Aluminium 101 – Aluminium Alloys
While elemental aluminium is a versatile substance with many useful properties, 100% pure aluminium is rarely used for commercial applications....
Christopher Clemence
Light at the End of the Aluminium Tunnel?
Good news in the current aluminium market is hard to find these days. Analysis from all corners have painted a pessimistic picture of the commodity for a while now. Goldman Sachs recently released a report saying that, among the entire metals market,...
Australian Government’s Wrong Moves on Human Rights and the Aluminium Trade
Two major aluminium-related stories have come from Australia in recent days and weeks – the Australian government’s aiding in the...
Symposium Synopsis – 2016 Platts Aluminum Symposium
The 2016 edition of Platts Aluminum Symposium in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida wrapped up last Friday, after over twenty aluminium industry...
Events
Aluminium Luminaries – Klaus Kleinfeld
Klaus Kleinfeld, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa, participated in a roundtable discussion at this week’s World Economic Forum in Bern, Switzerland. In his remarks he opined that the costs and time of production of aluminium have lowered over previous years, and that the industry’s biggest limiting factor isn’t technology but humans not questioning […]
Aluminium Luminaries – Oleg Deripaska
Oleg Deripaska, president of United Company RUSAL, wrote an opinion piece in The Australian last week outlining his opinion of the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) and its findings. As one of the biggest movers and shakers in the aluminium industry, his insight on the most important climate change agreement in history […]
Kuala Lumpur Fails to Learn from History – Pahang’s People and Environment Pay the Price
On January 6, the Malaysian government announced a three-month moratorium on bauxite mining, effective January 15, two years and three days after the Indonesian ban on the export of the aluminium precursor that led to the Malaysian boom. Malaysia says the ban is a response to the environmental toll that irresponsible bauxite mining practices have […]
Aluminium Luminaries – Charles Martin Hall
Charles Martin Hall was born in Ohio in 1863 as one of eight children. He was initially schooled at home by his mother, who taught him to read. An advanced learner, he was using his father’s chemistry book as a reader. Hall progressed rapidly in school, showing an aptitude for chemistry early on. While in […]
Europe’s Duties Against Russian Aluminium Foil Imports Fail to See the Big Picture
On December 17, the European Commission handed down an edict putting in place definitive sanctions against the Russian Federation for purposes of curtailing the dumping of aluminium household foil (AHF) the EC perceives the Russians have been engaged in over the past several months and years. This is essentially a five-year extension of the preliminary […]