University Of Queensland Taking Sustainable Red Mud Treatment Process To Full-Scale Trials
The University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute, Rio Tinto, and Queensland Alumina Limited are preparing to enter full-scale trials of...
News
Dutch Producer Aldel Halts Primary Aluminium Production Due To High Electricity Prices
Dutch aluminium producer Aldel announced on Friday that it will be suspending production of primary aluminium due to the high cost of electricity. Commenting to Reuters from its aluminium plant in Delfzijl, the firm’s CEO Chris McNamee said that production ended Monday...
Beijing Releases Another 70 Thousand Metric Tons Of Primary Aluminium
The People’s Republic of China released another 70 thousand metric tons of aluminium yesterday in yet another effort at bringing...
Norsk Hydro Adding New Aluminium Casting Furnace At Sunndial Plant
Norwegian aluminium firm Norsk Hydro ASA announced this week a plan to invest NOK60 million (US$6.9 million) to install a...
Events
Alcoa Pledges To Achieve Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions By 2050
American aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced this week its intention to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions along the entirety of its operations by 2050. The firm said that the push to neutralize both direct and indirect GHG emissions dovetails with its overall goal of operating in a more sustainable manner. Alcoa also notes that the […]
GFG Promises Legal Action Against AIP To Regain Dunkirk Aluminium Smelter
GFG Group pledged on Tuesday to fight back against an ownership transfer of Dunkirk aluminium smelter to American Industrial Partners (AIP) that occurred last week due to GFG Group’s default on a loan to AIP. GFG said in a statement that it will pursue legal avenues against AIP’s transfer, accusing it of acting in bad […]
Rusal And TransContainer Team Up On Sustainable Aluminium Logistics Solutions
Russian aluminium behemoth UC Rusal and DELO Group’s PJSC TransContainer announced an agreement to cooperate on a new low-carbon logistics project aimed at more sustainable methods for transporting aluminium and other raw materials. Rusal indicated that the most important aspect of the new agreement is its commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions throughout aluminium’s entire […]
FYI Resources And Alcoa Of Australia Ink Binding Terms Sheet For Ongoing High Purity Alumina Project
Australian high-purity alumina firm FYI Resources Limited and Alcoa of Australia Limited shored up an ongoing agreement to produce high-purity alumina (HPA) last week with the signature of a binding Terms Sheet to develop an HPA refining project. The newly-signed documents lay out a path for a future joint venture between the firms, but it […]
Sanjeev Gupta Loses Dunkirk Aluminium Smelter To AIP
The largest aluminium smelter in Europe is now owned by American Industrial Partners after the firm bought the asset from struggling Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance last week. In a statement released to the media, AIP said it gained title to the plant after foreclosing on shares pledged by GFG Alliance to AIP in a mezzanine-financing […]
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 ...
