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…
May 16, 2008 Rio Still Considering South African Plant, Aluminum Chief Says Rio Tinto Group , the world’s second- largest aluminum producer, said it may build a $2.7 billion plant in South Africa even […]
May 16, 2008 Greenland Parliament Agrees to Phase 2 of Joint Studies on Potential Smelter and Hydropower Project Alcoa today welcomed the decision taken by the Greenland parliament to advance into a second phase of joint studies with Alcoa into […]
May 16, 2008 China’s Aba Aluminum Smelter Halted After Earthquake A 120,000 metric ton aluminum producer in China's Sichuan province halted output after suffering casualties when the country was hit by its strongest earthquake in more than half a century,…
May 9, 2008 China’s Chalco to take stake in Saudi Aluminum Smelter Venture Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd , the country’s top aluminum producer, will team up with Malaysia’s MMC and Saudi Arabia’s Binladin for […]
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