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02/28/2019
The United Arab Emirates’ aluminium conglomerate Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) will supply almost the entirety of its production of carbon dust – a by-product of aluminium smelting – for use as alternative fuel by the UAE cement industry. Working towards establishing a circular economy in the country, the […]
02/27/2019
Slim Aluminium S.p.A. and Aluminium Bahrain have joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) as Production and Transformation members, bringing the total number of ASI members to 81. Slim Aluminium S.p.A. is a vertically integrated plant with cast house, rolling mills and finishing lines, manufacturing flat rolled aluminium products. […]
02/19/2019
Tenova LOI Thermprocess – a German supplier for furnace plants – signed a contract to supply a large aluminium recycling furnace to the Italian recycling and melting company Fonderie Pandolfo. Tenova LOI will deliver and install its Twin-Chamber Melting Furnace TCF to go into operation at the end of […]
02/17/2019
Trimet Aluminium – Germany’s largest aluminium producer and one of the leading players in Europe – expanded its German aluminium recycling operations by installing a new rotary furnace for remelting aluminium scrap. The new equipment follows Trimet’s increasing use of aluminium scrap as feedstock following tightening alumina supplies last […]
02/15/2019
AMAG – the biggest company in the Austrian aluminium sector – officially commissioned its new cladding facility, the company announced on Monday 11 February. The new facility is part of the “AMAG 2020” expansion project with the company making significant investments to secure its position on the European market. […]
02/13/2019
The Dutch company Aldel announced the reopening of a potline after a six-year long closure. The company returns to the European aluminium industry following the purchase of the business by York Capital in 2017 and plans to move towards full production by the end of this year. Aldel […]
02/11/2019
Russia’s Rusal released its 2018 numbers, showing aluminium production rose by 1.3 per cent year-on-year to 3.8 million tonnes. Following the announcement, the company’s shares increased by 12 per cent, and hit a 10-month high. Rusal expects aluminium demand to continue to grow and predicts rising prices this year. […]
02/11/2019
FACE Aluminium brings you a roundup of last week’s aluminium news. Among the latest main news: British aluminium industry is anxious about the UK exiting the EU without a deal, Norsk Hydro and UC Rusal release their latest results. In the world, Nigeria is reopening the country’s only aluminium smelter […]
02/04/2019
FACE Aluminium brings you a roundup of last week’s aluminium news. Among the latest main news: the EU want the US to remove metal tariffs in exchange for eliminating EU industrial tariffs, Europe’s biggest aluminium refinery Aughinish could see further investment now without a threat of sanction to its parent […]