Sumitomo Metal Mining Set To Boost Non-Ferrous Metals Output In Coming Years
Japanese mining and smelting firm Sumitomo Metal Mining Co Ltd (SMM) said yesterday that it hopes to increase its output...
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Gränges To Expand NE Arkansas Plant To Produce Aluminium Battery Cathode Foil
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced an expansion this week to its Newport, Arkansas production facility to begin production of battery cathode foil, making it the first to produce battery cathode foil in the United States to date. Per the firm,...
Altech Lodges Patent With Australian Government For Process Of Alumina Coating In Lithium-Ion Batteries
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. said this week that it has lodged a patent with the Australian government for its...
Altech Projects Growing Market For High-Purity Alumina As Lithium-Ion Batteries Gain Popularity
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. released a report yesterday detailing the firm’s expectations regarding the use of high-purity alumina (HPA)...
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German Researchers Developing Successor to Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Aluminium
Researchers at the Technical University of Freiberg are attempting to develop a replacement for lithium-ion technology in batteries using an aluminium ion. According to the research already conducted by the R2RBattery project, aluminium already fulfills several of the necessary criteria for use in batteries. The metal’s prevalence is a significant advantage, they say, and its […]
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 ...
