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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<p>A fault on the Victorian transmission network on November 30 cut power to the potlines of Alcoa’s Portland smelter for more than five hours. Alcoa as a result has curtailed production at one of the potlines at its smelter to ensure safety of the workers.<br /><br />"Efforts are focused on...
<p>As an encouraging step towards the building of a bauxite mining industry in Bua and the development of infrastructure around the project, villagers have agreed to invest in a proposed bauxite project.<br /><br />A large sum of $1.8 million is to be invested for the third bauxite mine in Bua....
<p>Two new cider brands in aluminium cans are recently launched in the Australian market in line with a trend towards more craft and artisanal products. Manufactured by Westons, the new brands in the market are Stowford Press Medium Sweet and Caple Road No3.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
<p>In order to do away with the criticism regarding its coffee pods adding to the environmental waste and to educate its customers regarding coffee capsule recycling, Nespresso has joined hands with New Zealand Post. The company hopes to create awareness about its recycling program and reach out to...
<p>New Zealand's prime electricity generator and retailer Meridian said they want the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to stay operational. At the company's annual general meeting held on October 28, in Christchurch, chief executive Mark Binns told shareholders that he could see how important the...
<p>CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that the first Alumina FOB Australia (Platts) Futures contracts were traded on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. A total of 60 futures contracts, equivalent to 6,000 metric tons, were traded across the January through...
<p>The LC 500h - the hybrid version of the Japanese premium car brand's new V8-powered LC 500 flagship coupe made its global debut at this year’s Paris motor show. The futuristic hybrid car, which is slated to arrive in Australia in 2017, turned heads at the Show with its signature big mesh...
<p>According to a Mining Weekly report, Australian miner Iron Mountain Mining has acquired a 50% interest in Au Capital Mining that is engaged in bauxite exploration in New South Wales and Western Australia. Au Capital Mining owns two prospecting bauxite mining licences in the Solomon Islands...
<p>Global aluminium giant Alcoa has applied for delisting from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the company said in a statement on Tuesday.<br /><br />Alcoa has been trading on the bourse since 2000. Presently, the number of the company's chess depository interests quoted on the ASX...
<p>The Fijian government confirmed its first shipment of bauxite in 2016 on Wednesday.</p> <p>Fiji’s Acting director of the Mineral Resources Department Apete Soro told local media that the first shipment of the year left the Fijian port of Bua last month, bound for refineries in the...
<p>Nespresso is on a mission to put an end to the ongoing criticism regarding its coffee pods adding to the environmental waste. In a recent drive to bring in various business entities well within its ambit of aluminium coffee capsule recycling, the company has roped in Australia Post's national...
<p>The closure of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in New Zealand will have a far reaching impact on the economy. A recent report by the NZ Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment forcasted a rapid exit of several fossil fuel power plants from the country if the aluminium smelter finally...
<p>In response to the recent furore created by Bua Urban Youth over the non-obtainment of Free Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) from the landowners of Fiji's Bua Province, before any bauxite mining process, Malakai Nalawa, Ministry of Land's deputy secretary said, bauxite has been mined only at...
<p>Metal and Mineral giant Rio Tinto is re-considering sale of its aluminium assets at three of its Australian smelters- Tasmania's Bell Bay, Queensland's Boyne and New South Wales' Tomago and is seeking buyers for the same. The dual-listed miner has engaged an investment bank to handle the entire...
<p>Xinfa Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited shipped off their first consignment of bauxite for this year to China from Nawailevu jetty in Bua, Vanua Levu, last Sunday.<br /><br />A total of 69,701.65 tonnes of bauxite was exported from the Bua port, confirmed Xinfa Aurum Exploration (Fiji) managing...
<p>Nespresso, the ionic brand name of Nestlé Nespresso S.A., which presents exotic coffee flavours in aluminium-made coffee capsules, or pods in bar machines, has taken sustainability to a whole new level. Since its first aluminium capsule recycling programme started in New Zealand way back...
<p>A 100 per cent "made in Hull" workboat, which will support the offshore wind farm industry, has had its official launch. The MMS Crusader is the first in a series of aluminium catamarans to be purpose-built to support the offshore renewable energy sector.<br /><br />Capable of carrying out a...
<p>Taha Asia Pacific, associated with Tiwai Point aluminium smelter was closed on Tuesday, and put into liquidation. This came a day after the company's recycling contract at the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter expired, revealed industry reports. <br /><br />The company had a five-year contract with...
