Rusal Inks Agreement With Sberbank On Sustainability Initiatives
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth UC Rusal said yesterday that it has signed an agreement with PJSC Sberbank to collaborate on...
Sustainability
Alba Named Top Environmental, Social, And Governance Firm In Gulf Region
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) said yesterday it has been named at the top of ESG Invest’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) ratings list for the second consecutive year. The list is assembled as a result of ESG Invest’s measurement of several Arab...
Norsk Hydro, Panasonic, And Equinor Agree To Study Establishing A Battery Plant In Norway
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA announced a memorandum of understanding with technology firm Panasonic and international energy company Equinor...
Constellium’s Bowling Green Rolled Aluminium Plant Recognized As Environmental Steward By TVA
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. said yesterday its plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, has been named an...
Events
Norsk Hydro Partners With Arksen On New Sustainable Exploration And Research Vessel Project
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA announced earlier this week a partnership with British marine adventure company Arksen to produce new sustainable vessel designs featuring low-carbon aluminium. Arksen’s partnership with Hydro will give the firm access to marine-grade rolled and extruded aluminium as well as the expertise needed to produce affordable, economical solutions for maritime […]
Norsk Hydro And Lyse Merge Hydropower Assets Into New Joint Partnership
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA and compatriot industrial group Lyse announced earlier this week the formation of a joint hydropower company that will be the result of a merger of the two firms’ hydroelectric assets. The new company will operate under the name Lyse Kraft DA and feature an annual power production capacity of […]
Rio Tinto And Lafarge Canada Develop Cement Ingredient From Spent Potlining
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group, construction firm Lafarge Canada, and its subsidiary Geocycle Canada have created a marketable product using used potlining, preventing it from ending up in landfills. The new product, dubbed Alextra, is the product of a great deal of research into the problem of used potlining and is part of the […]
ASI Certifies Alu-Met GmbH’s Speedline Aluminium-Gießerei GmbH Under Sustainable Performance Standard
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced yesterday the certification of Alu-Met GmbH’s Speedline Aluminium-Gießerei GmbH in Schlins, Austria against the ASI Performance Standard for responsible aluminium production. The areas under certification are the plant’s casthouse and remelting operations, where the firm utilizes over 70 percent recycled aluminium feedstock. Speedline Aluminium-Gießerei boasts an annual production of […]
Rusal To Modernize Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter Reduction Area To Eco-Friendly Pitch
Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal announced yesterday a project to modernize the reduction area at the Krasnoyarsk aluminum smelter (KrAZ) to a new eco-friendly pitch made from a more sustainable raw material. Per the firm, the eco-friendly pitch will be made from a material that is less tarry, and its use will be less […]
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 ...
