South32: Restart of Brazil Aluminium smelter using renewable power
South32 has announced to participate in a restart of the Alumar aluminium smelter (Brazil Aluminium), together with its joint venture
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Aluminium
Disappointing second half of the year for Hulamin
Hulamin managed to turn a decent first half into a poor full year result. The company experienced a subdued start
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Alba Line 6 to be a catalyst in Bahrain’s aluminium downstream park
Adding more than half million (mtpa) to Alba’s 1 million mtpa production, the company takes its nameplate capacity to more than
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RUSAL and KUMZ launch aluminium-scandium alloy semi-finished products
MOSCOW – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, together with KUMZ, has successfully launched the production of various rolled and
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Alcoa to restart its idle aluminium smelter in Australia
PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced that the Portland Aluminium joint venture plans to restart 35,000 metric tons per year
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Rio Tinto to increase low-carbon AP60 aluminium production
MONTREAL – Rio Tinto is investing US$87 million to increase its low-carbon aluminium production in Canada with 16 new smelting
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Huge aluminium stockpile equals $5 billion while market is in deficit
Aluminium metal seems to become mysterious in the era of COVID, as the stockpile in Vietnam is the biggest the
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Vedanta to produce 5 million tonnes aluminium in 5-6 years
According to officials from the metal group Vedanta Ltd, India’s annual aluminum production could reach 5 million tonnes in 5-6
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Recycler of aluminium announces $10 million in plant upgrades
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. – September 14, 2021 – Spectro Alloys, the leading Midwest-based recycler of aluminum, has announced approximately $10 million
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Hydro and Shell join forces to explore renewable hydrogen projects
Hydro Havrand, Hydro’s green hydrogen company, and Shell New Energies Holding Europe B.V. (“Shell”) have agreed to explore the potential
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Novel bauxite tailings concept a success in full operation
Hydro’s new method for storing bauxite tailings from its mine in Brazil has proven to be a more-sustainable solution. Following
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Alba endorses call to action for decarbonization by 2060
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a leader in Environment, Social and Governance (ESG), has collaborated with a top-class sustainability consultant to
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ELYSIS advances commercial carbon free aluminium smelting
MONTREAL (QC), Canada – Carbon free aluminium smelting for products ranging from smart phones to cars and drink cans is
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EGA completes Al Taweelah smelter expansion
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil
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Rio Tinto and Carbfix partner for carbon capture and storage
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Rio Tinto and Carbfix are partnering to implement a technology for capturing carbon and permanently storing it
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Top 10 Biggest Aluminium producers of the world
Global primary aluminium production reached 64.3 million metric tons in 2018. According to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), China and Asia
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Closed-die forging press for aluminium automotive components
Hirschvogel Automotive Components (Pinghu) Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of automotive parts and components in China, has contracted SMS group
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Carbon-neutral aluminium: CO2 emission and beyond
The growing focus on a carbon-neutral world and the implementation of a circular economy has changed the way heavy industries
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Aluminium Recycling: economically and environmentally beneficial
All the by-products, residues, and end-of-life products from the aluminium value chain end in landfills if not recycled or reutilized.
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Aluminum market shows shortage of 1.076 tons in first 7 months
According to a report released by the World Bureau of Metal Statistics (WBMS), the global aluminum market has a shortage
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Rocksure is strategic partner for Ghana’s $6bn aluminium project
The choice of Rocksure International, a wholly Ghanaian owned company, is a major step forward towards building capacity in Ghana
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Bauxite mining industry of Guinea and future prospects
Guinea, a small West African country with a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres, with
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Decade’s high aluminium amid political unrest in Guinea
Aluminium climbed to the highest in more than a decade as political unrest in Guinea fuelled concerns over supply of
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Optimism Surrounds Likely End to EU US Steel Trade Tensions
BRUSSELS – European Commissioner for Trade said that he has become more optimistic that the bloc could resolve its dispute
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Base Metal Prices Rallied on a Stronger Recovery in Industrial Production
Base metal prices increased by 30 percent between August 2020 and February 2021. The resurgent industrial activity in China and
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Aluminium price rallies to 10-year high lifts aluminium product cost
The sharp spike in aluminium prices to the 10-year high due to limited production in China, the world’s largest aluminium producer,
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Hydro to expand its aluminium recycling capacity in Sweden by 50%
Hydro will expand its aluminium recycling capacity at its Sjunnen extrusion plant in Sweden by 50% in a €11.3 million
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Hulamin’s rolled aluminium and extruded products continue their turnaround
Hulamin has announced its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2021. The Company’s condensed interim financial results for
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Marubeni begins to sell carbon neutral aluminium ingots
Marubeni Corporation announced the commencement of sales of its carbon neutral aluminium ingot called, “Neutr-Al” in Japan from August 20,
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China imposes cuts on aluminium smelters
Guangxi Power Grid Corp has recently sent a notice directing aluminium smelters in Guangxi region to reduce average electricity loads
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