Aluminium International Today News
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North America: Novelis back in the black
Atlanta, Georgia-based Novelis Inc, a world-leading producer of rolled aluminum products, has reported net income attributable to its common shareholder of $3 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2013. Excluding tax-effected restructuring in both periods, net income for the period was $8 million, compared to a net loss of $11 million for the same period in 2012.
15 February 2013 -
United Kingdom: Question mark over the future of Anglesey Aluminium
Reports concerning the Rio Tinto/Kaiser-owned Anglesey Aluminium in Holyhead, Angelsey, North Wales, suggest that the plant's days might be numbered.
14 February 2013 -
Norway: Hydro posts improved Q4 results
Lower energy costs in bauxite and alumina and lower variable costs in primary metals, not forgetting improved results from Qatar-based smelter, Qatalum, has resulted in a notable improvement in earnings at Norsk Hydro.
13 February 2013 -
Australia: 10-year gas deal keeps Rio's Gove refinery open
London-based Rio Tinto Group’s Gove alumina refinery – part of the company's subsidiary Pacific Aluminium in Australia’s Northern Territory – has been saved from closure following an assurance by the state government that it would commit to a supply of gas guaranteed to keep the plant running for the next 10 years.
12 February 2013 -
Australia: New Alcoa power deal beneficial to all parties
A new power deal between Alcoa and the Victorian state government eliminates carbon tax liability from the state following years of the latter paying the tax and being unable to pass on the cost to Alcoa.
12 February 2013 -
UC Rusal: Pushing ahead with inert anode development
UC Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producer, is testing inert anode technology on one of its industrial smelting pots in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia.
07 February 2013
