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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China’s power shortage driving industries to dark, aluminium production suppresses
Electricity is an essentiality of human life and the world’s most populous country China is countering a power shortage. As of now, it is only known that Chinese aluminium smelters are curbing production, steel mills are closing down, while some cities are turning off street lights, as energy...
Vedanta Aluminium Business outperforms at PAT Cycle-II scheme by Ministry of Power
Commodities tycoon Anil Agarwal led Vedanta Aluminium, which is also India’s largest producer of aluminium and value-added products, has secured the top spot at Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Cycle-II among the Indian aluminium industry. The Ministry of Power, Govt. of India’s regulatory...
EGA accomplishes work of new 600-megawatt power plant
Emirates Global Aluminium in UAE, the top primary aluminium producer in GCC and a leading aluminium producer globally, has announced the accomplishment of its power plant, which will remarkably enhance environmental performance at EGA in Jebel Ali. The first in the UAE and the global aluminium...
Strict power rationing in Guizhou and Guangxi may affect 4.4 million mt of annual aluminium production capacity
The Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) survey revealed that in 2021, Guizhou Provincial Energy issued a notice on the orderly power utilisation plan in Guizhou Province. The main motive behind the plan was to respond to the power supply issue in the local regions and also to ensure a safe and stable...
Yunnan Aluminium Co., Ltd. reduces 2021 output target by 2% to 2.36 million tonnes due to new production restrictions
Yunnan Aluminium Co., Ltd. has reduced its 2021 production target by more than 500,000 tonnes or almost 18 per cent after the local government enforced production curb for the rest of the year. The news came after the company, which uses Yunnan’s hydropower sources for the energy-intensive smelting...
China’s primary aluminium output in August drops 3% M-o-M to 3.16 million tonnes on strict production restrictions: NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday, September 14, that China’s aluminium output in August fell for the fourth straight month, attributing to tight restrictions on metal production and power usage. As per the data, the world’s top aluminium producer churned out 3.16 million tonnes...
Yunnan Province, China enforces output curbs on aluminium smelters
Yunnan located in Southwest China has reportedly asked the local smelters to reduce the production of aluminium by 30 percent for the rest of the year to help them in meeting their goals of reducing greenhouse emissions and energy use. Because of the abundant hydropower facility, Yunnan has turned...
Queensland Alumina uses Siemens Technology to improve its alumina refining process
Queensland Alumina (QAL) is reportedly obtaining five medium-voltage variable speed drives or VSDs from Siemens for continuing to improve its alumina refining process. The order consists of three GH180 Perfect Harmony variable speed drives (VSDs), which will be used in place of the existing drive...
Hydro signs 15-year contract with New Fortress Energy (NFE) for sourcing natural gas for Alunorte alumina refinery
According to a recent report, Hydro has entered into a 15-year contract with New Fortress Energy (NFE) for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to the Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil, as part of the fuel-switch initiative to replace the refinery’s energy sources and reduce carbon...
IAI data unveils aluminium industry’s constant improvement in energy efficiency
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) has revealed new data on the aluminium industry’s achievements in diminishing energy efficiency in the industry’s constant sustainability mission. The data release accords with a series of announcements in the lead up to COP26 in Glasgow. The aluminium...
New life for recycled aluminium, credit to Centro Rottami, Indinvest and TOMRA’s sensor-based sorting machines
In the province of Latina, a scrap recycler supplies a nearby foundry with recycled aluminium that has been sorted by TOMRA’s machines to produce a green billet with 85% recycled content. This is an outstanding example of how to create a quality finished product with lower energy consumption and...
Aluminium Association of India seeks CIL’s intervention to normalize coal supply
On 30 th August, the apex body representing the entire spectrum of the Indian Aluminium Industry, Aluminium Association of India (AAI) seeks intervention of the government-owned coal mining and refining corporation, CIL to normalise the uncertain situation that has emerged due to the interruption...
Hydro signs power purchase agreement with CPV for its Cressona operations
Hydro has signed power purchase agreement (PPA) with Competitive Power Ventures (CPV) for power supply to its Cressona operations. CPV will provide power to the Hydro Cressona facility in the second quarter of 2022. The agreement consists of about 48MW of generation and is the first long-term...
French cable manufacturing company Nexans unveils strong performance in H1 2021
The Paris, France headquartered global cable and optical fiber manufacturing company, Nexans S.A. published its financial statements for H1 2021 ending June 30, as approved by the Board of Directors, Chaired by Jean Mouton has revealed strong performance. Christopher Guérin, Nexans’ Chief Executive...
Guangxi Power Grid Corp imposes power consumption restrictions on aluminium producers; Likely to affect half a million tonnes of smelting capacity
On Saturday, August 7, Guangxi Power Grid Corp sent a notice directing aluminium smelters in Guangxi region to reduce average electricity loads by more than 30 per cent by August 15. This move comes as a part of the effort to cut electricity usage during peak times, said consultancies AZ China and...
Amaron battery maker Amara Raja invests in Log 9 Materials
On 9 th August 2021, Aluminium Fuel Cells technology developer Log 9 Materials stated that it has raised $ 8.5 million in a funding round led by Amara Raja, the makers of automobile battery Amaron. Log 9 Materials quoted in a statement that the company has set foot into an equity partnership and...
Vedanta Aluminium Business wins three Gold Awards at SNEMA 2020
Vedanta Aluminium Business has won three Gold Awards at the SEEM National Energy Management Awards (SNEMA) 2020 for excellence in energy management at its Aluminium Smelters I & II and 1215MW Captive Power Plant at Jharsuguda, Odisha. Vedanta’s 1215MW Captive Power Plant and 2400 MW Thermal Power...
FYI Resources and Alcoa extend agreement period of potential HPA JV for another month
According to a recent report, FYI Resources (FYI) and Alcoa Australia have extended their exclusive agreement period for possible high purity alumina (HPA) joint venture. The companies started correspondence with each other over the potential partnership in May. Within three months’ time, due...
