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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Extension to recycling to take 8.5m containers out of landfill
LISBURN residents will soon be able to recycle even more of their waste by putting aluminium foil and trays in their green bins. The fortnightly green bin recycling scheme will now accept clean foil trays such as those used for takeaway food, pie and quiche cases and oven ready meals as well as...
NEC gets tough on waste
The National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham has adopted a number of recycling schemes as part of its drive to become one of the UK’s greenest venues. Following on from the installation of a £330,000 ‘waste pre-treatment centre’ in 2009 that aims to recycle 50% of the venue’s waste by 2013, the...
Now you can recycle aluminium foil and trays
THE household recycling service in Larne is being expanded to include clean aluminium foil and trays. Larne Borough Council announced it is making it easier for people to recycle more at home through its fortnightly blue bin recycling scheme by accepting clean foil trays such as those used for...
Score Gets RM28 Billion In Investments
The Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score) has attracted 14 mega projects worth a total of RM28.55 billion from 2009 to August this year. Sarawak Industrial Development Minister, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan, said the approved projects were predominantly in the energy intensive...
Electronic Recyclers International and Alcoa Address Business School at The Ohio State University
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation's leading recycler of electronic waste, joined Kevin Kramer, President of Growth Initiatives for Alcoa, the world's leading aluminum producer, last night for a guest lecture on the benefits of sustainable...
Rusal's $800k lawsuit against RusHydro to be heard on November 24
An appellate court postponed until November 24 the hearing of an $801,200 lawsuit filed by the Rusal Sayanogorsk Aluminium Smelter against RusHydro for losses incurred after an accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Hydropower Plant, the Russian Legal Information Agency (RAPSI) reported from the court...
Constellium invests €28m in value-added aluminium
French aluminium producer Constellium has announced plans to invest €28m in production processes across French and German sites in response to ‘growing customer demand’. The plan includes the building of a new pusher furnace that the company said would consolidate its leading position within the...
EMAL focuses on waste reduction strategy to maximize recycling
EMAL continuously invests in the best sustainable technologies and emission controls to insure that its impact on the environment is kept to a minimum. These include steps to curb CO2 output by 70 per cent compared to fossil-fuel powered smelters, an environment-monitoring programme to assess air...
Aluminum industry improves sustainability
A study released by the Aluminum Association documents across-the-board sustainability improvements in the North American aluminum industry. Among the findings of the report, “Aluminum: The Element of Sustainability,” are that, since 1991: Primary energy demand associated with secondary aluminum...
Alcoa signs MoU with Angola to explore 750,000 mt/y aluminium smelter
Alcoa, the largest U.S. aluminium producer, said it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Angola to explore development of a 750,000-metric-ton-per-year smelter. The aluminium smelter could use power from hydroelectric facilities under consideration by the government, and...
Nissan sets industry-leading recycled targets
Nissan has revealed that it is to commit 70% of its engineering budget to environmental projects. In its mid-term environmental plan covering the next six years, the Japanese carmaker is focusing on three areas of development: a reduction in its carbon footprint, a shift to renewable energy and an...
Aluminum Extrusions are Better for Solar Frame Structures
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has released the results of a study that confirms the material and economic advantages of using extruded aluminum for solar structural framing applications. Material, fabrication, transportation and field assembly costs were estimated and vetted for use in the...
Aluminium extrusions are better
The Aluminium Extruders Council (AEC) has released the results of a study that confirms the material and economic advantages of using extruded aluminium for solar structural framing applications. Material, fabrication, transportation, and field assembly costs were estimated and vetted for use in...
Southwest Aluminium Provides Solar Panel for Tiangong-1
Southwest Aluminium Co., Ltd has provided high qualified aluminium profiles and aluminum bars for Tiangong-1’s structural parts and solar panel. These aluminium materials have reached international advanced standards in integrated performance such as strength, plasticity, corrosion resistance and...
AEC Study Finds Advantages to Using Aluminum for Solar Frames
The Aluminum Extruders Council (AEC) has released the results of a study that confirms, not surprisingly, the material and economic advantages of using extruded aluminum for solar structural framing applications. Material, fabrication, transportation, and field assembly costs were estimated and...
Aluminium is the clear winner in the game of substitution with copper
While the opportunity varies by application, aluminium is the clear winner in the game of substitution with copper and to a much lesser extent steel, likely to bear the largest brunt of aluminum's gain. While the market opportunity for aluminium as a replacement for steel is much larger than as a...
QAL trials biodiesel
QAL alumina refinery has for some time been has been trialling biodiesel as a supplementary fuel source for start up and operation of its coal-fired boilers. Biodiesel is stored in tanks on site and pumped into the boilers where it is distributed into injectors where the biodiesel is ignited to...
Electronic Recyclers International Joins Alcoa for Commit Forum Discussion on Innovative Partnerships
John Shegerian, Chairman and CEO of Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, and Kevin Kramer, Director of Growth Initiatives for Alcoa, the world’s leading aluminum producer, were teamed today for a Commit Forum discussion on their organizations’...
