Rusal Opens New High-Silicone Aluminium Alloy Foundry At Boguchansky
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth U.C. Rusal said yesterday it has commissioned a new foundry complex at its aluminium smelter operation...
Technology
Rusal Completes Emissions Upgrade At Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter
Russian Federation aluminium giant UC Rusal said yesterday that the Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter (KrAZ) has completed the transition to emissions-reducing EcoSoderberg technology. Per Rusal, the technology utilizes a design that traps exhaust fumes from the production process, which, along with the optimized...
Rusal Debuts Pilot Program To Produce Aluminium Smelting Pots With Inert Anodes
Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal said yesterday it has begun testing operations for a pilot program dedicated to producing...
Rusal Plans US$190 Million Refit To Sayanogorsk Electrode Production Equipment
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth U. C. Rusal said yesterday it plans to invest about US$190 million to modernize electrode production...
Events
Rio Tinto And STAS Partner To Market Advanced Compact Filtration Technology To Global Aluminium Smelters
Anglo-Australian mining behemoth Rio Tinto Group and Quebec’s aluminium equipment provider STAS jointly announced last week a partnership to commercialize advanced compact filtration technology (ACF) for aluminium cast houses. The ACF technology, which was developed by Rio Tinto, will be manufactured and marketed by STAS to buyers throughout the world. ACF technology is the result […]
Vedanta To Deploy GE’s Digital Smelter Technology At Jharsuguda Aluminium Smelter
London-based metals miner Vedanta Ltd. and American multinational conglomerate General Electric Company (GE) jointly announced yesterday that they have agreed to place GE’s digital smelter technology in Vedanta’s Jharsuguda smelter in an effort at improving the site’s productivity and efficiency. The partnership between the two firms is the first such installation at any aluminium smelter […]
Cutting Edge Siemens Gas Turbine Installed At EGA Power Project
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) last week announced the successful transport from port and installation of the biggest gas turbine in the United Arab Emirates into its under-construction power block. The firm said in a statement that the Siemens H-class gas turbine was transported from its location at the Jebel Ali port about 10 miles […]
EGA Concludes Tech Parntership With Alba On Line 6 Project With Better Than Expected Results
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced yesterday the completion of an industrial technology export project with Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) that began three years ago. Alba chose EGA in a competitive international tender to supply technology for its Line 6 Expansion Project, utilizing the firm’s DX+ Ultra technology for its potlines. EGA’s DX+ Ultra is […]
Alba Adds New Custom Fire Truck To Safety Vehicle Fleet
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. announced a new addition to its safety vehicles today as it added to the fleet a custom-made fire truck that features state-of-the-art fire-fighting equipment. The vehicle, which was produced by a United States company specifically for Alba, complies with international fire safety standards and Bahrain’s requirement that it be able to service […]
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 ...
