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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Portland aluminium smelter encouraged by ALP's RET exclusion pledge
The operator of the Portland aluminium smelter has applauded the Federal Opposition's move to exclude the sector from Renewable Energy Target (RET) negotiations. The Federal Government and Labor are in negotiations over the future of the 20 per cent by 2020 renewable target. Aluminium smelters are...
Hopes rise for RET deal as aluminium reprieve flagged
Government figures are increasingly confident of reaching a deal with Labor on the future of the renewable energy target after the Clean Energy Council backed exempting aluminium from the scheme. Cabinet is expected to discuss the RET today and give Environment Minister Greg Hunt and Industry...
Astas Alüminyum relies on the newest press generation from SMS Meer
Astas Alüminyum San. Ve Tic. A.S. (Astas) from Istanbul, Turkey, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a 14-MN HybrEx extrusion press. It is the first machine of this kind for the Turkish aluminum market. Compared with conventional extrusion presses, the new technology reduces energy...
Indian aluminium maker announces 100 MW wind energy project days after its coal mine is cancelled
Indian government-owned companies seem to have embarked on a hyperdrive to implement renewable energy projects. The aggressive capacity addition plans are reportedly backed by the central government, which aims to boost the existing renewable energy policies. Just last month, Coal India Limited,...
Nalco to invest Rs 660 cr on 100 MW wind power plant
National Aluminium Company (Nalco), the navratna public sector undertaking under ministry of mines, plans to set up a 100 Mw wind power project with an investment of Rs 660 crore. “The project will be set up shortly at a suitable location in India”, Ansuman Das, chairman cum managing director (CMD)...
Lambie seeks full aluminium RET exemption
Palmer United Senator Jacqui Lambie has said she is pushing the partyroom to adopt a 100 per cent exemption for the aluminium sector from the Renewable Energy Target. The aluminium sector is currently exempt from 90 per cent of the cost of the RET beyond the first 9500GWh of the 41,000GWh target...
HYBRAZ coating 'healthier' for aluminium tubes
In its latest issue, Automotive Industries reports on how the application of Sapa’s HYBRAZ coating benefits the overall performance of aluminium tubes in heat exchange applications. The magazine article features Sapa’s Dagmar Steiner, who works for the company’s Precision Tubing Technology Center –...
Alba unveils agenda for ARABAL 2014
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a leading aluminium producer in the world, has unveiled the agenda for the 18th International Arab Aluminium (Arabal) Conference, which will be held under the patronage of HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain from...
Novelis and World Wildlife Fund partner to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced the company has been accepted into World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Climate Savers program, an exclusive initiative of WWF to encourage companies to reduce their operational carbon footprint and act as agents of change within...
Australian Workers Union demand 100% RET exemption
The Australian reports that the Australian Workers Union has called for a 100% exemption from RET from their current 90% and urged that the Renewable Energy Target be pushed back to 2022 from 2020. The paper reports that the delegates from the AWU aluminium will meet in a conference today and pass...
Alba confirms Conference topics for ARABAL 2014
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a leading aluminium producer in the world, has announced the topics for the 18th International Arab Aluminium (Arabal) Conference, during a meeting with the Arabal Organizing Committee on Thursday, September 11, 2014 at the Oasis Hall in Alba. Arabal 2014 will be...
Alcoa named sustainability leader on Dow Jones world index for safest, most environmentally-efficient year on record
For the thirteenth year in a row, Alcoa has been named to one of the most highly recognized and longest-standing global sustainability indexes, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI). Alcoa was again recognized as the Aluminum Industry Leader on the Dow Jones World Index. “Sustainability is a...
Constellium has been named as a national champion for Environmental & Corporate Responsibility
Constellium has been named as a national champion for Environmental & Corporate Responsibility by the European Business Awards 2014/15. Sponsored by RSM International, the European Business Awards recognizes and rewards excellence, best practice and innovation in companies across the European...
Tag Pacific to build a $4 million worth solar farm for Rio Tinto’s bauxite project
Tag Pacific has joined hands with First Solar Inc., a noted solar energy systems provider, to take up the assignment for building a solar power plant for Rio Tinto Alcan’s Weipa bauxite mine in North Queensland. This should improve Tag Pacific’s status in the market. The Weipa project is worth...
The Australian Aluminium Council urges full exemption from the RET
The Australian Aluminium Council has published a statement on the report by the Expert Panel for the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme and its impact & benefits on the renewable energy sector, the manufacturing sector and Australian households. “We welcome the acknowledgement by the Review Panel...
Electric Boat Powered by Aluminum-air Battery demonstrated in Switzerland
Alcoa, clean technology company Phinergy and HEIG-VD University, today debuted a zero-emissions electric demo boat powered by an aluminum-air battery at Lake Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Alcoa and Phinergy announced earlier this year that the companies are collaborating on new materials, processes and...
Aluminium building solution in European ‘first’
A new transport interchange in the UK – the first in Europe to use integrated hydropower – has been built with an energy-efficient aluminium-and-glass façade solution developed by the aluminium building systems brand Wicona. Designed by architects Aedas and built by Kier Construction, the £11.5m...
JDR in Nordsee One cable deal
UK energy technology developer JDR has inked a order with contractor Siem Offshore to deliver more than 70km of new-look aluminium core inter-array cabling for RWE Innogy's Nordsee One wind power development off Germany. Under the terms of the deal, JDR will supply two lengths of cable – one...
