Gränges Completes Acquisition of Noranda’s North American Business
Swedish aluminium firm Gränges AB announced last week that their acquisition of Noranda’s North American business had been completed. Gränges...
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Judge to Pick from Two Offers for Noranda’s Upstream Business Today
Tennessee’s Noranda Aluminum received two competing offers for its upstream business this week as it auctions off an idled smelter in Missouri, an operating alumina refinery in Louisiana, and a bauxite mining operation in Jamaica. According to bankruptcy court records, Swiss firm...
Sherwin Alumina to Close Texas Refinery
Sherwin Alumina Co. announced yesterday that it is closing its plant in Gregory, Texas. The closing is part of Sherwin’s...
Missouri House of Reps Passes Bill to Grant Noranda Discounts on Electricity
The Missouri House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would allow Noranda Aluminum to purchase power at discounted rates...
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Noranda Files for Chapter 11 Protection in Federal Bankruptcy Court
Tennessee’s Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (Noranda) announced today in a press release that it has filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis. Noranda said it has taken this step to give itself “additional time and financial flexibility to evaluate options for […]
Kaiser and Noranda to be Sued over Alleged Mercury Poisoning at Plant in Louisiana
Aluminium producers Noranda Aluminum and Kaiser Aluminum have been advised by an environmental advocacy group that they would be named presently as defendants in a federal lawsuit for allegedly releasing harmful levels of mercury form its Gramercy, Louisiana plant. The Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN) claims that the plant, initially opened in 1959 by Kaiser, […]
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 businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
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 ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
