India's hidden urban mines are going to landfills: Why e-waste needs a second life
As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...
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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Alunorte’s fuel swap project a key enabler for Hydro’s greenhouse gas reduction by 2030
Norsk Hydro ASA, a Norwegian aluminium manufacturer, has secured a US$200 million sustainability-linked loan to assist its transition from heavy oil to natural gas, a more sustainable fuel that will help meet its greenhouse gas reduction objectives. Hydro Alunorte, located in the city of Barcarena,...
Aluminium smelter technology developer EGA keen to invest in Indonesia, signs MoU with Inalum
The largest aluminium producer in the GCC region, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT Inalum (Persero), the largest primary aluminium producer in Indonesia, concerning a strategic alliance to upgrade Inalum's aluminium by 400,000 tonnes per year....
“Although higher aluminium prices may add to the financial bottom line in the short run, we must also remember that aluminium as a material competes with other materials, so artificially high prices over time will also have a potential downside”, Hilde Merete Aasheim, President & CEO at Norsk Hydro
Hilde Merete Aasheim is the President & CEO of Norsk Hydro. A Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, Norsk Hydro ASA is headquartered in Oslo. It is one of the largest aluminium companies worldwide, with operations across 50 countries. Starting from bauxite and alumina, Hydro produces...
Alba’s Transformative ESG Journey
Starting as a 120,000 tonnes per annum smelter in 1971, Alba, today, is the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China with a production of more than 1.561 million metric tonnes per annum (2021). In addition to molten metal, Alba produces a diverse range of superior Value-Added Products (VAP) --...
Circular economy, thanks to eternal aluminium - G. Magarotto, T.T. Tomorrow Technology
One of the most important targets for our business in 2022 and for the forthcoming years is to better support the aluminium casthouses that deal with aluminium recycling . Tomorrow Technology has always had a particular focus on this “green” sector, and we believe it is appropriate to invest in new...
“Modern smelters fitted with EnPot modulation technology can maximise operating performance and reduce their CO2 emissions profile by flexing their energy use to match electricity generation fluctuations”, Karyna Young, CEO of EnPot
We are glad to have Karyna Young join us at LeaderSpeak 2022, a Chief Executive Officer of EnPot since early 2021, after being involved with the company since its inception in 2016. EnPot is an innovative new technology that fundamentally changes the way smelters use energy to produce aluminium. It...
Taha International Corporation stands with Bahrain’s commitment to attaining net-zero carbon emissions
The world’s leading aluminium dross processing company, Taha International Corporation has praised Bahrain’s commitment to achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2060. Patrick Pollmann, the Group CEO of Taha International Corporation commented while speaking at the ‘Industrial Sector's Role in...
End-user weekly recap: ELYSIS scales up its liaison with Apple; JinkoSolar bags two separate deals plans to invest $3.3 billion
In general, there are around eight segments of manufacturing that extensively use aluminium like transport and automobiles, building and construction, packaging, consumer durables, machinery and equipment, electrical, electronics and defence. The end-user segment of the global aluminium sector has...
New Zealand govt. withdraws $60 million subsidy from Tiwai Point aluminium smelter
The New Zealand government has withdrawn a composite subsidy worth about $60 million, from the Rio Tinto majority-owned Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in Southland. A freshly released cabinet paper has unveiled that James Shaw, the Minister of Climate Change had demanded the government to accept...
IAI estimates global aluminium demand to grow 40% post-Covid, requiring additional output of 33.3Mt
A recent study has revealed that global aluminium demand will see an increase of 40 per cent by 2030, requiring an additional production of 33.3 million tonnes, meaning the metal output should ideally improve from 86.2 million tonnes in 2020 to 119.5 million tonnes in 2030. The research study,...
JinkoSolar bags two separate deals plans to invest $3.3 billion
The world's largest solar panel manufacturer, JinkoSolar Holding Company has publicized the details of multi-project silicon pull rod, module assembly and aluminium frame expansion in China, which the manufacturer is planning to infuse a compounded amount of $3.3 billion (RMB20.8 billion). Jiangxi...
Gränges sustainability progress attained competent breakthrough in 2021
The aluminium technology company, Gränges which has been driving the development of lighter, smarter, and more sustainable aluminium products and solutions in 2021 has pursued to convey remarkable performance towards the demanding 2025 sustainability targets. However, due to more robust performance...
Rio Tinto plans to adopt renewable hydrogen for decarbonizing alumina refining
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded up to $579,786 in funding to Rio Tinto on behalf of the Australian government to conduct a feasibility study looking at the possibility of partially decarbonizing its alumina refining processes using renewable hydrogen. Natural gas is used...
EGA, TAQA, Dubal Holding and EWEC conceive an initiative to develop solar power generation capacity and decarbonise aluminium production
According to a report on Friday, March 11, four major players in the Middle East from the aluminium and energy sector announced a joint initiative that would unlock significant development of solar power generation capacity in Abu Dhabi, progress power asset and generation optimisation, and...
Hindalco’s aluminium foil manufacturing plant in Mouda bags ASI Performance Standard certification
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has certified Hindalco’s Mouda aluminium plant near Nagpur, Maharashtra, against the Performance Standard for sustainable and responsible casting and rolling operations and sourcing and stewardship of aluminium. Hindalco’s Mouda aluminium plant manufactures...
No means of new agreement signing with Russian firms, re-examining existing contracts: Norsk Hydro
The Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy giant, Norsk Hydro has declared that it will not sign any fresh agreements with the Russian organisations. Hydro said, “The decision has been taken due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and sanctions imposed on Russia by the EU and the international...
Vedanta Aluminium tends to pivot on backward integration; plans to functionalize two coal mines for securing raw materials at CPP
The global manufacturing industry encountered the deadly Covid pandemic with plenty of dents, the aluminium sector was also one of those challenges. However, India’s mining and metal giant, Vedanta's aluminium business, counter the pandemic well and was not heavily impacted. Now, it tends to focus...
Vedanta Aluminium introduces India’s first low carbon green aluminium brand ‘Restora’
According to a report on February 24, Vedanta Aluminium Business has launched its low carbon, green aluminium brand named ‘Restora’, with two product lines – Restora (low carbon aluminium) and Restora Ultra (ultra-low carbon aluminium). This brand is not only Vedanta’s but India’s first low carbon...
