Aluminium Intl Today

The journal of #aluminium #aluminiumproduction and processing. #News, articles and regular updates.

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GreenCap Solutions is collaborating with Hydro to validate its carbon capture technology in #aluminium production.
The initiative targets capturing CO₂ from low-concentration point sources. #industry #co2 #ClimateActionNow

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Alvance British Aluminium’s Fort William smelter has increased sales to the US under the new #Tariffs.
Tom Uppington, managing director of @AlvanceBA , said: “The shift in tariff structures has allowed us to strengthen our #market position and extract more value from our output."

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South32 will reduce investment into its Mozal #aluminium operation as it struggles to secure an electricity supply past March 2026 for the #Mozambique smelter.
As part of the limitations of #investments, @South_32 will stop pot relining and stand down contractors this month.

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Constellium has bought plasma torch technology from @PyroGenesis_Inc to be used in an #aluminium remelting furnace.
The technology will be integrated into a demonstrator furnace at a @Constellium casthouse to explore how it could lead to more sustainable industrial heating.

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Century Aluminum has stated that the planned restart at its Mt. Holly smelter is due to President Trump’s #tariffs.
Currently operating at 75% capacity, Century plans to restart over 50,000Mt of idled production at its #SouthCarolina smelter by June 2026. #USA

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In a study conducted by Sphera on the Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), research shows that aluminium-optimised designs significantly reduce a vehicle’s environmental footprint.

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Aden has invested into a major bauxite refining project in #China using IB2’s technology.

The 52-person team will focus on transforming low-grade bauxite into high-grade bauxite by removing silica, sulphur and organic #carbon.

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Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has appointed Bahraini national Ali Aseeri as its Acting Manager of Engineering & Projects.
Ali started his career in Alba’s Engineering Department in 2005. #aluminum #engineering

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Rio Tinto’s aluminium division has incurred $300 million of costs as a result of President #Trump’s tariffs.
It had taken the hit as a result of its primary #aluminium exports from its operations in Canada to the #US.

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UK smelter @AlvanceBA British #Aluminium has entered a 10-year leasing agreement for the supply of 20 4-axle powder tank wagons.
The wagons will replace a fleet of 2-axle models and will nearly double the payload capacity per trip between Blyth, UK and the Lochaber #smelter.

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Capral Limited has acquired Comsupply, an aluminium systems and hardware distributor based in Perth, #Australia.

Comsupply has built a strong reputation in Western Australia, generating approximately $15 #million in annual revenue.

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Constellium has completed its smart aluminium automotive project FlexCAR.

The FlexCAR contains a modular sill concept using aluminium extrusions made from Constellium HSA6 high-strength aluminium alloys which are partially recycled.

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The restart process of the San Ciprián #aluminium smelter, #Spain will resume, after the nationwide power outage in April, said @Alcoa.
The company has ben assured by the Spanish government it will provide reliable #energy. The restart is estimated to be complete by mid-2026.

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@AZ_China Useful information, thank you for sharing.

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Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) has started-up the final reduction cell in its EX smelting #technology pilot project in Al Taweelah.
EX is EGA’s 10th generation smelting tech. The pilot will be used to prove #Industry4.0 capabilities in the #aluminium sector. @egaofficial

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Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has started production at the expansion of its Spectro Alloys aluminium #recycling plant in Minnesota, #USA.
The expansion adds 55,000 tonnes of secondary billet production capacity in the first phase. @egaofficial #aluminium

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India’s Minister for Mines has released its Aluminium Vision 2047 document.
It outlines it plan to expand the domestic #aluminium sector while also providing a long-term strategy to meet domestic demand and ensuring raw material security. #india #industry #Outlook

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Aluminerie Alouette has secured an agreement which will see it supplied with #RenewableEnergy until 2045.
The aluminium producer has an agreement in principle with the province of Quebec, #Canada to guarantee the #power supply of the company. @Alu_Alouette

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Vedanta Aluminium says it anticipates unveiling a green anode plant at its Jharsuguda, #India, facility later this month.
Green Anode Plant number 5 of 35 tph is being set up for a carbon adequacy of up to 2 million t/year production at the facility. @Vedanta_Group #investing

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Katrin Fricke has been appointed Executive Vice President (EVP) and Head at @TOMRARecycling .
Her background in production #engineering, coupled with her passion for #technologies as well as #datadriven #Solutions , position her to lead Tomra #Recycling into its next phase