Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA said this week that its aluminium extrusion plant in the Southwest United States will become the first American facility to be powered entirely by renewable energy. The firm said in a press release that its Spanish...
Indian aluminium producer Hindalco Industries has reached an agreement with Greenko Energies Pvt Ltd to build a renewable energy plant...
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group said last week that it has received many offers to build wind and solar...
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA’s subsidiary Hydro Rein is partnering with renewable energy firms Equinor and Scatec to build...
Sri Lankan aluminium extruder Swisstek Aluminium Limited announced this week the installation of solar power generation equipment at its factory complex in an effort at promoting the firm’s sustainable production drive. Swisstek installed a rooftop solar array with over 3,000 photovoltaic cells under the Ceylon Electricity Board’s net plus scheme. The solar array is part […]
Earlier this week, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced last week a partnership that is expected to lead to the first-ever primary aluminium to be smelted via solar power. The plan is part of a wider initiative by the government of Dubai to transform the city into the world’s […]
Indian aluminium producers’ hope to harvest gains from resilient LME (London Metal Exchange) prices and smelter capacity shutdowns in China have been countered by glaring coal shortages and steeper domestic costs. LME prices of aluminium have been on a roll, reaching multi-year highs of around $2100 per tonne. An industry outlook report by ratings agency […]
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 ...
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
