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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Orbite Aluminae Inc. will announce the results of the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) prepared by Genivar Inc. for its planned metallurgical grade alumina plant, on Tuesday morning November 29, 2011. The Company will host a webcast conference call on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM EST...
Rio Tinto today received Canadian Competition Bureau clearance for its offer, made through an indirect wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, to acquire all the common shares of Hathor Exploration Limited ("Hathor") for C$4.70 in cash per common share. The Commissioner of Competition issued a "no action...
Cosma International, an operating unit of Magna International, has signed an agreement with the shareholders of the BDW technologies group under which Cosma will acquire BDW's four operations. BDW is a vacuum high-pressure aluminum die caster and expects full year 2011 sales of approximately...
Orbite Aluminae Inc., developer of the Grande Vallée aluminous clay mining project in Quebec's Gaspé region, has awarded the full feasibility study for the companion alumina processing plant to a consortium of Montreal engineers Genivar Inc. and Johnston-Vermette after an international competitive...
For decades, Quebec’s foreign-owned aluminum sector has been a source of pride in a province that can use all the high-powered manufacturing might it can get. Boosted by financial backing from the government and cheap hydroelectric rates, the sector has played a starring role in the province’s...
Orbite Aluminae Inc., developer of the Grande Vallée aluminous clay mining project in Quebec's Gaspé region, has awarded the full feasibility study for the companion alumina processing plant to a consortium of Montreal engineers Genivar Inc. and Johnston-Vermette after an international competitive...
Montreal-based Orbite Aluminae Inc., developer of the Grande Vallée aluminous clay mining project in Quebec’s Gaspé region, has awarded the full feasibility study for the companion alumina processing plant to a consortium of Montreal engineers Genivar Inc. and Johnston-Vermette after an...
Exploration Orbite announced that the production mode of alumina has shifted from a batch process a to semi-continuous process. This acceleration in production will allow the company to meet industry and partner demand as well as prepare for the transition of the plant towards a commercial...
Alcoa Inc has temporarily stopped producing certain ingots at its Becancour smelter in Quebec because of a quality problem, the aluminum producer said on Wednesday. A spokesman said the company suspended production of its P1020 aluminum billet in late October as a result of high iron content and...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of an information and consultation centre in Grande-Vallee.The facility aims at keeping stakeholders and the general public in the Gaspe region updated on its project to develop its aluminous clay deposits and produce both high purity and...
Exploration Orbite VSPA Inc.is pleased to announce that effective at the open of markets on October 17, 2011, the Company will be re-named "Orbite Aluminae Inc.". The name change will not impact the Company's organizational structure or day-to-day operations. "The new name Orbite Aluminae reflects...
Alcoa announced today that its Canadian Global Primary Products Operations has made one of the most substantial financial contributions in its history, a partnership agreement totaling $3 million over five years with the new Centre for Sustainable Development. A portion of this contribution, coming...
Preliminary estimates indicate that aluminum demand in the US and Canada -- shipments by domestic producers plus imports -- totaled an estimated 12.317 billion lb during the first seven months of 2011, 6% above the same period of 2010, according to the Aluminum Association. Demand for...
In yet another milestone supporting Exploration Orbite's Cap-Chat operations, the Company is pleased to announce that it has obtained authorization from Quebec's Ministry to extract a large bulk sample of up to 3,000 tonnes of aluminous clay over the next 12 months from its Grande-Vallee site in...
Orbite is pleased to confirm that its operations are progressing in accordance with the anticipated timeline and that it anticipates achieving its principal objectives projected for 2011 and 2012. These objectives include migration of its listing to the TSX Exchange, advancing its patented process...
Stepping off the elevator into the foyer of HudBay Minerals’ new 26,000-square-foot head offices in Toronto, visitors are met with actual ingots of raw zinc on the wall, branded with the HudBay stamp. The ceiling panels are made of recycled spun aluminum that artistically mimics the ceilings of the...
A range of architectural aluminum products from Alcoa’s (NYSE: AA) Kawneer business were used in the design and construction of the new Art Gallery of Alberta, Canada, recently recognized by Metal Architecture with the Grand Award in its 2011 Metal Architecture Design Awards. Alcoa Kawneer's...
Norwegian rodding equipment supplier Impec has secured two contracts. It has delivered a stub straightening machine for a hexapod in Baie-Comeau in Canada to be delivered in September 2011. The machine can straighten 6x140 stubs which might be increased to Ø-180mm at a later stage. The stubs will...
