South America’s First Aluminium Plant To Feature EGA Technology
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced last week an agreement with Colombian firm NEO Aluminio Colombia to provide its technological...
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GFG To Double Lochaber Smelter’s Capacity With Addition Of Aluminium Recycling Plant
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance said last week it is preparing to invest £94 million in the construction of a new aluminium recycling facility in Scotland at its existing aluminium smelter at Lochaber. Local media said the investment would also include a doubling...
Hammerer Aluminium Plant In Romania Becomes Country’s First Site Certified By ASI
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) yesterday announced that Hammerer Aluminium Industries (HAI) has achieved ASI Performance Standard Provisional Certification for...
Rusal Inks Agreement With Sberbank On Sustainability Initiatives
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth UC Rusal said yesterday that it has signed an agreement with PJSC Sberbank to collaborate on...
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Norsk Hydro, Panasonic, And Equinor Agree To Study Establishing A Battery Plant In Norway
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA announced a memorandum of understanding with technology firm Panasonic and international energy company Equinor to explore the possibility of collaborating on a sustainable and affordable business in batteries in Europe. The trio agreed to investigate the possibility of building a battery operation in Norway through the upcoming summer. Any […]
Constellium’s Bowling Green Rolled Aluminium Plant Recognized As Environmental Steward By TVA
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. said yesterday its plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has been named an “exemplary environmental steward” by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The plant, which supplies the growing automotive market in North America, boasts a nameplate capacity of 100 thousand metric tons per annum. Bowling Green’s operations were […]
China’s Economy Continues Strong Recovery In October, Boosting Aluminium Production
China’s economy continued to storm back from the depths in October, as factory outputs raced to meet rising retail sales in a better-than-expected recovery for the country’s economy. Per data from the National Statistics Bureau, industrial production rose by 6.9 percent on the year, similar to September’s rise and above experts’ expectations for the month. […]
Jamaica’s PM Fights Back Against Allegations That Permit For Bauxite Mine At St. Ann Was Motivated By Money
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness said last week that money played no part in his government’s issuance of a license to mine bauxite ore at Puerto Bueno Mountain in St. Ann. Critics say mining at the site may well threaten the area that activists say is biologically sensitive. The license, which was granted to Bengal […]
Aluminum Association Lauds USITC Decision On Dumping Of Aluminium Foil From Five Countries
The Aluminum Association applauded a move by the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) last week to unanimously determine that some aluminium foil imports from Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey are injurious to American producers of the same. The USITC’s decision opens the door for the Department of Commerce to continue with antidumping and countervailing […]