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...
North America
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...
Jamaican Government Promises Increase In Return Of Bauxite Lands To Former Owners
The Jamaican government said last week it will take steps to hasten the retitling of land previously used for bauxite...
Ball Corp’s Aluminium Cups Now Available Throughout United States
Colorado’s Ball Corporation announced this week that its aluminium cup is now available for consumer purchase throughout the United States....
Events
Alcoa Begins Project To Further Reduce Carbon Production In Aluminium Smelting Process
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation said this week that it is beginning a project aimed at cutting the carbon emissions generated in the alumina smelting process. Per the firm, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has given a grant of A$11.3 million (US$8.8 million) to affiliate Alcoa of Australia to explore the usage of a […]
UACJ To Invest US$33.3 MM For New Equipment In Michigan And Arizona Automotive Aluminium Plants
UACJ Corporation’s United States subsidiary UACJ Automotive Whitehall Industries (UWH) announced last week a plan to install US$333 million in new equipment at its plants in Michigan and Arizona. A press release from the company said an extrusion press for extrusions of high-strength aluminium and the necessary housing would be added at its headquarters in […]
Aluminium Trade Groups Call On G7 To Combat Beijing’s Subsidies
Aluminium sector trade group Aluminum Association joined with their counterparts in Canada, Japan, and Europe to call upon the Group of Seven (G7) nations to join to level the global playing field for trade in aluminium and associated products. The aluminium trade associations’ announcement coincided with the release of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s […]
Novelis Net Income Jumps 186% In The Fourth Quarter Of FY 2020
Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis reported financial and production results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 on Wednesday. For 2020s fourth quarter Novelis recorded a 186-percent jump in net income on the year to US$180 million. Net income from continuing operations less special items rose 12 percent on 2019’s fourth quarter to […]
Kaiser Aluminum Joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative As Industrial User
Last week the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative welcomed California semi-fabricated specialty aluminium producer Kaiser Aluminum to the fold as its 166th Industrial User member. Kaiser says that sustainability is a major ingredient for long-term excellence, and it strives to achieve success in a responsible manner. The firm says it plans to continue to find ways to […]
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 ...
