Nespresso Calls Upon Competitors To Join In Aluminium Coffee Capsule Recycling Plan
Swiss coffee company Nestlé Nespresso S.A. called upon its competitors in the portioned-coffee market to team up with it in...
Sustainability
Jaguar Land Rover Launches New Aluminium Recycling Initiative
British multinational automaker Jaguar Land Rover Limited announced the next step in its aluminium closed-loop program will be a new method for harvesting aluminium from old vehicles for use in aluminium alloys destined to continue on in new vehicles. The initiative, christened...
SIG’s Aseptic Aluminium Cartons Certified By ASI
Swiss food and beverage packaging firm SIG Combibloc Group AG announced last week that it has become the world’s first...
Leaders Emerge In The Aluminium Industry’s Race To Zero Carbon
One of the aluminium industry’s major goals continues to be the production of metal in a manner that emits the...
Events
Gränges Kicks Off Series Of Long-Term Sustainability Goals
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced yesterday an initiative to achieve benchmarks for sustainable production and global competitiveness along the entirety of its value chain. The firm’s press release described a set of five sustainability targets that Gränges expects to meet by 2025, consisting of a reduction in accidents per million hours worked to […]
Rio Tinto Collaboration With Apple On Carbon-Free Aluminium Production To Move Forward
In an effort at transitioning its aluminium business to capitalize on the coming low-carbon economy, Rio Tinto Group said last Friday that it is negotiating with Apple on a project to commercialize a process for smelting aluminium that emits only oxygen as a byproduct. Commenting at the commissioning of bauxite mining operations at Amrun, Rio […]
Nespresso Invests US$1.2 Million In NYC Aluminium Recycling Technology
Swiss coffee company Nestlé Nespresso S.A., in conjunction with the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY), and Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) said yesterday that the firm has pledged to contribute US$1.2 million to the city’s efforts at collecting, sorting, and recycling aluminium coffee capsules as well as general discarded aluminium. Per the press release, […]
Yantai Donghai Aluminium Foil Becomes China’s First Ever ASI Certified Firm
The Middle Kingdom has its first aluminium firm certified against Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody Standard with yesterday’s announcement of the certification of Yantai Donghai Aluminium Foil Co., Ltd. The firm, which is a subsidiary of Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co. Ltd, is among the top 200 companies based in the People’s Republic of […]
Heesen Debuts New All-Aluminium Hulled Motor Yacht
Dutch yachtmaker Heesen Yachts B.V. revealed on Tuesday that it will soon be marketing a new motor yacht featuring a hull made entirely of aluminium alloy. Dubbing the offering 5000 Aluminium Class: Project Aquamarine, the vessel features an all-new hull design developed by the firm in conjunction with leading hydrodynamicists at Van Oossanen Naval Architects. […]
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s aluminium assets in Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, priced at up to US$ 350 million, news agencies reported earlier this month. A ...
Aluminium Extrusions Are Winning The Race For Battery Enclosure In EVs
Battery enclosures for electric vehicles (also called frames, housings or battery packs) have a pretty straightforward purpose: holding and protecting ...
Half-Year Report: Aluminium Prices Still Under Pressure
Base metals prices continued to slide in May and early June, with metals traded on the LME witnessing some serious ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
