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Commissioning of the factory's second workshop and the launch of the main machinery enabled BCF to move from the production of semi-finished aluminium products to the production of cabling and wiring products with an aluminium alloy core. These products have the competitive advantage in Russia as currently there are no analogues being produced in the country. The aluminium alloy processing capacity of the production facility is 4,400 tonnes, all of which will be supplied by RUSAL. BCF plans to reach maximum output within three years. The facility will supply three types of...

Hydro now supplies sustainable aluminium for the battery housing of the first fully electric model of the company. The material is processed and manufactured along the entire value chain in an environmentally conscious manner and under socially acceptable working conditions. This has been confirmed by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) with a “chain of custody” certificate. The ASI already awarded Audi a certificate for the sustainable assembly of these aluminium components in October 2018. This means that the aluminium sheets processed in the battery housing of...

Primary aluminium production at Kazakhstan Aluminium Smelter JSC (KAS), part of Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), a leading diversified natural resources group, increased by 2.4% in the first half of 2019, reaching over 130,000 tonnes from 127,000 tonnes, the amount for the same period in 2018. Beyond the production figures, the export of primary aluminium in the first half of the year amounted to more than 122,000 tonnes, an increase of 5.2% on the same period last year (H1 2018: 116,000 tonnes). Commenting on the results, Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group, said:...

The alloys that will be produced at the new cast house will serve clients from the automotive industry. According to the IHS Markit research, the global automotive production will grow to 110 mln cars by 2025, adding 15 mln cars to production in 2019. In addition to the automotive production growth the ongoing cars lightweighting process generates more demand in new cars applications such as structural. The new foundry alloys demand also comes from EVs, where primary foundry alloys usage may exceed 40 kg per car. Given the growing demand in the automotive industry around the...

According to reports, Tenova TAKRAF says a 48-hour performance test for bauxite-carrying trains at a major expansion project in Guinea was successfully completed on July 1. During the 48-hour period, starting June 29 at 00:28 and ending on July 1 at 00:28, more than 1,560 wagons, equating to 12 individual complete trains, carrying bauxite were successfully unloaded. Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG)’s Bauxite Production Expansion project, in Kamsar, Guinea, aims to increase bauxite exports to 18.5 Mt/y. TAKRAF, in late 2016, was awarded an engineering, procurement...

Gränges has achieved Certification to the ASI Performance Standard for its Shanghai production facility, demonstrating its commitment to environmental, social and governance performance. The company’s Shanghai operations outputs include aluminium strips and plates used for the auto industry. The plant is set up for direct chill casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, and finishing, with a current production capacity of 120 ktonnes. The ASI Certification program was developed through an extensive multi-stakeholder consultation process and is the only comprehensive voluntary...

Ardagh Group has announced that it has entered into an agreement to combine its Food & Specialty Metal Packaging business with Exal Corporation, a leading producer of aluminium containers, to form ‘Trivium Packaging’. The move will create one of the largest metal packaging companies in the world. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Trivium will operate 57 production facilities, principally across Europe and the Americas, employing approximately 7,800 people. Projected revenues and Adjusted EBITDA in the twelve months ended March 31, 2019 were $2.7 billion and $469...

Daniel Jubera has been appointed as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Aludium, effective from 1 July 2019. Daniel will be based in Amorebieta and will lead Aludium’s entire sales organisation. He will report directly to Oliver Bell, CEO of Aludium. A Swiss and Spanish citizen, Daniel has more than 15 years of experience in sales and the aluminium industry. He has held senior positions with major companies in the sector including ICM, Feintool Technologie, Novelis, and Constellium. Immediately prior to joining Aludium, Daniel held the position of Sales and Marketing Director...

According to reports, Braidy Industries has about four months to raise $300 million in equity capital to help finance a $1.7 billion aluminium rolling mill in Eastern Kentucky — or risk losing a sizeable investment it already has secured. In a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing made this week, Braidy Industries detailed its agreement with United Co. Rusal. The company recently announced plans to invest $200 million in Braidy's planned aluminium rolling mill.  Rusal — which was under U.S. sanctions until earlier this year — went public in April...

Innoval Technology is delighted to announce that its Chief Scientific Officer, Prof. Geoff Scamans, has been awarded the Gold Medal by The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) in their Annual Awards. IOM3’s Gold Medal is a premier award presented to a company, team or individual who has made a significant contribution to the industrial application of materials. The awards were presented at a gala dinner in London on 11th July to mark IOM3’s 150th anniversary. Geoff is a very worthy winner of the Gold Medal. His remarkable record of internationally...