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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Nalco gets 'excellent' tag among PSUs for 2012-13
National Aluminium Company (Nalco), a navratna PSU under Union mines ministry has got excellent MoU (memorandum of understanding) score of 1.5 by the department of public enterprises. The score is in recognition of Nalco's sterling performance in 2021-13. The aluminium major had last achieved the...
Residents are calling for renewable energy solutions at Alcoa
SURF Coast residents are calling for Alcoa to consider renewable energy solutions amid fears the smelters seeks to sell coal directly to the market. The Anglesea brown coal-fired power station supplies 40 per cent of Point Henry's aluminium smelter electricity requirements. An Alcoa spokesperson...
“Sustainability is the key to production in every industry…” ANDY DORAN, Senior Manager, Sustainability and Recycling Development, Novelis Europe
“Sustainability is the key to production in every industry…As we are putting the scraps back to production; we are not only reducing our own carbon footprint but also helping the OEMs to do the same.” Andy Doran, Senior Manager, Sustainability and Recycling Development, Novelis Europe, talks with...
NALCO commercialises R&D process, signs pact with green energy
In a major step in Research & development, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has commercialised a laboratory-scale R&D process. In this regard, an MoU between National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) and M/s Green Energy Resources was signed here today. The R&D process is named...
Constellium unveils new aluminium functional surface solutions
Constellium N.V. unveils two innovative aluminium solutions for functional surfaces with highly demanding technical requirements. STAYBRIGHT is a long-lasting, brilliant aluminium product used in decorative trims for cars. HELARIS brings revolutionary surfaces for solar thermal energy collectors to...
Alumina enables cheaper hydrogen production
French scientists have managed to produce hydrogen by accelerating natural processes taking place in rocks deep below the Earth’s surface, possibly opening new avenues for hydrogen production. The team from the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, France, used aluminium oxide to speed up the process...
Alba backs key energy conference
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) reaffirmed its commitment towards the responsible use of natural resources for the sustained economic growth of the country through the platinum sponsorship of BD7,500 for the 1st Energy Management Conference & Exhibition 2013 beginning today. The three-day event will be...
Aluminum can be more valuable than gold, silver
Humble aluminum's plasmonic properties may make it far more valuable than gold and silver for certain applications, reckons a new research done by scientists with Rice University of the United States. Because aluminum, as nanoparticles or nanostructures, displays optical resonances across a much...
Right Stuff highlights the importance of "green" with aluminium
It is found just about everywhere and is commonly found in items that we as consumers use on a daily basis. We're talking about aluminium. Its strength, flexibility and exceptional lightness make it the perfect material for use in manufacturing of items where these features are necessary and of...
DUBAL honoured by Emirates energy award programme
Having again lent its support to the 2013 Emirates Energy Award ("EEA") programme, Dubai Aluminium (" DUBAL ") was honoured to receive a Gold Sponsor's Trophy during the awards-presentation ceremony, hosted by the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy ("DSCE") on 28 October 2013. Abdulla Kalban...
EU launches 14 recycling research projects
The European Commission has approved funding of €40m (£34m) for 14 new research projects to improve resource efficiency in the EU economy. The projects include reusing discarded automobile tyres, recovering key elements from batteries, producing green fertiliser from animal waste and generating...
Pouches recycling plant to start commercial operations
The first commercial scale plant dedicated to recycling laminated plastics and aluminium packaging has entered the final stage of commissioning. The Alconbury facility has been built by Enval, a spin-off of the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge. Enval’s business...
Novelis employees across Europe volunteer more than 2,000 hrs in Oct
Novelis, the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, announced today that it completed its second annual "One Novelis Volunteer Month." Throughout the month of October, more than 300 Novelis Europe employees in Germany, UK, France, Italy and Switzerland volunteered 2,000 hours as part of...
AAMA's Aluminum Material Council publishes sustainability white paper
The Aluminum Material Council of the American Architectural Manufacturers Association has released a new white paper on aluminum’s sustainability, strength and efficiency, “Aluminum: The total Solution for Sustainable, Strong and Efficient Commercial Building Design.” “The overall goal of the AMC...
Apple launches lightweight, greener iPad Air with just 86gs of aluminium
Apple last week unveiled the lightest full-sized tablet computer in the world, hailing the device as a major milestone in its drive to produce more resource and energy-efficient products. The company said the new iPad Air, unveiled last week, is thinner, faster and more energy-efficient than all of...
Iceland seeks UK funding for subsea cable project
Iceland's president Olafur Grimsson is expected this week to call on the British government to provide financial support for the construction of a £4.3bn subsea electricity cable – which will be the longest in the world – linking his country to the UK's electricity grid. The ambitious project,...
Novelis publishes Third Annual Sustainability Report
Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced significant progress in its commitment toward reducing its carbon footprint and delivering on key measures of sustainable business performance. The company published "Sustainability Through Disruptive Innovation," the...
Tata Solar Completes 10-Megawatt Plant for Jindal Aluminium
Tata Power Solar Systems Ltd., a unit of India’s biggest industrial group, completed a 10-megawatt photovoltaic plant for Jindal Aluminium Ltd. Jindal Aluminium will sell power from the project at 8.25 rupees a kilowatt-hour to Bangalore Electricity Supply Co. under a 25-year contract, Tata Power...
