Alcoa Inks Deal To Provide Low-Carbon Aluminium To Speira
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced this week an agreement with global aluminium rolling and recycling firm Speira to supply...
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Aluminium Bahrain To Use EtaPRO Technology To Boost Power Stations’ Performance
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced last week that it has chosen to work with EtaPRO LLC to enhance the thermal performance of its various aluminium production plants. Alba will use the EtaPRO system to establish a digital dashboard that measures the plant’s...
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...
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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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 plant briefly closed about 75 percent of its production due to a power outage in the region in mid-February. Three of the plant’s four total potlines remained in production throughout the power outage. However, Line […]
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 aluminium titan UC Rusal, boxing out the embattled firm that is already suffering due to sanctions imposed upon Russian businesses in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. According to an emailed statement, Rio […]
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 […]