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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As part of the UK government's £55m Industrial Fuel Switching Competition, the larger regional HyNet initiative, and the £1bn Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP), Novelis has been granted £4.6 million to carry out hydrogen burning experiments. The trial run will be conducted at Novelis' Latchford...
As per the announcement by the French government, EDF, a power company completely acquired by the French state and taken off the stock market, has inked a 10-year agreement with Trimet France, an aluminium giant . The terms of the contract specify that EDF will supply a substantial amount of power,...
Rio Tinto plans to spend $1.1 billion (CAN$1.4 billion) to expand its state-of-the-art AP60 aluminium smelter at Complexe Jonquière in Canada. This development will compensate for the closure of potrooms at the Arvida smelter in the same location and the loss of 170,000 tonnes of capacity. Besides...
On June 13, 2023, an international media house reported that Chinese experts attached to the situation of the aluminium industry in China's southwestern Yunnan province revealed energy supply to aluminium smelters would be increased later this month, enabling a portion of the capacity in the...
A team of researchers led by Prof. Dr Birgit Esser from the University of Ulm, along with Prof. Dr Ingo Krossing and Prof. Dr Anna Fischer from the University of Freiburg, has developed a positive electrode material made of an organic redox polymer based on phenothiazine. The material can be...
Century Aluminum Company announced last week that the stockholders voted Tamla Olivier as a seventh director to the board, with a term expiring in 2024. Ms Olivier is presently associated with Pepco Holdings, part of the Exelon family of companies, as a Chief Operating Officer. She has been working...
Alcoa has invested R$1.3 billion in projects to replace fossil fuels at the Maranhão Aluminium Consortium (Alumar), which was formed by Alcoa Corporation, Rio Tinto, and South32, and at the Poços de Caldas facility (MG) over the last two years. However, attaining net zero carbon emissions is the...
Net zero, or the urge to shift towards a greener and sustainable environment, can be called the need of the hour. But what is Net zero, and how well is the industry moving towards it? Is the industry making compromises as a sector to strengthen long-term efforts? Get all the answers on Monday, June...
Found Energy has created a revolutionary technology that oxidises aluminium with water, transforming stored energy into hydrogen and heat. This novel procedure can work with low-grade and polluted aluminium trash. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Waste Partnership (RECAP) launched a new...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world's biggest aluminium smelter outside of China, signed a deal with Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) for operation and maintenance. As part of this agreement, both parties undertake to exchange energy on an annual and seasonal basis to boost power...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised concern about the Chinese government potentially gaining access to Ghana's mineral, majorly bauxite and electricity revenues, citing Ghana's failure to meet loan terms. The IMF is a 190-member country organisation that promotes global monetary...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has entered into an operation and maintenance agreement with Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority (EWA). As part of this agreement, both entities can exchange energy annually and seasonally to increase power efficiency...
#InTheLoopGM, a new campaign highlighting the importance of a ‘circular economy’ has been launched in Great Manchester by Recycle for Greater Manchester (R4GM) group, urging citizens to recycle products like aluminium cans, jars, etc., at home and reuse and repair whenever feasible. In terms of...
On May 16, the National Bureau of Statistics of China's data revealed that China's primary aluminium output in April 2023 declined by 1.2 per cent when analyzed with March 2023 due to an energy restriction policy in southwest China that restrained aluminium production. The National Bureau of...
Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) and Rio Tinto announced the signing of a definitive Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to speed up the development and implementation of GMG's Graphene Aluminium-Ion batteries in the mining and minerals sector. Rio Tinto will invest A$6 million in return for early...
According to Reza Kholghy, a professor of aerospace and mechanical engineering and lead researcher in Carleton University's Energy and Particle Technology Laboratory, using metals, particularly aluminium, as a fuel source for energy storage and release could significantly decrease gas emissions and...
Copper ground wires have long been the industry standard for underground wire installations in distribution networks. NKT, the leading cable and cable accessories supplier to the energy sector, has developed an option made of corrosion-resistant aluminium. NKT is ready to deliver AX PRO after ten...
Grupa Kęty S.A. has received ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification for its foundry and extrusion facility in Kęty, Poland, for producing billets and manufacturing aluminium profiles and components. With an annual manufacturing capacity of 90,000 tonnes, the firm is the largest Polish...
