Aluminium International Today News
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Alcoa Fjardaal commissions $US32M pot repair shop
A 4,000 sq ft pot repair facility commissioned by Alcoa at its Fjardaal smelter in Iceland is capable of re-lining three pots simultaneously and has an estimated throughput of 2.5 pots per week.
22 June 2012 -
UK achieves 60% recycling rate for drinks cans
The Aluminium Packaging Recycling Organisation (Alupro) claims that the UK achieved a recycling rate of 60% for drinks cans in 2011 – an increase of more than 6% from 2010.
21 June 2012 -
UC Rusal boosts output with plant modernisation
UC Rusal’s stage one modernisation of its Aluminium Division West has resulted in ‘a significant increase’ in its share of value-added products (VAP).
21 June 2012 -
Rusal plots fluorspar modernisation
UC Rusal is to spend RUS100M ($3M) to modernise its Yaroslavsk Mining Company (Yaroslavsk GRK).
20 June 2012 -
Alumisel builds €5.5M recycling plant
Spanish metals recovery company Alumisel is building a €5.5M metal recycling plant in Galicia, Spain.
19 June 2012 -
Novelis opens global R&D centre
Novelis has opened its new Global Research & Technology Center outside of Atlanta, Georgia. The 160,000ft2 facility will serve as a global hub of the company's research and development activities.
18 June 2012
