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...
New Zealand’s aluminium extrusion industry is calling for urgent government action as it faces growing pressure from low-priced imports. The Aluminium Extruders Association of NZ (ALENZ) says a rise in imported aluminium extrusions, particularly from China, is affecting local manufacturers, with...
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Melbourne-based coffee roasters, Thieves has created a new subscription plan to include 100% recyclable Nespresso-compatible coffee pods. As these capsules are usually made of aluminium, the brand is also offering a free recycling service. Thieves already had a subscription plan where the customers...
The first-of-its-kind aluminium grate drainage solution launched by Stormtech in Australia ensures high-performing drainage solutions for residential and commercial bathroom applications. This unique aluminium grate drainage solution, dubbed Wave Grate, will revolutionise contemporary drainage by...
Profile Group, a Te Rapa-based aluminium door and window company was declared the overall winner of the annual Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. The Profile Group is a family of businesses and is the sole integrated supplier of aluminium window and door solutions in New Zealand. Te Rapa...
Australia's leading provider of aluminium products and associated services, Capral, introduced LocAl®, a lower-carbon primary aluminium option available across Capral's locally manufactured extruded aluminium products. The nation's largest extruder provides Australian manufacturers access to...
The renowned aluminium ship builder from Perth, Austal, has been urging its Research and Development (R&D) team to utilise artificial intelligence to upgrade ship operations for a long time. Austal, the earth’s biggest aluminium shipbuilding company, has unveiled that they are making progress in...
In the third quarter of 2022 ended September 30, world alumina production edged an increase of 1.22 per cent Q-o-Q to stand at 35.677 million tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. In the second quarter, the output was at 35.246 million tonnes, reflecting a rise of 6.18 per cent from...
The Australia-based mining and metal technology company ABx Group has confirmed that its 83%-owned subsidiary ALCORE Limited (ALCORE), has selected the initial operating conditions for its planned pilot plant on the New South Wales (NSW) Central Coast. This pilot plant aims to produce hydrogen...
New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) and Rio Tinto have formed an alliance with the Iwi to restore the Tiwai Point aluminium site in Southland. Smelter owner Rio Tinto and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu declared in a joint statement that the Murihiku Rūnaka had been approached to chalk out a plan for the...
In August 2022, world alumina production stood at 11.943 million tonnes, reflecting a dip of 1.12 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute. However, the output in July recorded a monthly rise of 2.70 per cent to come in at 12.078 million tonnes. On a year-on-year basis,...
Diversified miner South32 announced on Tuesday, September 22, that Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mike Fraser, responsible for the operations in Colombia and Africa, will depart from the business. Along with Jason Economidis, who will continue to serve as COO and be responsible for operations in...
Tomago Aluminium, the largest aluminium smelter in Australia and New South Wales' biggest energy consumer, will speed up its decarbonisation drive and work with renewable energy producers to boost Hunter's clean energy transition. Developing opportunities for renewable power generation and energy...
The Modus Brewing, owned by Grant and Jaz Wearin, has recently decided to open limited partnership brewing opportunities to firms in welcoming the Summer of 2022 and beyond. In their excellent facility at Newcastle’s suburb of Merewether, Modus is trying to amplify its production rate of 5+ million...
Ecosystem Southland is in charge of a programme of action to ensure a thorough and integrated approach is followed to determine the level of contamination at the Tiwai aluminium smelter site and the necessary clean-up of the surrounding environment. According to the Environmental health and safety...
Touted as one of the largest aluminium catamaran built by Incat, the new high-speed watercraft fuelled by liquefied natural gas (LNG) will use engines, waterjets, and fuel storage and delivery systems from the Finnish technology company Wärtsilä. On behalf of Buquebus, the vessel is being...
Ashburton, a large town in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, has an implemented kerbside recycling scheme that yields almost 22 tonnes of waste materials in plastic, paper, cardboard, steel and aluminium per week. Now the collection from Ashburton is being conveyed to the new US$3.8 million...
In July 2022, world alumina production totalled 12.152 million tonnes, registering a month-on-month rise of 3.56 per cent, found the International Aluminium Institute. The output in June stood at 11.734 million tonnes, down by 2.69 per cent from 12.058 million tonnes in May. On a year-on-year...
Meridian Energy, New Zealand's most significant renewable energy generator and Rio Tinto, the majority owner of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, have made predominantly positive comments about their anticipation of attaining a deal to keep the smelter open after 2024. In spite of the Electricity...
Last year South32 witnessed a rise in annual revenue, amounting to US$2.67 billion or AU$3.87 billion in total, owing to systematically augmenting prices of raw materials like metallurgical coal and aluminium. The diversified miner made the highest profit since its inception in 2015, owing to a...
