July 13, 2009

En+ Group’s first transaction of emission reduction units from a Joint Implementation Project

The En+ Group has completed a transaction to sell approximately 1 million emission reduction units (ERUs) that will be created by a Joint Implementation (JI) Project under Article 6 of…

May 5, 2009

NC Senate signals desire to control Alcoa dams

The North Carolina Senate has raised the stakes in a contest against Alcoa Inc. over control of nearly 40 miles of the Yadkin River and four electricity-generating dams the aluminum…

April 24, 2009

BHP Billiton warns on Bayside smelter’s viability

BHP Billiton said on Friday the financial viability of its Bayside aluminium smelter in South Africa was at risk following a sharp fall in demand for its products owing to…

April 14, 2009

Long fight likely over fate of Yadkin River control

North Carolina and Alcoa Inc. are promising a long fight over control of nearly 40 miles of the Yadkin River where the largest U.S. aluminum producer has operated four electricity-generating…

March 20, 2009

Norsk Hydro Mothballs Jamaican Affiliate

Norwegian aluminium group Norsk Hydro plans to shut down a plant in Jamaica and lay off 80 employees in its home market, […]

January 26, 2009

Rusal sees great advantages in colloidal anode paste at Krasnoyarsk

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, has completed the conversion of one potroom at its Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter (KrAZ) to the colloidal anode paste technology and says “the…

January 23, 2009

Rio Tinto is still undecided on future of its Tiwai smelter

Rio Tinto says it has no plans to restart the nearly 30 per cent aluminium smelting capacity shut down for the past […]

November 21, 2008

New Order Received from China’s Aluminum Industry: Siemens to Supply three Process Control Systems for Henan Yongshun Aluminium Company Ltd

Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from the Chinese Henan Youngshun Aluminium Co. Ltd., to supply three new process control systems […]

October 31, 2008

Rio Tinto in $352m Canadian upgrade

RIO Tinto, the world's second biggest aluminium producer, will spend $US228 million to upgrade its Shipshaw power station in Canada.

July 28, 2008

ABB wins $113-million smelter order in India

2008-07-29 - Power, automation systems to boost capacity at aluminum plant