Brazilian Court Weighing Lifting Production Embargoes At Alunorte
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA said on Friday that its alumina subsidiary Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte)...
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One Of Two Production Embargoes Against Alunorte Lifted By Brazilian Federal Court
A Brazilian court rescinded a production embargo on operations related to a civil lawsuit at Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte) on Wednesday, leaving in place an injunction against production imposed in a parallel criminal action. Norsk Hydro says it expects...
Alunorte Embargo Winding Through Brazilian Courts
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA updated its investors on the situation at its Brazilian aluminium refinery Alunorte, noting that...
Pará Government Grants Norsk Hydro Permission To Resume 50-Percent Production At Alunorte
Just days after the Brazilian federal government gave Norsk Hydro the go-ahead to resume alumina production at the Alunorte refinery,...
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Norsk Hydro And Brazilian Government Ink Agreements Over Resumption Of Full Production At Alunorte Alumina Refinery
Norsk Hydro has reached an agreement with the relevant Brazilian state and federal government bodies to resume production at the world’s biggest alumina refinery. Hydro announced that the plan to ramp back up operations at Alunorte in the state of Pará, which consists of two documents, was executed on Wednesday. The twin agreements consist of […]
Norsk Hydro Announces Upgrades at Alunorte Refinery
In an effort at shoring up its wastewater system at Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte) refinery in northern Brazil, Norsk Hydro A.S.A. said Friday that it is planning a NOK500-million (US$64.8 million) investment at the site for the purpose. According to the firm, the planned upgrade will include boosting capacity by 50 percent […]
Alunorte Task Force Delivers Preliminary Findings to Norsk Hydro
Norsk Hydro A.S.A. reported the results of the expert panel tasked with reviewing the issues that led to the state government mandating the closure of half the refining capacity of the Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte) refinery in northern Brazil. The select panel returned three key findings: first, an overflow occurred from a […]
Norsk Hydro Makes Emergency Moves at Alunorte to Resolve Water Treatment Situation
In an effort at bringing operations at Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte) back to 100 percent as soon as possible, Norsk Hydro ASA announced yesterday that CFO Eivind Kallevik is replacing Silvio Porto as as interim head of Bauxite & Alumina effective immediately. In addition to a temporary leadership change, Hydro will also […]
State Authorities Order Production Halved at Hydro Alunorte
The government of the northern Brazilian state of Pará has ordered Norsk Hydro to halve production at Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte) due to the company’s failure to reduce the water level at a bauxite residue deposit at the site. The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability in the Brazilian state of Pará (SEMAS) […]
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the past few weeks after the company and its founder Liu Zhongtian were brought up on criminal charges by the United States federal ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s ...
