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 […]
Kubikenborg Aluminium AB (KUBAL), Sweden’s only primary aluminum producer, is taking a transformative step toward sustainable and circular production with the planned installation of a new remelting plant (Figure 1). Supported by the Swedish Energy Agency, the new facility will enable the company to recycle aluminum scrap, lower its energy consumption, and improve the flexibility […]
Constellium successfully started up and inaugurated the new foil finishing lines at its Singen plant in Germany. This milestone marks the completion of the €30 million investment in partnership with Lotte Infracell, a subsidiary of Lotte Aluminium, to supply high-quality aluminum foil stock for battery applications in Europe. “The start-up of the new finishing lines […]
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 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 […]
