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Alcoa Permanently Closes Idled Intalco Aluminium Smelter In Washington State

Alcoa Permanently Closes Idled Intalco Aluminium Smelter In Washington State

Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced the full closure of its idled Intalco aluminium smelter in Washington State. The plant, which has been idle since 2020, will be replaced by development from the new rightsholder AltaGas. The 1,600 acre site features transportation...

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Alcoa Plans Restart At San Ciprián Aluminium Plant For 2023

Alcoa Plans Restart At San Ciprián Aluminium Plant For 2023

Aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced last week that laborers at its San Ciprián aluminium plant in Spain have agreed to a plan that will have the complex returning to production in 2023. The plan lays out the production restart process that will begin next January. In addition to providing for a return to operations, the […]

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Western Australia Authorities Cut Alcoa’s Water License By One-Third

Western Australia Authorities Cut Alcoa’s Water License By One-Third

Alcoa’s operations in Western Australia will have to go forward using substantially less water after local authorities reduce its allotment by one-third last week. Local authorities justified the cut by saying that the pressure put on the Cattamarra Coal Measures aquifer was not sustainable. Reduction will begin in 2026 and is expected to reduce Alcoa’s […]

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Alcoa Generates US$12.5 Billion In Revenue In 2022

Alcoa Generates US$12.5 Billion In Revenue In 2022

Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation released results for the last quarter and full year of 2022 last week. High raw materials and power costs and low alumina and aluminium prices hammered the company, but there were bright spots on the balance sheet. In the fourth quarter, Alcoa generated US$2.7 billion in revenue, down by 7 […]

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Production Cut By 30% At Kwinana Alumina Refinery Due To Natural Gas Shortage

Production Cut By 30% At Kwinana Alumina Refinery Due To Natural Gas Shortage

Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation said this week that it plans to cut production at its joint venture alumina refinery in Kwinana, Western Australia, by about 30 percent due to a natural gas shortage. Alcoa said in a statement that one of the alumina refinery’s units has been taken offline already, while the remaining active […]

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Alcoa Included On S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Alcoa Included On S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation was included in the latest listing of the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) this week in recognition of its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. Alcoa has been a perennial entrant on the list, having been included on it each year since the list was first compiled in 1999. […]

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