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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First Bauxite Corporation Announces Appointment of New Director
First Bauxite Corporation has announced that it has further strengthened its Board of Directors with the appointment of Mr. Alan Roughead as a Director. Mr. Demetrius (Jim) Heras, one of the co-founders of the Company, who served for three years as its Chairman and an additional six years as a...
Job cuts in Boyne Smelter another blow to the Australian aluminium industry
Boyne Smelter Limited (BSL) yesterday announced it would cut 90 leadership and support jobs from its 1,200-strong workforce. It comes as another blow to the Australian aluminium industry and its employees. "The blow-out in operating costs, taxes and over-regulation is hitting the aluminium industry...
Carbon tax blamed for Queensland smelter job cuts
The federal opposition says the carbon tax is partly responsible for 90 job losses at Australia's largest aluminium smelter in Queensland. Opposition industry spokeswoman Sophie Mirabella says an organisation restructure, as well as a blow-out in operating costs, taxes and over-regulation has hit...
Contact Energy earnings may be hit by Meridian's negotiations with Rio smelter
Contact Energy is expected to report a pickup in underlying earnings, but faces headwinds from state asset sales and Meridian's contract negotiations with the Tiwai aluminium smelter. New Zealand's largest private sector electricity company, Contact is due to report results for the year to June 30...
Meridian Energy to accept non-commercial electricity terms for Tiwai smelter
State-owned Meridian Energy won't "take one for the team" and accept non-commercial terms for electricity to keep the Rio Tinto-controlled Tiwai Point aluminium smelter open, says chief executive Mark Binns. He described as "a concern" the London-listed multinational metals firm's desire to...
Rio Tinto plans smelter closures
Rio Tinto's attempt to renegotiate New Zealand's largest electricity contract, for its aluminium smelter at Bluff, comes as the company's chief executive warns of "difficult decisions" ahead if its older smelters cannot be made commercially viable. Rio, the world's third-largest mining company,...
Bluff smelter seeks change in power contract
The owners of the aluminium smelter at Bluff want to change their contract with state-owned electricity provider Meridian Energy. Meridian Energy today said it had been approached by Pacific Aluminium, a business unit of Rio Tinto Ltd, to discuss potential changes to the electricity contract with...
Government approves Tomago cable factory
A $30 million Tomago cable factory has won state government approval. The NSW Planning decision paves the way for Bahrain-based Midal Cables to forge ahead with a new plant on the eastern edge of the existing Tomago Aluminium site. The new project could be a substantial boost for the region’s...
T.C. Aluminium won the glazing contract for Adelaide’s twin towers
Series 411 ViewMASTER bi-fold doors and Series 702 SlideMASTER doors were installed at a major hotel-cum-residential apartment tower complex located in the heart of Adelaide’s CBD. A landmark presence in Adelaide, the $150-million complex consists of the 15-level, 308-room Crowne Plaza Hotel tower...
Fiji Bauxite export set for China
XINFA Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited is expected to ship out a total of 70,000 tonnes of bauxite to China at the end of next month. This was confirmed by company spokesman Basilio Vanuaca who said this was the second shipment of bauxite for this year. "Right now, the loading of bauxite is...
AWS aluminium window and door systems for green schools
The Elevate range of aluminium window and door systems from Architectural Window Systems was used for the glazing work at Gungahlin College in Canberra to achieve thermal performance and ventilation goals. Many classrooms across Australia are badly designed resulting in students and teachers having...
Fletcher Aluminium factory in Christchurch officially opens
Around 200 invited guests marked the official opening of a new multi-million dollar Fletcher Aluminium factory on Friday afternoon in Christchurch. Fletcher Aluminium franchisees - Nebulite, Rylock, Vistalite and Fisher, have been working closely with Fletcher Aluminium for the last 18 months to...
Bluff Aluminium smelter to cut production by 15percent
New Zealand's biggest power user, the Aluminium smelter at Bluff has cut production by 15% as world Aluminium prices slump and the company faces pressure from a high New Zealand dollar. International commodity prices across the board have been hit hard by the ongoing European sovereign debt crisis....
Rio Tinto's Bluff aluminium smelter reports loss for 2011
Rio Tinto's aluminium smelter at Bluff turned in an operating loss before revaluations of financial instruments of $19.56 million for the year to December 31, close to the previous year's losses despite a 7.2 per cent lift in total revenues to $704.33 million. That increase wasn't enough to offset...
Aluminium industry leader Bill Moss to take over as General Manager of Bauxite Alumina Joint Venture
Perth based bauxite explorer and developer Bauxite Resources Ltd is pleased to confirm the appointment of bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting industry leader Mr Bill Moss who will take up the role of General Manager with Bauxite Alumina Joint Venture on 2 October 2012. Mr. Moss...
Tasmanian Government refuses to offer power deals to smaller manufacturers
The Tasmanian Government has refused to be drawn on the possibility of offering smaller manufacturers cut price power deals, like those offered to two northern Tasmanian smelters. Last week, it was announced the Pacific Aluminium smelter at Bell Bay had signed a new power deal with Hydro Tasmania...
RIO Tinto completes expansion of its Yarwun alumina refinery
RIO Tinto has completed construction on the $2.4 billion expansion of its Yarwun alumina refinery and has begun the process of ramping up to full production next year. "The Yarwun expansion project will more than double production at the refinery to 3.4 million tonnes of alumina per year, making...
LME approves Brand Name Change For Alcoa's Australia Aluminum Brand
The London Metal Exchange has approved the name brand change for high grade aluminum produced by Alcoa Inc (AA) in Australia. The exchange approved the name brand change of "Alcoa of Australia" to "PTH-ALCOA" under the High Grade Primary Aluminium contract.
