Rusal And KUMZ Begin Commercial Production Of New Aluminium-Scandium Alloy
Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal announced this week the launch of several new products in conjunction with KUMZ made from...
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Rio Tinto’s Quebec Plant Produces North America’s First High Purity Scandium Oxide
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group’s affiliate Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) delivered the initial batch of high purity scandium oxide for commercial sale at the Sorel-Tracy plant in Quebec this week. The Sorel-Tracy plant will become the first plant in...
Mitilineos Developing New Methods For Scandium Production From Bauxite
Greek energy company Mitilineos announced last week its plan to enhance the use of its more economical method for extracting...
Russian Maritime Register Of Shipping Adds Rusal’s Aluminium-Scandium Alloy
Russian aluminium titan UC Rusal announced earlier this week the inclusion of an aluminium-scandium alloy it developed into the Russian...
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Rio Tinto Begins Scandium Oxide Production At Quebec Plant
Anglo-Australian metals mining giant Rio Tinto Group said last week it is beginning to produce high-quality scandium oxide for use in aluminium alloys at its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) plant in Quebec. Rio Tinto said the US$6-million project came in on time and on budget and has gone into production in under six […]
Rusal And Gränges Ink Rolled Automotive Aluminium Agreement
Russian Federation aluminium behemoth UC Rusal and Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB have signed an agreement to collaborate on aluminium alloys for use in the global automotive market. The agreement will have Rusal develop new aluminium alloys, new slab casting techniques, and new heat treatment processes, while Gränges develops a new process for rolling […]
Rio Tinto Inks Agreement To Provide Amaero With Specialty Aluminium-Scandium Alloy For 3D Printing
Anglo-Australian metals titan Rio Tinto Group has agreed to provide additive metal manufacturer Amaero with its first batch of specialty aluminium-scandium alloy, which it will source from its operations in Canada. Rio Tinto said on Wednesday that it will supply billets of the high-performance aluminium-scandium alloy from its Rio Tinto Fer et Titane (RTFT) metals […]
Rusal America Debuts New Aluminium Alloy Powders For 3D Printing
Rusal America announced yesterday the debut of its new portfolio of aluminium powders designed specifically for additive manufacturing. The new aluminium powders are a set of four alloys of aluminium and silicon and five specialty alloys crafted for use in the aerospace and automotive sectors. All of the offerings are 100 percent metal and pre-alloyed. […]
Australian Metal Firm Amaero Closing In On Global Patent For New Scandium-Aluminium Alloy
Australian metals additive innovator Amaero International Limited advised the Australian stock market last week that the process for securing its intellectual property rights to a new high-performance aluminium alloy is in the final stages. Amaero said it is in the “national” stage of securing the patent for its new aluminium alloy, which would give it […]
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 ...
