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    Aluminum Consortium Begins Trials of Carbon Capture Technology

    Aluminium Dunkerque, Trimet, Rio Tinto, and Fives Group, all part of the C4Capture consortium, achieved a key milestone in their collaboration in their joint development of a CO₂ capture solution for the aluminum industry. The companies started up pilot tests in real industrial conditions at the Aluminium Dunkerque smelter in Dunkerque and Trimet’s smelter in […]

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    ICSOBA 2025 Highlights Technical Advancements in Primary Aluminum

    The International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina, and Aluminium (ICSOBA) hosted its 43rd International Conference and Exhibition on October 26–31, 2025, at the Howard Johnson CAEXPO Plaza in Nanning, Guangxi, China (Figure 1). The conference reflected the organization‘s ongoing commitment to engage with the fast-growing aluminum sector in the Asia-Pacific region, demonstrating both technological […]

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    Novelis and Fives Upgrade Three Melting Furnaces in Germany

    Novelis collaborated with Fives to upgrade three aluminum melting furnaces at Novelis’ site in Voerde, Germany. This joint project marks an important step forward in the decarbonization of industrial processes and highlights the shared commitment of both companies to sustainability and innovation. “Sustainability is at the core of Novelis’ business model,” said Emilio Braghi, executive […]

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    Aluminum Companies Look to Hydrogen as a Sustainable Fuel for Remelt Operations

    By Andrea Svendsen, Managing Editor. There’s no question that aluminum is a sustainable material option for industries such as automotive, transportation, and building and construction, among others. The metal’s light weight, high strength, corrosion resistance, and other properties enable engineers and designers to optimize their products, enabling them to develop sustainable, energy efficient designs. In […]

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    Fives and Lhyfe Partner to Decarbonize Industrial Combustion Using Green Hydrogen

    Fives, a world leader in industrial combustion, and Lhyfe, a producer of green and renewable hydrogen, signed an MOU to provide a complete decarbonized solution for various industries, from hydrogen production to combustion. Lhyfe will produce and supply green hydrogen, and Fives will provide optimized and safe solutions for its use in industrial combustion processes. In […]

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    Arconic Architectural Products Installs New Coil Curing Ovens and Cooling Systems

    Arconic Architectural Products, a leading manufacturer of prepainted aluminum for the construction industry, modernized the aluminum coil coating line at its facility in Merxheim, France, in response to increased energy costs and the implementation of the carbon tax in Europe. The upgraded line reduces energy consumption, which reduces costs and improves the environmental footprint of […]

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    Irizar e-mobility First to Use Hydro’s Recycled Aluminum Produced with Green Hydrogen

    Irizar e-mobility, a Spanish company that produces electromobility solutions for cities, will be the first company to use Hydro Extrusions’ recycled aluminum profiles produced from green hydrogen in their products. The aluminum profiles will be used in the bodywork of their electric vehicles, such as the “ie tram,” a zero-emission bus with the appearance of […]

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    A Consortium of Aluminum Companies to Develop Carbon Capture Solutions for Smelting

    Rio Tinto, Trimet, and Aluminium Dunkerque are partnering with Fives Group on a consortium project to develop carbon capture solutions for the aluminum industry. Primary aluminum production accounts for 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions, which corresponds to an average of 16.1 t CO2/t Al being emitted globally (in France, the average is less than 5 […]

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    South32 Works to Reduce HF Emissions at Its Hillside Smelter

    South32 began an ambitious project to limit the amount of hydrogen fluoride (HF) being emitted from its gas treatment center (GTC) at its Hillside smelter in South Africa to 0.5 mg/Nm³ by April 2025. This will enable the smelter to comply with new environmental regulations. In order to achieve this goal, South32 is collaborating with […]