Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US goods, including aluminium and steel products, take effect as Washington intensifies pressure on Canadian industry. Canada is escalating its trade confrontation with the United States, imposing tariffs of up to 50 per cent on US imports worth CAD 27.6 billion (USD...
The aluminium industry stands at a juncture material quality, recycling capacity, cross-border cooperation, carbon compliance and energy security are falling into a network of interconnectivity. The aluminium supply chain is evolving from simply securing enough metal to securing the right quality,...
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Glenn Kelly and his 75-strong team at Montreal-based Orbite Aluminae Inc. face a critical one-year deadline to complete a commercial-scale high-purity alumina (HPA) plant at Cap Chat in Quebec’s Gaspé. “It’s a race against time to master some technical hurdles and bring the plant into production,”...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced today the filing of its Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Corporation reported a net loss of $15.0 million ($0.08 per share) compared to $16.9 million ($0.09 per share) for 2012, representing a decrease of $1.9 million, or...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced today the filing of its Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Corporation reported a net loss of $15.0 million ($0.08 per share) compared to $16.9 million ($0.09 per share) for 2012, representing a decrease of $1.9 million, or...
Glenn Kelly and his 75-strong team at Montreal-based Orbite Aluminae Inc. face a critical one-year deadline to complete a commercial-scale high-purity alumina (HPA) plant at Cap Chat in Quebec’s Gaspé. “It’s a race against time to master some technical hurdles and bring the plant into production,”...
Estimated net shipments of Aluminum Sheet and Plate by U.S. and Canadian producers totaled 662.2 million pounds during January 2014, a decline of five-tenths of one percent from the January 2013 total of 665.4 million pounds. Compared to the previous month, shipments increased 9.9 percent over the...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce that the Government of Québec formally approved a 10M$ equity investment in Orbite by Investissement Québec (“IQ”), a mandatory of the Québec Government. The announcement was made at Orbite’s High Purity Alumina (“HPA”) production facility in Cap-Chat,...
Rio Tinto Alcan Inc, Canadian aluminium producer has signed a 5-year partnership with National Research Council of Canada (NRC) to expand aluminium use in light vehicles & trains. “We see that the demand in the automotive market will be growing within the next few years, so we want to find new ways...
Montreal will be hosting the Canadian International Aluminium Conference and bring together some of the leading aluminum experts in the world. Researchers, lectures and major organizations of the industry will share this platform to present their individual outlook for aluminium with...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announces its participation at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference taking place from March 2-5, 2014 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The PDAC Convention is the largest annual gathering of prospectors and miners in the world....
The Board of Directors of Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced that Mr. Glenn Kelly, previously Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, has been named President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Richard Boudreault is stepping down from the position of President and Chief...
The Aluminum Association of Canada reported that primary aluminum production in Canada declined three-tenths of one percent in January to an annual rate of 2,901,891 metric tonnes, off 9,114 tonnes from the December rate of 2,911,005 TPY. Compared to a year ago, production was off 3.2 percent from...
First Bauxite Corporation ("First Bauxite" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has granted incentive stock options for the purchase of up to 300,000 common shares of the Company at an exercise price of $0.14 for a five-year period to a director of the Company. First Bauxite Corporation...
Orbite Aluminae inc. ("Orbite" or the "Company") is pleased to announce it was granted a 4M$ non-interest bearing repayable financial contribution from Canada Economic Development for Québec regions. The announcement occurred at Orbite's technology development center in Laval, Québec, by the...
Orbite Aluminae Inc., announced today its first update on the construction and optimization activities of its high purity alumina (“HPA”) production facility located in Cap-Chat, Québec. As disclosed in previous press releases, Orbite still anticipates a 12-month execution timeline following the...
Rochester Aluminum Smelting Canada Ltd., has acquired aluminum scrap rotary furnace operator Greenway Industries Corp., Concord., Ontario, Canada. Rochester Aluminum, also based in Concord, produces aluminum casting alloys, primary and secondary aluminum shot, granules, cones, pyramids and...
Rio Tinto Alcan, a Canadian subsidiary of Rio Tinto, the global giant in the mining industry inaugurated Arvida aluminium smelter, the AP60 Technology Centre, worth $1.1-billion in Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean, Quebec. This new plant has a total installed capacity of 60 000 t of aluminium. In a press...
Energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions associated with primary aluminum production in the United States and Canada have declined significantly in recent years according to a new, peer-reviewed life-cycle assessment (LCA) report released by the Aluminum Association. The study covers all life...
Following a general improvement in volume during October, North American metals service centers’ deliveries of steel and aluminum declined significantly in November. The figures reported by the Metals Service Center Institute in its Monthly Activities Report showed double-digit declines for both...
