Energy costs drive China's August inflation as non-ferrous metals surge 20.8%
China's producer inflation accelerated in August as higher energy and non-ferrous metal prices pushed industrial costs higher, while weak domestic demand kept consumer inflation subdued. China's factory-gate inflation accelerated in August, with non-ferrous metal smelting and processing prices...
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...
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Labor move will benefit Chinese: Alumina
LEADING alumina/aluminium producer Alumina has warned that the fast-growing Chinese industry will benefit from the Gillard government's planned introduction of a carbon tax at the expense of the Australian industry. Chairman Don Morley told shareholders at the group's annual meeting in Melbourne...
New Aluminum Alloy Helps Generate Clean Water and Cheap Electricity
... New Aluminum Alloy Helps Generate Clean Water and Cheap Electricity ...A new aluminum alloy could soon clean out water and at the same time generate electricity for afflicted areas. Purdue University researchers Jerry Woodall and Go Choi have been working on the alloy of aluminum, gallium,...
Remote control car munches aluminium can ringpulls for fuel
...This clean and green micro-car runs on something you'd normally just toss away: the aluminium ringpulls that snap off Coke cans. The all-electric radio controlled vehicle, named "dAlH2Orean", can zip along at 30km per hour by turning waste aluminium scraps like ringpulls into hydrogen, and then...
Apple Finds the Environmental Benefit in Aluminum
Apple’s use of aluminum cases has made a significant contribution to the company’s environmental efforts, helping it to far surpass its recycling goals, the Apple Insider reports.
Apple Finds the Environmental Benefit in Aluminum
...Apple’s use of aluminum cases has made a significant contribution to the company’s environmental efforts, helping it to far surpass its recycling goals, the Apple Insider reports...
Recycling tuikku aluminum cups saves electricity and reduces carbon dioxide emissions
...Just before Christmas, the international recycling company Kuusakoski challenged all primary schools in the city of Heinola to a hunt for used tuikku tealights. These tealights are small circular candles encased in a thin metal cover so that the candle can liquefy completely while lit. Multiple...
International Aluminum Crowd Wants There To Be A Website For The Future of the Industry
...Recognising the demand from customers, consumers and policymakers around the world for up-to-date and easy to access information, the IAI has developed the site to demonstrate the economic, social and environmental benefits and the future potential of aluminium recycling...
Biomass power plant step closer for Holyhead
...A £600m energy plant which could create 100 permanent new jobs on Anglesey has been given a preliminary go-ahead...
Melting ice 'ideal for smelters'
...Alcoa wants to build smelters around the Arctic, many of them powered by hydroelectric dams that capture the melted water. "The Arctic north is an attractive area for the development of the aluminium industry," said Ronny Vatland, Alcoa's European environment director...
Reynobond Aluminum Composite Material Contributes to Sustainable Design of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
...Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its Reynobond® aluminum composite material (ACM) contributed to the sustainable design of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, the first hospital in the Midwest to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification...
East Sunshine Aluminum Sets up Solar Battery Company
...The East Sunshine Aluminum Company announced on January 27 that it had cooperated with affiliates Ruyuan Longwan Machinery Co., Ltd to establish a joint venture...
Recycling signals a new era at Hydro Aluminium Kurri
... A new facility to recycle waste materials generated by the aluminium smelting process into products used by other industries has signaled a new era in environmental sustainability. Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, Mr Tony Burke was on site at Hydro...
MIS Continues Green Efforts with Recycling of Steel and Aluminum
...Michigan International Speedway continues to be an industry leader with its green efforts in a variety of ways. This time, the Irish Hills track will recycle three of its general admission grandstands and relocate the steel and aluminum to Watkins Glen International so the nation’s top road...
Giga Solar to Challenge EPS of NT$40 in 2010
...Riding on solar cell booms, the Taiwan-based Giga Solar Materials Corp., a globally leading supplier of aluminum paste and related solar materials, is expected to challenge full-year EPS (earnings per share) of NT$40 in 2010 as the most profitable company of this kind ever seen on the island,...
Giga Solar to ship 3,000MT aluminum paste in 2011
...Photovoltaic (PV) conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials is projected to ship 2,700-3,000 metric ton (MT) of aluminum paste in 2011, up from 1,500-2,000MT expected for 2010, according to the Taiwan-based company. Silver-aluminum shipments will account for a 20-30% share of 2011 revenues,...
Buy green this holiday season - Aluminum Association
...As the holiday season approaches, the Aluminum Association said that choosing green electronics is a win for both consumers and the environment. With the growth of e-waste, the issue is a significant one...
Alcoa Receives Recognition for its Commitment to Sustainability
...Alcoa was recognized for using renewable, clean energy for 60 percent of its smelting operations, providing energy efficient materials for green buildings, having an employee energy reduction program, and leading the industry in the recycling and reusing of aluminum beverage cans...
Nanotechnology Firm Fabricates SiNW Array-Based Solar Devices
...Illuminex, a nanotechnology company developing processes to manufacture functional nanomaterials for sustainable energy applications, is applying recent advancements in its patented anodic aluminum oxide nanowire array production process to fabricate crystalline silicon nanowire (SiNW) array...
