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...
Voya Energy has unveiled an aluminium-based power system that converts low-grade aluminium scrap into electricity through a low-temperature electrochemical process, offering a potential new route for aluminium recycling, energy storage and off-grid power generation. The Hayward, California-based...
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Born from the 1992 UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) treaty and signed at the Rio Earth Summit, the COP (Conference of the Parties) completes three decades of climate commitment meetings. The 30 th COP or the ‘2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference’ is being held...
Sahl Regen, Worley and GEA (SWG) have collaborated to demonstrate how integrating Sahl Regen’s KX Heat Exchanger with GEA’s Mechanical Vapour Recompression (MVR) evaporation can reduce Bayer-process energy consumption by around 70 per cent. The collaboration is reinforced by Sahl Regen’s Kassofor...
Mr. Wang Bo Yi, the Founder of Hunan Bable Material Technology Co., Ltd., leads a technology-driven enterprise pioneering energy-saving materials for the metallurgical sector. With a mission rooted in low-carbon innovation, his company’s breakthrough nanoceramic coating technology is...
Last week, according to Mysteel's assessment, the benchmark 5,500 kcal per kg NAR thermal coal dipped from RMB 768 per tonne (USD 107.9 per tonne) on Monday to RMB 766 per tonne on Tuesday. After staying at this level in the following two days, it rebounded to RMB 769 per tonne on Friday. Explore-...
China's GDP expanded 5.2 per cent y-o-y in the first three quarters of 2025 (Q3: +4.8 per cent ), supported by resilient consumption and steady exports that offset persistent investment weakness. Energy and chemical demand are increasingly driven by advanced manufacturing and green transition...
Good news for Rio Tinto's Bell Bay aluminium smelter, with the new power deal inked, it will be running for at least the next 14 months. This came as the Tasmanian government decided to extend its power supply agreement temporarily. This extension ensures production stability while talks are...
The leading Norwegian aluminium producer, Norsk Hydro , has experienced mixed fortunes in its key markets amid global political tensions. With the growing trade barriers, the industrial activity of some of its segments has slowed. It has reshaped demand patterns for obvious reasons. However, the...
What is up with the primary aluminium production at the end of the third quarter 2025 - wonders many people, especially with China nearing its 45 million tonnes cap, Australia grappling with energy crisis, and North America shifting its focus to secondary aluminium. Till the end of June, the world...
Hitachi Energy India Limited, a leading player in cutting-edge power grid technologies, has announced impressive financial results for the second quarter. This performance highlights strong growth across its main business areas and key financial metrics. Revenue & profitability The Indian energy...
On the demand end, the gasoline consumption will remain soft in the traditional seasonal low, while the gasoil consumption lacks strong support in the near term, with downstream players mostly on the sidelines. China's #92 gasoline prices edged down with a weekly cut of 0.76 per cent, and #0 gasoil...
Norwegian aluminium and energy giant, Hydro, has revealed that it anticipates receiving compensation of NOK 251 million (EUR 21.6 million or USD 25.0 million) after ending a power purchase agreement (PPA) with one of Sweden’s largest wind farms. This compensation arises from the cancellation of a...
The UK Government has just rolled out an important initiative designed to cut electricity costs for Energy Intensive Industries (EIIs). This move is expected to save British businesses more than EUR 400 million (USD 465 million) each year. It is a part of a larger plan to enhance industrial...
John Courtenay, Chairman of MQP, is a metallurgist with over four decades of global experience in aluminium casthouse technology. Having begun his career at Foseco International, he founded MQP in 2000 to revolutionise melt quality and grain refinement solutions that enhance efficiency,...
Sussan Ley recently met with the Chief Executive Officer of Tomago Aluminium Company, Jérôme Dozol. The meeting was all about tackling the current hurdles the smelter is facing, especially the rising power costs and how it is affecting the ability to operate effectively. Sussan Ley clarified that...
China's natural gas market is entering the fourth quarter with firmer consumption fundamentals. October demand is projected to stay elevated amid heating preparation, resilient transport fuel use, and steady industrial recovery, while import dynamics show a gradual shift toward pipeline gas. Steady...
Guinea-Conakry, which is renowned among the world’s top bauxite exporters , is all set to script its new journey as a key player of West Africa’s emerging oil and gas landscape. Geologically, the nation sits within the MSGBC Basin (Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Guinea-Conakry),...
More than three years and the shockwaves of energy crisis in Australia are still being felt loud and clear. Caused by not one particular factor, the crisis began in the spring of 2022 (April-July) due to the spike in international gas prices, domestic plant outages, and weak renewable power...
[Barcelona, Spain] This November 2025, the 3rd Net Zero Europe - Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2025 will be held on 3-4 November in Barcelona, Spain. Supported by ACCIÓ – Catalonia Trade & Investment, the summit will convene European policymakers, technical experts, and supply chain leaders to...
