Chinalco And China Hongqiao Call For Cleaner Aluminium Production
Aluminum Corp of China and China Hongqiao Group issued a joint proposal last week describing their industry’s contribution to national...
Sustainability
EGA Partners With DEWA To Produce Solar-Powered Primary Aluminium
Earlier this week, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced last week a partnership that is expected to lead to the first-ever primary aluminium to be smelted via solar power. The plan is part of a wider...
ASI Certifies Two Audi Aluminium Press Operations Under Chain Of Custody Standard
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced yesterday the certification of a pair of Audi production facilities in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt,...
Michelob Ultra To Be Packaged In Rio Tinto’s Low-Carbon Aluminium
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV and Rio Tinto Group announced last week that Michelob Ultra will soon be distributed in a new...
Events
En+ Commits To Zero GHG Emissions By 2050
Anglo-Russian energy and metals company En+ Group IPJSC announced yesterday its intention to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 35 percent by 2030 and net zero by 2050. The firm’s board of directors signed off on the goal earlier this week and created a task force led by Chief Operating Officer Vyacheslav Solomin […]
Norsk Hydro Begins Pilot Project For New Low-Energy Aluminium and Silicon Recycling Technology
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced yesterday a project with circular economy start-up Nuvosil to develop a new method for recycling aluminium and silicon that could cut processing costs and energy consumption by up to 90 percent. Hydro says the foundation for this new technology is a unit for screw extrusion of metal materials. […]
Audi Awarded ASI Chain of Custody Certification For Pair Of Automotive Plants
German automaker Audi AG announced yesterday that it has received the Chain of Custody certification from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) for sustainable aluminium. Audi is the first automaker to be certified by the ASI under its Chain of Custody standard. Dirk Gross-Loheide, Board Member for Procurement and IT at AUDI AG, elaborated upon the […]
Norsk Hydro And Lyse Complete Combination Of Hydropower Assets In SW Norway
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA and municipal utility Lyse completed the merger of a portion of each’s hydropower production yesterday, forming the new company Lyse Kraft DA. Lyse Kraft will be the new owners of several hydropower assets in Norway’s southwestern reaches, including Røldal-Suldal Kraft (RSK). Hydro will continue to operate the plant, and […]
Hyundai Names Rusal Its Long-Term Supplier Of Sustainable Aluminium
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth UC Rusal announced last week that it has been chosen as Hyundai Sungwoo Holdings Co, Ltd.’s preferred long-term supplier of sustainable primary aluminium and aluminium alloys. Through Hyundai Sungwoo, Rusal will be supplying Hyundai Motors Group, which produces the Hyundai and Kia automotive brands. Rusal notes the market share Hyundai commands […]
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 ...
