Rio Tinto and Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) entered into a definitive agreement to jointly acquire Votorantim’s 68.596% controlling share of Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA). Under the agreement, Rio Tinto will own 33% of shares and Chalco will own 67%. “This acquisition, jointly with Chalco, of Votorantim’s controlling position in CBA’s fully integrated […]
Century Aluminum Company and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) entered into a joint development agreement to build the first new primary aluminum production plant in the U.S. since 1980 — revitalizing U.S. aluminum expertise and know-how. Previously, the two companies had each separately announced plans to build smelters in the U.S., including EGA’s planned greenfield smelter […]
ELYSIS, a joint partnership between Alcoa and Rio Tinto, launched its 450 kA inert anode cell at the end of an existing potline at the Rio Tinto smelter in Alma, Quebec, Canada — the first implementation of inert anode technology at this commercial-size scale. According to the company, this is a defining moment in the transition […]
Alcoa Corporation, Ball Corporation, and Unilever PLC are collaborating to enable the first use of breakthrough ELYSIS® carbon-free smelting technology in the production of aluminum for consumer personal and home care packaging. “Through this collaboration with Ball and Unilever, we’re helping bring low-carbon aluminum into everyday products and demonstrating how innovation at the material level […]
Alcoa Corporation achieved two strategically important developments for its Massena Operations in New York. First, the company signed a new 10-year energy contract with the New York Power Authority (NYPA). In addition, the company announced a capital investment of approximately $60 million in the facility’s anode baking furnace, a key component of the aluminum smelting process. […]
Nordural, one of Europe’s largest primary aluminum smelters and a subsidiary of Century Aluminum, signed a long-term power management agreement with SnerpaPower, a leading energy technology provider in the electricity sector — marking a significant milestone for both companies. With this step, Nordural becomes SnerpaPower’s largest customer to date, underscoring the growing role of intelligent […]
Bauxite residue, also known as “red mud,” is a hazardous by-product of aluminum production. Each year, millions of tons of red mud accumulate and is pumped and deposited into land-based lagoons, ponds, and impoundments. Since the red mud contains harmful metals, disasters related to its storage have caused river contamination and flooding in affected communities […]
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) collaborated with Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) to deliver the UAE’s first batch of low-carbon aluminum using electricity generated at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi. EGA is marketing this type of low-carbon aluminum under the product brand MinimAL. “Global demand for low carbon […]
