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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Trimet Aluminium to halve output in Essen due to surge in energy prices
The German aluminium manufacturer, Trimet which designs, manufacturers, recycles, casts and distributes contemporary light-metal goods made of aluminium at eight locations have planned to axe production at its main facility in the city of Essen by half. According to CEO Philipp Schlueter, Trimet...
China’s Jan-Feb daily aluminium output records highest since mid-2021 at 107,288 tonnes, shows NBS
According to the data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, China’s aluminium output in the first two months of 2022 totalled 6.33 million tonnes, which reflected a year-on-year downfall of 1.4 per cent. During the corresponding period last year, China’s aluminium production had amounted...
EGA, TAQA, Dubal Holding and EWEC conceive an initiative to develop solar power generation capacity and decarbonise aluminium production
According to a report on Friday, March 11, four major players in the Middle East from the aluminium and energy sector announced a joint initiative that would unlock significant development of solar power generation capacity in Abu Dhabi, progress power asset and generation optimisation, and...
Odisha govt. needs to resolute the coal crisis: Dr TK Chand, former CMD of Nalco
On 11 th March 2022, Dr Tapan Kumar Chand, the former Chairman and Managing Director of Nalco and presently the President of Vedanta’s Odisha and Chattisgarh aluminium operations stated that the state government of Odisha needs to step up to resolute the coal crisis. Following the challenge of the...
Hydro puts a new electric boiler into operation at Alunorte alumina refinery
As part of the commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050, Hydro has reportedly brought in a change in the use of energy by inaugurating the operation of a new electric boiler, equipped with more modern technology and greater capacity, at its Alunorte alumina refinery. The boiler will be able to...
Lord Barker must quit from En+ and resign from the House of Lords: Ben Wallace, UK Defence Secretary
The Defence Secretary of the United Kingdom, Ben Wallace has stated his words very strongly following the ongoing Russia-Ukraine military conflict that the former Energy Minister Lord Barker must step down from his Chairmanship at the Russian aluminium and energy giant En+ Group and also must...
Russia-Ukraine conflict will hinder further coal supply to CPPs, aluminium among other industries to suffer: ICPPA
On 25 th February 2022, the Indian Captive Power Producers Association (ICPPA) stated that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine military strife, which has propelled the global energy prices to scale up, will diminish the proclivity to import coal by power plants and will further disrupt the supply of fuel to...
LME aluminium price escalates by US$105/t to peg at US$3,420/t; SHFE price slips by US$16/t
Three-month LME aluminium opened at US$3,285 per tonne on Tuesday morning, and gained US$13 per tonne or 0.4% to close at US$3,303 per tonne. On Tuesday, February 22, LME aluminium cash bid price had escalated by US$106 per tonne or by 3.19% to settle at US$3,419 per tonne. LME aluminium official...
Norsk Hydro’s dividend payment for 2021 may surge more than quadruple
Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium producer, posted record quarterly and yearly earnings on Tuesday, owing to a boom in global commodity prices, and indicated its dividend payout for 2021 will more than quadruple. In the October-December quarter, adjusted profits before interest, taxes,...
Hydro reports blackout at Albras aluminium smelter
The global aluminium giant, Norsk Hydro has reported that one of the four production lines at its part-owned aluminium smelter in Brazil, Albras was shut down on the morning of 19 th February 2022 due to an internal power distribution failure. The power distribution failure appeared within one...
AAI seeks CIL’s sustainable coal supply assurance to the aluminium industry-owned captive power plants
The apex body representing the entire spectrum of the Indian Aluminium Industry, the Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has solicited the mediation of the Indian state-owned coal mining and refining corporation, Coal India Limited in regards to the continuation of sustainable coal supplies and...
Hydro decides to invest NOK 47 million in upgrading a casthoouse at Årdal aluminium plant
According to a recent report, Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium producer, has decided to invest around NOK 47 million in the casthouse at its Årdal aluminium plant to improve safety, lower energy consumption and carbon emissions, and accelerate production. The investment is for installing a new...
Rio Tinto desires to keep Tiwai aluminium smelter functioning beyond 2024, Meridian Energy denies any discussions
The global mining and metal giant Rio Tinto, who is the majority owner of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in New Zealand has shown signs of its desire to keep the aluminium smelter functional beyond 2024, but the major power supplier to NZAS, Meridian Energy denies any discussions over a fresh new...
Soaring energy price stirs Hydro to curb 60% production at Slovalco aluminium smelter
On 7 th February 2022, Slovakia’s only primary aluminium producer Slovalco aluminium smelter has announced that it has further slashed its production to around 60% in regards to soaring energy prices, emissions allowances and absence of government compensation. Slovalco mentioned that the axe in...
AlCircle launches its ninth edition of e-Magazine - "Global Aluminium Foundry: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead in 2022"
AlCircle is excited to announce the launch of its 9th edition of e-Magazine "Global Aluminium Foundry: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead in 2022", whereby it has addressed the key roles played by aluminium foundries in the production of aluminium products. Aluminium foundries are functionalized to...
AAI seeks 25-30 coal rakes per day for viable operations of the aluminium industry
On Wednesday, February 2, the Aluminium Association of India demanded from the government a supply of 25-30 coal rakes per day to ensure viable operations of the aluminium industry. The association informed the government about the availability of coal stocks for only three to four days while...
AAI addresses ‘Ministry of Coal’ on distressed coal stocks
The Aluminium Association of India (AAI) has addressed the Ministry of Coal urging for the immediate resumption of adequate coal rakes for the highly power-intensive aluminium industry with no assurance of adequate coal supply notwithstanding the stockpiles of coal gushing captiously low, resulting...
Alro S.A aims to find solutions to resume electrolytic aluminium production
ALRO S.A. (BVB: ALR, "the Company" or "ALRO"), one of Europe's largest vertically integrated aluminium producers by capacity, announces that the company's management is focusing on finding solutions to restore electrolytic aluminium production to the level of 2021 beginning in 2023, subject to...
