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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Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) in collaboration with the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP), recognize Orbite Aluminae Inc., based in Montreal, Quebec, as national winner of the 2012 Regional Awards for New Technology. Orbite Aluminae...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. has completed the previously announced brokered private placement of units for an aggregate amount of $5,000,000 and that the private placement was again oversubscribed. Each unit was priced at $5,000 and was comprised of 1,156 class "A" shares issued on a flow-through basis at...
Aluminium industry in the world is set to undergo a revolution. The industry can now hope for much cheaper and environment friendly technology. Orbite Aluminae Incorporated (OLI), a private company in Canada, has developed a new process of alumina production. Instead of using bauxite, the...
Harbor Intelligence looks for North American aluminum premiums to hit record highs in the first quarter and for the market to be in a supply deficit in 2013. The aluminum-analysis firm says there is the risk of potential primary aluminum output disruptions in Canada since no agreement has been...
A hit to electricity contracts with aluminum smelters reduced Hydro-Quebec's profits in the third quarter. Excluding a charge related to the planned closure of the Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor, the public utility's profits fell 6.9 per cent to $376 million for the period ended Sept. 30. That's down...
Quebec firm seeks to build aluminum oxide facility that could cost up to $1 billion A Quebec company hopes to build an aluminum oxide refinery in Nova Scotia that would cost upwards of half a billion dollars and could employ 200 to 400 people. “It’s not a small thing,” Richard Boudreault, president...
Aluminium can be used as a primary structural component in bridge decks, bridge girders and cross bracing, say the authors of a study on potential applications of aluminium that was completed earlier this year for the Aluminium Association of Canada. Dr. Scott Walbridge, P.Eng., of the Department...
Orbite Aluminae on Tuesday said it had entered into an agreement with US chemicals consultant M&K for the engineering and construction of a separation plant capable of producing gallium oxide at a purity of 4N (99.99%) and scandium oxide at a purity of 2N or greater (99%+) from the acid recovery...
Greco Aluminum Railings Ltd, a welded aluminum balcony railing manufacturer based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, announced today that O2 Investment Partners, LLC based in Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA, has partnered with Frank and Larry Greco and acquired a majority interest in Greco. Greco is a leading...
The London Metal Exchange said Wednesday it has approved the listing of high-grade aluminum brand AAR, which it said constitutes good delivery with immediate effect, the LME said. The brand is produced by Canada-based Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. at the Arvida Works 1955 plant in Quebec, Canada, which has...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. said it has achieved major technical achievements building the final design phase of the smelter-grade alumina (SGA) plant. With the support of M&K, a North American leader in chemical process design, Orbite successfully modified the SGA plant design by incorporating the best...
Orbite Aluminae said Thursday Quebec's Ministry of natural resources granted the company a 20-year renewable mining lease at its Grande-Vallee property. Shares popped 3.33 per cent to $2.17 each on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Thursday mid afternoon. The lease is a major step to support Orbite's...
Canadian aluminum shipments were the bright spot in an otherwise quiet July. Steel shipments and shipments of aluminum in the US were nearly flat in both countries. US Service Center Activity; 121,700 tonnes of aluminum products were shipped by U.S. Service Centers in July an increase of 3.6% from...
Outotec and Orbite Aluminae have agreed to terms for a project related to the Canadian company's new plant to process high purity alumina. The scope of delivery for Outotec involves both basic and detail engineering as well as providing fluidized bed technology with special Outotec equipment for...
Orbite Alumina reports on the progress achieved in construction activities of its high-purity alumina plant in Cap-Chat, Quebec, and announces today it has selected the investment banking firm or ROTH Capital Partners as its principal American liaison as it prepares to list its shares on the...
Rio Tinto Alcan has been given the green light to complete the construction of the second tunnel at Kemano power station site. Spokesperson Colleen Nyce says operations stopped last week because the company had not received its full approval of the final water licence amendment. "Rio Tinto Alcan is...
The Toronto stock market fell about one per cent Tuesday as further indications of a slowing Chinese economy helped extinguish early optimism arising from a better than expected earnings report from U.S. aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. The S&P/TSX composite index dropped 122.45 points to 11,512.22 its...
Aluminum Accurate Works assures to be the absolute solution for different forms of top notch exterior and aluminum installations. The company based on Barrie, Ontario, is providing doors, windows & aluminum installations extended in and around the areas of Innisfil, Simcoe County and Aurora & King...
