Alcoa’s 16kg aluminium wheel could change fleet efficiency equation
A truck’s overall weight comes from dozens of components, including the engine, chassis, tyres, etc. Wheels are one area where fleets can explore lightweighting. Traditional steel wheels, widely used across the transport industry, are known for their robustness. Forged Alcoa aluminium wheels offer...
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...
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Judge reserves decision on Tiwai case
Judge Tony Couch has reserved his decision in the NZ Aluminium Smelters employment court appeal. Yesterday, Tiwai Pt aluminum smelter management said the company would have to pay workers almost $20 million if an Employment Relations Authority ruling is upheld. In May, 64 Engineering, Printing and...
Kitimat smelter survives capital spending cuts at Rio Tinto
The head of Rio Tinto's global aluminum business says it will complete the modernization of its Kitimat smelter in British Columbia but will pull back on capital spending around the world. Rio Tinto plans to cut capital spending by at least 20 per cent in each of the next two years. For 2014,...
Chief executive Sam Walsh applauded by investors for Gove decision
Rio Tinto (RIO) was the FTSE 100's top performer for the second morning running on Friday after the mining major announced the suspension of production at its Gove alumina refinery. Chief executive Sam Walsh was applauded by investors for the decision, which he made because the refinery was deemed...
Barokes launches Lovers Wine range in aluminium can bottles
Innovative Australian wine producer, Barokes Wines, has done it again. This time launching the Lovers Wine range of quality lower alcohol wines in aluminium can bottles. Using the slim can bottle technology developed by the Daiwa Can Company, who partnered with Barokes just over twelve months ago,...
Leading aluminum boat manufacturer opens its doors for guided factory tours
Australia’s leading aluminium boat manufacturer, Telwater, is opening its doors for the first time offering guided tours of their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. Telwater’s portfolio of popular aluminium boat brands includes Quintrex, Stacer, Savage and Yellowfin plate boats. A tour of the...
Rio celebrates 50 years of Weipa mine and 500 million tonnes of bauxite shipped
Rio Tinto Alcan invites Weipa residents to its final community forum for the year, and to join in celebrating 50 years of operating and 500 million tonnes of bauxite shipped. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa general manager, Operations, Gareth Manderson said this is the third year these mine tours have been...
Bua mine exports 500m tonnes of bauxite
Fiji’s Nawailevu mine in Bua has exported 500m tonnes of bauxite with the recent shipment leaving the country last week. Mineral Resources Department director Malakai Finau who recently visited the project site for inspection and monitoring purpose says operation at the mine is progressing well and...
Bauxite ore mine in Bua on progress
The mining of two mineral commodities is progressing well says the Mineral Resources Department director Mr Malakai Finau. As senior staff from the department visited project sites for inspection & monitoring purposes, Mr Finau highlighted the achievements of the Nawailevu Bauxite site in Bua....
Study shows significant contribution by Boyne Smelters to Australia's GDP
A New study has highlighted the significant social and economic contribution Boyne Smelters makes to Australia, Queensland and the Gladstone region. The study found Boyne Smelters contributes more than $1.4 billion annually to Australia's gross domestic product, with more than half of this economic...
Meridian shares priced at $1.50 ahead of Oct 29 sharemarket float
Meridian shares will be issued at a listing price of $1.50, the bottom of the indicative range of $1.50 to $1.80 and with a much smaller investor pool than the government had hoped for. Some 62,000 New Zealand investors put their money into Meridian, despite huge efforts through advertising and the...
Alumitec announces its expansion into the Aluminium Balustrading market
Alumitec announced today that its Australian Aluminium Distributor division is entering the Balustrade market with some very stylish and market leading systems. Their head of marketing Tim Flannery today announced the NEW Balustrade safety system called Alumi Rail. who has just entered into an...
NALCO, Auckland focuses on innovation & customer satisfaction
NALCO, National Aluminium Ltd, based at Highbrook, Auckland is an award winning company and a leading supplier of aluminium extrusion and rolled product, They specialise in design and manufacture and distribute to both local and international markets. Recently they spoke to NZManufacturer Magazine...
BTS completes plate manufacturing for electrolytic aluminum groove in Iceland
MCC Baosteel Technology Services Co., Ltd. (BTS) announced that, its Heavy Machinery Company completed the plate manufacturing work for the electrolytic aluminum groove of Iceland Branch of Century Aluminum (USA), and passed through the A-level inspection undertaken by the foreign partner on...
Alcoa slump makes future of Point Henry smelter at Geelong uncertain
ALCOA'S miserable earnings from its global fleet of aluminium smelters in the September quarter has raised fresh concerns over the future of the loss-making Point Henry smelter at Geelong and its 500 local jobs. In an earnings call in the US on the third-quarter result, Alcoa chairman and chief...
Meridian Energy shares could get a boost by the National victory in the polls
Meridian Energy and other power company shares could get a boost if a National victory in the next election looks more certain, an analyst says. Another analyst warns potential investors in Meridian that power companies face a range of uncertainties and volatile profits, and were not necessarily...
Century Aluminum Iceland has interesting assets and future growth plans
Century Aluminum has some interesting assets and future growth plans. Century Aluminum Co has five main production facilities, one under construction and two carbon cathode/anode manufacturing facilities. The firms, a leading aluminum production facility, is located in Iceland and the new facility...
The sale of shares in Meridian Energy, New Zealand will raise only the bare minimum
New Zealand's Finance Minister said plans to sell a slew of state companies will likely raise only the bare minimum as the government priced the country's biggest-ever initial public stock offering at up to a third below estimates. The sale of shares in Meridian Energy Ltd , New Zealand's biggest...
New TONSON worm gearboxes now in cast iron and aluminium casing
TONSON Air Motors announces the availability of a new line of worm gearboxes in both cast iron and aluminium casing options. Introduced to their extensive range of industrial gearboxes, the new worm gearboxes now make TONSON Australia (SAMT) a complete one stop shop for all industrial gearboxes....
