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
June 20, 2008 Alcoa to Temporarily Idle Half of Rockdale, TX Smelter Due to Local Power Supply Issues Alcoa today announced it will temporarily idle half the production at its Rockdale, Texas aluminum smelter effective today as a result of […]
June 5, 2008 Rio Tinto’s Saudi Smelter to Start by 2012 Rio Tinto Group expects to produce aluminum from its planned smelter in Saudi Arabia by late 2011 or early 2012, the company's Chief Executive Tom Albanese was cited as saying…
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
