European Aluminium Praises United Kingdom’s Move To Penalize Chinese Aluminium Extrusion Imports
Trade group European Aluminium lauded the government of the United Kingdom for launching an investigation into allegations that aluminium extrusions...
Business
GFG Alliance Reaches Standstill Agreement With Credit Suisse On Australian Assets
Gupta Family Group Alliance and Credit Suisse have reached a standstill accord on its Australian plants yesterday that will allow the two parties to come to terms with the collapse of GFG’s financier Greensill Capital. GFG said in a statement that it...
Aluminium Of Greece Inks Power, Offtake Agreements
Greek metals conglomerate Mytilineos S.A. has inked agreements for both power provision and offtake for its subsidiary Aluminium of Greece...
SMB Opens US$1 Billion Bauxite Railway In Guinea
The west African nation of Guinea is set to become an even bigger player in the global bauxite ore trade...
Events
Rio Tinto Begins Scandium Oxide Production At Quebec Plant
Anglo-Australian metals mining giant Rio Tinto Group said last week it is beginning to produce high-quality scandium oxide for use in aluminium alloys at its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) plant in Quebec. Rio Tinto said the US$6-million project came in on time and on budget and has gone into production in under six […]
Constellium Teams Up With WVU Parkersburg On Scholarship Program
European value-added aluminium firm Constellium NV announced this week the extension of another ten scholarships to West Virginia University Parkersburg via the firm’s Skilled Trades Scholarship program. The program is a longstanding partnership between the two institutions to help chosen high school students to achieve an associate’s degree in Multi-Craft Technology or Reliability and Maintenance […]
Alcoa Planning Conversion To Steam-Generated Power At Australian Alumina Refineries
American aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation said this week that it is preparing a “step change” in the production of alumina that would eliminate 70 percent of the emissions generated in the process by adapting renewable energy as a power source. Alcoa’s Australia subsidiary said Thursday that energy-intense exports from Down Under would be most harmed […]
Rio Tinto Teams With Australian Government On Hydrogen Conversion Project For Alumina Refineries
Anglo-Australian metals miner Rio Tinto Group has joined with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) in a A$1.2-million study to determine the possibilities of replacing natural gas with hydrogen at alumina refineries. Rio Tinto says it will conduct the study at the Yarwun alumina refinery at Gladstone. Work will also be carried out at Rio […]
Alba Hosts Virtual ESG Week Focusing On Environmental Stewardship
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) launched a campaign this week to promote and enhance its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters. The campaign is in conjunction with the Gulf Aluminium Council’s (GAC) ESG Week. The initiative, dubbed “Achieving the Balance,” was launched on Sunday and will be conducted virtually through Thursday. It will highlight Alba’s sustainability […]
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
