Michigan (MAR 5, 2012) - Granco Clark (USA) and Extrutec (Germany) signed an agreement to market and service their combined offerings of exclusive aluminum extrusion technology including Extrutec’s patented high efficiency furnaces and Granco Clark’s FusionBond™ billet bonding systems.
Alcoa published its 2011 Sustainability Report which details the company's global environmental, social and economic performance. It is the 11th year in a row Alcoa has produced the report.
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) has been named one of China's Top 100 Green Companies by Green Company Magazine in its annual ranking of corporate sustainability practices. It is the second year in a row Alcoa has been recognized by the publication for environmental leadership.
Rio Tinto and Chinalco's listed subsidiary, Chalco, have completed the formation of their joint venture (JV) to develop and operate the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, following the completion of all Chinese regulatory approvals.
Abu Dhabi, 02 May 2012: EMAL President and CEO, Saeed Fadhel Al Mazrooei , declared ‘Aluminium Week’ “a great success for EMAL and Abu Dhabi” today. For the first time ever three of the aluminium industry’s major events were held in the same place at the same time as Abu Dhabi hosted business leaders from around the world.
Hydro's underlying earnings before financial items and tax amounted to NOK 557 million in the first quarter, down from NOK 1,133 million in the previous quarter.
UC RUSAL and China North Industries Corporation (NORINCO) are pleased to announce the operations start of North United Aluminium (NUA, the former Shenzhen North Investments) — the Shenzhen-based joint venture of RUSAL and NORINCO, specializing in aluminium, alloys and other non-ferrous metals trading on the Chinese market.
The Board of Directors of Alcoa (NYSE:AA) declared (a) a quarterly common stock dividend of 3 cents per share payable May 25, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 14, 2012 and (b) a quarterly dividend of 93.75 cents per share on Alcoa's $3.75 cumulative preferred stock payable July 1, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 8, 2012.
Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that Mike Barriere has been promoted to Vice President, Human Resources effective May 1
After four days at VeronaFiere, positive confirmations for Metef-Foundeq, an international trade show for the world of aluminium and machines for the processing of metals, and Metalriciclo-Recomat, an exhibition dedicated to the recycling of industrial materials. Attending foreign operators, who represent 30% of the total 15000 visitors, went up by 5%, as predicted. VeronaFiere consolidates its role a privileged partner to promote business meeting between exhibiting companies and foreign buyers.
UC RUSAL announced the appointment of Evgeny Ovchinnikov as Commercial Director of UC RUSAL.
At this years SAE event the "German Technology Center" is show casing leading technology companies in the field of weight reduction and emission reduction. The companies that will participate are:
Oleg Deripaska, CEO of Basic Element and UC RUSAL and President of En+ Group, and Zhang Guoqing, President of China North Industries Corporation, signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation providing for the joint implementation of projects in the engineering, mining and metal sectors.
Anglo Aluminum Corp. announces that it intends to reorganize its business by transferring all of the issued and outstanding shares of its wholly- owned subsidiary, Société Guinéenne de Fer et de Bauxite, a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Guinea that holds the Mamou-Dalaba bauxite permits, to its wholly owned subsidiary, Africa Bauxite Corporation, with the intention of making an application for the shares of Africa Bauxite Corporation to be listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.
Full year figures for European output of alufoil in 2011 showed a modest decline in overall production levels, reflecting the cautious outlook throughout the European economic markets. However exports from Europe remained steady according to figures released by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA).
Century Aluminum Company reported a net loss of $3.9 million ($0.04 per basic and diluted common share) for the first quarter of 2012. Financial results were negatively impacted by an unrealized loss on forward contracts of $5.0 million primarily related to the mark to market of aluminum price protection options. Cost of sales for the quarter included a $17.1 million benefit for lower of cost or market inventory adjustments.
For the first time three major aluminium events take place in the same week, in the same country
Reynobond® with EcoClean™ Installed at New Electronic Recyclers International Facility in Badin, N.C.
CRU’s 17th World Aluminium Conference will take place from 30 April – 2 May 2012 during an event filled week for the aluminium industry in Abu Dhabi which includes the Gulf Aluminium Dinner and other important industry meetings.
Chief executive Tom Albanese said “We had a solid first quarter with increased production of iron ore, coal, bauxite, alumina and titanium dioxide compared with the first quarter of 2011. This was driven by a combination of our consistently high operating performance and reduced impact from severe weather than in 2011. We were therefore well positioned for the relatively strong markets in the first quarter, albeit with continued volatility as we anticipated.”
UC RUSAL is pleased to announce the appointment of Evgeny Ovchinnikov as Commercial Director of UC RUSAL.
Abu Dhabi, 18 April 2012: For the third consecutive year Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) sponsored the eighth International Symposium on Mechatronics and its Applications (ISMA) which was held at the American University of Sharjah from 10 to 12 April, 2012.
Companhia de Alumina do Para's (CAP) Board of Directors has decided to postpone the construction of a new alumina refinery in Barcarena, Brazil.
Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) will host the exclusive second annual Gulf Aluminium Dinner 2012 on April 29th at the Emirates Palace hotel. The Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC) dinner event will provide an unparalleled networking platform for the world‚s top aluminium industry leaders, and help to continue the momentum of the Gulf‚s establishment as a major metals hub in the global market.
The international journal for industry, research and application of aluminium is published monthly. It provides information on all topical issues concerning the material, its production, processing, recycling and application. Furthermore, economic topics and ecological consequences of aluminium application are discussed. Thirty percent of all articles in the journal are written in English.
The trade journal is the leading title in the whole German-speaking area. It provides information on material-specific characteristics of aluminium, latest processing technologies and innovative applications in various branches and sectors of industry.
The international trade journal for metallurgy focuses on the non-metal branch with its basic metals copper, zink, aluminium, magnesium, lead, nickel and tin as well as composite materials on metallic basis and special metals. The trade journal provides information on installation engineering and testing technology, introduces latest material developments and reports on user experiences.
