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    TMS 2018: Spent Potliner Insights and New Directions

    TMS 2018 will be held on March 15-18, 2018 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The conference is hosting a series of Professional Development courses, including Spent Potliner Insights and New Directions, which will be held on March 11, from  8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Spent Potliner Insights and New Directions course, coordinated by Phil Black, […]

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    The Legacy of Spent Potliner – Cost or Opportunity?

    By Phil Black. The aluminum industry has an opportunity now to leave a lasting legacy of Spent Potliner (SPL) management that boosts the industry’s ongoing reputation for sustainability. Expensive Legacy Primary aluminum smelters have spent many millions on improved pot linings, squeezing the last available drop from the energy efficiencies in cathodes, ramming materials, and […]