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 […]
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). […]
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 […]
Canadian Industry Minister Mélanie Joly spoke at a press conference today, confirming that Quebec’s aluminum sector is set to receive “hundreds of millions of dollars” from a $5-billion federal fund aimed at supporting industries hit by U.S. tariffs. Joly said that the federal government has not yet finalized how the money will be allocated. Still, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
