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Nigeria signs $1.2bn deal with China to revive Akwa Ibom gas plant, boosting aluminium production
The project,announced by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas) Ekperikpe Ekpo, will see the revival of operations at the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON), which has been halted ...
China should use more aluminium and recycled copper, industry says
Using more aluminium and recycled copper would help China cope with scarce copper resources, an industry group said on ...
Nigeria signs $1.2 billion deal to revamp gas plant for aluminium smelter
Nigeria has signed a $1.2 billion contract with Chinese state-owned engineering firm CNCEC to revamp a gas processing plant crucial for the country's aluminium production, its Petroleum Ministry said.
As Alumina Prices Spike 20%, Will Aluminum Smelters Survive The Cost Squeeze?
With so much else happening in the news, aluminum buyers could easily overlook the recent Guinea export ban on bauxite to ...
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Rio Tinto Group has acquired full control of New Zealand Aluminum Smelters
Rio Tinto Group completed the acquisition of a 20.64% stake in Sumitomo Chemical Company (SCC) in the New Zealand Aluminum Smelters (NZAS) consortium on November 1, 2024. This is reported in a press ...
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Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Sumitomo’s 20.64% stake in New Zealand’s aluminium smelter
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto’s previously announced acquisition of Sumitomo Chemical Company’s (SCC’s) 20.64% interest in New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) was completed on 1 ...
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Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Sumitomo’s 20.64% stake in New Zealand’s aluminium smelter
MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto’s previously announced acquisition of Sumitomo Chemical Company’s (SCC’s) 20.64% interest in New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS ...
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Rio Tinto completes acquisition of Sumitomo’s 20.64% stake in New Zealand’s aluminium smelter
NZAS owns and operates the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in New Zealand. Following completion of the transaction, NZAS is now wholly owned by Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto Aluminium Pacific Operations ...
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AP60 low-carbon aluminium smelter expansion, Canada – update
The AP60 smelting technology, when combined with the hydropower used at Rio Tinto’s operations in Canada, generates one-seventh of greenhouse gases per tonne of aluminium, compared with the ...
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Coalition, Labor both promised $50m to this business. No one knows why
Scott Morrison’s visit to Nyrstar’s Hobart zinc smelter three weeks into the 2022 federal election was typical of his campaign. Hard hats, high-vis vests, lots of photo opportunities ...
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Zinc price surges on LME as Teck smelter setback adds to supply angst
Copper smelters are struggling because there isn’t enough ore to go around, and aluminum has gained as prices for its key input material, alumina, shoot higher. Among other metals, aluminum rose ...
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South32 secures 15-Year lease at Richards Bay Port, boosting aluminium industry
Hillside is the largest aluminium smelter in the southern hemisphere and produces quality primary aluminium for the domestic and export markets. “The Hillside Aluminium 15-year lease agreement ...