GM Testing Out New Tech For Aluminium-Based EV Batteries
American automaker General Motors Co said last week that it is testing out a variety of new technologies to cut...
North America
Aluminum Association Urges Biden Administration To Continue Protecting Domestic Producers Against Unfair Competition From Abroad
Aluminium sector trade group Aluminum Association released a new policy brief last week that it says the United States government must implement in order to ensure that the American aluminium industry remains competitive with global producers. The brief, entitled “A Trade Policy...
Cornell Researchers Develop Aluminium Anode Battery Capable Of 10,000 Error-Free Charging Cycles
Researchers at Cornell University in New York have developed a new method for incorporating aluminium in zinc-anode batteries that will...
Novelis Pledges To Achieve Carbon Neutrality By 2050
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis announced earlier this week its intention to become a net carbon-neutral company by mid-century and...
Events
USITC Determines Imports Of Common Aluminium Alloy Sheet From 16 Countries Harmed American Producers
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) announced last week its determination that imports of common aluminium alloy sheet from over a dozen countries have materially harmed the domestic industry, leading to new barriers for imports from those countries in the near future. The USITC’s investigation found that imports of common aluminium alloy sheet from […]
Kaiser Aluminum Closes Purchase Of Warrick Rolling Mill From Alcoa
California semi-fabricated specialty aluminium producer Kaiser Aluminum finalized the purchase of Alcoa Corporation’s Warrick plant earlier this week. Kaiser bought the aluminium rolling mill from Alcoa for US$670 million. Though Kaiser purchased the mill, Alcoa retains ownership of the assets at the plant, the power plant on site, and the land upon which it all […]
Rusal America To House Aluminium Additive Manufacturing Powder Business At Pittsburgh Tech Center
Anglo-Russian energy firm En+ Group plc’s United States subsidiary Rusal America announced earlier this week its partnership with additive manufacturing center Neighborhood 91, which will be the home of Rusal America’s new aluminium additive manufacturing powder business. Rusal America announced the beginning of its aluminium additive manufacturing powder segment in January this year. The firm […]
Century Aluminum Inks Power Contract With Santee Cooper For Mt. Holly Aluminium Smelter
American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum said on Thursday that its subsidiary Century Aluminum of South Carolina (CASC) has finalized a three-year contract with South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) that will allow it to increase production to 75 percent of its nameplate capacity. Per the firm, the contract will begin at the first of […]
Gränges To Invest US$33 MM To Add Capacity To Huntington Aluminium Rolling Mill
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced yesterday an investment of US$33 million at its operations in Huntington, Tennessee to keep up with the growing demand in North America for rolled aluminium. Gränges said in a press release that this is the third major investment in new rolling capacity at its North American site, and […]
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 ...
