Aluminium International Today News
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Voerde Aluminium to extend production to end 2014
Creditors of insolvent German aluminium plant Voerde Aluminium have voted to extend production to the end of next year while the search for a buyer continues.
15 October 2013 -
UC Rusal to invest in environmental upgrade
UC Rusal plans to invest RUR 367.9 million modernising gas treatment equipment at the Irkutsk aluminium smelter (IrkAZ).
15 October 2013 -
CME to take on LME
CME Group, the Chicago-based derivatives exchange, plans to launch an aluminium contract that will compete with the London Metal Exchange’s product.
09 October 2013 -
ALSCON loses $1.6m monthly
The Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) in Ikot Abasi Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom says it is losing US$6.1 million monthly due to high cost of production.
08 October 2013 -
Norsk Hydro's Slovalco smelter signs power contract
Norsk Hydro ASA's part-owned aluminium smelter in Slovakia, Slovalco, has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for power supply with Slovenské Elektrárne.
08 October 2013 -
AluSolutions 2013 announces free entry for all attendees
Organisers announced today that entry to the AluSolutions 2013 conference and exhibition taking place in Montreal later this month will be free-of-charge for all attendees.
07 October 2013