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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Alpha HPA inks MoU with CleanCo Queensland for renewable energy supply
The producer of sustainable ultra-high purity aluminium products Alpha HPA has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CleanCo Queensland to supply up to 100% of the power for its HPA First Project in Gladstone. The project is earmarking the production of around 10,000 tonnes per annum...
Hydro to invest BRL 1.1 billion in Alunorte fuel-switch project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Hydro has planned invest BRL 1.1 billion in the Alunorte fuel-switch project reduce the refinery’s annual CO2 emissions by 600,000 tonnes. The project will replace heavy fuel oil with natural gas at the Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery. “This project is a milestone in our sustainability strategy and...
Rio Tinto’s Tiwai aluminium smelter to curtail its electricity consumption, shortfall of rain mounts pressure on hydro generation
Rio Tinto owned Tiwai Point Aluminium smelter consumes around 13% of New Zealand’s electricity produced, however, it has now outreached an agreement with Meridian Energy to curtail its usage by up to 30.5 megawatts per hour (MWh) until the end of May 2021. Tiwai aluminium smelter has a supply...
Hydro’s Adjusted EBITDA from Primary Aluminium climbs 25% in Q1 2021; Aluminium production grows 2% YoY
Hydro Energy and Hydro Extrusions business areas reported record quarterly results based on strong global economic recovery that boosted demand for renewable energy, aluminium, and aluminium products. According to the report released, Hydro’s primary aluminium production in Q1 2021 stood at 539,000...
SolarDuck selects Hydro aluminium profiles for its floating solar solution
Hydro has delivered fabricated aluminium profiles to SolarDuck for floating solar solution. Floating solar will be deployed for testing to see whether the photovoltaic-covered three-sided structure can become a viable addition to global power generation. SolarDuck will launch its floating solar...
RUSAL starts rolling test shipments of the world's lowest carbon footprint aluminium
RUSAL has started rolling the test deliveries of an entirely new product, aluminium produced by a revolutionary technology on inert anode cells. The usage of an inert anode in the electrolysis process drives it achievable to almost eliminate greenhouse gas emissions. RUSAL urges prospective...
Rolled aluminium specialist ‘Gränges’ upgrades 2025 sustainability targets
The aluminium technology company that drives the development of lighter, smarter and more sustainable aluminium products and solutions, Gränges has showcased that sustainability is a strong driver and enabler in long-term competitiveness and value creation. In March 2019, Gränges floated...
Hydro inks power contract with Hafslund Eco Vannkraft AS for Norwegian aluminium portfolio
Norsk Hydro ASA has inked a new long-term power contract for an aggregated supply of 680 GWh in the period from 2022 to 2028. The contract between Hydro’s fully owned subsidiary Hydro Energi AS and Hafslund Eco spans from January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2028, with delivery to price area NO3....
Spanish Govt. need to allocate European funds for Latem Aluminium: Luis Tudanca, Secretary General of PSOE
On 16 th March 2021, Luis Tudanca, the Secretary-General of the PSOE in Castile and León, has demanded that the Government of Spain should allocate European funds from the recovery plan for an aluminium industrial project that will create 700 direct jobs and 1,400 indirect jobs in Zamora province...
Hydro signs a 15-year natural gas sourcing contract with New Fortress Energy for its Alunorte alumina refinery
On Thursday, April 15, Hydro reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Fortress Energy (NFE) for sourcing natural gas for its Alunorte alumina refinery. The objective is to replace a part of current fuel oil consumption with environmentally friendly energy, aiming at meeting...
En+ Group recently produces the world’s highest purity aluminium with lowest carbon footprint
The metals segment of En+ Group, the world’s largest low-carbon aluminium and independent hydropower producer, has recently produced aluminium with the industry’s lowest carbon footprint. Carbon generated during smelting per tonne of metal was less than 0.01 tonnes. So, the purity of the aluminium...
Hydro establishes Hydro REIN for developing new renewable projects and solutions
Hydro will establish a separate company called Hydro REIN to provide renewable energy solutions for more sustainable industries. The company aims to help Hydro and other industrial clients succeed with their energy transition. “As part of Hydro’s strategic direction of strengthening our position in...
Hydro to explore hydrogen opportunities to strengthen its position in low-carbon aluminium
Norsk Hydro, one of the largest aluminium company worldwide and renewable energy producer is exploring the potential for developing and operating hydrogen facilities to meet its substantial internal demand as well as serving an external market, leveraging the company’s industrial and renewable...
Cornell University explores aluminium anode batteries to tender low-cost renewable energy storage
The Cornell University researchers led by Professor Lynden Archer explored the use of a more affordable product, which is aiming to deliver a better alternative to market-dominating lithium batteries. The research announcement said that the latest technique to integrate aluminium derived in...
ESG factors push Press Metal Aluminium in a better place
Malaysian aluminium smelter, Press Metal has been adored by the investors as the metal producer focus on ESG practices, while the world’s largest glove producers, Top Glove topples due to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters. South-east Asia's biggest aluminium smelter gushed 18% in...
AMAG inks deal with Audi Hungaria to close the loop on aluminium recycling
AMAG has signed a supply contract with Audi Hungaria to close the loop on aluminium recycling. The agreement will see production waste generated at the Audi plant in Györ will be delivered to AMAG in Ranshofen in the form of sorted aluminium sheet scrap. AMAG will then recycle into new aluminium...
Earth Hour 2021: It’s importance and how we as individuals can contribute?
Started as a symbolic lights-out event in Sydney in 2007 by WWF and partners, Earth Hour today is one of the world's biggest environmental grassroots movements. Earth Hour, held annually on the last Saturday of March, involves millions of people across the globe turning off their lights to express...
China Hongqiao Group to release carbon reduction plans this year; aims at becoming carbon neutral by 2060
China Hongqiao Group will publish this year its lower carbon emission target along with the action plan on how to achieve it, according to a report last week after the world’s largest private-sector aluminium producer’s chairman Zhang Bo revealed at the China Development Forum that the firm would...
