Norsk Hydro Inks 29 Year Wind Power Deal With Green Investment Group
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro A.S.A. announced yesterday a deal between its wholly-owned subsidiary Hydro Energi AS and Macquarie Group...
Sustainability
Rio Tinto Awarded First-Ever Aluminium Chain Of Custody Certification From ASI
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group is the recipient of the first-ever Chain of Custody (CoC) Certification issued by the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. The certification was developed by the ASI to establish a seal and a series of criteria by which aluminium...
EGA Inks Partnership Deal With American University of Sharjah To Cooperate In Soil Improvement Research
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) yesterday announced an agreement with the American University of Sharjah to begin research into the...
Norsk Hydro Inks Long-Term Wind-Power Deal for Domestic Aluminium Production
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro A.S.A. announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Hydro Energi AS has entered into a new...
Events
ASI Certifies First Aluminium Roller Under New Responsible Sourcing Standard
Global standards and certification organization The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced yesterday the first certification of an aluminium foil roller and converter under the organization’s new standards for responsible production. Per the association, Constantia Teich of Weinburg, Austria, is the recipient of the distinction, making it just the third holder of the new certification, and […]
Recycling Rates of Aluminium Cans Rises to 72 Percent in Great Britain
The United Kingdom’s Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) says that recycling rate of aluminium both in the British Isles and upon the European continent continues to make significant strides, achieving and surpassing goals that were set for the practice last year. Per the association, the recycling rate for aluminium drink cans continued its upward trend […]
Yunnan Aluminium Teams Up with Israeli Firm Phinergy to Produce Aluminium Batteries for Electric Vehicles
In an effort at capitalizing on the growing popularity of electric vehicles in the Middle Kingdom, a pair of Chinese firms have teamed up with an Israeli company to establish a joint venture dedicated to the production of aluminium batteries. On Tuesday, Yunnan Aluminium filed a notice with the Shenzhen stock exchange announcing that it […]
EGA Inks Partnership Agreement with University of New South Wales to Research Emissions Reduction
Already at record lows for perflurocarbon emissions last year, UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced yesterday that it has entered into a partnership with the University of New South Wales to investigate methods for reducing levels even more. According to EGA’s press release, the research to be undertaken will involve cutting background PFC emissions, […]
EGA Partners With Belgian Firm to Investigate Reuse of Bauxite Residue
UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced yesterday that the firm has come to an agreement with Belgian research and technology organization Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (VITO) to explore the possibility of repurposing bauxite residue for use in a variety of construction materials. According to the firm, EGA and VITO, in cooperation with experts […]
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 and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their ...
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 ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
