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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Aluminium
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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New pit furnace for aluminium ingots for Novelis
Novelis Brazil has selected Danieli Centro Combustion for the supply of a new pit furnace to heat ingots, to be
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SA to be affected by US tariffs on aluminium sheets
Eighteen countries would be affected by tariffs on aluminium sheets imported to the USA, the Trump administration said yesterday after
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Electioneering to save aluminium smelter in New Zealand
Labour Party in New Zealand is promising to keep Rio Tinto’s Tiwai Point smelter on life support for another three
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Hycast provides casthouse technology for two aluminium plants
Hycast AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Hydro, is entering into a €9.7 million contract with Alu Iberica to provide
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Melting aluminium cans to produce premium cars
Research by Jaguar Land Rover has revealed how an innovative recycling process could upcycle aluminium waste from household appliances and end-of-life
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Aluminium industry’s first low-carbon smelter-grade alumina
Alcoa has announced the expansion of its Sustana™ line of products with the introduction of EcoSource™, the industry’s first low-carbon,
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ALUMINIUM: four-high cold rolling stand for AMAG
Plant to be equipped with new gauge and flatness controlIntegration of new Level 2 process automationNew electrical, automation and safety
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Mozal smelter production at its max technical capacity
South32 has reported that Mozal Aluminium saleable production increased by 1kt to 268kt in FY2020 (based on South32 share of
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Hillside Aluminium test its maximum technical capacity
Hillside Aluminium saleable production increased by 3kt to a record 718kt in FY20 as the smelter continued to test its
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CMG sees Post-COVID19 aluminium industry in green light
The latest report by global independent research analysts, CM Group, reveals greater optimism for the aluminium industry post-Covid with global
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ElvalHalcor rolls first aluminium hot strip coil
In its Oinofyta plant near Athens, Greece, ElvalHalcor S.A. has successfully rolled the first aluminium hot strip coil on its
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Canada’s aluminium exports to the US decline by 40%
Exports of standard P1020 aluminium from Canada into the United States have decreased on a monthly basis, according to the
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HULAMIN: Power outages and lockdown resulted in low sales
Since early 2019, Hulamin has faced a number of headwinds both locally and internationally. In the local market, the weak
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RUSAL transits to EcoSoderberg process at its aluminium smelter
RUSAL, a major global aluminium producer, has announced that its Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter has completed its transition to the EcoSoderberg
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Apple commits to carbon neutral metals and recycling
Apple has unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life cycle
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Is Apple really buying carbon-free aluminium?
Few months ago, Elysis has successfully produced the first commercial batch of aluminium without any direct carbon dioxide emissions, using
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Rio Tinto kept afloat by strong iron ore and bauxite
According to Rio Tinto, the global mining house delivered a strong performance, particularly in iron ore and bauxite, demonstrating the
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NZ smelter terminates power contract and winds-down operations
Rio Tinto gears up for the wind-down of operations and the eventual closure of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) following
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VIDEO: Aluminium recycling – How it works
Transforming scrap aluminium at our aluminium recycling plant in Hydro Dormagen, Germany, for use in cars, packaging, electronics and buildings
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Hulamin suffers the loss of R240 million
Hulamin experienced particularly difficult conditions during 2019. Export sales to the United States were disrupted by blockages in our distribution
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Optimization Tests Increase Recycling Process Capacity
Pilot Plant Processing Capacity Increased from 64 kg/day to 160 kg/day of Lithium-ion Battery Cathode Material. American Manganese Inc. has
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New foundry complex launched for high strength alloys
RUSAL has announced the commissioning of a new foundry complex at the Boguchansky aluminium smelter with a capacity of 120
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ISAL Smelter may close down
Rio Tinto will conduct a strategic review of the ISAL smelter in Iceland, to determine the operation’s ongoing viability and
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Alcoa begins retrenchments at San Ciprián Aluminium Smelter
Alcoa Corporation, a global giant in bauxite, alumina and aluminium production, has announced that it plans to begin, on 25
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Tesla patents process for high-strength aluminium components
Tesla has submitted a patent that describes a new, more effective cooling process for manufacturing high-strength aluminium components to be
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Hertwich Ecomelt aluminium multi-chamber melting furnace
Otto Fuchs KG supplements its Meinerzhagen casthouse with one Ecomelt-PS150 melting furnace and two tiltable holding and casting furnaces from
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Hydrogen and electricity to produce iron
Metals are the backbone of modern economies. But large quantities of CO2 are produced during their production and processing. The metal
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