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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Aluminium Corporation of China signs up for clean energy for its plants
In a bid to provide cleaner energy, Jiangsu Tianwo-SES Clean Energy Technologies Ltd. (TSEC) China joint venture partner, Zhangjiagang Chemical Machinery Co., Ltd. (ZCM) has secured orders worth over RMB 650 million for three syngas supply plants which will create seven gasification systems using...
Microwaves can turn muck into aluminium
Researchers have devised a way to use microwaves to turn aluminium-laminated plastic waste into aluminium for smelting and hydrocarbons for fuel in just three minutes. It started with a bacon roll and a microwave oven, and now it's poised to transform the recycling of a packaging material that has...
Alcoa calls for urgent RET resolution
Aluminium company Alcoa has called for a deal to be made on the Renewable Energy Target, saying the policy uncertainty is weighing on the industry which is struggling in Australia, ABC Online reports. The aluminium sector is presently exempted from about 70% of the cost of the RET, but both Labor...
New solar array further reduces EGA's power demand
The UAE's aluminium giant Emirates Global Aluminium ("EGA"), has unveiled a mini solar field at one of its core operating assets - Dubai Aluminium ("DUBAL", known as Jebel Ali Operations). The new array, which has a maximum output of 70kW, will generate enough power to run the electricity...
Qatalum showcases innovations in Qatari aluminium sector at ARABAL 2014
Qatalum participated in the 18th edition of the Arab International Aluminium Conference and Exhibition (ARABAL), the most important trade event for the aluminium industry in the Middle East – held this year at the Gulf Hotel, in Manama, Bahrain, from 25-27 November, and hosted by Aluminium Bahrain...
Sapa puts aluminium in London’s crown jewel
The Crystal has been named for its architectural resemblance with a rock crystal, and the building has become one of the most remarkable in London. Sapa Building System has contributed energy-efficient windows for the Crystal’s complex façade. Built and operated by Siemens, the Crystal is a global...
Trimet proposes to use molten aluminium as “batteries”
The aluminium industry is constantly struggling with energy issues as it takes a lot of electricity to produce aluminium pushing up the cost of production. In this regard, renewable energy comes especially handy as you have the opportunity to avail cheap or even free energy. That is Germany is...
Qatalum showcases innovations in Qatar’s aluminium sector at ARABAL
Qatalum is currently participating in the 18th edition of the Arab International Aluminium Conference and Exhibition (ARABAL) in Manama. As in the previous years, Qatalum is represented at the most important trade event of the aluminium industry in the Middle East by a high-level delegation headed...
Manufacturers could increase profits with recyclable products according to poll: ISRI
On Black Friday, and throughout the shopping season, many holiday shoppers will be looking for – and be willing to pay more for – recyclable gifts. According to a recent survey conducted online in November among over 2,000 U.S. adults by Harris Poll on behalf of the Institute of Scrap Recycling...
CEC, Aluminium Council: call for end to RET crisis
In a joint statement, the CEC and the Australian Aluminium Council have called on the Australian Government and ALP to resolve the current Renewable Energy Target crisis. The joint statement urges both major political parties to come together to seek a resolution to the current impasse. The...
Nalco Proposes a smelter plant worth 5 million tonne p.a
Union minister for steel and mining Narendra Singh Tomar chaired a meeting with heads of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSD) in New Delhi on Tuesday to review progress of proposals given by them at the Global Investors Summit held in Indore last month. Tomar emphasised on expediting progress...
Younger Americans not as “Green” as older generations: ISRI
While conventional wisdom dictates millennials are more environmentally-conscious than older generations, their attitudes toward recycling begs to differ and suggest they may not be as “green” as we thought. According to a recent survey conducted online in November among over 2,000 U.S. adults by...
China Zenix Auto is developing aluminum wheel for Yutong's new energy bus
China Zenix Auto International Limited (NYSE: ZX) ("Zenix Auto" or "the Company"), the largest commercial vehicle wheel manufacturer in China in both the aftermarket and OEM market by sales volume, announced today that it is developing a new model of aluminum wheel designed for the Yutong Bus Co.,...
Aluminium sector gives tick to RET exemption
The aluminium industry has backed a plan by the renewables sector that would see smelters exempted from the Renewable Energy Target, a move seen as an attempt to inject some momentum into talks between the government and Labor. In a letter to Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane and Environment...
Chinook and EMR develop technology for 100% car recycling
A new technology is introduced in the world’s largest industrial waste gasification plant at Oldbury, West Midlands which is due to commission this month where nearly 100 percent of old vehicles can be recycled or turned into energy. This technology is part of the newly emerging “cleantech” sector...
Norsk Hydro clients want 'green' aluminium: CEO
Some major customers of Norwegian aluminium maker Norsk Hydro (NHY.OL) want it to certify metal made with clean hydro power to help a shift from high-polluting fossil fuels and combat climate change, chief executive Svein Richard Brandtzaeg said. He also said the company, the world's number nine...
High-tech 'jackets' to help aluminium producers regulate energy use
New research at the University of Auckland developing retrofit technology for the production of aluminium would be the first in the world to allow the industry to more easily regulate electricity use. Professor Mark Taylor and Dr Golbon Zakeri from the University’s Faculty of Engineering will...
Powerhouse could be 'Tesla of the building industry'
Sapa is one of the partners in Powerhouse, a partnership for energy-positive buildings. It has shown the way for building in the future and could become ”the Tesla of the building industry." "Buildings account for 40 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Suppose an ordinary, worn-out office...
