BYD Showcases Popular All-Aluminium 12-Meter eBus At Stockholm Conference
Chinese vehicle manufacturer BYD Co Ltd showcased its all-aluminium 12-meter (39-foot) eBus last week at Stockholm’s UITP Global Public Transport...
Sustainability
Norsk Hydro’s Alunorte Refinery And Paragominas Mine Achieve ASI Certification
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced certification for two more plants under the Norsk Hydro umbrella yesterday, namely the Paragominas bauxite mine and the Alunorte alumina refinery in northern Brazil. The ASI said the two operations passed certification for both its Performance...
Constellium Earns Corporate Social Responsibility Award From Groupe PSA
Amsterdam rolled and extruded aluminium leader Constellium N.V. announced yesterday its acceptance of the Groupe PSA 2019 Supplier Award for...
Three Out Of Four Aluminium Cans Recycled In The U.K. In 2018
Three out of four aluminium beverage cans in the United Kingdom find their way back into the aluminium value stream,...
Events
Noranda Bauxite Praised For Land Reclamation Efforts In Jamaica
Jamaica’s Mining Minister Robert Montague lauded Noranda Bauxite for its responsible land reclamation efforts last week, noting the success the firm has had in refurbishing former mining sites for use as agricultural and water storage lands. Commenting at Noranda Bauxite’s Agriculture Education Industry Exposition in St. Ann on Thursday, Montague reiterated his government’s commitment to […]
Ball Corporation Inks Twin Deals To Move North American Operations To 100 Percent Renewable Energy
In a bid to transition to utilizing exclusively renewable energy, Colorado’s Ball Corporation announced late last month that it executed a pair of virtual power purchase agreements for 388 megawatts of new renewable energy. The agreements, of which one is for solar power and the other is for wind power, will fuel the entirety of […]
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 REALITY, is under development at present, with initial testing being carried out on […]
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 developing a worldwide recycling program for aluminium coffee capsules. At the annual convergence of the Nespresso Sustainability Advisory Board (NSAB) in Geneva, the firm issued the invitation to establish such a global standard, with hopes […]
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 supplier of aseptic carton packs made from aluminium certified by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI). Per the firm, the new offering will allow its buyers to add value by promoting responsible materials sourcing. Users of […]
Are Things Finally Looking Up For The Aluminium Market?
Base metals prices recovered sharply in the first half of September, after a seasonal slump in August, as investors and traders hope that easing trade tensions between U.S. and China might boost demand for metals in the remaining part of the year. ...
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
