Aluminium International Today News
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Ireland: UC Rusal to modernise Aughinish alumina refinery
UC Rusal has announced the next stage in its modernisation programme for the Aughinish alumina refinery in Ireland.
03 April 2013 -
USA: Alcoa plans for Massena rest on EPA decision
Alcoa’s plans to modernise its facilities in the town of Massena, St. Lawrence County, New York, are good news as the plan will create 900 jobs in a town blighted by drug problems and unemployment.
03 April 2013 -
New Zealand: Continuing uncertainty over Tiwai Point Smelter
Various news reports are suggesting a great deal of continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in New Zealand.
03 April 2013 -
UC Rusal: Deripaska slams Aussie carbon tax
Oleg Deripaska, CEO of UC Rusal, the largest aluminium producer in the world, has criticised the Australian Labor Party’s carbon tax, claiming it will lead to higher energy costs and force manufacturing and minerals processing jobs off shore, according to a report in The Australian.
03 April 2013 -
France: Pressure mounts on Rio Tinto to conclude deal with Trimet
Things are hotting up in France over Rio Tinto’s plans to either sell it’s Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne smelter or sell it to German aluminium producer, Trimet.
03 April 2013 -
India: Smelter plans rest on power rate
Long-seated plans by India’s Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) to set up both a 1Mt/yr alumina refinery and a 500kt aluminium smelter in Kutch, Gujarat, are still in abeyance.
03 April 2013
