Rio Tinto Says Landsvirkjun’s Anti-Competitive Actions May Lead To Iceland Aluminium Smelter’s Closure
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group last week filed a formal complaint with the Icelandic government on claims that the...
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Alba Sees 25 Percent Rise In Sales Volumes In Q2
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) released financial and production results for the year’s second quarter and first half on Sunday. The firm posted increases in both its bottom line and its production totals in both periods. For the year’s first half Alba reported...
Rusal Completes Emissions Upgrade At Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter
Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal said yesterday that the Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter (KrAZ) has completed the transition to emissions-reducing...
ASI Certifies Aluminerie Alouette Plant For Sustainable Aluminium Production
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced yesterday the certification of Aluminerie Alouette’s operations in Sept-Îles, Quebec against its Performance Standard...
Events
International Aluminium 2020
Each year we connect major producers and end-users for high level content, hours of networking and deal making – this years event is taking place 21st – 23rd September and it’s going virtual! You will hear from major producers and end-users on the outlook for global supply and demand, changing uses for aluminium and developments […]
Gränges And Alcoa Partner On Low-Carbon Aluminium Production
Yesterday Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB and American aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corp announced an agreement to partner on a collaboration aimed at reducing the aluminium value chain’s impact upon the climate. The agreement will have Gränges sourcing ECOLUM rolling slabs, which are part of Alcoa’s SUSTANA range of low-carbon products. The entire product line […]
Record Production At Brazil Alumina Propels South32 To 6 Percent Rise In Production In Prior Quarter
Australian metals miner South32 Limited released results for the second quarter earlier this week. Production of alumina rose slightly in the quarter while aluminium production held steady. In the previous quarter South32 refined 1,358 thousand metric tons, up by 6 percent on the month from last quarter’s total of 1,276 thousand metric tons and roughly […]
Aluminium Sector Achieving Zero Emissions A “Big Task”: IAI Secretary General
Though the industry has made significant progress toward it, the goal of net-zero emissions will continue to be “challenging” for the aluminium sector. Such is the opinion of the International Aluminum Institute’s secretary general Miles Prosser. In an interview with S&P Global Platts, Prosser said the Paris Agreement’s goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions over […]
Lindian Says Gaoul Project To Yield 102 Million MT Of High Grade Alumina
Australian mineral exploration firm Lindian Resources Limited announced late last week the projected resource size for its project at the Bouba Plateaux in Guinea, revealing that the Gaoul Project there is expected to yield 102 million metric tons of 49.5 percent alumina, with 84 million metric tons of high-grade 51.2 percent alumina. Lindian’s result at […]