Storvik and Charl-Pol have launched Alumotion to bring proven robotic solutions, local engineering and lifecycle support closer to Canada's aluminium smelters. Canadian aluminium smelters are set to gain a new source of automation expertise as Storvik and Canadian technology company Charl-Pol...
The US Department of Justice has urged a court to dismiss Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s lawsuit filed on the proposed USD 4 billion Oklahoma aluminium smelter, arguing that the project would strengthen national and economic security. The move comes as the joint venture of Emirates...
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Taking one more step ahead in setting up alumina and smelter plant project in joint venture with National Aluminium Company (Nalco), state-run mining major Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) has sought around 1,500 acres of land in Mandvi taluka of Kutch district. Aluminium smelting is...
After a long time, Eskom has responded to public pleading for information on its sweetheart deal with BHP Billiton to supply cheap power to the Hillside and Mozal aluminium smelters. A few days ago, Eskom chief financial officer Paul O’Flaherty treated the nation to a lesson in modern arithmetic...
State-run caustic soda major Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) has joined hands with National Aluminium Company (Nalco) for setting up 200,000 tonnes per annum (TPA) caustic soda project at Dahej in Gujarat. "The feasibility report for the proposed project is currently on and is likely to...
A western Kentucky aluminum smelter involved in a rate dispute with a regional utility says it plans to purchase power on the open market. State Rep. Tommy Thompson told the Messenger-Inquirer on Friday that Century Aluminum Co., which employs more than 700 workers in the region, had sent the...
Workers at US giant Alcoa's loss-making aluminum smelter in the Sardinian town of Portovesme on Tuesday occupied a nearby explosives factory to draw attention to 1,500 jobs at risk. "We went into the factory and asked its workers for solidarity, which we got amply from them and from the...
National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has got the approval of Odisha's High Level Clearance Authority to set up 0.5 million tonne per annum (mtpa) aluminium smelter and 1,260 MW captive power plant (CPP) at a cost of Rs 16345.89 crore. The smelter cum CPP would come up at Kepse in Sundergarh district....
Hindalco Industries, an Aditya Birla Group company, has raised Rs 9,896 crore to fund its aluminium project in Odisha. The debt funded through a consortium of 28 banks and financial institutions has a tenor of 12.5 years and interest rate of 11.25 per cent a year. The 13,195-crore Aditya Aluminium...
The cash-strapped Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is continuing with plans to purchase a new transformer, with management saying yesterday the company was committed to securing a viable future. The Southland Times understands a specialist power engineer from the smelter will travel to South Korea in...
Russian companies UC Rusal, the world’s biggest aluminium producer, and Norilsk Nickel, a global mining and metallurgical company, plan to build smelters in Indonesia, a government minister says. “The commitments were delivered in a meeting between President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and CEOs of the...
ESKOM is yet to conclude a renegotiated contract with BHP Billiton for the group’s aluminium smelter in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, Eskom spokeswoman Hilary Joffe said on Wednesday. The delay in the conclusion of the deal could be an indication that negotiations between the two companies are...
Hindalco Industries Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla on Tuesday told shareholders at the company’s AGM that the power cost pressure is hitting aluminum smelters hard, though aluminium business in the country has recorded highest production. He also noted that China continues to be a major demand...
Aluminium maker Alcoa Inc. (AA.N) said on Friday it had received no new expressions of interest for its Sardinian smelter, denying Italian government claims that two different groups were looking at saving the plant from closure. "Since August 1 we have not received any new and concrete expressions...
The Government's being told be more proactive when it comes to the row between state owned Meridian Energy and the owners of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter. Aluminium prices are at a 25-year low and smelter owners Rio Tinto have already announced 100 job layoffs. Around 900 people directly rely...
Century Aluminum says it's reviewing a plan offered by West Virginia regulators as part of the quest to restart Century's Jackson County smelter. The state Public Service Commission ruled Thursday that Century's Ravenswood plant could pay a special rate for electricity for up to 10 years. That rate...
Both parties to negotiations over electricity prices for the Rio Tinto-owned aluminium smelter near Bluff say there is no truth to reports that state-owned electricity producer Meridian Energy has abandoned the talks. "We haven't walked away from anything," Meridian spokeswoman Claire Shaw says in...
Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL), one of the world's largest single site aluminum smelters and the industrial flagship of the United Arab Emirates, has selected SunGard's AvantGard Treasury (Quantum) for treasury management and hedge accounting. The solution will also help DUBAL manage foreign exchange,...
Mexican-based Faeza Alloyers U.S.A., a metal alloys manufacturer and fabricator, will invest $7.56 million to build its first U.S. facility in Shelbyville, Indiana. The Chalco, Mexico-based company, which specializes in producing alloys with zinc and aluminum bases for the automotive industry, will...
Dubai Aluminium (Dubal), a leading aluminium smelter, was recently awarded the Dubai Chamber 2012 CSR Label, which honours the company’s efforts towards sustainability. The accolade was presented at a dedicated ceremony hosted by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry Centre for Responsible...
