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Smelters

Base Metals 

Commissioning copper smelter underway, first anode production in July

May 8, 2025April 29, 2025 admin Smelters

Commissioning of Kamoa-Kakula’s 500,000-tonne-per-annum, direct-to-blister copper smelter has started, with start-up expected to commence next month. The initial heat-up process

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Base Metals 

Alcoa plans to reopen San Ciprián smelter in Spain

April 8, 2025April 7, 2025 admin Smelters

Alcoa has formulated a plan for the future of its San Ciprián, Spain aluminium complex. It has entered into a

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Base Metals 

Rio Tinto acquires Sumitomo’s stake in New Zealand’s aluminium smelter

November 12, 2024November 7, 2024 admin Rio Tinto, Smelters

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto’s previously announced acquisition of Sumitomo Chemical Company’s (SCC’s) 20.64% interest in New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) was

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Mitsubishi’s stake in aluminium smelter

October 11, 2024October 9, 2024 admin Smelters

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto’s previously announced acquisition of Mitsubishi Corporation’s (Mitsubishi) 11.65% interest in Boyne Smelters Limited (BSL) was completed on

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Australia-Oceania 

Smelters supported by Queensland Government and Rio Tinto

August 22, 2024August 19, 2024 admin Smelters

MELBOURNE, Australia – The Queensland Government and Rio Tinto will work together to safeguard a pillar of the State’s heavy

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Asia 

Chinese trader Hongtou acquires high stake in smelter Kaimeng

July 29, 2024July 25, 2024 admin Smelters

Chinese state-owned concentrate trader Honghe Hongtou Industrial Company has acquired an 80% equity stake in Gejiu Kaimeng Industry and Trade

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Rio Tinto to acquire Mitsubishi’s stake in Boyne aluminium smelter

June 14, 2024June 12, 2024 admin Aluminium, Smelters

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire Mitsubishi Corporation’s 11.65% interest in Boyne Smelters Ltd (BSL), which owns

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

New Zealand aluminium smelter secured with new power deals

June 5, 2024June 3, 2024 admin Smelters

MELBOURNE, Australia – New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) has signed 20-year electricity arrangements that secure the future of the Tiwai

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Base Metals Europe 

Blaze at Rusal’s smelter did not disrupt operations

January 15, 2024January 11, 2024 admin Aluminium, Smelters

Emergency services in Russia managed to swiftly contain a minor fire at one of Rusal’s significant smelters located in the

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Refractories/Insulation 

Refractory products, the backbone of Industry

October 18, 2023October 16, 2023 admin Smelters, steelmaking

There are many unsung heroes in the industrial sector, but none more so than the refractories. Refractories are the materials

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FEATURED 

Hydrogen the key to greener smelting and refining

September 5, 2023August 30, 2023 admin Smelters

In the metals and mining industry, the top contributors to CO2 emissions are smelting and refining processes. To date, much

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Product News 

South32 collaborates with Fives to reduce HF emissions at its Hillside smelter

July 18, 2023July 13, 2023 admin Aluminium, Smelters, South32

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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Base Metals 

Fire broke out at Boliden’s Rönnskär copper smelter

June 19, 2023June 15, 2023 admin Copper, Smelters

Boliden said a fire broke out at its Rönnskär operation, a copper smelter on the coast of Sweden. “No personal

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Base Metals North America 

Rio Tinto to expand its low-carbon aluminium smelter in Quebec

June 14, 2023June 13, 2023 admin Aluminium, Smelters

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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Base Metals Europe 

Alcoa Announces Closure of Intalco Smelter

March 29, 2023March 29, 2023 admin Alcoa, Aluminium, Smelters

PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced the closure of its Intalco aluminum smelter in Washington State, which has been fully

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Precious Metals 

Amplats rejects sub-standard materials received for its smelter rebuild

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 admin Anglo American Platinum, PGM metals, Smelters

Anglo American Platinum announces that it has revised its 2022 refined production guidance, as our quality assurance processes have detected

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Base Metals Europe 

Lista Smelter in Norway to Partially Curtail to Offset Energy Costs

September 9, 2022September 4, 2022 admin Alcoa, Aluminium, Smelters

PITTSBURGH – Alcoa has announced that it will curtail one third of its production capacity at its Lista smelter in

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FEATURED 

What is ‘green’ smelting?

August 10, 2022August 6, 2022 admin Green metals, Smelters

Green smelting means using improved technology and processes to reduce: sulphur and nitrogen oxide (SOx and NOx) emissions, which can

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FEATURED 

Green smelting – a road to the future?

August 9, 2022August 6, 2022 admin Smelters

With 2021 shaping up to be the year the world got serious about decarbonisation, every sector can expect to come

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Asia 

China to reduce carbon intensity in metal smelting

July 4, 2022June 28, 2022 admin China, Smelters

China has pledged to reduce carbon intensity by 60-65% compared to 2005 figures by 2030, and be carbon neutral by

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FEATURED 

Greening the power source of energy-intensive smelting

July 1, 2022June 28, 2022 admin Smelters

Traditional metal production is inherently polluting, it’s currently responsible for 9% of global greenhouse gas emissions. So, with pressure mounting

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Africa Base Metals 

Kamoa Copper commences earthworks on direct-to-blister smelter

May 11, 2022May 10, 2022 admin Copper, Ivanhoe Mines, Kamoa-Kakula, Smelters

Kamoa-Kakula smelter to be one of the largest, single-line blister-copper flash smelters in the world, and the largest in Africa;

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Base Metals North America 

Alcoa completes energy infrastructure project at its Deschambault Smelter

April 6, 2022April 5, 2022 admin Aluminium, Smelters

PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation today officially marked the completion of a capital project that is expected to improve stability, increase efficiency,

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Base Metals Europe 

Zijin Copper stops production at Serbia smelter for three months

March 26, 2022March 25, 2022 admin Copper, Smelters

BELGRADE – The Bor Smelter, which operates within Serbia Zijin Copper company, will not be operational between April 20 and

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News 

Is inflation bad for miners, smelters, and refiners?

February 15, 2022February 14, 2022 admin Mining, Smelters

Cost inflation was a global phenomenon in 2021, and for the second year in a row will continue to affect

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Base Metals South America 

South32: Restart of Brazil Aluminium smelter using renewable power

January 11, 2022January 10, 2022 admin Aluminium, Smelters

South32 has announced to participate in a restart of the Alumar aluminium smelter (Brazil Aluminium), together with its joint venture

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Asia Base Metals 

Alba Line 6 to be a catalyst in Bahrain’s aluminium downstream park

December 8, 2021December 7, 2021 admin Aluminium, Smelters

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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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Alcoa to restart its idle aluminium smelter in Australia

November 28, 2021November 28, 2021 admin Aluminium, Smelters

PITTSBURGH – Alcoa Corporation has announced that the Portland Aluminium joint venture plans to restart 35,000 metric tons per year

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Asia Base Metals 

EGA completes Al Taweelah smelter expansion

November 15, 2021November 14, 2021 admin Aluminium, EGA, Smelters, UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil

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Base Metals Europe 

Rio Tinto and Carbfix partner for carbon capture and storage

November 5, 2021November 3, 2021 admin Aluminium, Iceland, Smelters

REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Rio Tinto and Carbfix are partnering to implement a technology for capturing carbon and permanently storing it

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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Design features of modern induction furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnaces

January 21, 2025January 17, 2025 admin

The design of the electric induction furnace provides for the presence of a melting and so-called induction furnace units. The

Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA
Refractories/Insulation 

Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA

January 15, 2025January 13, 2025 admin
Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces

January 14, 2025January 10, 2025 admin
ROTARY KILN monitoring: Decisions that drive efficiency
Refractories/Insulation 

ROTARY KILN monitoring: Decisions that drive efficiency

November 15, 2024November 14, 2024 admin

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PRODUCT NEWS

Outokumpu Stainless modernises of its Steckel mill in Finland
Product News 

Outokumpu Stainless modernises of its Steckel mill in Finland

May 21, 2025May 19, 2025 admin

Outokumpu Stainless modernises of its Steckel mill in Finland Outokumpu Stainless (OTK) in Tornio, Finland, granted SMS group the FAC

Media handling systems for fast and safe handling of stirred mill media
Product News 

Media handling systems for fast and safe handling of stirred mill media

May 16, 2025May 13, 2025 admin
Concast continuous casters to increase billet and bloom production capacities
Product News 

Concast continuous casters to increase billet and bloom production capacities

May 14, 2025May 13, 2025 admin
Automation technology for high-capacity hot strip mill upgrade
Ferrous Metals Product News 

Automation technology for high-capacity hot strip mill upgrade

April 30, 2025April 29, 2025 admin
Infrared temperature measurement for aluminium rolling processes
Product News 

Infrared temperature measurement for aluminium rolling processes

April 29, 2025April 25, 2025 admin
Evolution in motion – Nordberg HP450e cone crusher 
Product News 

Evolution in motion – Nordberg HP450e cone crusher 

April 22, 2025April 16, 2025 admin
Anode Weighing and Casting Machine with superior casting accuracy
Product News 

Anode Weighing and Casting Machine with superior casting accuracy

April 16, 2025April 13, 2025 admin

SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Services 

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 admin

Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
Services 

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 admin
HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals
Services 

HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
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Services World 

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March 3, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

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