Seven Novelis Facilities In Europe Achieve ASI Certification For Sustainable Aluminium Production
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) last week announced the certification of seven of Atlanta’s rolled aluminium firm Novelis’ operations in...
News
Capral Shareholders Nix Allegro’s Buyout Offer
The biggest aluminium extruder and distributor in Australia rebuffed a potential buyout offer, as Capral Aluminium’s shareholders find the offer from Allegro undervalues the firm. Shareholders made their voice known in a vote last week, rejecting the offer after the board of...
NZAS Turned Down NZ$35 Million In Clean-Up Assistance From National Government
The Tiwai aluminium smelter in New Zealand recently affirmed its commitment to clean up hazardous waste at the plant, but...
Century Aluminum Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Report
American aluminium smelter Century Aluminum yesterday announced the publication of its first-ever annual Sustainability Report, which emphasizes the firm’s commitment...
Events
Rio Tinto Shipped 13.6 MMT Of Bauxite Ore In 2021’s Opening Quarter
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group released production results for the first quarter on Tuesday. Though generally down compared to the fourth quarter, the aluminium business’s production generally rose over the first quarter of 2020. For the year’s first quarter the firm mined 13.6 thousand metric tons of bauxite ore, which was less by 2 […]
Century And USW Reach Five-Year Labor Deal At Hawesville Aluminium Smelter
American smelter Century Aluminum announced yesterday an agreement with the labor force at its Hawesville, Kentucky smelter that will govern the relationship between the two parties for the next five years. In a press release, subsidiary Century Aluminum of Kentucky General Partnership and United Steelworkers Local 9423 agreed to the five-year plan on Friday. Specifics […]
Norsk Hydro Signs MoU With New Fortress Energy For LNG Delivery To Alunorte Alumina Refinery
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced last week the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Brazilian firm New Fortress Energy (NFE) to provide liquefied natural gas to its Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte) alumina refinery. Per the firm, the new source of energy would replace a large portion of its current […]
Rusal Completes Purchase Of Aluminium Rheinfelden After Regulatory Approval
Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal announced last week the completion of its purchase of Aluminium Rheinfelden GmbH thanks to the sign-off on the transaction by the German government. Regulators at the German Federal Cartel Office and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy approved of the transaction this month, paving the way […]
Alcoa Turns In Strong Numbers Across The Board For The Year’s Opening Quarter
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation released results for the year’s first quarter last week. The firm turned in the best financial quarter in three years through the first three months. In the year’s first quarter Alcoa generated a net income of US$175 million, reversing the prior quarter’s net loss of US$49 million. Adjusted net income […]
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 ...
