Norsk Hydro Partners With Dutch Start-Up To Produce Sustainable Luxury Yacht
Thanks to a Dutch start-up company and raw materials from Norsk Hydro ASA, a luxury sailing yacht made almost entirely...
Sustainability
Alba Joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. became the newest member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative last week, entering the body as a Production and Transformation member. Alba joins the ASI as its 81st member after achieving full compliance with the most recent ISO certification, implementation...
Interview with European Aluminium’s Maarten G. Labberton and Magdalena Garczyńska
In the run-up to European Aluminium’s 15th International Aluminium Recycling Congress, which will take place between February 26-27 in Colmar,...
Rio Tinto’s Kitimat Aluminium Smelter Achieves ASI Certification
The entirety of Rio Tinto Group’s aluminium operations in Canada is now certified against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance...
Events
Rio Tinto Promises Carbon-Free Smelting Technology At Tiwai Point
New Zealand’s Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is in line to possibly become the world’s first carbon-free aluminium smelter after a productive discussion between the heads of Rio Tinto Group and the New Zealand government last week. A Kiwi news source says Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed the matter […]
Audi Celebrates Five Years Of Lightweight Aluminium And Steel Component Production At Münchsmünster Plant
German automaker Audi AG is marking five years of production at its Münchsmünster facility, which has been producing diecast aluminium components for a wide range of Audi, VW, Bentley, and Lamborghini production models. Begun in the fall of 2013, the Münchsmünster facility now employs 900 individuals across three shifts. Last year the site produced 25 […]
Gränges Joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced yesterday that it is the newest member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), joining the standards body earlier this month. In joining ASI, Gränges will begin work on achieving certification against the ASI Performance Standard for at minimum one facility or product within the first two years of […]
China To Restrict Imports Of Scrap Aluminium And Steel Beginning On July 1
Commencing on July 1, the People’s Republic of China will begin limiting imports of scrap aluminium and steel, ostensibly in an effort at increasing domestic recycling rates. In a statement released by China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment, scrap aluminium and steel will be reclassified, effective in July, from the unrestricted import list of solid […]
EGA Inks Deal To Build Desalinization Plant And Energy-Efficient Power Plant At Jebel Ali Aluminium Smelter
UAE aluminium smelter Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced earlier this week a deal with Mubadala Development Company PJSC and Dubal Holding to develop a high-tech water desalinization plant and power facility at EGA’s Jebel Ali smelter in Dubai. Under the terms of the agreement, Mubadala and Dubal Holding will establish a joint venture to […]
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 ...
