Indian Supreme Court Ruling On Pet Coke Imports May Cause Difficulties To Domestic Aluminium Sector
Future investment in India’s aluminium sector has been thrown into a state of uncertainty after the Supreme Court threw out...
calcined pet-coke
Rusal Invests ₽600 Million On Eco-Friendly Capacity Increase Of Volgograd Aluminium Smelter’s Coke-Calcining Kiln
Russian aluminium behemoth U.C. Rusal said yesterday it has invested ₽600 million (US$9.45 million) to carry out an eco-friendly modernization of Volgograd aluminium smelter’s (VgAZ) coke-calcining kiln. According to Rusal, the modernization boosted the kiln’s output capacity by between 3 and 4...
Despite Unfathomable Destruction, Harvey to Cause Minimal Interruptions to Aluminium Industry
The once-in-a-millenium storm that is Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey will likely have a limited impact upon aluminium facilities located on the...
Rusal Opens 72 ktpa Petroleum Coke Calciner in South Central Siberia
Russian Federation aluminium major U.C. Rusal announced yesterday the commissioning of a new calciner at its smelter in south-central Siberia....
Events
Petroleum coke market tightens
In 2017, the aluminium industry may face rising production costs due to an expected deficit of pet-coke (petroleum coke). CRU, a London based consultancy, recently warned in a report that the reduction in calciner operating rates will lower China’s CPC (calcined pet-coke) production by 774,000 tonnes in 2017, in comparison to 2016. Meanwhile, Chinese domestic […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
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 ...
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 ...
