Platts To Launch Low-Carbon Aluminium Price Assessments In April
S&P Global Platts said on Friday it would begin a service to provide pricing assessments for low-carbon aluminium next month....
Staff
Metso Outotec Inks €13 MM Contract For Twin Flash Evaporation Alumina Plants With NALCO
Finnish mining operations and technology firm Metso Outotec announced last week a €13-million contract with India’s National Aluminium Company (NALCO) to deliver two 170 t/h Bayer-process flash evaporation plants to its plant in northern India. Metso Outotec will deliver the twin flash...
Norsk Hydro Sells Aluminium Rolling Business To KPS Capital Partners For €1,380 MM
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA said yesterday it sold its aluminium rolling business to KPS Capital Partners for €1,380...
Constellium Meets With US Congressional Delegation To Promote Aluminium Usage In Space Program
Representatives of European value-added aluminium firm Constellium NV met with several United States legislators recently to lobby for the aluminium...
Events
Beijing Names 26 New Approved Importers Of Scrap Aluminium
The government of the People’s Republic of China named a second set of over two dozen overseas aluminium and copper scrap companies on Friday who will now be permitted to import the same to its shores. The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association made the announcement that 26 new foreign companies would be given a waiver […]
Norsk Hydro And DNV GL Collaborate On Blockchain Product Documentation System For Low-Carbon Aluminium Offerings
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA and independent global assurance provider DNV GL announced a partnership this week to develop a blockchain system for documenting product representations regarding their low-carbon aluminium products. Hydro cited the growing demand for more sustainable products, which consequently increases the desire for accurate representations regarding the product’s origins and production. […]
Alupro Launches New Website To Promote Recycling In The United Kingdom And Beyond
The UK Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) announced yesterday the debut of a new website to educate British consumers and global aluminium users of the significant advantages of recycling aluminium. “Recycle Aluminium” will host a wide variety of content extolling the virtues of aluminium recycling. With over 12 billion consumables within aluminium containers are sold […]
Ball Corp And Molson Coors Face Aluminium Can Shortages, Continue Seeking New Resources
Two of the world’s biggest aluminium beverage can producers have been forced to find new sources for aluminium over the past year due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic downturn, and they expect to continue to scramble to find aluminium resources for years. Ball Corporation CEO John Hayes was quoted in AlCircle as […]
Four-Month Strike At San Ciprián Aluminium Smelter Ends
The four-month strike at the former Alcoa smelter in Spain ended last week, as the two main labor unions at the site and the site’s management have come to an agreement on plans for the plant’s labor situation. The strike began when Alcoa announced the plant’s closure four months ago. The Workers’ Commissions (CCOO) and […]