Alcoa’s Bauxite And Alumina Operations In Western Australia Earn ASI Certification
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced earlier this week the certification of Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation’s bauxite mines and...
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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...
FYI Resources Nears Completion Of Feasibility Study Of High-Purity Alumina Plant
Australian resource firm FYI Resources Ltd. is nearing completion of a definitive feasibility study regarding construction of a high-purity alumina...
Alcoa Of Australia Inks Trio Of Natural Gas Contracts To Supply Kwinana, Pinjarra, and Wagerup Alumina Refineries
Western Australia’s Alcoa of Australia Limited announced earlier this week an agreement with a trio of energy providers to supply...
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Alcoa to Boost Bauxite Exports from Western Australia
Alcoa’s Roy Harvey informed participants in a quarterly earnings call this week that he expects the firm to “dramatically” increase bauxite exports from its operations in Western Australia after the first shipment of ore from the region last month. The company’s first commercial shipment of bauxite from the mine at Huntly took place in December, […]
Alcoa Sells Stake in Major Western Australia Natural Gas Pipeline
Aluminium major Alcoa announced Wednesday that its subsidiary, Alcoa of Australia, will sell its stake in the Dampier to Bunbury Natural Gas Pipeline (DBNGP). The 956-mile line, in which Alcoa of Australia has a 20% interest, is being sold to DUET Group (DUET), a publically-traded Australian owner of energy utility assets. DUET currently owns the […]
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 ...
