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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Targray Launches Next Generation, Higher Efficiency Aluminum Paste for Solar Cells
Targray Technology International announces the availability of Giga Solar Materials Corporation’s next generation of Aluminum Paste for mono and multi-crystalline silicon solar cells. Montreal, Quebec, Canada (PRWEB) March 26, 2012 Targray Technology International announces the availability of Giga...
Hydro Aluminum Supports CPV Plant in Latin America
A precision-extruded aluminum framing system manufactured by Hydro, a global supplier of aluminum and aluminum products, has been installed at a 500-kilowatt electric generation facility in Durango, Mexico, the largest concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar facility in Latin America. Located about...
'Energy target worse than tax', says aluminium industry
THE aluminium industry will ask the federal government for greater relief from its renewable energy laws, warning that over the next few years the laws will have a greater impact than the carbon tax on smelters confronting falling metal prices and a surging dollar. The Australian Aluminium Council,...
Aluminium industry seeks renewed approach on energy laws
THE aluminium industry will ask the federal government for greater relief from its renewable energy laws, warning they will have a greater impact than the carbon tax over the next few years on smelters confronting falling metal prices and a surging Australian dollar. The Australian Aluminium...
GMDC posts 11% rise in Q3 net
During the third quarter, GMDC’s turnover jumped 7% to Rs384 crore Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) net profit rose 11% to Rs112.46 crore for the quarter ended 31 December 2011, against Rs101.48 crore in the corresponding period a year ago. During the quarter, the company’s turnover...
Sapa expands aluminium extrusion operations
Sapa Extrusions is expanding operations in the Port of Vancouver, Washington, bringing nearly 100 new jobs to the region. The new facility, a 142,800-square-foot-building, will house equipment transferred from Sapa’s Portland plant and other facilities, as well as new equipment and facility...
Norsk Hydro : Hydro Green Aluminium Award
Students, researchers and others can compete for a $35,000 prize in the Hydro Green Metal Award for improving the climate footprint of aluminium production. We need to be smarter about how we use our resources, and aluminum is part of the solution. With its light weight, it contributes to more...
Multi-Fuel Cogeneration at Australia's Worsley Alumina Refinery on Track for Completion
Researched by Industrial Info Resources Australia (Perth, Australia) -- BHP Billiton Limited BHP -1.27% (Melbourne, Australia) and its subsidiary Worsley Alumina Pty Limited are continuing with construction on the $2.2 billion Worsley Alumina Refinery expansion near Collie, in Western Australia....
Aluminum Recycling Program to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
You can help the environment by recycling your aluminum cans and help a local Habitat for Humanity chapter at the same time in Lexington. Wise Recycling is donating a portion of its proceeds from each recycled aluminum can to the local Habitat for Humanity chapter. The company wants to raise...
Nalco Smelter bags National Energy Conservation Award
Smelter Plant of Navaratna PSU National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has bagged the prestigious National Energy Conservation Award for 2011. NALCO?s smelter received the award for its contribution in energy conservation, primarily in reduction of DC energy and HFO consumption in Potlines and...
Blaming starts over Alcoa's jobs-for-license deal
A steel company tied to Alcoa Inc. said Friday it's giving up on the aluminum giant's North Carolina former smelter plant as a site for a pair of factories promising hundreds of jobs, and will look to other states for politicians eager to make a deal. Clean Tech Silicon & Bar has another location...
Odisha-based PSU Nalco Smelter bags National Energy Conservation Award
The Smelter Plant of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), the Navratna PSU under Ministry of Mines, Govt. of India, has bagged the prestigious National Energy Conservation Award for the year 2011. Shri B.L. Bagra, Chairman-cum-Managing Director, NALCO, received the award from Shri Sushil...
Aluminium products are sustainable
Building materials such as DecoWood timber look aluminium products, available from Decorative Imaging are highly sustainable, according to findings from a recent global research by the International Aluminium Institute. The research into the sustainability of aluminium reveals that while the life...
Japan to increase aluminium consumption from 4 mn tpa to 6.5 million tpa
New and emerging sectors like renewable energy, electric vehicles and initiatives relating to light weighting of automobiles are driving the demand for Aluminium. Japan, which consumes about 10 per cent of the world’s total Aluminium produced (40 million tons in 2010) every year, has laid out a...
Rising from the Waste to Energy Ashes
Across Europe some 70 million tonnes of waste were incinerated in waste to energy facilities during 2009. Despite best efforts to process only residual waste and divert recyclables, large quantities of metals and minerals remain in the resulting 16 million tonnes of bottom ash. As commodity prices...
Targray Launches New Aluminum Paste from World-Leading Manufacturer Giga Solar
Targray Technology International announces that it has been appointed as the global distributor of Giga Solar Materials Corp.’s new Back Surface Aluminum Paste. With the signing of this long-term agreement—which spans across Europe, North America and India—Targray now offers a back side aluminum...
Launch of Alu Solutions sustainability conference
Alusolutions 2013, the Global Forum on Sustainability in the Aluminium Industry, is the definitive event for industry executives. Alusolutions 2013, the Global Forum on Sustainability in the Aluminium Industry, is the definitive event for industry executives. Massive strides have been made by the...
Metals recycling can lead green revolution says BMRA
British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA) represents the £5 billion UK metal recycling sector - a globally competitive industry supplying environmentally-friendly raw material to metals manufacturers. Our 300 members trade and process steel, aluminium, copper and most other ferrous and non...
