Trump’s Threat Of Tariffs On Brazilian Aluminium And Steel Averted After Phone Call From Bolsonaro
The Trump Administration’s threatened tariffs on imported aluminium and steel from Brazil are apparently no longer on the table after...
Latin America
Production Resumes At World’s Biggest Alumina Refinery In Brazil: Norsk Hydro
Norwegian aluminium giant Norsk Hydro ASA said on Saturday that power has been restored to Mineração Paragominas S.A. (Paragominas bauxite mine), allowing a return to normal production levels at Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte alumina refinery). Return to production at...
Power Outage Leads To Production Stoppage At Paragominas, Reduction At Alunorte
Norwegian aluminium giant Norsk Hydro ASA announced on Thursday a power outage in Brazil affecting the firm’s bauxite mine and...
Trump Reinstates Aluminium And Steel Tariffs Against Argentina And Brazil Via Surprise Tweet
Citing currency weaknesses that he says are harming the American farmer, United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday the...
Events
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Certifies Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio Across Entire Value Chain
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) revealed on Friday the certification of several plants and facilities owned by Brazil’s Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) against the ASI Performance Standard and Chain of Custody Standard. The facilities included in the certifications announced last week include a trio of bauxite mines in Minas Gerais, an alumina refinery, a […]
Brazilian Court Lifts Second Of Two Embargoes At Alunorte
Brazil’s federal court lifted the final embargo on the waste disposal unit at Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte) on Thursday, drawing to a close the 19-month production curtailment at the site and paving the way for the world’s most prolific alumina refinery to resume full production. Thursday’s action to remove the criminal suit’s […]
Pará Court Lifts One Of Two Embargoes Against Alunorte’s Bauxite Residue Disposal Site
One of two embargoes forbidding the usage of a waste product storage pond at Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA’s alumina refinery in Brazil was rescinded by the Federal Court of Pará on Friday, and the firm expects the remaining embargo to soon follow. The just-ended embargo on Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A.’s new […]
Alunorte, Norsk Hydro, And Ministerio Publico Federal File Petition To Lift Embargo On New Bauxite Residue Deposit Area
Yesterday Norsk Hydro ASA, Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte), and Brazil’s Ministerio Publico Federal together asked the Federal Court in Belem to end the production embargo it placed upon the world’s largest alumina refiner in March of last year. The parties filed a joint petition to allow Alunorte to resume work on installing […]
Trio Of Alcoa Plants Certified By Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation and the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on Tuesday the certification of three of Alcoa’s plants, one each in the company’s three business units. Brazil’s Juruti bauxite mine and Alumar alumina refinery, along with the San Ciprián aluminium smelter in Spain, were all certified against ASI’s Performance Standard for responsible […]
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 ...
