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    Nordural Signs Intelligent Energy Management Contract for Increased Sustainability

    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 […]

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    An EPIQ Milestone: Material Handling Supplier Inaugurates New Headquarters

    EPIQ Machinery inaugurated its new head office in downtown Montreal — representing a significant milestone for the Canadian equipment manufacturer. The site will become the company’s “nerve center” and will house all members of the executive team, as well as the EPIQ Digital team (industrial digitalization) and part of the EPIQ Mecfor team (specialized vehicles). […]

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    Rice University Develops Electrical Flash Method to Rapidly Purify Red Mud

    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 […]

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    EGA and ENEC Produce Aluminum with Carbon-Free Nuclear Energy

    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 […]

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    Hydro and GreenCap to Test Carbon Capture Technology in Aluminum Production

    Hydro and GreenCap Solutions, a Norwegian environmental technology provider, are collaborating to launch a demonstration project to test GreenCap’s carbon capture technology in primary aluminum production. The initiative targets the challenge of capturing CO₂ from low-concentration point sources — one of the most significant hurdles in the aluminum industry. “We need a cost-efficient solution to […]

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    Century Aluminum Plans to Bring Mt. Holly Plant to Full Production

    Century Aluminum Company has announced plans to restart over 50,000 MT of idled production at its Mt. Holly, SC smelter. The company will invest approximately $50 million in the effort, creating over 100 new jobs and boosting U.S. primary aluminum output by nearly 10%. The restart will bring the plant, now at 75% capacity, to […]

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    BALCO to Expand Aluminum Wire Rod Production to Meet Surging Demand

    Bharat Aluminium Company (BALCO), a business unit of Vedanta Aluminium, is expanding wire rod production capacity to meet growing demand. This is part of the smelter’s ongoing plans to double its overall aluminum production capacity from 570,o00 tpy to 1 million tpy, which is currently in its final stages of commissioning. “Aluminum wire rods are […]

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    EGA Begins Production with Its Next-Generation Smelting Technology

    Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) started hot metal production in the pilot reduction cells for EX, the company’s next generation aluminum smelting technology. Located at the Al Taweelah smelter, the EX pilot project is a key foundation for future low-carbon primary aluminum production at EGA. “First hot metal from these EX technology reduction cells is a […]

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    ALVANCE British Aluminium Modernizes Its Alumina Transport Fleet

    ALVANCE British Aluminium, an integrated aluminum business and the owner of the last remaining aluminum smelter in the U.K., signed a 10-year leasing agreement with VTG Rail UK for the supply of 20 modern four-axle powder tank wagons. The new rail wagons, which will replace a fleet of two-axle models that have been in service […]