Kaiser Aluminum Appoints Leo Gerard To Board Of Directors
California’s Kaiser Aluminum Corporation announced on Thursday the appointment of Leo W. Gerard to its board of directors, raising the...
North America
United Steelworkers Accepts New Four-Year Labor Contract With Alcoa
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation and United Steelworkers (USW) said late last week that USW’s membership at Alcoa’s facilities voted overwhelmingly in favor of a new four-year labor agreement hammered out by negotiators for the two parties earlier this year. The agreement,...
Kobelco Opens Expansion At Kentucky Extruded Aluminium Automotive Parts Plant
Kobe Steel, Ltd’s U.S. subsidiary Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. (KPEX) inaugurated a new aluminium extrusions plant in Bowling...
Noranda Workers Seek Clarity From Jamaica’s Opposition Party Regarding Bauxite Mining Operations In Cockpit Country
Workers at Noranda’s operations in Jamaica sought clarity from Opposition Leader Peter Phillips on Friday regarding the People’s National Party’s...
Events
“Production Disturbances” Lead To Drop In Third Quarter Sales Volumes For Gränges
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB advised the market yesterday of an unplanned drop in sales volumes due to unplanned outages in a pair of its plants in the United States. Per the firm, “production disturbances” at plants in Huntingdon and Salisbury have lately taxed production at those sites, combining to cause loss of production […]
Equispheres Partners With McGill University On Aluminium Powder For Binder Jet 3D Printing
Canadian materials science company Equispheres teamed up with Montreal’s McGill University to develop an aluminium alloy powder capable of producing sinterable aluminium parts via binder jet additive manufacturing. Per Equispheres, the limiting factor in producing sinterable aluminium parts with 3D printing was the ever-present layer of aluminium oxide on aluminium powder, which causes rapid oxidation. […]
Alcoa Revamps Operating Model
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced the implementation of a radical new operating model on Monday that the firm believes will make it more agile and responsive to customers’ needs. Beginning November 1, Alcoa will do away with its business unit structure and transition to a model that combines sales, procurement, and other commercial capabilities […]
Novelis Strikes Back At Anti-Competition Claims Raised By DOJ In Lawsuit Over Aleris Purchase
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. yesterday took to the court of public opinion its defense of a lawsuit against it filed by the United States Department of Justice challenging its attempted purchase of Cleveland rolled aluminium firm Aleris International, Inc. Novelis said in a press release that the DOJ’s suit to block […]
JISCO To Suspend Production At Jamaica Alpart Alumina Refinery As Upgrades Continue
Citing safety and cost as reasons for the decision, Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) has decided to suspend alumina production at the Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) plant in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. According to a media release from Jamaica’s Ministry of Transport and Mining, the plant will be scaled down over the course of […]
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 ...
