Gränges Plans US$52 MM Low-Carbon Aluminium Addition To Tennessee Plant
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced this week a US$52 million investment to expand its aluminium recycling operations at...
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International Aluminium Institute Issues Update To Red Mud Sustainable Use Guidelines
The International Aluminium Institute issued a revision to its published guidelines for sustainably managing bauxite residue or “red mud,” updating its Bauxite Residue Management Best Practice first published in 2015. The new guidelines, dubbed “Sustainable Bauxite Residue Management Guidance” fleshes out more...
Norsk Hydro Restarts Albras Liquid Aluminium Potline After February Power Outage
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA has restarted operations at Albras Alumínio Brasileiro S.A. aluminium smelting plant in Brazil. The...
Rio Tinto Takes Full Control Of Queensland Alumina Refinery From UC Rusal
Anglo-Australian metals mining giant Rio Tinto Group has taken full control of the Queensland alumina refinery it shares with Russian...
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Rio Tinto Receives Bauxite Shipment From Rusal After Swearing Off Russian Business Ties
Despite assurances last month that it would not do so, an analysis of shipping data indicates that Rio Tinto Group has received a shipment of alumina from Russian firm UC Rusal. Rio Tinto previously swore off conducting business with Russian firms in light of Vladimir Putin’s move to invade Ukraine earlier this year. Founder, shareholder, […]
Guinean Government Seeks Bauxite Miners’ Plans For Domestic Alumina Refineries
The Guinean government last week asked companies operating bauxite mining operations to present plans for refining alumina within its borders by May of this year. The interim government that took power via coup in September has opted to take a harder line against foreign corporations mining in Guinea, reversing the previous government’s friendly attitude to […]
ASI Certifies World’s Longest-Running Aluminium Plant Under Sustainable Production Standard
Trade group Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced this week the provisional certification of Alcoa’s Massena smelter, which is the longest continuously-operating aluminium facility on Earth, under its Performance Standard for sustainable aluminium production. Alcoa’s Massena plant has been in operation since 1902 and is fueled by hydropower. The plant has a nameplate capacity of about 360 […]
EGA And Ma’aden Extend Aluminium Technology Partnership
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) has extended its agreement with state-owned mining firm Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma’aden) to explore and maximize opportunities in the aluminium sector. This week’s agreement tacks on to the end of a 2018 Memorandum of Understanding to coordinate on the development of aluminium smelting technology, including technology that will reduce […]
Rusal Ships First Ore From Guinea Mines Since Mid-March
Newly-released shipping data shows that Russia’s UC Rusal has shipped the first bauxite ore from its operations in West Africa in almost a month. Data from Refinitiv indicates that an ore transport ship with ties to Rusal loaded a larger ore ship that left Kamsar in Guinea on Tuesday. Although sanctions against Russian businesses have […]