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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In eleven months of 2024, Africa has produced 1.44 million tonnes of primary aluminium, compared to 1.462 million tonnes a year ago. That reflects a year-on-year downfall of 1.5 per cent, in contrast to the 2.87 per cent hike in global primary metal output . Consequently, the country’s contribution...
RUSAL has cemented its position as the successor to the Russian and Soviet aluminium industry, consolidating leading facilities, innovative research, and cutting-edge technologies. Operating across four strategic business units—aluminium, alumina, energy, and mining and metals—the company's core...
A transformational multimillion-dollar water project will soon provide 60,000 gallons of water daily to around 2,000 residents in Manchester's Harmons Valley, Jamaica. This initiative is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, JAMALCO, the Manchester Parish...
Vedanta Aluminium has once again proved its leadership in sustainable industrial practices by saving 1.3 million Giga Joules (GJ) of energy, aligned with India’s energy conservation goals. This achievement was possible due to a continuous effort towards enhancing energy efficiency and reducing...
METLEN Energy & Metals SA ("METLEN") (ATHX: MYTIL) (formerly MYTILINEOS), a leading global industrial and energy group, announces that a draft listing prospectus in connection with the listing of the shares of a newly UK-established company, METLEN Energy & Metals Limited (“METLEN Limited”), has...
On December 17, 2024, Chevron, one of the world's leading integrated energy companies with a presence in Australia for over 70 years, Chevron Australia announced that it will supply aluminium producer Alcoa with 130 petajoules of natural gas over a 10-year period starting in 2028. Chevron...
The natural gas supply to the Pinjarra alumina refinery in Australia, which has an annual production capacity of 4.7* million tonnes, has been unexpectedly disrupted on December 10, 2024. This interruption caused a power outage and a substantial caustic soda spill at the facility. However, full...
The Heavy Industry Low-Carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) has embarked on a landmark three-year project to support the decarbonisation of heavy industry through enhanced energy infrastructure planning in Australia. The initiative is titled "Unlocking Investment in Energy...
Fortum, leveraging decades of expertise in the Nordic energy market, will support a feasibility study aimed at exploring low-carbon aluminium manufacturing opportunities in Kokkola and Kronoby, Finland. Fortum will focus on developing long-term hedging strategies as the energy partner and ensuring...
Kolkata Metro Railway's plan to replace steel third rail with advanced aluminium ones turns into reality as the Indian Railway's division successfully completes the third phase of the upgrade. Sanctioned in 2012, the project was to include an advanced aluminium third rail instead of the prior steel...
The chip melting furnace at the Kassel foundry, operational since June 2024, marks a major advancement in the recycling process. This innovative furnace is set to lower energy consumption by approximately 3,250 MWh annually, significantly cutting operating costs and minimising environmental impact....
Flow Aluminum, a startup firm revolutionising energy storage with aluminium-CO2 battery technology, has appointed Fran Nicklous as a new board of directors member. Nicklous will join the company as a formal board member with full voting rights. Coming from an engineering background with extensive...
Speira is back with a bang! The enterprise has introduced its new 'transparent' melting furnace, which consumes 15 per cent less energy in all the processes with enhanced capacity, recycling, insights, and data collection. The company, known for its aluminium rolling and recycling, is investing...
Jerome Dozol, the chief executive of Tomago Aluminium since July, has recently contradicted the possibility of achieving the venture's agenda to switching to a primarily clean power supply subsequently this decade, citing that the pricing of the energy on offer was too hefty for the Tomago smelter...
Major aluminium producers have set ambitious net-zero decarbonisation targets for 2050 and beyond. However, despite a modest reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the past five years, significant progress remains limited, as noted by ING Think. Image credit: Metal Supplies On September...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) swiftly contained a minor industrial fire that broke out at a power rectiformer supplying its Reduction Line 1 in the early hours of November 13, 2024. Thanks to the immediate response of Alba’s dedicated teams and adherence to rigorous safety protocols, no personnel...
In the era of rapidly rising global warming, air conditioners have become a common household item for people from most financial backgrounds. However, a handful understand how these electronic devices do more harm to us than good in the long run. Thus, researchers are dedicated to bringing forth...
Alumil India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Alumil Group, has launched Loop 80, a groundbreaking certified aluminium product containing 80 per cent recycled material, setting a new global standard for sustainability. This follows the success of Loop 60, the company's first certified recycled...
