Alcoa – market update and outlook
Along with its Q4 2019 and full-year 2019 reporting, the company published its market outlook for 2020. Alcoa projects a global aluminium surplus ranging between 600kt and 1m tonnes [...]
Recycled aluminium the new sought-after material in low-carbon construction
Since Hydro launched its Circal recycled aluminium a year ago, it has won more than 40 big and small building projects around the world. “This is currently one of [...]
EGA and Inalum sign MoU to collaborate on developing smelter project in Indonesia
Emirates Global Aluminium and the Indonesian state-owned company Inalum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at licensing EGA’s in-house developed smelter technology to Inalum. The two companies [...]
Euroguss 2020 continues its winning streak
Euroguss 2020 is fully booked and the die-casting industry is being presented on a larger scale than ever before. The trade fair has grown in terms of both square [...]
2020 Die-Casting Competition: prizes for innovative aluminium die-castings
The winners of the International Aluminium Die-Casting Award 2020 have been announced. In all, four castings were awarded prizes at Euroguss 2020 in Nuremberg, while two others received special [...]
Rio Tinto announces first order of Revolution-Al wheel alloy
For a couple of years, Rio Tinto has been working on the development of a stronger car wheel alloy that could cut fuel consumption, improve safety and handling and, [...]
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative certifies two Aludium plants in Spain against ASI Performance Standard
Aludium has achieved ASI Performance Standard Certification for its plants in Amorebieta and Alicante in Spain. The plants’ operations cover re-melting/refining, casting and semi-fabrication activities as well as Aludium’s [...]
Alba celebrates new production record in 2019
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) set a new production record in 2019. The world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China produced 1,365,005 million tonnes last year, up 35% year-on-year. In addition, 2019 was [...]
EGA completes first UAE industrial technology export project
Emirates Global Aluminium has completed its historic project to export UAE-developed industrial technology, with the conclusion of performance guarantee tests at Aluminium Bahrain (Alba). The company won a competitive [...]
Alcoa to sell Gum Springs facility in Arkansas
Alcoa Corporation has agreed to sell its Gum Springs, Arkansas waste treatment facility to Veolia ES Technical Solutions (VTS). The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter [...]