LATAM Airlines Group has reportedly launched an on-board recycling scheme called ‘Recycle Your Journey’. Through this scheme, waste from Mercado LATAM will be recycled on all domestic flights in Chile, separating aluminium, glass, and plastic.
News ID: 5565 Publish Date : 2019/07/29
Bumchun Precision will reportedly construct an aluminium battery terminals manufacturing facility in Hungary with an investment of EUR40.8 million (US$45.3 million). As per the report, Hungarian government is providing EUR8.13 million in funding towards the investment.
News ID: 5564 Publish Date : 2019/07/29
Vietnam’s aluminium profile manufacturers from the north have formed an association and it made it first public appearance in Hanoi on July 23.
News ID: 5563 Publish Date : 2019/07/29
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, popularly known as DR Congo, Mr. Felix Tshisekedi has reportedly invited Engineers and Planners to start commercial bauxite mining in the area.
News ID: 5562 Publish Date : 2019/07/29
According to a recent report, Nespresso has launched a series of global and local sustainability initiatives to encourage and raise awareness for coffee capsule recycling. The company has even teamed up with Vélosophy to create a stylish city bike, named “RE:CYCLE”, from recycled aluminium coffee capsules. The intention is to establish the potential of Nespresso to recycle its aluminium capsules.
News ID: 5543 Publish Date : 2019/07/28
Vedanta Group has announced a reshuffle at the CEO level of its three major companies Balco, Vedanta Aluminium Orissa and Talwandi Sabo Power Limited (TSPL), according to a report in Dainik Bhaskar. Vedanta Group CEO Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan and CEO (Aluminium and Power) Ajay Kapoor have made the announcement on Thursday, July 25.
News ID: 5540 Publish Date : 2019/07/28
Employee volunteers from Alcoa’s Pinjarra alumina refinery have reportedly joined local non-profit organisation Squared Away to assist them in cleaning up the surrounding area. This is the first community service this year through the company’s Alcoans Coming Together in Our Neighbourhoods (ACTION) Program.
News ID: 5539 Publish Date : 2019/07/28
The global aluminium powder market is clearly growing buoyed by the automotive paints and sealants and other industrial pigments sectors. According to a research study, the market in 2017 was valued at US$ 3 billion and is likely to reach US$ 3.92 billion by the end of 2025, growing at a CAGR of 3.4 per cent during 2017-2025. China and India are estimated to be the two primary piggybacks in the coming time to stimulate the market.
News ID: 5487 Publish Date : 2019/07/25
Lindian Resources Limited has reportedly received approval for raising a fund of up to $1.3 million from professional and sophisticated investors to be used to undertake the company’s inaugural drilling programme at the Gaoual Bauxite Project in Guinea. The $1.3 million includes $200,000 from Lindian’s Chairman Asimwe Kabunga, but subject to shareholders’ approval.
News ID: 5486 Publish Date : 2019/07/25
Japan to make 2020 Olympic torches from recycled aluminium platesJapan is promoting sustainability in a big way in 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Starting with the medals to the characteristic aluminium torches, a lot of recycled metal is being used for the games accessories. Japan created hundreds of medals made from recycled metals – sourced from discarded smart phones. Now, the government has announced its decision to make the Olympic torches that are used to kick-off the competition from recycled aluminium.
News ID: 5428 Publish Date : 2019/07/23
In 2018, alumina refineries in the world generated around 154 million tonnes of red mud while producing 130 million tonnes of alumina. Red mud or bauxite residue has remained one of the biggest challenges for the aluminium industry since its inception. The risk of environment hazards from red mud and the recent incidents of red mud spillage from residue ponds are creating grave concern for the refineries, the communities living around a refinery and the environmentalists.
News ID: 5425 Publish Date : 2019/07/23
Canyon Resources Limited has reportedly acquired a fund of $4 million for the pre-feasibility study (PFS) development stage of Minim Martap Bauxite project in Cameroon. Canyon has successfully raised the fund by way of a private placement of shares to sophisticated and professional investors at an issue price of 16 cents per share.
News ID: 5424 Publish Date : 2019/07/23
Guinea has launched an international tender for blocks 1 and 2 of Simandou, giving companies until Aug. 2 to outline their bids, as the country seeks to revive interest in the world’s largest undeveloped iron ore deposit.
News ID: 5410 Publish Date : 2019/07/22
According to the latest data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), production and sales of motorcycles in June improved across China both year-on-year, as well as month-on-month basis.
News ID: 5370 Publish Date : 2019/07/21
French shipyard OCEA launched OPV 270, its largest vessel to date, solely designed and built by them, on July 17 2019 at its shipyard in Les Sables d’Olonne. The 84 meters long OPV 270 was selected by the Coast Guard of the Philippines and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) during an international competition. She is also the largest aluminium OPV built in the world. The vessel will be called "Gabriela Silang"
News ID: 5368 Publish Date : 2019/07/21
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) put sanctions against a network of front companies and agents on July 18, 2019, who are involved in the procurement of aluminium materials for sanctioned elements of Iran’s nuclear program.
News ID: 5339 Publish Date : 2019/07/20
Apex Aluminum Extrusions, a premium North American aluminium extruder, has appointed Tony Da Silva, MBA, P.Eng., as Vice President of Engineering. He will report directly to Bill de Koning, Chief Operating Officer of Apex Aluminum Extrusions.
News ID: 5338 Publish Date : 2019/07/20
According to Shanghai Metals Market, demand for photovoltaic-use (PV-use) aluminium extrusion is likely to stay strong across China in the second half of the year, as the National Energy Administration (NEA) released on Thursday, July 18, the remaining quotas for residential solar qualifying for a 2019 subsidy, which was at 1.27GW.
News ID: 5306 Publish Date : 2019/07/19
Gränges’ production plant in Shanghai, China, has been certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. The facility produces aluminium strips and plates for the auto industry.
News ID: 5305 Publish Date : 2019/07/19
Indonesia is reportedly planning to spend billions of dollars in building aluminium and nickel smelters and reshaping its mining industry, in a bid to cut decades-long dependence on costly imports to meet domestic demand. Report says the Southeast Asian country is seeking to make building smelters mandatory for the miners.
News ID: 5304 Publish Date : 2019/07/19
