NZAS Reopens Upgraded Potline 4 At Tiwai Point Smelter
New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was on hand at Tiwai Point last week to reopen Potline 4 after a...
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters
Rio Tinto Promises Carbon-Free Smelting Technology At Tiwai Point
New Zealand’s Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is in line to possibly become the world’s first carbon-free aluminium smelter after a productive discussion between the heads of Rio Tinto Group and the New Zealand government last week. A Kiwi news source says Rio...
New Zealand Petitions Trump for Exemption from Aluminium Tariffs
New Zealand’s government has added its name to the list of countries seeking an exemption from the coming 10-percent aluminium...
Rio Tinto Pondering Placement of Pacific Aluminium on Australia’s Stock Exchange
Rumors have surfaced in Australian media outlets that Anglo-Australian mining titan Rio Tinto Group is weighing listing Pacific Aluminium on...
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Century, Glencore Possible Buyers for Rio Tinto’s Pacific Aluminium Operations
Century Aluminium and Glencore plc are rumored to be contemplating the purchase of Rio Tinto Group’s aluminium assets in the Pacific. The assets are for sale at present through Deutsche Bank and could be sold for as much as US$1 billion. So says an article in today’s edition of The Australian, noting that the mining […]
Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter Profitable in 2016 Despite Rising Power Costs
Despite rising costs and their impact upon the firm’s bottom line, New Zealand Aluminium Smelter Limited (NZAS) still turned a profit in 2016. However, the firm warns that, should relief for its rising power costs not be forthcoming, the financial numbers in coming years may be printed with red ink. NZAS released results for the […]
Meridian Head Expresses Hope for NZAS Smelter’s Future
Meridian Energy Limited Chief Executive Officer Mark Binns says he expects the embattled New Zealand Aluminium Smelter’s Tiwali Point plant will continue running. His hopeful musings come as Sumitomo Chemical Company and Rio Tinto mull the plant’s future. “There will always be uncertainty, which is why we would prefer the smelter to stay — but […]
NZAS, Union Come to Agreement Over In Lieu Pay for Workers at Tiwali
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) and E tū, the union that represents its workers, have come to an agreement on how to disburse US$14.2 million of lieu pay now owed to certain current and former workers at the Tiwai aluminium smelter. Representatives from E tū and NZAS met earlier this week to discuss the ramifications […]
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to dizzying heights with every new estimate. Among the brighter stars in the consumption constellation continues to be that of electric vehicles. As ...
Alumina Market Update: Surplus Of Alumina, Lower Prices Expected In 2019
2018 was a turbulent year for both the alumina market and the price, signified by the fact that spot price ...
Leaders Emerge In The Aluminium Industry’s Race To Zero Carbon
One of the aluminium industry’s major goals continues to be the production of metal in a manner that emits the ...
Aluminium Market Update: Why Are Aluminium Prices Lagging Behind Other Base Metals?
Base metals prices have recovered significantly since January’s lows after news that the US and China are inching closer to ...
