AlCircle to publish an Exclusive Report on potline failure in aluminium smelters (2013-2017)

Power outage was the single biggest cause behind plotline failures that happened in aluminium smelters across the world from 2013 to 2017, an exclusive report by AlCircle reveals. The report titled- Potline Failure in Aluminium Smelters: Observations and Recent Case Studies (2013-2017), is awaiting release shortly. The study looks into major case studies that made headlines in the global primary aluminium sector during the period under review.

Aluminium smelting whereby aluminium is extracted from its oxide, alumina, using the Hall-Héroult method, is a continuous process. The potline is kept in production 24/7, which means- a smelter cannot be stopped or restarted at any point of time. The process is essentially an energy dependent one, and any disruption to the power supply may result in pot dysfunctions of varying intensity. Power supply disruption for over a critical period of time often leads to potline failure, in which the entire potline is rendered non-functional causing huge production and financial loss to the company.

Leading aluminium producers across the world have been investing in cutting-edge smelter technologies to cope with this unplanned production loss, over the years. Still today, it remains an area of critical research which pioneering technology companies like ABB, Danieli, and Outotec keep working on to provide the best solutions to their aluminium industry customers.

What does the exclusive AlCircle Report offer?

This exclusive report by AlCircle covers various aspects of aluminium potline failure. It delves into topics like:

• Why uninterrupted power supply is crucial to aluminium smelting
• How power outage causes potline failure
• What are the short-term and long-term effects of power outage
• What actions should be taken to cope with power outage
• How such incidents can be prevented from occurring
• Case studies on recent potline failure incidents that took place from 2013 till June 2017

The report finally ends in a general observation made from the case studies. AlCircle exclusive report collates many important findings from previous research done on the topic of power outage and potline failure while value-adding in the form of latest case studies.

Stay tuned to AlCircle for further update on Potline Failure in Aluminium Smelters: Observations and Recent Case Studies (2013-2017). To be among the first to place your hands on this report, please send your request to booking@alcircle.com