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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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...
Canadian aluminium industry satisfied with free trade agreement with Europe
“The free trade agreement with Europe is an unprecedented growth opportunity for the Canadian aluminium industry because it will drive the gradual elimination of tariffs on aluminium imports, such as, 7% on rods, 6% on billets, foundry and slabs, as well as 3% on remelt,” said Jean Simard,...
Aluminium studs can improve efficiency of solar panels by 22%
Most solar cells used in homes and industry are made using thick layers of material to absorb sunlight, but have been limited in the past by relatively high costs. Many new, lower cost designs are limited as their layer of light-absorbing material is too thin to extract enough energy. In new...
Showa Denko completes high-purity aluminum foil plant in China
Showa Denko has completed a new plant in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China, for producing high-purity aluminum foil for electrolytic capacitors. A completion ceremony was held at the site on October 11. Showa Denko Aluminum (Nantong) Co., Ltd., SDK’s subsidiary established in November 2011,...
Voerde Aluminium's creditors agree to continue production till 2014 end
Creditors of insolvent German aluminium plant Voerde Aluminium voted to extend production to the end of next year while the search for a buyer continues, a spokesman for Voerde's insolvency administrator said on Monday. The Voerde smelter, which makes about 10 percent - or 115,000 tonnes - of...
Century Aluminum Iceland has interesting assets and future growth plans
Century Aluminum has some interesting assets and future growth plans. Century Aluminum Co has five main production facilities, one under construction and two carbon cathode/anode manufacturing facilities. The firms, a leading aluminum production facility, is located in Iceland and the new facility...
The sale of shares in Meridian Energy, New Zealand will raise only the bare minimum
New Zealand's Finance Minister said plans to sell a slew of state companies will likely raise only the bare minimum as the government priced the country's biggest-ever initial public stock offering at up to a third below estimates. The sale of shares in Meridian Energy Ltd , New Zealand's biggest...
Novelis Korea awarded as a leader in waste reduction and resource conservation
The award was introduced by the Ministry of Environment and Korea Environment Corporation and recognizes leading eco-friendly companies that have taken proactive measures in preventing industrial waste through improved manufacturing processes and innovative green technology as well as reduction of...
Novelis Korea hosts first recycling education camp for children
Aluminium rolling and recycling Novelis has launched Greenbiz Camp, a recycling education programme for elementary children in South Korea. The camp will be held from July 24 to 26 in Andong, North Kyongsang Province, near Novelis' Yeongju plant. The company aims to extend its sustainable business...
Northwest sign recycling embraces environmental stewardship
This stewardship goes hand in hand with Northwest Sign Recycling’s present day to day operations and future goals. When you consider the impact production of new aluminum has on our environment, you will see how Northwest Sign Recycling is part of the solution for sustainability. Environmental...
Midal Cables wins first National Grid supplier design contest
A project that reduces reliance on natural resources by recycling the aluminium used in overhead power lines has been awarded the top prize in the National Grid supplier design competition. The winning entry, submitted by Bahraini manufacturer Midal Cables?, will enable National Grid to reduce the...
Nalco commissions part of its second wind energy project
State-owned aluminium maker Nalco has commissioned a part of its INR 283 crore wind power project in Rajasthan, taking its total green energy capacity to 65 MW. “The company has set up its second wind power plant at Ludarva in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, with a capacity of 47.6 MW. A part of the project...
KEMET announces new Screw Terminal Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors
KEMET Corporation, a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, announced the release of the new ALS60/61 Screw Terminal Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors. “The ALS60/61 550Volt aluminum electrolytic capacitors have been designed using the latest...
Bauxite plant now features solar shingles
Sun City Energy recently installed one of the first integrated solar shingle roofing systems in the region on the new Saint-Gobain manufacturing facility at Bauxite in Saline County, according to Sun City President and CEO Pam Speraw. Saint-Gobain is the parent company of CertainTeed, which...
Nalco commissions INR 283 crore wind power project in Jaisalmer
National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), a Navratna PSU, has set up its 2nd wind power plant at Ludarva in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan with a capacity of 47.6 MW. The move is part of Nalco's plan to diversify into other metals and the energy sector. One part of the project has been...
European Commission imposes duties on Chinese solar panels
The European Commission on Tuesday imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of Chinese solar panels, defying German-led opposition and dire warnings from Beijing the move could spark a trade war. The European Commission has decided unanimously to impose (punitive) tariffs” on Chinese solar panels,...
Malaysia’s Press Metal Bhd set to up the ante with Samalaju smelter
Press Metal Bhd (Press Metal), a public-listed aluminium company with an extensive global presence, has been regarded as being significantly undervalued but is now set to be on a strong upward trajectory as its greenfield aluminium smelting plant in Samalaju is set to swing into full production...
DUBAL visits DEWA's sustainable building in Al Quoz
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), received a delegation from Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL), at its Sustainable Building in Al Quoz, as part of DEWA's ongoing stakeholder-outreach and visits. The largest government sustainable building in the world, DEWA's Sustainable Building in Al Quoz has...
