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Encore RV introduces lightweight aluminium trailers aimed at EV drivers
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Encore RV has introduced a range of compact travel trailers featuring aluminium construction and designed to reduce the impact of towing on electric vehicle driving range. The lineup was recently highlighted in a video by the Playing with Sticks YouTube channel, which focused on the trailers' lightweight aluminium build, low overall height and features intended to improve towing efficiency. One of the models, the 12RKFB, is built to fit under a standard seven-foot garage door. Because of its ...
India standardises ISTS project timelines to improve power transmission planning
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The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has set standard implementation timelines for Inter-State Transmission System (ISTS) projects to improve coordination between power generation and transmission infrastructure. The National Committee on Transmission (NCT) approved the timelines during its 40th meeting held on April 15, 2026, covering transmission assets such as substations, transmission lines and High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) systems. According to the CEA's office memorandum, the st ...

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The global aluminium extrusion industry is currently navigating a severe structural dichotomy. If you look purely at the macroeconomic surface, the sector is riding an aggressive demand supercycle. The global push for electric vehicles, the rollout of green infrastructure, and strict regulatory mandates for lightweighting make the volume growth narrative look virtually unassailable. However, dig a little deeper into the factory floor and a much darker picture emerges. Operating just beneath t ...
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UK and Japan announce $24B investment deal focused on infrastructure and clean energy
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15 Jun 2026
Japan and the United Kingdom have unveiled a series of agreements that could lead to Japanese companies investing up to USD24 billion (EUR 18 billion) in Britain over the coming years. The announcement followed talks in London between UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of the G7 Summit in France. Starmer said the agreements marked a "new era of co-operation" between the two countries. Under the package, about USD 12 billion is expected to be inves ...
Vedanta demerger goes live: Will aluminium shine or keep a downward trend?
Sustainability
15 Jun 2026
The next chapter of Vedanta Limited’s restructuring journey begins on June 15, with four newly demerged businesses making their stock market debut. The entities, viz., Vedanta Aluminium Metal Limited, Vedanta Power Limited, Vedanta Oil & Gas Limited, and Vedanta Iron & Steel Limited, will be listed separately, offering investors direct exposure to individual business verticals. Under the demerger scheme announced earlier this year, shareholders received one share of each newly created company ...
Solar growth overtakes gas as power sector shifts towards renewables
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13 Jun 2026
The share of natural gas in global electricity generation fell for the fifth year in a row in 2025, as renewable energy, led by solar power, played a bigger role in meeting rising power demand. 21.8 per cent of global electricity generation in 2025 was made up of gas, down from 23.9 per cent in 2020. Gas-fired power still grew in total, but at a slower rate than solar and wind. The shift towards renewable energy is important for energy-heavy industries like aluminium. The smelters are rapidl ...
Vedanta Aluminium expands solar lighting and water projects in rural Odisha
Sustainability
12 Jun 2026
Vedanta Aluminium has stepped up its rural development efforts in Odisha with the installation of more than 700 solar-powered streetlights and over 25 solar-powered borewells, bringing improved access to lighting and drinking water to remote communities across the state. The company said the projects have been rolled out in the districts of Kalahandi, Rayagada, Sundargarh, Jharsuguda and Koraput, benefiting more than 20,000 people. The initiative is aimed at addressing two long-standing chall ...
Vietnam's first aluminium smelter, Dak Nong, achieves first power delivery milestone
Primary AL
12 Jun 2026
The Dak Nong aluminium smelter project in Vietnam, a 450,000-tonnes-per-year facility being developed by NFC and regarded as the country's first aluminium smelter, has achieved its first successful power delivery, marking a major construction milestone as it moves closer to trial operations and production.  According to the company, the successful energisation of the facility's electrical systems will enable the project team to move ahead with equipment testing, commissioning activities and p ...
Novelis starts operating electric pusher furnace at Sierre aluminium plant
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11 Jun 2026
Novelis has commissioned an electric pusher furnace at its aluminium plant in Sierre, Switzerland, marking a new step in the company's decarbonisation plans. The furnace is used to heat aluminium ingots before they are rolled into finished products. Until now, the process relied on natural gas, but the new system runs on electricity supplied through Switzerland's power network. According to the company, the switch is expected to cut carbon emissions by around 4,500 tonnes per year. Novelis a ...
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