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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Argentine aluminium producer Aluar starts a 50.4 MW wind park
Argentina-based aluminium producer Aluar Aluminio Argentino SAIC reportedly switched on a 50.4-MW wind park last week, located in the local province of Chubut. The wind park is named as Parque Ecolico Aluar and covers an area of 14,000 hectares. It has 14 wind turbines – all supplied by Vestas Wind...
Viridor announces a £15.4m investment in Masons Recycling Facility
Viridor, one of the UK’s leading recycling, renewable energy and waste management companies, will invest £15.4 million in the Masons Materials Recycling Facility near Ipswich. The investment, a part of a 10-year contract renewal between Suffolk County Council and Viridor, will increase capacity...
Netherlands’ aluminium smelter reopens potline one after six years
Aldel, located in Delfzijl, Netherlands, announced the reopening of potline one, which was closed for six years. Acquired by York Capital in November 2017, the smelter is in the process of a significant capital investment programme to return the plant to its original production levels. Full annual...
Vishay Intertechnology announces new series of aluminium screw-terminal capacitors
Vishay Intertechnology, a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs, and infrared optoelectronics) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors), has extended the maximum voltage rating of the Vishay BCcomponents 500 PGP-ST series of aluminium...
Kochi Metro's 23 ferries featuring aluminium hull to go live by December
According to a report, India’s first water metro rail project with about 23 ferries as part of project’s first phase, featuring steel body and aluminium hull, is expected to go live by December 2019. The news came after Kochi Metro Rail Corporation (KMRL) officially said at a press conference. The...
UNSW Sydney’s research team makes breakthrough in the use of aluminium-ion batteries in renewable energy storage
UNSW Sydney’s Dr Dong Jun Kim and his team of researchers found that aluminium-ion batteries could offer improved renewable energy storage and have much more potential in the field of renewable energy storage. Dr Dong Jun Kim has completed a study at Northwestern University in Illinois which led a...
Hydro’s primary aluminium EBIT stands 34% lower in Q3 2018 Y-o-Y but 14% higher from Q2 2018
Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro ASA announced the financial and production results for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018. As per the report, the company’s revenue for the third quarter stood at NOK 39766 million, up 74 per cent from NOK 22799 million in Q3...
Norsk Hydro takes final build decision on upgrading its Husnes line
Hydro has made a final build decision to invest NOK 1.4 billion at Husnes to upgrade and start-up the plant's second production line, which will double the plant's aluminium production and create 90 more jobs. Since the investment decision in December 2017, Hydro has been detailing the project...
Aughinish Alumina lobbies against a State-imposed energy levy
Ireland’s Limerick-based Aughinish Alumina has begun lobbying against a State-imposed energy levy from which it received millions of euro up until 2016, labelling it unfair and a threat to investment. The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) now plans to cut the Public Service...
India registers growth of 18% in primary aluminium production during April-June
India produced 915 thousand tonnes of primary aluminium during April-June quarter, an increase of 18.2 per cent. The rise in aluminium production was on account of better capacity utilisation and addition, according to a report by Care Ratings. The country’s aluminium consumption grew 15.1 per cent...
Aluminium extrusion producers operating rate in China drops in July on lowered demand from solar sector
Operating rate across 50 Chinese aluminium extrusion manufacturers reportedly fell in July as temperature continued soaring and labour shortage and orders fall from the solar sector remained a matter of concern. According to the recent update from Shanghai Metals Market, the manufacturers in July...
French Retailer Leclerc Relaunches Cookware Recycling Programme
French retailer Leclerc has announced it will be relaunching its cookware recycling programme for the sixth consecutive year. The group says that the initiative has allowed for the recycling of more than 200 tonnes of aluminium since its inception. Each year, more than 6,000 tonnes of cookware are...
Hydro signs new long-term wind power contract for Norwegian aluminium portfolio
Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA's wholly-owned subsidiary Hydro Energi AS has signed a long-term wind power contract for 29 years with Green Investment Group. The contract is believed to be the world's longest corporate wind power contract. The agreement, which encompass building of a...
Hydro, Tonstad Vindpark ink power contract for Norway aluminium plant
Hydro Energi AS and Tonstad Vindpark AS have signed a contract for the supply of power in the period from 2020 to 2045.The contract will contribute to supplying power to Norsk Hydro’s aluminium plants in Norway. Hydro Energi AS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Norway’s aluminium company Norsk Hydro....
Philippines manufacturers seek exemptions from higher aluminium and steel tariffs
Overseas firms in Philippines, affected by the US-China trade war, are now seeking reprieve from higher US tariffs on imported aluminium and steel, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez. These firms include Sunpower Inc., which produces solar panels for exports and other...
Alcoa Corporation provides update regarding Wenatchee smelter in Washington state
Alcoa, a global leader in bauxite, alumina and aluminum products, announced today that it will make a $62.4 million payment under an electricity supply agreement for its smelter in Wenatchee, Washington, and will permanently close one of four potlines at the fully curtailed facility. In connection...
GlassPoint Solar partners with Napco for aluminium
GlassPoint Solar, the leading supplier of solar energy to the oil and gas industry, has partnered with Oman’s largest aluminium producer, National Aluminium Products Company (Napco), to obtain aluminium materials for its solar plant project Miraah. The company’s aim is to develop a solar hub in...
Constellium releases 2017 Business and Sustainability Report
Constellium N.V. announced the release of its 2017 Business and Sustainability Report, including results and progress updates on its 2020 sustainability targets. The company press release says, they conducted a new Materiality Assessment to ensure their sustainability programs remain aligned with...
