Aluminium International Today News
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Changes in behaviour and formalised collection systems will strengthen aluminium can recyclability
We must share lessons in effectively managing aluminium cans as a waste product from one country to another, to mitigate carbon emissions, says Marlen Bertram, IAI’s Director – Scenarios & Forecasts.
06 November 2023 -
The people behind the Innovation
Innoval Technology Ltd (Innoval) was formed in 2003 by employees from Alcan’s Banbury Technical Centre. Located about half a mile from the same site that, for seven decades, was known as ‘Banbury Laboratories’; the Innoval team has been responsible for some of the most significant technological developments in the aluminium industry.
Nadine Bloxsome* and Zahra Awan** visited Innoval Technology, still located in Banbury, to meet and speak with those behind the innovative solutions as the company celebrates its 20th Anniversary. Zahra Awan reports.
18 October 2023 -
Global lessons for American aluminium security
By Joe Quinn, Director, Center for Strategic Industrial Materials at SAFE
The U.S. has made important strides in untangling our economy and energy needs from oil dependence, but as we do so, the U.S. and our allies are facing a new existential threat: An increasingly assertive China has worked to dominate the supply chains for the components vital to our unprecedented power to undermine and disrupt crucial segments of our economy, energy infrastructure, and even national defence needs.
A critical example of this troubling trend is happening now in the aluminium industry. Aluminium is critical to U.S. national security, the clean energy transition, and the U.S. economy. For example, aluminium makes up 75 to 80 percent of every plane built today. It is also essential for building armour plates for military vehicles, naval vessels, space and missile components, as well as propellants.
11 October 2023 -
Understanding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
The global aluminium industry has long been an essential pillar for various sectors, including construction, transportation, packaging, and many others.
28 September 2023 -
Real-time monitoring for molten aluminium composition
Tecnar is a technology company that takes breakthrough science created in a lab and transforms it into novel industrial products to enhance productivity. The family-owned company was founded in St. Bruno, Quebec in 1989 by members of Canada’s National Research Council (NRC).
06 September 2023 -
Gulf Aluminium Dinner 2023
13th GAC DINNER 1st November 2023 Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort Dubai, UAE.
01 September 2023 -
ADE Solutions: Smart plants of the future
In 2021, the demand for primary aluminium reached an estimated 68.7 million tonnes, which is an increase of 8% compared to 20201. This growth is part of a larger trend, as world aluminium demand has grown at an average annual rate of 5% between 2012 and 20212.
Aluminium smelters must adopt Industry 4.0 to meet demand. The transition to smart manufacturing can be challenging due to complex operations and critical equipment, but integrating advanced technologies and digital solutions can improve efficiency and productivity.
WSP’s Advanced Development Environment (ADE) helps aluminium smelters transition to advance manufacturing. It provides a comprehensive range of functions for developing, testing, and maintaining automation systems, integrating control, visualisation and communication to improve industrial process efficiency.
Mileidy Hernandez, CPI in Automated Systems - Industrial Computing at WSP in Canada, reports.
30 August 2023 -
Suspicious minds: Aluminium production in the Amazon
The Amazon region in South America extends over nine different countries. It contains vast bauxite deposits, which have been exploited since 1915. During the Second World War, Suriname – then a Dutch colony – was the largest bauxite exporter worldwide, helping the Allied aircraft industry to victory. Aluminium has been produced in the Amazon since the late 1960s, when the first hydroelectric dam was built in Suriname.
Simon Lobach, Centre for International Environmental Studies, Geneva Graduate Institute (Switzerland), discusses and evaluates the impact that the aluminium industry has had on the Amazonian region, following on from his presentation at the Future Aluminium Forum 2023.
23 August 2023 -
The Haulers’ Evolution
There are many discussions within the industry regarding the restructuring and establishment of standards to promote the decarbonisation of aluminium production. Important initiatives are deployed to reduce the overall environmental footprint of the industry across the value chain and emerge from close collaboration between smelters, customers, suppliers, equipment manufacturers, employees, and the community.
16 August 2023
