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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Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) and Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) are both planning on boosting output, according to Bloomberg. EMAL is looking towards the end of 2012 to finalise financing arrangements for a $4.5Bn expansion programme, including the construction of what it claims will be the world’s biggest...
Unionized workers at Rio Tinto Alcan's Alma aluminum smelter in northern Quebec have approved a new contract ending an extended lockout, the union and the company confirmed late on Thursday. The approval comes more than six months after Rio Tinto Alcan locked out its unionized workers after...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) ranked as one of the largest Aluminium smelters in the world, now sells 15 per cent of its output in Europe, said chief executive Laurent Schmitt. He announced this during a visit to Zurich on the first anniversary of the company's sales office there. 'Alba had long...
Bosnia's aluminium smelter Aluminij Mostar said it may have to cut output, due to lower metal prices combined with higher power costs, and appealed for help from the government for the country's top exporter and crucial employer. The metal sector exports account for about 80 percent of overall...
United Co. Rusal plans to embark on a modernization program at its Novokuznetsk aluminum smelter which will boost 2012 production to 286,000 metric tons and increase value-added output by 18,000 tons a year from 2013, the company said Tuesday. The project will cost around 170 million rubles ($5.22...
The Tasmanian Government has refused to be drawn on the possibility of offering smaller manufacturers cut price power deals, like those offered to two northern Tasmanian smelters. Last week, it was announced the Pacific Aluminium smelter at Bell Bay had signed a new power deal with Hydro Tasmania...
US aluminum producer Ormet warned Ohio regulators Monday it could be forced to shut all or part of its 260,000 mt/year Hannibal smelter if said regulators approve a pending electric security plan for AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power subsidiary. Ormet said electricity costs at the smelter...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), ranked as one of the largest aluminium smelters in the world, has introduced a new safety initiative for contractors as part of its commitment to inculcate safety culture amongst its employees. The new Contractors Safety Management (CSM) is part of the AlbaSafeWay...
Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said Monday that it has reached an agreement in principle with labor union representatives from its Canadian Alma aluminum smelter following a seven-month lockout. Rio Tinto Alcan, the aluminum arm of Rio, locked out 780 unionized workers at its 438,000-ton-a-year...
United Co. Rusal, the world’s largest aluminum producer, is considering building a new smelter to replace the aging facility at its Bogoslovsk plant in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region. After a feasibility study, it would take as long as 5 years to construct a smelter with annual capacity of 396,000...
Hindalco Industries, AdityaBirla Group's flagship firm is on an aggressive drive to raise funds for its biggest Greenfield project in Odisha. The country's largest non-ferrous metals producer plans to tap about Rs 9,000 crore for the project, which is being re-configured mirroring the ambitions of...
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Australia's Bell Bay aluminium smelter reached a new 13-year power supply deal to help secure the long-term future of the 182,000-tonnes-a-year plant in the face of depressed market conditions, miner Rio Tinto said on Thursday. The 57-year-old smelter, located in the island state of Tasmania, is...
Federal Industry Minister Greg Combet has rejected a call from NSW for the commonwealth to bail out a Hunter aluminium smelter. The federal government is reportedly set to announce a $42 million rescue package for Alcoa's Point Henry aluminium smelter operations near Geelong in Victoria to help...
The Point Henry aluminium smelter has been offered a $42 million lifeline by the Gillard government which, if accepted, would guarantee the future of the Geelong plant for the next two years and save hundreds of manufacturing jobs on the eve of the introduction of the carbon tax. Under the terms of...
Tony Abbott labelled the expected $42 million bailout of aluminium giant Alcoa's Port Henry smelter "hush money" yesterday as Julia Gillard accused him of a misleading campaign to demonise the carbon tax, which comes into effect on Sunday. The Opposition Leader seized on reports that the government...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) praised the contribution of its work force in raising the company’s profile and in playing a key role in strengthening its reputation as one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters. The statement was made at the conclusion of a series of ceremonies held at the Alba Club...
Aluminium smelters in China's Xinjiang province, which aim to become a key production hub of the metal, will add only about a third to half of the capacity expansion originally planned for 2012 as low metal prices and costly power cripple the industry, analysts say. The delay in adding as much as...
