Alcoa strikes $3.1b cash-and-stock deal for South32’s key aluminium assets
Alcoa Corporation is acquiring South32’s key aluminium assets in a USD 3.1 billion deal in cash plus 17,008,960 Alcoa shares, expanding its upstream aluminium portfolio across Australia, Brazil and South Africa. The transaction will also give South32 and its shareholders an equity interest in the...
China’s 45Mt aluminium cap pushes producers overseas as global dominance grows
China’s aluminium industry is running close to its limits in 2026. As Shanghai aluminium prices near a three-month high, historically low raw material costs and strong smelter margins encourage producers to operate at maximum capacity. National aluminium output remains above Beijing’s...
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Construction Begins on Ras Az Zawr Aluminium Smelter
...Bechtel started construction on Saudi Arabia’s first ever aluminium smelter at the Ma’aden minerals industry complex at the Ras Az Zawr Minerals Industrial City...
Tianyuan Aluminum to Shut down Facilities at Smelting Plant
...Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Sanmenxia Tianyuan Aluminum Co. Ltd. announced on July 21 that it will shut down the 172 electrolytic tank facilities at the second phase of its smelting plant by the third quarter this year, in line with the State Council's policy of eliminating outdated...
Saudi aluminium plant construction begins
...Work on the $10 billion plant, consisting of a bauxite mine at Ba'aitha and an alumina refinery, aluminum smelter and rolling mill at Ras Az Zawr, began with initial ground breaking services last week. The plant is due for completion in 2013 and will provide the kingdom with a supply of cost...
India Hindalco Says Bad Weather Hits Orissa Plant
... India's top aluminium maker, Hindalco Industries (HALC.BO: Quote) said on Tuesday its Hirakud aluminium smelter in eastern India was affected by bad weather and heavy rains, which is likely to reduce output by 20,000 tons this fiscal year...
Trimet Returns Aluminum Smelters to Full Output on Auto Demand
... Trimet Aluminium AG, Germany’s biggest producer of the lightweight metal, returned its smelters to full capacity on improved demand from carmakers...
Emirates Aluminium Gets $737 Million From Export Credit Agencies
... Emirates Aluminium Co. signed financing agreements with three export credit agencies for about $737 million for its smelter.....
Alcoa to Return Aviles Smelter to Full Output by Q4
...NEW YORK, July 19 -- Alcoa Inc (AA.N: Quote) plans to return its 93,000 tonne-per-year aluminum smelter in Aviles, Spain, to full production by the fourth quarter, after it was idled due to heavy flooding in the region in mid-June...
Indian Aluminum Company Tracks Deliveries
...July 14, 2010—Vedanta Aluminium Ltd. (VAL), a subsidiary of metals and mining company Vedanta Resources PLC, is employing an EPC Gen 2 ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) RFID system to boost efficiency and prevent theft at its power plant and aluminum smelter in Jharsuguda, Orissa, in eastern India. ..
Semi Automatic Castcing Machine for Anode Blocks in Aluminium Smelters
...The VHE Semi-Automatic Casting Machine pours molten iron to seal rod stubs into carbon anode blocks...
UPDATE 1-Quebec aluminum smelter hit by power failure | Reuters
... RPT-UPDATE 1-China's Henan to idle 700000 T aluminium capacity. Mon, Jun 28 2010 . UPDATE 1-Rio Tinto to expand Yarwun alumina plant H2 2012 ...
South Africa: Load Shedding Curbs BHP Aluminium Smelters
...Johannesburg — BHP Billiton's aluminium smelters in Richards Bay are still feeling the effect of 2008's national energy crisis and experience regular load shedding.
VHE Hall Effect Cathode Current Meter Increasing in Popularity with Aluminium Smelters
Continuing the trend seen in recent years, more and more smelters are recognising the benefits of using the VHE Hall Effect Cathode Current Meter. Recent orders include Hormozal - Iran, Dubai Aluminium - UAE and Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio - Brazil.
Aluminum Producers in Henan Cut Production, Association Says
... Aluminum producers in Henan province, the largest maker of the metal in China, agreed to curtail 700,000 metric tons of capacity... Aluminum prices in China have dropped below the cost of production, putting pressure on smelters to reduce output ...
China Aluminum Smelters to Face Cutbacks in 2H 2010: Minmetals
...The Chinese aluminum market is facing a 1.26 million mt surplus in 2010 that should lead to production cutbacks in the second half of the year, according to estimates by China Minmetals.
Bosnia region annuls tender for Aluminij sell-off
Bosnia's regional government annulled on Tuesday a tender for a majority stake in its sole aluminium smelter as top bidder Glencore International AG [GLEN.UL] set terms the cabinet was unwilling to fulfill.
Steel Guru : Fluor awarded series of contracts by Maaden and Alcoa JV
... The estimated USD 10.8 billion super project will include a bauxite mine, alumina refinery, aluminum smelter and rolling mill. ...
Steel Guru : Fluor awarded series of contracts by Maaden and Alcoa JV
... The estimated USD 10.8 billion super project will include a bauxite mine, alumina refinery, aluminum smelter and rolling mill. ...
BHP, Eskom decouple Al prices from Mozal power contract
BHP Billiton has agreed to an amended power supply contract with Eskom for the 506,000 tpy Mozal aluminium smelter in Mozambique. "The agreement, effective 31 March 2010, removes the impact of embedded derivatives on Eskom's balance sheet, as well as all onerous conditions," said Eskom acting...
