Aughinish Contractor Files Suit To Stop Proposed Strike At Plant
A contractor for Aughinish Alumina has filed suit in the Republic of Ireland’s High Court to enjoin a planned work...
Republic of Ireland
Irish Government In Talks With Aughinish Alumina Over Russian Sanctions And Plant’s Future
The deputy head of the Irish government and its finance minister are currently talking to Aughinish Alumina about sanctions against its owners at Russia’s UC Rusal and what those sanctions may mean for continued operation at the plant. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and...
Ireland Government Discussing Aughinish Refinery with “Highest Levels” of U.S. Government
The government of the Republic of Ireland continues to seek solutions with the Trump administration for Aughinish Alumina, relaying to...
Situation At Aughinish Alumina “Critical”: Irish Business Minister Humphreys
Ireland’s Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation Heather Humphreys characterized the tenuous situation at Aughinish Alumina as “critical” while in...
Events
High Prices, Scarcity, and Uncertainty Bedevil the Global Alumina Market Thanks to U.S. Sanctions on Rusal
Much of the focus of attention in the aluminium world regarding the fallout from United States government sanctions against Rusal has been focused upon their effect on raw aluminium, and rightly so. However, the bigger impact to date has been felt in the alumina market, which has seen prices balloon as panic buying takes hold. […]
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 ...
