UK PM Boris Johnson Bullish After Aluminium Tariff Detente By Biden Administration
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is encouraged by the Biden Administration’s actions to date in ratcheting down barriers to imported ...
Rusal Becomes Charter Member Of New National ESG Alliance
Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal announced this week that it is a charter member of the National ESG Alliance, which ...
Beijing Expects Guinea Will Take Up Slack From Potential Indonesia Bauxite Export Ban
Although Indonesia is currently mulling a ban on the export of bauxite ore, the Chinese government expects to mitigate any losses by increasing imports by Guinea. Such was the message relayed last week by state-run research firm Antaike. The announcement ...
Events
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
VIDEOS
Emirates Global Aluminium And GE To Explore Switching Gas Turbines To Hydrogen
In an effort at culling greenhouse gas emissions from its aluminium smelting operations, Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced over the weekend a Memorandum of Intent with GE Gas Power to convert EGA’s natural gas turbines to hydrogen-powered generators. In ...
Metro Mining Inks Deal With Xiangsen Aluminium For 5 Million WMT Of Bauxite Over Next Three Years
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. announced last week an expanded and extended Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Xiamen Xiangsen Aluminium Limited (Xiangsen ...
European Aluminium Calls Upon Continent’s Governments For Cooperation On Sustainability Goals
Brussels trade group European Aluminium Association released its plan for sustainability in the continent’s aluminium sector earlier this week. The ...
Mitsubishi Materials Sells U.S. Aluminium Business To Apollo Global Mgmt For Undisclosed Sum
Earlier this week Mitsubishi Materials Corp announced the sale of its aluminium business to American investment fund Apollo Global Management. ...
Rusal And KUMZ Begin Commercial Production Of New Aluminium-Scandium Alloy
Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal announced this week the launch of several new products in conjunction with KUMZ made from ...
Rio Tinto Extends 25-Year Bauxite R&D Partnership With Université Du Québec À Chicoutimi
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group and the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) renewed their longstanding partnership for an ...
ABx Aluminium Fluoride Extraction Method Shown To Be Commercially Viable
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced this week that process flow sheet modeling has shown that its plan to use aluminium ...
Mitilineos Developing New Methods For Scandium Production From Bauxite
Greek energy company Mitilineos announced last week its plan to enhance the use of its more economical method for extracting ...
Russian Maritime Register Of Shipping Adds Rusal’s Aluminium-Scandium Alloy
Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal announced earlier this week the inclusion of an aluminium-scandium alloy it developed into the Russian ...
Alcoa Unveils Roadmap To Sustainable Aluminium
Aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced this week a technological plan that it hopes will lead the aluminium industry into more sustainably producing the metal in the future. The firm says its “technological roadmap” are capable of not only moving the aluminium industry into wider sustainability, but are also economically beneficial in the coming low-carbon future. […] ...
Raffmetal And Cromodora Wheels To Collaborate On Production Of Recycled Aluminium Alloy Wheels
European firms Raffmetal S.p.A. and Cromodora Wheels announced a partnership this week to develop, test, and produce aluminium alloy wheels made from recycled aluminium content. Per the firms, the production of aluminium alloy wheels from recycled aluminium content will reduce ...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Grants Gränges Finspång Full Chain Of Custody Certification
Trade group Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced this week the certification of Gränges aluminium plant at Finspång against its Chain of ...
Emirates Global Aluminium And GE To Explore Switching Gas Turbines To Hydrogen
In an effort at culling greenhouse gas emissions from its aluminium smelting operations, Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced over ...
Norsk Hydro Plans New Aluminium Recycling Plant For Southwest Michigan
Norwegian aluminium firm Norsk Hydro ASA announced this week its intention to build a state-of-the-art aluminium recycling plant in Cassopolis, ...
