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07/05/2019
Aluminij Mostar – Bosnia’s sole aluminium smelter – is facing imminent closure in the coming days as the company failed to reach a deal with the regional government on favourable energy prices. British-Swiss miner and commodity trader Glencore and UAE’s aluminium leader Emirates Global Aluminium have expressed their […]
05/24/2019
Trimet Aluminium – Germany’s largest aluminium producer – started the trial operation of its virtual battery – an innovative electricity solution the company hopes will help it in its energy transition. The launch is the latest development in Trimet’s research project that started six years ago. The EUR36 […]
05/23/2019
Swedish rolled-aluminium manufacturer Gränges acquired the entire utilities infrastructure from Jernbro on its industrial premises in Finspång. The facilities – for which Gränges paid SEK93 million (EUR 8.65 million) – are meant to help the company secure a reliable and long-term supply of energy and other utilities. Gränges […]
03/20/2019
Alcoa warned that its last aluminium plant in Spain could face closure if Madrid does not increase energy subsidies. The company is worried about draft legislation concerning energy costs and a cost compensation mechanism of indirect carbon emissions. Alcoa says the future of its San Ciprián plant in […]
10/19/2018
The U.S multinational company Alcoa announced on October 19th that it will shutter two of its three aluminium plants in Spain. The two smelters have a combined annual production of 180,000 metric tonnes. While keeping the third plant in Lugo open, the company decided to initiate negotiations with […]
10/16/2018
Around 900 workers at Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Aluminij Mostar – one of the largest aluminium smelters in the Balkans – plan to stage protests in front of the country’s parliament against the government’s inaction to secure the future of the company, reports Balkan Insight. The Federation government is […]
07/19/2018
Norsk Hydro ASA’s wholly-owned subsidiary Hydro Energi AS has signed today a 29-year deal with Green Investment Group in what is thought to be the longest corporate wind power contract in the world. The agreement includes building a new wind farm in Sweden that will supply Norsk Hydro’s aluminium […]
07/02/2018
The Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA has concluded a power supply deal with a planned onshore wind farm Tonstad Vindpark AS for its wholly owned subsidiary Hydro Energi AS. The owners of Tonstad Vindpark AS, France’s multinational electric utility company Engie, and Swiss investment manager SUSI Partners specialise […]
06/13/2018
Rusal’s sole primary metal production facility outside Russia has been allowed back on to its country’s electrical energy market after being suspended last month due to the United States government’s sanctions against the aluminium firm. A one-sentence announcement upon Nord Pool AS’s website on Tuesday notified traders that Kubikenborg Aluminium AB (Kubal) […]