Salzburger Aluminium starts production at its new site in Slovakia
SAG Slovakia, a 100 % owned subsidiary of the Salzburger Aluminium Group, started production at its new site in the
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Cansan Aluminium orders front-loading extrusion press
Turkish company Cansan Aluminium based in Bursa has selected Danieli Breda to supply a new 40-MN 10 inch front-loading extrusion
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Hydro sells its rolling business, strengthen its low-carbon aluminium
Hydro has completed the sale of its rolling business area. Going forward, Hydro will strengthen its position in low-carbon aluminium,
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EU plans to impose carbon emission costs on imports of steel
According to documents obtained by French online media Contexte, the European Union plans to impose carbon emission costs on imports
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HULAMIN: turnaround plan to return to profitability
Following operational disruptions in 2019 and 2020, Hulamin developed and implemented a turnaround plan to return to profitability and strong
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Alcoa explores technology to reduce carbon emissions in alumina refining
PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced a development project with the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions in the alumina
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Eliminating greenhouse gas in aluminium sector
Aluminium is a critical enabler of sustainable economic development. Lightweight, strong, durable, conductive and recyclable aluminium products are essential enablers
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En+ announces intention to demerge high carbon assets
En+ Group, the world’s largest producer of low-carbon aluminium and independent hydropower, warmly welcomes the announcement by its listed subsidiary
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South32 set a year to date production record at Brazil Alumina
South32 in its Quarterly Report March 2021, reports that net cash increased by US$242M to US$517M in the quarter as
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ELYSIS selects Alma smelter for 450 kA inert anode prototype cells
MONTREAL – ELYSIS has announced it has selected the Alma smelter, operated by Rio Tinto in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec, for the
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RUSAL completes acquisition of Aluminium Rheinfelden in Germany
Russian aluminium producer RUSAL has completed the acquisition of Aluminium Rheinfelden GmbH following approval by the German Federal Cartel Office
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Alfeco acquires Hulamin’s Gauteng aluminium extrusions business
Sandton – Integrated, South African metals company, Alfeco Group has recently acquired the Hulamin Extrusions plant based in Olifantsfontein, Midrand.
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En+ Metals produces breakthrough aluminium with world’s lowest carbon footprint
The Metals segment of En+ Group, the world’s largest producer of low carbon aluminium and independent hydropower, has announced that
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Ban on alcohol sales blamed on poor performance
Hulamin faced strong headwinds during 2020. Local and export sales were impacted by Covid-19 related slowdowns across the local and
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Steel and aluminium tariffs protected jobs in the United States
Gina Raimondo, US Commerce Secretary, while speaking at a White House Briefing, said that steel and aluminium tariffs imposed by
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Rio Tinto sells its first aluminium-scandium alloy for 3D printing
MONTREAL – Rio Tinto has signed an agreement to provide a first commercial batch of high-performance aluminium-scandium alloy from its
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RUSAL attracts $1 bln for aluminium smelter construction
Moscow – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, has announced that it signed and started the drawdown of a syndicated
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RUSAL to modernise aluminium smelters in 2021
Moscow – RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, will invest RUB 4.5 bn this year in modernizing the Sayanogorsk and
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Demand for aluminium continues increasing at high rates
It’s difficult to believe but only 150 years ago aluminium was considered to be silver from clay and an extremely
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Will Biden terminate Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminium imports?
Coalition of American Metal Manufacturers & Users Executive Director Mr Paul Nathanson in a letter to US President Joe Biden
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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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