Alcoa Increases Percentage Of Sustainably Produced Power Usage To 86 Percent
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation released its 2022 Sustainability Report this week detailing its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives...
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Shanghai Alumina Futures Off To Promising Start In First Trading Day
The trading debut of alumina futures in Shanghai was a successful one, as expected rising demand for the mineral boosted prices. The most prolifically traded contract was that for November delivery, which rose by up to 3.8 percent over the course of...
Novelis To Begin Solar Park At Lombardy Aluminium Plant
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis said this week that it will begin construction of its first solar park at its...
Preliminary Design Work Completed At Australian Bauxite’s ALCORE Ltd Plant
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) updated the market on the progress of its partially-owned subsidiary ALCORE Limited this week. ABx said...
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Airbus Awards AMAG “Accredited Supplier” Recognition For Supply Of Rolled Products
Austrian metals firm AMAG Austria Metall AG has again been recognized as an accredited supplier of rolled aluminium and other rolled products from European aerospace firm Airbus SE. Airbus’s “accredited supplier” award is the highest of four quality awards offered by the firm. Currently it stands alone as the only rolled products supplier to achieve […]
Constellium Teams Up With TARMAC Aerosave On Aerospace Aluminium Circularity
Aluminium smelter Constellium SE has teamed up with TARMAC Aerosave to develop new processes and technologies for recovering aluminium from decommissioned aircraft and reintegrate it in the aerospace value chain. Constellium says the goal of the project is to show that a fully circular economy can be built and sustained in the aerospace industry. The […]
Norsk Hydro Signs On To Offshore Solar Energy Project In Malaysia
Norsk Hydro ASA concluded a busy week by signing a letter of intent with offshore floating solar energy technology developer SolarDuck, TNB Renewables Sdn Bhd, and TNB Research Sdn Bhdon Friday to work together on a project that is intended to improve offshore solar energy technology. The project will consist of a 780 kW floating […]
BMW Becomes First Customer For EGA’s CelestiAL-R Low Carbon Aluminium
Emirates Global Aluminium announced last week that German automaker BMW Group has become its first buyer for its low-carbon aluminium CelestiAL-R. BMW plans to use the solar-powered recycled aluminium product to produce electric drivetrain housings, engine components, and large-scale structural parts. CelestiAL-R is a blend of recycled aluminium and aluminium produced using solar power. By […]
Norsk Hydro Smelts First Recycled Aluminium Using Carbon-Free Hydrogen
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced this week the smelting of the first batch of recycled aluminium using green hydrogen in history. The test, which was carried out at Hydro’s plant in Navarra, Spain, utilized carbon-free green hydrogen instead of natural gas to power the experiment. Hydro Havrand partnered with industrial engineering group Fives […]