New Quay At Khalifa Port Accepts First Shipment Of Ore To EGA’s Al Taweelah Aluminium Plant
Abu Dhabi’s shipping volume is about to rise thanks to the opening of the South Quay at Khalifa Port last...
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JW Aluminum Shutters Williamsport Plant
American flat-rolled aluminium producer JW Aluminum announced the closure of their plant in Williamsport, Pennsylvania by month’s end. The firm said it was seeking buyers for the plant, but at the moment the plant will shutter its operations. Stan Brant, Jr., Chief...
Norsk Hydro And Lyse Complete Combination Of Hydropower Assets In SW Norway
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA and municipal utility Lyse completed the merger of a portion of each’s hydropower production...
BAI Begins Construction Of Alumina Refinery In West Kalimantan
Construction at a new alumina refining plant in Indonesia commenced on Tuesday, as PT Alumina Borneo Indonesia (BAI) broke ground...
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Rusal Completes Entire Closed Additive Manufacturing Cycle At R&D Center
Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal said this week that it has finished a closed additive manufacturing cycle at its Institute of Light Materials and Technologies (ILM&T). The project at the Additive Technology Centre represents an investment of €3.5 million in resources and facility development at the Centre to date. The firm constructed an additive […]
Strike At Constellium Aluminium Can Recycling Plant In Alabama Continues
A strike is currently underway at Constellium’s aluminium used beverage containers (UBCs) consuming mill in Muscle Shoals. According to a press release, about 200 members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 200 walked off the job on December 15 due to an inability of management and labor to come to an accord on a contract at […]
Metso Outotec Sells Aluminium Business To REEL International
Finnish mining operations and technology firm Metso Outotec announced yesterday the sale of its aluminium assets to French firm REEL International SAS for an undisclosed sum. Metso Outotec has had its alumnium business on the market for about a year prior to yesterday’s agreement, ultimately listing it as discontinued on its books. The parties say […]
Norsk Hydro Announces Successful Test Of Energy Saving Aluminium Smelting Tech
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA announced last week the successful verification of its new proprietary energy-saving primary aluminium technology at Technology Pilot at Karmøy, Norway. Per the firm, HAL4e is capable of producing primary aluminium using up to 15 percent less energy than the industry average. The two-year pilot program at Karmøy intended to […]
Rusal Wins Innovation Award For Dry Cleaning Gas System
Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal announced last week its receipt of a national award for its dry cleaning gas system (DGCS) in operation at three of its aluminium smelters. Rusal received the Vernadsky National Environmental Award in the “Innovative eco-efficient technologies in industry and energy” category for the project, which was developed by a […]