Aluminium International Today News
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Century Aluminium reaches union agreement
Century Aluminum of Kentucky, USA has reached a tentative agreement with the United Steelworkers on a five-year collective bargaining agreement.
17 December 2010 -
Rio Tinto Alcan to spend on Canadian smelters
Rio Tinto is to spend on its Canadian aluminium smelters to improve production efficiency through modernisation and expansion.
15 December 2010 -
Novelis to close Bridgnorth foil mill
Novelis has said that foil rolling activities at Bridgnorth, UK and also part of the packaging business on the same site will cease operations by the end of April 2011.
14 December 2010 -
Hydro-Vale deal expected to close in H1 2011
Norsk Hydro expects to complete the planned acquisition of Vale aluminium assets in the first half of 2011. It is a slight delay from the original plan to close the transaction in Q4 2010.
14 December 2010 -
Anti-dumping duties
The US Commerce Department has announced a preliminary decision to impose antidumping duties on aluminium imports from China which topped $500M last year.
13 December 2010 -
Kaiser acquires
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation is to acquire Alexco, LLC, a manufacturer of hard alloy extrusions for the aerospace industry based in Chandler, Arizona, USA.
13 December 2010
