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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Railway Budget recommends mass manufacture of aluminium coaches
The Railway Budget's recommendations for mass manufacture of aluminium coaches, as well as a gradual shift from steel-bodied LHB coaches to lightweight energy-efficient ones, aim to achieve the national transporter's twin goals of reduced energy usage and increased bauxite loading for aluminium...
G.A. Röders secures research funding for commitment towards climate protection
The foundry in the German town of Soltau, G.A. Röders has announced that it is pleased to be working with other climate-conscious companies to develop the first hydrogen-powered crucible melting furnace for aluminium. Now, this aspiring project, costing a total of more than €3 million, is being...
Union Budget 2022-23: Indian aluminium industry seeks for the removal of cess on coal
The aluminium sector, which has played a vital role in India's V-shaped economic rebound, has asked for the cess on coal to be removed from the Union Budget, which will be delivered on Tuesday, in order to cut increasing electricity costs for manufacturers. In addition, the NITI Aayog has raised...
European Energy signs PPA with lightweight aluminium components maker 595 Solutions
The developer, financer, constructor and operator of wind and solar farms as well as large-scale PtX plants European Energy has inked a power purchase agreement (PPA) with light metals components producer 595 Solutions for power from its German wind portfolio. 595 Solutions is a European supplier...
Hydro Energi inks 6-year contract with Hafslund Eco Vannkraft AS for 1300 GWh power supply to aluminium production
According to a recent report, Hydro Energi AS, part of the Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Industry, has entered into a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hafslund Eco Vannkraft AS for a supply of 1300 GWh during 2023-29. The PPA will be part of Hydro...
Russia-Ukraine conflict may affect global aluminium market, says Alcoa Corp.
Alcoa Corp., the largest aluminium manufacturer in the United States, cautioned investors on Wednesday that any confrontation between Russia and Ukraine might affect the global aluminium market. Any form of aggressiveness, according to Chief Executive Officer Roy Harvey, might affect supplies from...
China’s 2021 aluminium imports grow record high to 3.2 million tonnes, shows General Administration of Customs
Even amidst the downfall in China’s aluminium imports in December 2021, snapping three monthly gains, the country’s total imports throughout the year stood strong enough to mark record shipments in 2021. China, the world’s biggest aluminium producer and consumer, imported 3.2 million tonnes of...
China’s aluminium output hikes by 4.8% to touch annual record high in 2021 even amid power restrictions
China's annual aluminium output increased by 4.8% from the previous year to a new high of 38.5 million tonnes in 2021, according to government statistics released on Monday, despite energy consumption restrictions set last year to fulfil climate targets. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)...
Aluminium Dunkerque to detain current production anticipating govt. relief on power prices
On 14 th January 2022, a spokesperson from Europe’s largest aluminium smelter, Aluminium Dunkerque in France stated that the company is not scheduling to regulate further production following the contemporary curbs, as it anticipates for government subsidy on energy prices to enforce. The smelter...
Summerland council catches the eye of Green Hydrogen Power
Summerland is the latest community in the South Okanagan to catch the eye of Green Hydrogen Power (GH), a Toronto-based firm planning to establish a plant that transforms waste aluminium into hydrogen and heat for use as an energy source. The firm, formerly Frontenac Energy, presented its...
Europe: Aluminium price elevates due to increasing energy cost and production curbs
Aluminium prices are reaching new highs for European consumers as a result of rising energy costs and production cuts, which have worsened metal shortages in the power, building, and packaging industries. Consumers who buy aluminium on the physical market normally pay the London Metal Exchange's...
Primary aluminium weekly recap: NALCO chairman anticipates supply-demand gap to increase in 2022; Alba’s production performance in 2021 sets a new record
The global primary aluminium industry is spotted with much important news this week, such as Montenegro Uniprom in the Balkan nation has closed down the country’s exclusive aluminium smelter KAP, following its failure to agree on a new electricity price with power company EPCG. Veselin Pejovic, the...
Dunkirk aluminium smelter to trim production by 15% in total due to towering energy rates
In reaction to rising power rates, a large aluminium smelter in northern France will cut production by 15%, according to a representative for the plant. According to a spokesperson, Dunkirk aluminium smelter, which has an annual capacity of roughly 285,000 tonnes, has already reduced output by 10%...
Alro to reduce energy consumption in compliance with curtailing aluminium production
Romania’s one of the biggest vertically integrated aluminium producers, Alro has notified Transelectrica, the nation’s electricity transmission system operator in regards to the curbing of the proposed electricity consumption, as the metal company is supposed to shut down some of the electrolysis...
Romania: Aluminium component manufacturing units for aerospace depressed over high energy prices
In the south-eastern European nation, Romania, a total of four aluminium component manufacturers for global aerospace organisations like Airbus, Boeing and Bombardier, which are managed by the Swiss group Montana Tech Components AG, is highly depressed, as their energy provider has forced them to...
Alro employees to rally protest against management’s decision on curtailment of aluminium production
The Romanian aluminium producer Alro’s trade unions and also the employees of the company and its suppliers will rally a protest on 6 th January 2022 to show a protest against the management’s decision to axe production of 60% and functionalize with 40% of production capacity due to the surge in...
Failed to reach an energy agreement, Montenegro’s sole aluminium smelter KAP shuts down
In the Balkan nation, Montenegro Uniprom has closed down the country’s exclusive aluminium smelter, KAP, with the proceedings being accomplished by 30 th December 2021, following its failure to agree on a new electricity price with power company EPCG. However, Uniprom notified earlier that it would...
Top Newsmakers for December 2021: Romania’s Alro slash production at the aluminium smelter, intent for total close down; Aluminium Dunkerque reduces metal output due to rise in power price
The month of December and also the year 2021 ended and the global aluminium industry welcomed the New Year 2022 with a lot of hope and desire. However, the month of December 2021 documented some very important decisions floated by various industry giants. The Romanian aluminium producer, Alro's...
