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NZ PM to postpone Rio Tinto exit if re-elected
Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern plans to delay the closure of Rio Tintos New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) at Tiwai Point by three to five years if she gets re-elected.


Alcoa strikes gas deals for WA alumina refineries
Tue, 29 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Alcoa of Australia has signed three gas sales agreements that will power its Western Australia alumina refineries starting 2024.


Rio Tinto to complete $75m refinery maintenance
Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Rio Tinto has pushed ahead with $75 million of planned maintenance shutdown work at its two alumina refineries in Gladstone, Queensland, this year.


Alcoa unveils industry-first low-carbon alumina
Thu, 24 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Alcoa has expanded its alumina offering to produce the industrys first low-carbon, smelter-grade brand, EcoSource.


Hycast wins contract to deliver state-of-the-art technology to ...
Tue, 22 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Hycast AS, a fully owned subsidiary of Hydro, is entering into a 9.7 million contract with Alu Iberica to provide casthouse technology for two aluminium plants in northern Spain. The agreement includes design and supply of equipment for casting extrusion ingots based on recycled aluminium.


Rio Tinto to expand responsible aluminium offering with closed ...
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Rio Tinto will introduce its first closed loop recycling solution to complement its low carbon footprint aluminium billet production, providing customers with greater choice to meet the increasing consumer demand for sustainable products.


MoU inked between Alba and UoB to enhance scientific and research ...
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of Bahrain (UoB) to boost cooperation between the two entities in various areas of research and academic programmes.


ALVANCE Aluminium Wheels breaks into caravan market with Tyre-Line ...
Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
35,000-wheel contract marks the first non-auto sector deal for Frances only aluminium wheel manufacture


Kazakhstan: gold and silver output up in January-August 2020
Fri, 18 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Production of gold and silver has risen by 16% and by 1%, respectively in Kazakhstan. The country has also reported increases in production of aluminum, copper and lead, thus the production of the base precious and non-ferrous metals amounted for 2.4 trillion tenge in 8 months of 2020. More than half of the total productio


China's economic push is proving to be a boon for Indian metal ...
Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Metal companies such as Vedanta, NMDC, Hindalco, JSW Steel, Jindal Steel, NALCO and Hindustan Copper are expected to benefit from the current trend in the Chinese demand. Steel companies such as JSW Steel, Jindal Steel and Tata Steel have reported a strong jump in exports at over 50% of total sales in the first quarter largely due to upbeat demand from China.



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