Aluminium unibody marks a major design upgrade in iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro Max has moved from a titanium frame to an aluminium unibody, marking one of the biggest material changes. The new phone uses an aluminium unibody alongside 40 per cent recycled content, while adding a larger display, upgraded cameras and longer battery life. The iPhone 15 Pro...
AL Circle Analysis: Import rise meets demand growth on aluminium extrusion chessboard
Aluminium’s downstream trade network is getting more fragmented as import dependence, changing end-use demand and trade-policy interventions reshape regional markets. From North America and Europe to Asia-Pacific, the aluminium industry is navigating a market where access to supply, competitive...
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Superfund Status for Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. spurs action
State senator-elect Dee Brown’s Dec. 17 announcement that she had asked the Flathead County commissioners to take the lead in getting the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. smelter site designated as a Superfund site may have caught some state officials by surprise, but it spurred some action. Two...
Rumpke recycling facility awarded fund for rebuilding
US-based Rumpke Consolidated Companies Inc. has been awarded US$ 32 million in funds by the Ohio Air Quality Development Authority so it can establish a new recycling plant in Cincinnati. The 84 000-square-foot recycling plant will replace the Rumpke facility that was damaged in a fire in 2012. It...
Century Aluminum Reviews PSC's rejection of its proposed electricity plan
Century Aluminum is reviewing the Public Service Commission's rejection of its proposals for a special electricity rate for its Jackson County plant. Century Aluminum spokeswoman Lindsey Berryhill said that the company remains committed to restarting the plant in Ravenswood. The company had asked...
Alcoa Wins Long-Term Siemens Contract to Supply Blades and Vanes
Alcoa today announced that Alcoa Power and Propulsion (APP) has signed a long-term agreement with Siemens Energy to supply blades and vanes for a wide range of industrial gas turbines. Siemens Energy is one of the world's leading suppliers of products, solutions and services in the energy...
IEE, Inc. offers world’s first all-aluminum customer pole display
IEE, Inc., renown for its innovative, cutting-edge display technologies, now offers the world’s first all-aluminum pole display, expanding the company’s existing line of high-quality, high-reliability retail POS display peripherals. Developed to comply with US public transportation...
Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld Applauds Bipartisan Effort to Establish PNTR with Russia
Alcoa Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld praised the bipartisan leadership that led to today's signing of the Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 in the Oval Office at the White House. President Obama's signature paves the way for Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia through...
PSC denies special power rate for Century Aluminum
The state Public Service Commission denied both alternatives Century Aluminum offered in October in its special electricity rate case because the company's proposals still place the risk on Appalachian Power's customers, the PSC ruled Friday. But the commission proposed that Century may negotiate...
Aluminum foil can now be recycled at Austin
Austin Resource Recovery in Austin announced that curbside customers can now add the following metal items: • Aluminum baking tins (clean/free of food residue) • Aluminum trays, pie plates (clean/free of food residue) • Clean balled aluminum foil (2 inches or longer) The expanded service comes at...
Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Century Aluminum
Century Aluminum is one of today's notable stocks on the rise, up 3.5% to $7.10. The S&P is trading higher by 1.6% to 1,381 and the Dow is trading 1.3% higher to 12,746. Century Aluminum Company produces primary aluminum, in both molten and ingot form, through facilities located in the United...
Century Aluminum Earnings Down 9.7% in the Last 16 Days
When Century Aluminum reported earnings 16 days ago on November 1st, 2012, analysts, on average, expected the company to report a loss of $0.27 on sales of $295.7 million. The company actually reported a loss of $0.11 per share on sales of $304.6 million, beating EPS estimates by $0.16 and beating...
US Aluminum Services Ranked in HispanicBusiness 500 for the Second Year in a Row
The power of Hispanic-owned firms in America's corporate world continues to increase. Ranking the 500 largest Hispanic-owned companies in the United States annually, HispanicBusiness 500 is a measure of performance and progress. This is the 30th anniversary of the HispanicBusiness 500 and it has...
Bud Light Celebrates America Recycles Day
As part of America Recycles Day, Bud Light is encouraging football fans across the United States to always recycle, whether tailgating before a game or enjoying the action at home. In order to help raise awareness for this important message, the Bud Light Recycling Zone, an interactive traveling...
The US EPA reaches deal on Ravenswood cleanup
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it had reached an agreement on plans for preventing releases of cyanide into the soil and groundwater at a waste pile at Century Aluminum's aluminum smelting site in Jackson County. EPA said it had signed the agreement with TRC Companies...
Shares of Century Aluminum up 2.6%
Century Aluminum is one of today's notable stocks on the rise, up 2.6% to $7.57. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now trading 0.5% higher to 12,881 and the S&P is trading 0.9% higher to 1,390. There is potential upside of 42.7% for shares of Century Aluminum based on a current price of $7.57 and...
Century Aluminum reports $12M loss in third quarter
Century Aluminum announced Nov. 1 a net loss of $12 million for the third quarter of 2012, according to a news release from the company. Financial results were positively impacted by a net benefit of $4.1 million related to certain litigation items, according to the news release. The news release...
U.S. Govt wants Nigerian Government to hand over ALSCON to BFI Group
For the first time since the sale of Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, ALSCON, was marred by controversy, the United States Government has openly declared its interest in the matter, saying it wants the Nigerian Government to hand over the aluminium plant to the American company, BFI Group...
Copper, aluminium recover from lows but Hurricane Sandy hurts liquidity
Base metals were firmer in premarket trading on the LME on Tuesday but volumes remain thin while the US East Coast struggles with the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Copper and aluminium recovered from near-two-month lows set in the previous session, with analysts ascribing the recovery to dip buying....
Alcoa Foundation and DoSomething.org Partner on Aluminum Can Recycling Drive
Starting today, Alcoa Foundation and DoSomething.org, the largest U.S. organization for teens and social change, will run the biggest youth-led aluminum can recycling drive in the country, targeting high school students. The goal of the drive is to activate a minimum of 40,000 young people across...
