EGA And INALUM Ink Memorandum Of Understanding On Brownfield Aluminium Smelter Expansion In Indonesia
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding last week to cooperate...
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Rio Tinto To Collaborate With Canada Tech Firm Geomega On US$4 MM Bauxite Residue Project
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group announced this week a US$1.2 million investment in Quebec mining technology firm Geomega Resources Inc.’s US$4 million project aimed at sustainable valorization of bauxite residue. The project will be conducted by Geomega’s wholly-owned subsidiary Innord Inc....
Norsk Hydro Inks US$200 MM Sustainability Linked Loan For Switch To Natural Gas At Alunorte
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA has obtained a US$200-million sustainability-linked loan to fund a switch of the company’s fuel...
Aluminium Bahrain and Emirates Global Aluminium Ink Technology Cooperation Agreement
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) and Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on technology cooperation between...
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India’s Government Panel Recommends Expedited Approval Of Sustainable Bauxite And Aluminium Production Permits
A panel of the Indian government has asked that environmentally-responsible permits for bauxite mining be fast tracked in order that the country’s significant bauxite reserves may be tapped into sooner rather than later. Headed up by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rakesh Singh, the standing committee on coal, mines and steel said in a report it […]
Rio Tinto Brings New US$8.4 MM Aluminium Remelt Furnace Online In Quebec
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group commissioned a new 22 thousand metric tons per annum remelt furnace at its Laterrière Plant in Quebec this week, boosting the plant’s recycling capacity. The two-year, US$8.4-million project is intended to increase rolled aluminium products for North American automotive and packaging clients who are looking for low-carbon and sustainable […]
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Certifies 25 Ball Corporation Plants In North America
Trade group Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced this week the certification of over two dozen Ball Beverage Packaging North and Central America plants under its Performance Standard and Chain of Custody standard. The new certifications cover manufacture and supply of aluminium can bodies, can ends, and aluminium bottles at 25 different locations in sixteen different states […]
Irish Government In Talks With Aughinish Alumina Over Russian Sanctions And Plant’s Future
The deputy head of the Irish government and its finance minister are currently talking to Aughinish Alumina about sanctions against its owners at Russia’s UC Rusal and what those sanctions may mean for continued operation at the plant. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe are meeting with the plant’s leadership at the […]
Aluminium Bahrain Inks Agreement With Bahrain Polytechnic On Academic Training Programs
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) and compatriot higher education institution Bahrain Polytechnic signed a Memorandum of Understanding last week to enhance their existing agreement regarding partnership on academic and training programs for Bahrainis of mutual benefit. Alba said the two organizations would cooperate on an engineering curriculum that would emphasize training relevant to Alba’s workforce. Additionally, […]