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Alro Opens US$11MM Addition To Aluminium Recycling Facility In Romania

Alro Opens US$11MM Addition To Aluminium Recycling Facility In Romania

Romanian aluminium smelter Alro S.A. commissioned a US$11 million addition to its Eco Recycling Facility in Slatina this week. The new equipment includes a pair of double-chamber furnaces, a holding furnace, and a dedicated fume collection and treatment plant. Alro opened the...

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Vimetco Plans Public Offering of Alro Stock

Romanian metals company Vimetco N.V. and compatriot national gas firm Conef-Gaz announced on Monday that it plans a public offering of aluminium producer Alro SA (Alro Slatina). Few details were available in the domestic press, but Alro’s general manager Gheorghe Dobra took to the record to say that the move is meant to help the […]

Romania’s Alum Tulcea Inks US$25-MM Loan for New Projects

Alum Tulcea, a subsidiary of Romanian aluminium company Alro SA (Alro Slatina) and Romania’s most prolific producer of calcined aluminium, has successfully negotiated US$25 million in loans with two regional financial institutions in order to fund projects to develop new products and increase energy efficiency. According to local media, the firm signed loans with Garanti […]

Alro to Invest €100 Million in Profitable Green Aluminium-Smelting Technology

Romanian aluminium company Alro SA announced last week that it plans to invest €100 million (US$118 million) in improvements to its aluminium-smelting operations aimed at boosting energy efficiency and reducing specific consumption. The plan, dubbed the “Green Factory” concept, consists of implementing existing environmentally-responsible technologies that still allow the profitable production of aluminium. Alro says […]

Alro Lands Flat-Rolled Aluminium Supply Contract with Airbus

Romanian aluminium firm Alro SA announced on Friday that it had signed a contract with French aerospace company Airbus SAS. According to the press release from Alro, the multi-year agreement is for the firm to supply Airbus with flat-rolled aluminium products. No specific airframes were mentioned in the press release, nor was the value of […]