Norsk Hydro’s HalZero Zero-Carbon Aluminium Enters Next Development Phase
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA’s project to produce zero-carbon primary aluminium by the end of the decade entered a...
Innovation
Novelis Marks First Year Of Innovation At Net Zero Lab Valais
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. celebrated the first full year of operation of its research and development laboratory Net Zero Lab Valais, where it has worked towards scope 1 and 2 carbon neutral production projects for the aluminium industry. The plant’s...
Novelis Opens New Customer Solution Center In Brazil For Aluminium Beverage Can Buyers
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. announced this week the opening of its Customer Solution Center (CSC) in São José...
Rusal Begins Production Of Aluminium Hydrate Catalysts At Achinsk Refinery
Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal said this week that it has developed and launched the production of raw materials for...
Events
Alcoa To Install New Steam Recycling System At Wagerup Alumina Refinery
American aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation will begin installation of a new steam recycling technology at its Wagerup aluminium refinery in Western Australia now that the results of a study show its feasibility. The firm will begin installation of the 4 MW Mechanical Vapour Recompression (MVR) system as part of the next step in its Refinery […]
EGA Partners With Microsoft UAE On Digital Aluminium Solutions
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced this week a new partnership with Microsoft UAE to collaborate on Industry 4.0 and overall digital transformation for the global aluminium industry. The new agreement will have the two firms working to implement EGA’s Digital Roadmap, a plan that aims to implement new digital transformative technology. To date the […]
Rio Tinto, OZ Minerals, Boliden Partner On Mine Tailing Reduction Projects
Anglo-Australian mining titan Rio Tinto Group has teamed up with OZ Minerals and Boliden to develop new methods for reusing mining tailings, including those from bauxite mining. The program, which is entitled the Think & Act Differently (TAD) incubator initiative, will support those working on projects for reusing, reducing, or eliminating mining tailings. The initiative […]
EGA Renews Partnership With MIT On Aluminium Research And Development
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) renewed its ongoing partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) this week, adding nine masters and Ph.D. student engineers to work with EGA’s in-house talent. All told, EGA has welcomed nearly 50 students from MIT’s David H. Koch School of Chemical Engineering Practice to its alumina and aluminium operations […]
Australian Bauxite Takes Next Step In Building Fluorine Recovery Reactor
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced this week that the next step in its ALCORE pilot plant has been achieved as it determined the initial operating conditions at the site. ABx said that it has completed thorough assessments of its specialized laboratory reactor, which will allow it to determine the operating conditions under which it will […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
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 ...
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 ...
