Innovative solar cell manufacturer SunDrive has announced a major milestone, with the company hitting a copper plating production yield of >99 percent at its commercial pilot production facility in Kurnell, Sydney, with those cells being turned into modules. At the same time SunDrive and aluminium manufacturer Capral entered into a MoU to develop a supply…
The Australian Aluminium Council has announced that it will integrate the Australian Aluminium Extrusion Association, saying this will create “a unified, independent advocacy voice” spanning “mine to market” for the sector nationally. In a statement on Thursday, the AAC said it will consolidate the other association into its membership and organisational structure. It said the…
Rio Tinto aluminium production steady Rio Tinto has announced aluminium production of 809,000 kiltonnes worldwide in the third quarter — including from its Australian smelters at Boyne Island and Bell Bay — down two per cent on the previous corresponding period. Production for the first three quarters of the year is up one per cent.…
Industry association the Australian Aluminium Council has recommenced its efforts to have bauxite, alumina and aluminium added to the nation’s list of critical minerals, releasing a new report on supply chain risks and urging the government not to let aluminium “become the new nickel”. In a statement on Thursday, the council said that expanding the…
Perth international shipbuilder Austal has committed to using LocAl lower-carbon Aluminium supplied by aluminium processor Capral to support their initiatives in sustainable manufacturing and responsible procurement. Capral has been a long-term supplier to Austal which builds aluminium and steel hulled passenger ferries and vessels for Defence and Border Security. Early in 2023, Austal committed to…
Australia’s only manufacturer of solar PV panels is beginning to build its local supply chain through an agreement with aluminium extrusion company Capral Aluminium in preparation for embarking on a project to build a massive new factory. While Tindo’s plans to increase its output to 1GW per annum are in the development stage, it has…
Rio Tinto’s Boyne Island smelter in Queensland will operate into the 2040s following a partnership with the state government that will see the smelter supplied with renewable energy by the state’s government owned generators. The agreement safeguards 1,000 jobs and ensure the continuing manufacture of carbon anodes, aluminium production, and casting of 295,000 tonnes of…
Alcoa Corporation has announced the completion of its acquisition of Alumina Limited, taking control of the AWAC joint venture whose assets comprise bauxite mines and alumina and aluminium refineries in Australia, Brazil, Spain, Saudi Arabia and Guinea. The takeover increases Alcoa’s economic interest in its core business and simplifys governance by acquiring the minority partner…
Aluminium extrusion producer Capral Aluminium is to offer products manufactured using partly recycled aluminium billet following the successful completion of trials. Capral trialled Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s EternAl-30 and EternAl-15 primary aluminium billets which contain 30 percent and 15 percent recycled content, respectively. Recycling aluminium consumes up to 95 percent less energy than producing it…
Environmental Clean Technologies in lignite-based soil improvement hook up Industrial technology group Environmental Clean Technologies has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with ESG Agriculture for the development and offtake of soil health products. This HoA is a precursor to a Joint Venture (JV) between the companies in developing a lignite-based nitrogen soil health product,…