Dr Sanja Miskovic joins American Rare Earths to advance Halleck Creek processing
American Rare Earths has appointed Dr Sanja Miskovic as Chief Technical Advisor, with her work focused on process optimisation and recovery as the company advances the feasibility study for its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming, USA. Miskovic will work on flowsheet development, mineral...
AL Circle Analysis: Import rise meets demand growth on aluminium extrusion chessboard
Aluminium’s downstream trade network is getting more fragmented as import dependence, changing end-use demand and trade-policy interventions reshape regional markets. From North America and Europe to Asia-Pacific, the aluminium industry is navigating a market where access to supply, competitive...
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China Aluminium exports to rise
China's exports of finished aluminium products are expected to rise in August, slightly boosting aluminium ingot demand. But this should not be taken as a sign that global aluminium demand has picked up as these exporters are selling at thin and sometimes even negative profit margins due to the...
Voyager Aluminum announces formation of parent company
Voyager Aluminum of Brandon announces the formation of a new parent company called Voyager Industries. Voyager Industries will be the parent corporation for all of their current product lines. The creation of Voyager Industries marks a significant shift for the future of the company. “This move...
Noranda Aluminum shares down 43.1% since SmarTrend's sell call
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Noranda Aluminum (NYSE:NOR) on March 8th, 2012 at $10.98. In approximately 5 months, Noranda Aluminum has returned 43.08% as of today's recent price of $6.25. In the past 52 weeks, shares of Noranda Aluminum have traded between a low of $5.90 and a high of...
CME considering aluminum contract to rival LME: sources
CME Group Inc has canvassed traders in recent weeks about the viability of an aluminum contract to rival that of the London Metal Exchange, which has dominated the $80 billion market for decades, industry sources said. The talks are at an early stage, according to two traders who said the CME had...
Novelis to Host First Quarter Fiscal Year 2013 Earnings Conference Call
Novelis Inc. will report its earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2013 on Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Following the release, President and Chief Executive Officer Philip Martens and Chief Financial Officer Steve Fisher will discuss the results via a live web and audio conference call for...
Demand for aluminium shoots up in US
The US Aluminium Association has estimated tha total aluminium demand in the United States and Canada for the first quarter of 2012 totalled 5.8 million lb, a 7.5% increase over the first quarter of 2011. "Because of aluminium's low-weight and durability, people are turning to it for new and...
Orbite Aluminae produces the first North American Heavy Rare Earths from aluminous clay
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announces that it has successfully extracted the first commercial samples of heavy rare earth oxides, gallium and scandium from its aluminous clay deposit in Grande-Vallee, Quebec. With its patented and patent pending, commercially-proven technology, the Quebec clean tech...
Constellium plant workers still on strike
Seven hundred aluminum plant workers remained on strike Monday in Jackson County as union and company officials failed to reignite talks. Questions remained unanswered about the strike by United Steelworkers Local 5668 at Constellium's rolled aluminum plant in Ravenswood. The company and the union,...
Kaiser Aluminum to Present at the Jefferies 2012 Global Industrial and A&D Conference
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation today announced that Daniel J. Rinkenberger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Jefferies 2012 Global Industrial and A&D Conference in New York on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at approximately 8:30am Eastern. A live webcast of the...
Alcan Cable opens new distribution center in Mexico City
Alcan Cable, a business of Rio Tinto Alcan, hosted an open house today to celebrate the opening of its new distribution center in Mexico City. The facility will serve as the main sales and distribution center for Alcan Cable de México, a leading manufacturer of aluminum alloy cables. "Alcan Cable...
Aleris to Announce 2012 Second Quarter Earnings
Aleris will announce second quarter 2012 earnings on Thursday, August 2, 2012. The Company will host a conference call that day at 9 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss earnings results. The call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-398-9483 or 1-760-298-5072 (for international callers) -- and referencing ID...
Hydro to close Monett extrusion plant, add operations in Phoenix
Hydro is making adjustments to the structure of its aluminum extrusion network in the United States. The company has today announced that it will cease extrusion operations at its facility in Missouri, and that it will bring new fabrication activities to its plant in Arizona. The Monett-based...
Century Aluminum retirees hopeful PSC will make the 'right' decision
The decision on whether or not people will wind up helping to foot the bill for a Jackson County business is in the hands of the Public Service Commission. The PSC wrapped up its evidentiary hearings with Century Aluminum on Wednesday. The hearings ended on an emotional note for the Century...
Neuman Extrusion accepted into export trade program
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership announced the acceptance of Neuman Aluminium Impact Extrusion of Waynesboro into its two-year Virginia Leaders in Export Trade program. Launched in January 2002, the VALET program assists exporters in the Commonwealth that have firmly established...
NC agency offers input on Alcoa's PCB plan for its closed smelter
North Carolina regulators want to hear from neighbors about plans by Alcoa Inc. to cover a lake bottom to prevent a health-harming contaminant near its closed aluminum smelter from moving. The state Division of Waste Management holds a public hearing Thursday in Albemarle about plans for Alcoa to...
S&P Ratings Services raise Reliance Steel & Aluminum to 'BBB'
On July 31, 2012, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its ratings, including its corporate credit and senior unsecured debt ratings, on Los Angeles-based Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. to 'BBB' from 'BBB-.' The rating outlook is stable. Here is an overview from the Standard & Poor's Ratings...
PSC holds hearing on Century Aluminum's 'special rate' plan
Should Appalachian Power customers help Century Aluminum pay its bills? That's the big question that the Public Service Commission is trying to sort out. The PSC wrapped up it's first day of hearings on Monday. The hearing surrounds a proposed 'special rate' that Century wants to pass on to its...
Alcoa’s Sandow Mine Receives Excellence in Surface Mining Award
Alcoa announced today that its Sandow Mine in Rockdale, Texas received the "Good Neighbor Award" in the 2012 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Awards from Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM). Alcoa was recognized for successfully working with the community while conducting...
