Coal-heavy Australian aluminium vs renewables-led New Zealand: How Oceania is balancing decarbonisation
Oceania’s primary aluminium industry is facing a fragmented energy transition. While Australia, the leading aluminium producer of the continent, has abundant renewable resources and a well-established aluminium value chain, its smelters remain significantly more dependent on fossil-fuel-based...
Can the US afford to cut Canada off? 75% aluminium and $100b energy tell the story
The US aluminium industry’s dependence on Canada extends far beyond primary aluminium imports. While Canada supplies around 75 per cent of US imported primary aluminium, covering roughly 60 per cent of the country’s annual aluminium usage, it is also a major supplier of crude oil, natural gas and...
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Alcoa and Aluminum Play Major Role in New EPA/NHTSA Effort To Reduce GHG Emissions and Increase Fuel Efficiency
Alcoa and the aluminum industry play a major role in the new effort to reduce GHG emissions and increase fuel efficiency for medium and heavy trucks and buses announced last week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The...
Guangxi Subsidiary Company of Chinalco Faces with Electricity Shortage
Since July and August, Guangxi province ‘s severest electricity shortage in 20 years together with supply tension of coal and high stress from Nanning-Kunming railway all lead Guangxi subsidiary company of Chinalco to face great challenges. In terms of alumina, the key is preventing cost from...
UK aluminium smelter power plant must switch from coal
The coal-fired power station which supplies all of the energy to Rio Tinto Alcan's Lynemouth aluminium smelter in northeast England, must switch to biomass generation if it is to have a long-term future, a spokesman for the company said.
Century Aluminum Saves Thousands with Upgrade to LED Obstruction Lights
With an operating capacity of 244,000 tons per year, Century Aluminum’s primary aluminum smelting plant in Hawesville, Ky., has been in operation since 1969. The original 400-ft chimney stack featured an incandescent beacon lighting system installed in the 1970s. Looking to upgrade its antiquated...
BHP Billiton apply for leave to appeal against judgment handed down by South Gauteng HC
BHP Billiton may apply for leave to appeal against the judgment handed down by the South Gauteng High Court on last week whereby it and power utility Eskom were ordered to disclose the power pricing agreement for BHP’s Mozal and Hillside aluminum smelters.
Deteriorating aluminum heats up Murfreesboro landfill
Aluminum waste buried years ago at Middle Point Landfill has begun causing temperatures to rise in a closed section of the landfill. In late March, Allied Waste discovered steam and heat in the closed area and notified the state. “When we noticed the elevated temperatures in portions of the...
MIIT Continues to Implement the National Aluminum Industry Policy
MIIT announces that it will continue to carry out our national aluminum industry policy and strictly control aluminum production capacity as well as promoting energy-efficient technological transformation of electrolytic aluminum. It will endeavor to realize the goal of direct current...
Domestic Annual Electrolytic Aluminum Output will reach 18 Million Tons
The Department of Public Letter estimated on its official website that domestic electrolytic aluminum would reach 18 million tons up by 13% in the corresponding period previous year. Some uncertain factors such as high area electricity price may also affect electrolytic aluminum output.
Tester sees CFAC power deal as vital to entire state's economy
Montana Senator Jon Tester says a pending power deal between the Bonneville Power Administration and Columbia Falls Aluminum is not only good economic news for the Flathead, it's also critical to the entire state's well-being.
DJ Early-Morning Power Outage Shuts Down Venezuelan Metal Companies
A power outage early Tuesday shut down Venezuela steelmaker Sidor and partially stopped operations at state-owned aluminum company Venalum, state media reported. A transformer failure at 3:35 a.m. led to the emergency stop at the plants, according to the Venezuelan News Agency.
New Deal Could Re-Open Columbia Falls Aluminum Plant
A new deal could bring power back to the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company and add two-hundred jobs to the Flathead's economy. The plant shut down in 2009 after more than fifty years in business. Owners blamed the closure on the electricity costs.
Ecology Park planned for Kurri
Kurri has been announced as the site for what will be known as the Hunter Industrial Ecology Park to be developed by an alliance of companies including Weston Aluminium, Sims Metal, Renewed Carbon, Indeco, Energos and Dolomatrix. The proposal will see more than 15 companies co-locating to achieve...
Aluminum smelters in Henan facing power cuts
Aluminum smelters in Henan province, China's top producer of the metal face electricity supply cuts that could hit output at a time of high domestic prices if summer power demand continues to surge. Mr Heng Kun chief analyst at Essence Securities said that power hungry aluminum smelters in the...
Non-ferrous Metal--- Supply Tension
Electrolytic aluminum industry supply and demand too prosperous. On one side, during the first half year, the electrolytic aluminum capacity increases month by month and capacity utilization also goes up quickly. The other factor is the strong market demand for electrolytic aluminum. The real...
Aluminum Smelters in China's Henan Face Power Cuts-Industry
Aluminum smelters in Henan province, China's top producer of the metal, face electricity supply cuts that could hit output at a time of high domestic prices if summer power demand continues to surge, industry sources said on Friday. Power-hungry aluminum smelters in the central province have...
Brazilian Utility Upgrades Transmission Line
Brazilian utility AES Eletropaulo has upgraded a transmission line that carries electricity through a congested portion of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The utility used 3M Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced (ACCR) overhead conductor to more than double the transmission line's capacity without the need...
BPA offers power deal for CFAC
The Bonneville Power Administration is proposing an electric-power deal for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. that could provide service to the dormant aluminum plant for up to 4 1/2 years. “We’ve been working with CFAC on this agreement,” said BPA spokesman Mike Hansen. He cautioned, however, that...
Vedanta Aluminum to complete aluminum smelter and power plants
Vedanta Aluminum Limited will invest about INR 100 billion to complete its aluminum smelter and power plants at Jharsuguda. The company has so far invested around INR 40,000 crore in its Lanjigarh and Jharsuguda projects in Orissa. It has set up Greenfield alumina refinery with a capacity of 1...
