Aluminium International Today News
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Poland: Impexmetal Huta Aluminium Konin orders pinhole detection system
ISRA Vision Parasytec has supplied Impexmetal Huta Konin with a pinhole detection system capable of identifying the smallest of pinholes and their positions at line speeds of up to 1,000m/min.
04 September 2012 -
China: Tianshan Aluminium to increase capacity
Tianshan Aluminium Co plans to increase capacity at its Shihezi, Xinjiang smelter to 1.6Mt/yr by 2015.
03 September 2012 -
Saudi Arabia: Tata Motors weighs up Jaguar Land Rover plant next to aluminium smelter
Saudi Arabia might find itself with a fledgling car industry is Tata Motors' decides to set up an assembly plant next door to the Ma'aden aluminium smelter, a joint venture with Alcoa that is scheduled to start production in 2013.
03 September 2012 -
USA: Novelis moves closer to 80% recycled content
Atlanta-based Novelis, a world-leader in rolled aluminium products, has today announced that it has moved a step closer to achieving its goal of using 80% recycled metals in its production processes.
30 August 2012 -
China: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em – Chalco invests in Indonesian alumina project
Following Indonesia's imposition of a 20% tax on bauxite and other metal ore exports, Aluminium Corporation of China, otherwise known as Chalco, has decided to invest in an alumina refinery in the South East Asian country.
29 August 2012 -
Russia: UC Rusal cuts capacity – much to SUAL's dismay
UC Rusal, the world's largest producer of aluminium, plans to cut 150kt (3%) of aluminium capacity by the end of 2012, having originally planned to cut double that amount.
29 August 2012
