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NALCO to set up pilot project on managing carbon
22 MAR 20111MINS

NALCO to set up pilot project on managing carbon

...Bhubaneswar, March 21 (IANS) State-run National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) Monday said a pilot project on carbon sequestration will be implemented at its captive power plant at Angul in Orissa...

VHE Announce Upgrades to Anode and Cathode Current Meters for the Aluminium Industry
21 MAR 20111MINS

VHE Announce Upgrades to Anode and Cathode Current Meters for the Aluminium Industry

...used for measuring the d.c. current in cathode riser bars and anode stems, the meters are now supplied with an updated display panel incorporating Bluetooth technology. Immediately the measurement stabilises, visual and aural prompts cue the operator to press a data button, transmitting the...

Laselec Unveils New Laser Marking Process For Aluminium Wire
15 MAR 20111MINS

Laselec Unveils New Laser Marking Process For Aluminium Wire

...Produced at the request of international aerospace group Airbus, this novel process, which has resulted in the lodging of several patents, involves pre-marking spots with laser. A high degree of precision is required in order to position the dots: this was a challenge for Laselec, which the...

Alcoa joins e-waste stewardship program
15 MAR 20111MINS

Alcoa joins e-waste stewardship program

...The Basel Action Network (BAN), an environmental organization dedicated to promoting responsible e-waste recycling practices and preventing toxic trade, recently announced that Alcoa has joined its e-Stewards Enterprise program to responsibly recycle its e-waste...

Nalco signs knowledge agreement
10 MAR 20111MINS

Nalco signs knowledge agreement

...State-owned Indian group Nalco has signed an agreement with Earth Refining Company for transfer of knowhow for preparation of alumina tri hydrate from bauxite by calcining with sodium carbonate and limestone, an innovative process for the extraction of alumina...

Nalco signs knowledge agreement
10 MAR 20111MINS

Nalco signs knowledge agreement

...State-owned Indian group Nalco has signed an agreement with Earth Refining Company for transfer of knowhow for preparation of alumina tri hydrate from bauxite by calcining with sodium carbonate and limestone, an innovative process for the extraction of alumina...

Laselec Invents New Marking Process for Aluminum Wire
09 MAR 20111MINS

Laselec Invents New Marking Process for Aluminum Wire

...Laselec has recently developed a marking process specially designed for aluminum wire. Produced at the request of Airbus, this new process uses laser technology to pre-mark dots. Because the crimp contacts for aluminum wire are waterproof and have no openings, the dots are required to ensure...

Alcoa Takes Minority Stake in Electronic Recyclers International
09 MAR 20111MINS

Alcoa Takes Minority Stake in Electronic Recyclers International

...Alcoa (NYSE: AA), the world's leading aluminum producer, announced that it has become a minority investor in Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the largest U.S. recycler of electronics waste...

NALCO transfers R&D Process know how for Gujarat Plant
08 MAR 20111MINS

NALCO transfers R&D Process know how for Gujarat Plant

...Aluminium giant NALCO today signed an agreement with Earth Refining Company (P) Ltd for transfer of knowhow for preparation of alumina tri-hydrate from bauxite by calcining with sodium carbonate and limestone, an innovative process for extraction of alumina...

Alcoa Acquires Full Ownership of Carbothermic Smelting Technology
04 MAR 20111MINS

Alcoa Acquires Full Ownership of Carbothermic Smelting Technology

...Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced that it has finalized a deal with ORKLA ASA to acquire full ownership of the technology associated with the carbothermic aluminum production process, previously jointly owned by the companies...

Alcoa takes stake in recycling company
04 MAR 20111MINS

Alcoa takes stake in recycling company

...Aluminum producer Alcoa said on Wednesday that it has invested in Electronic Recyclers International, a recycler of electronic waste. Alcoa did not say how much money it put into the recycling company. It said the move was part of its effort to increase the recycling of consumer electronics...

Alcoa buys control of new production technology
04 MAR 20111MINS

Alcoa buys control of new production technology

...Alcoa Inc., the leading U.S. aluminum producer with more than one million tonnes of annual capacity in Quebec, is looking for ways to reduce raw material and smelting costs...

Alcoa invests in Electronic Recyclers International
04 MAR 20111MINS

Alcoa invests in Electronic Recyclers International

...Aluminium producer Alcoa has become a minority investor in Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), a large US recycler of electronics waste, with Alcoa vice president and chief sustainability officer Kevin Anton becoming a director of ERI...

Back to Google News Hungarian metals plant in 2010 red sludge flood switches to safer technology to handle waste
01 MAR 20111MINS

Back to Google News Hungarian metals plant in 2010 red sludge flood switches to safer technology to handle waste

...The Hungarian metals plant responsible for a massive spill of toxic red sludge which killed 10 people last year has switched to a safer technology to process its caustic waste, officials said Monday...

TMS 2011 gets underway
01 MAR 20111MINS

TMS 2011 gets underway

...The exhibition and conference marked the 125th Anniversary of the Hall-Heroult Process with a plenary session devoted to the subject. Claude Vanvoren of Rio Tinto Alcan opened proceedings with a look at The Early Days of the European Aluminium Industry and examined Paul Heroult's role as the...

Industry celebrates 125 years of commercial aluminum production
28 FEB 20111MINS

Industry celebrates 125 years of commercial aluminum production

...One hundred and twenty five years ago this month, Mr Charles Martin Hall discovered a method by which to produce aluminum commercially transforming it from a precious metal to an everyday material. It was a development that would change the course of human history...

Dubal unveils technological advances at TMS 2011
28 FEB 20111MINS

Dubal unveils technological advances at TMS 2011

...Further demonstrating its corporate commitment to excellence through innovation, Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (Dubal) — the entirely state-owned enterprise whose Jebel Ali operation ranks among the world's largest single-site primary aluminium smelters — will again participate in the industry...

Alcoa celebrates 125 Years of modern aluminum
24 FEB 20111MINS

Alcoa celebrates 125 Years of modern aluminum

...Alcoa celebrated 125 years of its modern aluminum smelting process at the Oberlin College yesterday. The smelting process was opened by Charles Martin Hall, whom was just 22 years old when he discovered a way to create aluminum by separating it from bauxite ore through electrolysis...