining as the bauxite industry gets embroiled between the contradictory needs of economic development and environmental and land related concerns of the communities affected by bauxite mining.
News ID: 6527 Publish Date : 2019/10/04
PELLEX increased to INR 6,150/WMT (DAP Raipur) amid active trade volumes. Two deals were reported in Raipur market in this publication window (with total traded quantity of 35,000 MT).
News ID: 6465 Publish Date : 2019/09/13
KIOCL - a southern India based pellet maker has recently concluded 50,000 MT pellet export deal to China, SteelMint learned from market sources. The deal has been concluded for pellet consisting of Fe 64% and 2% alumina at around USD 98/MT, FoB India for immediate September loading.
News ID: 6462 Publish Date : 2019/09/12
PELLEX remains stable at INR 6,050/WMT (DAP Raipur) amid few trades reported for small quantity. Four deals were reported in Raipur market in this publication window (with total traded quantity of 10,000 MT). A major Raipur based pellet maker concluded two deals of 3,000 MT each at INR 5,900/MT (Ex-plant); normalizing for freight to Raipur at INR 6,050 (DAP Raipur).
News ID: 6409 Publish Date : 2019/09/06
As improvements to low-temperature alumina production continue by refiners in the People’s Republic of China, the country’s thirst for overseas bauxite increases. Such was the story told by Customs data released on Sunday that showed a 24.9 percent jump on the year in imported bauxite in the year’s first seven months.
News ID: 6306 Publish Date : 2019/09/05
