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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“GCC smelters now operate at a much higher amperage than most smelters around the world with high efficiency,” Mahmood Daylami, Secretary General, GAC
Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC) is a coordinating body that represents, promotes and protects the interests of the aluminium industry within the Gulf. The council’s main objectives are to provide a forum to develop strategies for common issues and concerns facing the aluminium industry in the region,...
Southland launches petition as part of fairness campaign to save Tiwai Aluminium Smelter
As per the plan, Southlanders have reportedly launched a petition as part of the fight for saving the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter and getting a fair operating environment. According to the report, the Southland Chamber of Commerce launched the online petition at 4 pm on Wednesday and already received...
Southland leaders to launch campaign to save Tiwai Aluminium from production halt
According to a recent report, Southland leaders will start a campaign to save the Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter from being closed. Campaign leader Carla Forbes said the campaign would be about getting a fair operating environment in the smelter besides highlighting on the fact that the smelter was...
Rio to conduct strategic review of New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter to determine future profitability
According to a report on October 23, the global miner Rio Tinto Limited has flagged a possibility to close production at its New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS), citing weakness in the aluminium market and high energy costs. NZAS is a joint venture between Rio Tinto (79.36%) and Sumitomo...
Log 9 Materials receives a $3.5 million funding for aluminium fuel batteries development
The trial conducted by 25-year-old Akshay Singhal on his electric car Mahindra e2o Plus to run on water and aluminium had done several round ups on the internet last year, and now its receipt of a $3.5 million funding is drawing attention. The news came on Monday, October 21, when the company Log 9...
NALCO may shut down 227 electrolytic pots due to coal shortage at its CPP; shares fall 4% on Thursday
NALCO may have to close one more unit after shutting down three units of its Captive Power Plant, each of 120 megawatt capacity due to shortage of coal supply. This is likely to impact its aluminium smelting operations seriously. Nalco is currently drawing around 190 MW of power from the state grid...
Texarkana Aluminum receives a $94,987.74 check from SWEPCO for upgrading lighting at its mill
Texarkana Aluminum, a fully-integrated aluminium rolling mill in North America, has reportedly received an incentive check of $94,987.74 from Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) for an energy efficient lighting initiative. The mill has installed more than 200 LED fixtures, which involved more...
Shell Pakistan introduces aluminium tank Lorries for fuel distribution
In a bid to bringing in some innovation to Pakistan’s energy industry, Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) has recently introduced aluminium tank Lorries, which will distribute fuel across Pakistan’s improved road network to Shell’s customers. According to the parameters set by National Highway Authority...
EGA signs tolling agreement with DUGAS to supply power
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has signed a tolling agreement with Dubai Natural Gas Company (DUGAS) for the supply of electricity. The agreement is the first for EGA to supply another company with all its power requirements, EGA said in a statement. Under the agreement, EGA will generate the...
Scientists from Sweden and Slovenia create aluminium batteries with two times higher energy density
Scientists from Sweden’s Chalmers University of Technology and Slovenia’s National Institute of Chemistry have claimed to have created aluminium batteries with higher energy density and wide renewable energy storage applications. Conventional aluminium batteries use aluminium anode and graphene...
Vedanta’s Lanjigarh unit conferred Excellent Energy Efficient Unit award
Vedanta Limited’s Lanjigarh unit has won the ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ award during the 20th National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2019, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). “The unit achieved its best process efficiency in FY19 and registered lowest energy...
ZETDC replacing copper cables with aluminium conductors along Bulawayo-Plumtree grid
According to a recent report, the Zimbabwe Electricity Distribution Company (ZETDC) has started removing copper cables and replacing them with aluminium conductors along the Bulawayo-Plumtree grid to curb vandalism. Constant occurrence of copper cable theft mainly on a stretch between Bulawayo and...
Team of engineers finds solution to turn aluminium waste into clean energy source
74-years old pensioner Alan Smith, along with his team has reportedly built an environmentally friendly hydrogen reactor, a mini plant that can circumvent conventional shortcomings in hydrogen production while producing aluminium oxide and heat as valuable by-products. As per the report, Smith...
En+ records Q-o-Q increase in revenue in Q2 2019 on improved aluminium sales; Revenue in H1 remains down
En+ Group, a leading vertically integrated producer of aluminium and electricity, announced in its financial results that the revenue in the first half of the year decreased by 5.4 per cent to US$5.8 billion, compared to the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 30 per cent to US$1.2...
New policy initiatives to move European Aluminium industry foward
As a European industry association, our focus for 2020 is ensuring that new policymakers in the reconstituted European Commission and Parliament understand our industry. Our agenda features a comprehensive set of policy recommendations across four domains: circular economy, trade, energy & climate,...
Press Metal inks PPA to secure more power for smelting capacity expansion
Malaysia-based aluminium company Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad has reportedly signed a power purchase agreement with Syarikat SESCO Berhad, a unit of Sarawak Energy Berhad, on July 31, 2019, in a bid to secure more power for capacity expansion. According to the agreement, Syarikat SESCO...
Chevron signs gas supply deals with Worsley Alumina
Chevron (TAPL) Pty Ltd, one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, has signed a domestic gas sales agreement with the South32-operated Worsley Alumina Joint Venture for the supply of natural gas. Chevron will provide approximately 60 petajoules for the operation of the Worsley Alumina...
Bosnia’s Federation Government gives six months’ time to Aluminij to prepare rescue plan
According to a report on Monday, July 15, Bosnia’s Federation Government has decided that Aluminij Mostar will continue operating for the next six months and should come up with a rescue plan during that period. The problem with Aluminij’s power supplies, however, remains unresolved. On July 10,...
