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Rio Tinto partners with Volvo Group to supply low-carbon aluminium, among other materials
The world's leading metals and mining corporation, Rio Tinto, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Volvo Group to create a strategic partnership where the Anglo-Australian multinational company will supply responsibly sourced low-carbon products and solutions to Volvo Group. In order...
Hydro invests NOK 80 million in innovative digital technology at Ardal to strengthen low-carbon aluminium production
The HAL5000 pot control system is designed by the technology community at Ardal, providing more efficient control of aluminium production. As a result of upgrading electrolysis cells, the technology contributes to increased production, reduced electricity consumption, and lower CO2 emissions....
Final closure of Alro Slatina's operations may occur by May 2023: Constantin Popescu
The President of the Free Aluminum Union within Alro Slatina, Constantin Popescu stated that it is possible that Romanian aluminium producer Alro Slatina will cease operations by May 2023. Alro runs its operations with around 2000 employees. He referred to high energy prices as the primary cause of...
Adaro Energy aims to begin commercial operations of its aluminium smelter in Q1 2025
The first phase of PT Adaro Energy Indonesia Tbk's aluminium smelter in North Kalimantan will operate commercially in Q1 2025 with a capacity of 500,000 tonnes. Adaro is Indonesia's second-largest coal miner by production volume and most significant by market capitalization. Adaro strives to seize...
Hindalco's 25 MW solar plant in Singrauli district started producing electricity, paving the way toward low-carbon aluminium production
Hindalco Industries, India's leading aluminium producer, has begun generating electricity from a 25 MW solar plant in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, in addition to a captive power plant (CPP) at its Mahan facilities. As part of the ceremony, Mahan Aluminium's President, Senthil Nath, inaugurated the...
Alumina weekly recap: Aughinish Alumina gets approval to expand red mud storage capacity; PLN agrees to supply energy to PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia until 2050
Alumina powder, also known as aluminium oxide, is a chemical compound mainly used to produce aluminium – one of the essential metals in advancing a low-carbon economy and throughout the global industry. In addition to being ideal for aluminium production, alumina also provides excellent hardness...
India's primary aluminium producers operating margins likely to contract by 400-500 basis points in Q2 FY23: ICRA
On 8th September 2022, India's significant rating agency, ICRA, stated that the country's primary aluminium producers operating margins are likely to contract by 400-500 basis points (BPS) consecutively in the second quarter of 2022-23 on the aspect of high production cost. ICRA Limited (formerly...
Jamalco commemorates the first anniversary of the alumina refinery fire incident on August 22
Jamalco experienced one of the worst disasters in its 63-year history on 22nd August 2021 and marked 22nd August 2022 as the first anniversary of the fire incident at its alumina refinery. Jamalco is a joint venture between General Alumina Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Alumina Production Limited...
ElementUS signed an exclusive agreement with LAlumina to process bauxite residue located at Burnside alumina refinery
ElementUS Minerals, LLC, a Dada Holding company, has announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with the partners of LAlumina to process bauxite residue located at LAlumina’s refinery in Burnside, Louisiana. ElementUS is technologically advanced in extracting and refining strategic...
PLN agrees to supply energy to PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia until 2050
The Indonesian state-owned corporation PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), which has a monopoly on electric power distribution in the country, has agreed to supply the energy needs of mining company PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia (BAI) until 2050. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was inked in the...
BMW Group begins production of fuel cells for iX5 Hydrogen; stack housing manufactured at Landshut facility
As part of the company's hydrogen competence centre in Munich, BMW AG's Chairman of the Board of Management Oliver Zipse and Frank Weber, BMW AG's Member of the Board of Management for Development, inaugurated fuel cell system production on 31 August. It marks the beginning of the global testing...
Hydro's Wrexham aluminium recycling plant reaches its fifth anniversary with zero accidents
Hydro's aluminium recycling facility, based in Wrexham, has reached yet another safety milestone. This week marks the fifth anniversary of the company operating without an accident. Wayne Clifton, Managing Director, praised the hard work and commitment of the workforce, "Reaching five years...
Bahrain to reorganize the board of sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat Holding
According to our report from the Gulf region, the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Bahrain Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, has issued an order to restructure the board of sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat Holding with Finance Minister Salman bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa as its chairman. Mumtalakat reported...
Primary aluminium production reflects a 27% rise in the first four months of the Iranian fiscal year: IMIDRO
IMIDRO reported that its subsidiaries had produced 222,053 tonnes of primary aluminium in the current fiscal year's first four months (March 21-July 22) to register a 27% increase in production compared with the same phase of the previous fiscal year. The Iranian Mines & Mining Industries...
Russian gas pipeline remains shut, energy-intensive aluminium industry cuts production
The supply resumption of one of Russia's main gas routes to Europe on 3rd September 2022 was scraped, which sparked fears of winter fuel shortages. It highlighted a dispute between Gazprom and Siemens Energy over repairs to the pipeline. After its short maintenance, the Nord Stream 1 pipeline was...
India's leading alumina producer wins the 22nd Greentech Environment Awards-2022 in the category 'Environmental Protection’
On 2nd September 2022, Vedanta Limited-Lanjigarh stated that the country's foremost metallurgical grade alumina producer bagged multiple awards for its environmental, healthcare, and education initiatives. The alumina refinery bagged the first prize for ‘Environmental Protection’ at the 22nd...
Dutch aluminium producer Aldel ceases all remaining production
On 2 nd September 2022, the Dutch aluminium producer Aldel announced facility in Farmsum will be placed in “care and maintenance” as of September 1, 2022. The company has stated that this step has been taken due to skyrocketing energy prices and a lack of government support. The Works Council...
PyroGenesis Canada successfully validated the DROSRITE residue
As part of its joint venture and license agreement with a leading residue processor, PyroGenesis Canada Inc. has provided an update on its encouraging progress. The JV partner conducted preliminary residue testing from an operational DROSRITE facility. According to the results, the residues are of...
