Australia aluminium smelters suffer from one of the highest power cost
Year 2020 marked the 65th birthday of the Australian aluminium industry. The southern hemisphere’s first aluminium smelter was built at
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UAE produces aluminium using the power of the sun
United Arab Emirates – Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) have announced a new global
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Front-loading extrusion press for PMS Aluminium
Turkish company PMS Aluminium, based in Bursa, selected Danieli Breda to supply a new, 40-MN, 10-in. front-loading extrusion press. The
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Glencore and Century to supply 150,000 tons of Natur‐Al aluminium
BAAR, Switzerland – Glencore and Century Aluminum Company have finalized the sale of 150,000 metric tons of Natur‐Al aluminium over
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Hulamin’s operational performance continues to improve
PIETERMARITZBURG – Hulamin’s operational performance up to the end of Q4 2020continued to improve through October to December 2020 as
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ElvalHalcor accepts new aluminium hot strip mill
Greece-based aluminium producer ElvalHalcor S.A. has granted SMS group the final acceptance for the new four-stand high-performance hot strip mill
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Metso Outotec sells its aluminium business
Metso Outotec has signed an agreement to sell its Aluminium business to REEL International, headquartered in France. The business was
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South32 divests from coal and gets smelter energy supply
South32 Limited advises that the Competition Tribunal of South Africa has completed its hearing to consider the proposed sale of
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Production restarts at the Hydro Aluminium Husnes B line
On Tuesday this week, production resumed at the Hydro Husnes B line – more than 10 years after the production
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Can aluminium production really be emissions-free?
Rio Tinto and Alcoa Corporation have joined forces on the most significant innovation in the aluminium industry in more than
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New aluminium alloy is stronger and more sustainable
The brief handed to the Rio Tinto’s Arvida Research and Development Centre, five years ago, was a tough one: invent
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Colombia imports UAE smelting technology
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas,
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Alvance invests in new aluminium recycling and casting plant
ALVANCE Aluminium, a member of Sanjeev Gupta’s sustainable industry leader GFG Alliance, has today announced a £94m investment package to
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Slovakia’s aluminium extrusion plant earns ASI certification
Hydro’s aluminium extrusion plant in Slovakia is now certified according to the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative’s Performance Standard. This recognizes the
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EU imposes duties on Chinese aluminium extrusions imports
The EU Commission has imposed temporary duties ranging 30.4% to 48% on Chinese aluminium extrusion imports. The investigation is expected
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Improvement of fatigue life of aluminium alloys by 25 times
Published in the journal Nature Communications, a research work done by Monash University engineers has demonstrated improvements in the fatigue
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Aluminium: eco-friendly pitch to reduce emissions by 60%
As part of its environmental modernization program, RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, plans to completely switch the reduction area
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Ghana to impose duties on aluminium from China
Ghana International Trade Commission has ruled that aluminium coils and circles from China are being dumped onto the Ghanaian domestic
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Hulamin’s order books approach pre-Covid19 levels
Up to the end of September 2020, Hulamin recorded 497 positive Covid-19 tests. Hulamin management teams have subsequently returned to
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Hydro resumes bauxite pipeline operation in Brazil
Hydro has resumed operation of the pipeline transporting bauxite from Hydro Paragominas bauxite mine to the alumina refinery Alunorte in
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