Novelis and Southern Company to partner on decarbonisation
Novelis Inc., have announced plans to partner on decarbonisation efforts. Their initial focus is on Novelis’ new Bay Minette, Alabama, aluminium
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Aluminium
Relining of tilting hearth-type melting furnace completed at Nachrodt
It is a pivotal element in the aluminum industry, without which nothing works: The melting furnace. For almost four decades
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EGA and INALUM start-up pilot pots at aluminium smelter
Emirates Global Aluminium and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) have announced the completion of the start-up of five pilot reduction
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Hydro invests in new water treatment plant in Germany
Hydro is investing EUR 3 million in a new water treatment plant at its Schwandorf legacy site in Germany. Hydro
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New casting line to meet growing demand for low-carbon aluminium
Hydro reaches a milestone with the opening of the new HyForge casting line at its aluminium recycling plant in Rackwitz,
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Bingelela Alloys to establish sustainable downstream aluminum hub
Bingelela Alloys contributes to the realisation of the vision to establish a sustainable downstream Aluminum hub, leveraging access to primary
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EXLABESA acquires the French extrusion company FLANDRIA ALUMINIUM
EXLABESA announces the acquisition of FLANDRIA ALUMINIUM, a French company who specialises in the extrusion, machining, surface treatment and recycling
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Hydro invests in modernization of Alumetal recycling plant
Hydro will invest in the modernization and expansion of the Alumetal recycling plant in Kęty, Poland. The investment of around
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Aluminium producer and recycler Novelis to modernise with ABB
Novelis Inc. have announced they will be working with ABB to upgrade its third-party drives and controls system as part of
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Hydro cuts 20,000 tonnes of CO2 per year using biomethane
Bioenergy can replace fossil energy in the casthouse and the anode production at the Sunndal aluminium plant. This will cut
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Aluminium production in the Amazon
The Amazon region in South America extends over nine different countries. It contains vast bauxite deposits, which have been exploited
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Hydro initiates project to remove local carbon emissions in Sweden
The work to equip Hydro’s Swedish extrusions’ factories in Vetlanda, Sjunnen and Finspång with solar panels and battery storage has
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Hulamin: Profit up 112%, despite volumes down 7%
Hulamin has announced its interim results for the period ended 30 June 2023. Results Headlines include: Geoff Watson, Hulamin’s Interim
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Russian aluminium floods Europe due to lack of sanctions from the EU
European smelters see declining margins due to low LME, premiums, and high energy prices, with more curtailments announced in the
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Alba Joins Nasser Artificial Intelligence R&D Centre to advance in AI
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters, underlined its commitment to advance in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Hydro invests in future of Lucé extrusion plant in France
Hydro is investing NOK 67 million (EUR 6 million) in upgrading the equipment, buildings and infrastructure at its aluminium extrusion
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HYDRO: low-carbon aluminium gaining ground
Hydro’s adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2023 was NOK 7,098 million, down from NOK 11,594 million for the
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Rio Tinto and Giampaolo enter into Matalco aluminium recycling JV
LONDON – Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group, one of North America’s largest fully-integrated metal management businesses, have entered into an
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Constellium to Sell Three German Extrusion Plants to Vaessen Aluminium
Constellium SE today announced that it signed a binding agreement with Vaessen Aluminium for the sale of three of Constellium’s
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Hydro completes acquisition of Alumetal, strengthening recycling position in Europe
Hydro acquired the Polish aluminium recycling company, Alumetal S.A on June 30, completing the tender offer for more than 97
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South32 collaborates with Fives to reduce HF emissions at its Hillside smelter
In South Africa, South32 is engaged in an ambitious project to limit GTC stack HF emissions at 0,5 mg/Nm³ by
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TOMRA introduces AUTOSORT PULSE to the aluminium scrap market
TOMRA celebrates its next milestone in the metal segment by introducing AUTOSORT™ PULSE to the market. Equipped with dynamic LIBS
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Hydro moves closer to completion of acquiring Alumetal
The main condition of the ongoing tender offer for 100 percent of the shares in Alumetal has been fulfilled, as
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World’s first recycled aluminium using hydrogen fueled production
Hydro has produced the world’s first successful batch of aluminium using green hydrogen as an energy source. The test is
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Rio Tinto to expand its low-carbon aluminium smelter in Quebec
SAGUENAY, Canada – Rio Tinto will invest $1.1 billion (CAN$1.4 billion) to expand its state-of-the-art AP60 aluminium smelter equipped with
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Bahrain strengthens ties with Egypt’s Aluminium Sector
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, highlighted the
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Novelis accelerates aluminum automotive part innovation
Novelis Inc has announced the start up of its new roll forming development line. The new development line will help Novelis
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HYDRO: Technologies to improve casthouse processes
Hycast was formed in 1990 as a spinoff from Hydro’s R&D center. The casthouse solution company provides safe, cost-effective, and
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HYDRO Aluminium: The role of Research and Development
The R&D center at Sunndal houses 40 employees, who work with extrusion ingots, foundry alloys, and various other projects that
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HYDRO: The collaborative triangle of aluminium innovation
In Sunndalsøra, Norway, nestled between a crystal blue fjord and two massive mountain ranges, lies Hydro Sunndal, the largest primary
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