Raw Material Problems Prompt Shutdown Of One Potline At Rio Tinto’s Iceland Aluminium Smelter
One of three potlines at Rio Tinto Group’s aluminium smelter at Hafnarfjörður has been idled due to a dearth of...
Rio Tinto Straumsvík
Last-Minute Deal Averts Strike At Rio Tinto’s Straumsvík Aluminium Smelter
Labor narrowly averted a strike at Rio Tinto’s Straumsvík aluminium smelter last week after the five unions and the SA Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise hammered out an agreement in an all-night meeting. With a strike scheduled for 8 AM the next day,...
Sources Say Glencore And Liberty House Among Trio Of Potential Buyers Of Rio Tinto’s Iceland Aluminium Assets
Sources revealed to Reuters late last week that at least three companies, including Glencore plc, have shown a strong interest...
Rio Tinto’s Sale Of Aluminium Resources Brought Back To Life: Sources
According to sources professing knowledge of the situation, Rio Tinto Group’s sale of its aluminium assets has recently come back...
Events
A Strike, Once Averted, Looms on the Horizon at Rio Tinto Smelter in Iceland
Collective bargaining discussions have broken down at Rio Tinto’s aluminium smelter in Straumsvík, and a strike is among the actions that the plant’s unions may take if the parties remain at loggerheads. According to local media, representatives from labor and management met briefly on Friday morning, but were unable to make any progress on the […]
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 ...
