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Century Aluminum Proposes to Operate Mt. Holly Smelter at 50% Capacity

Dec 15, 2015

Century Aluminum is proposing to continue operating its 224,000 mt/year Mt Holly smelter in South Carolina at 50% capacity even as the company on Monday began shutting down the first potline in a dispute with its longtime electricity ...

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The Global Aluminum Market Is Moving Into Its First Annual Deficit in Six Years

May 8, 2014

The global aluminum market is moving into its first annual deficit in six years as producers look to restructure in response to continued low prices, JP Morgan said in a research note Tuesday. "We expect the global aluminum market will ...

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China Will Impose a Tiered Power Pricing System on Aluminum Smelters From Jan. 1

Dec 26, 2013

China will impose a tiered power pricing system on aluminum smelters from Jan. 1 to cut overcapacity, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said on Monday. Power prices will stay unchanged for smelters that do not use more ...

Tags: Aluminum Smelters, Tiered Power Prices

Platts Assessed Spot Price of 98.5% 553-Grade Silicon Metal at $2,000-2,050/Mt FOB China

Dec 16, 2013

Platts assessed the spot price of 98.5% 553-grade silicon metal at $2,000-2,050/mt FOB China Thursday, unchanged week on week, as buying interest stayed scant as offer prices from Chinese sellers rose. This week a Chinese producer with ...

Tags: Asia Silicon, silicon metal, spot price

Japan's Scrap Aluminum Prices Have Risen by 5-8% From a Month Ago

Nov 7, 2013

Japan's scrap aluminum prices have risen by 5-8% from a month ago due to tightening supply, local trade sources said Tuesday. Prices for telik, used by secondary aluminum alloy smelters, were heard in the range of Yen 135-140/kg ...

Tags: scrap aluminum, Metallurgy, Mineral

Sumitomo Has Indicated to Join Aluminum Smelters Project in Malaysia

Nov 7, 2013

Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has indicated to join purchase agreement with Press Metal Berhad (PMB) for sharing in the second phase of the aluminum smelting project in Sarawak, Malaysia. PMB is the leading integrated aluminum company ...

Tags: Aluminum Smelters, Mineral

Alcoa Plans to Idle Its Canadian Three Quebec Smelter Capacity

Nov 4, 2013

Alcoa plans to idle its Canadian three Quebec smelter capacity if the company fails the power agreement with the Canadian public unit Hydro-Quebec energy. In theory, the total capacity of three smelters is 953000 tons. Alcoa has demanded ...

Tags: Aluminum Smelters, Metallurgy, Mineral

Alba Releases Its Financial Result for The First Half of This Year

Aug 6, 2013

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the largest aluminum smelters in the world released its financial result for the first half of this year. In the first half of this year, Alba’s sales profits increased by 7% year on year even ...

Tags: Aluminium Bahrain, Mineral

A New 10 Year Electric Power Supply Contract Signed on December 7th 2012 Ends

Dec 20, 2012

A new 10 year electric power supply contract signed on December 7th 2012 ends years of job uncertainty for 625 Alcoa Intalco Works employees. More than 100 workers gathered at the aluminum smelter's Totem Terrace assembly hall west of ...

Tags: electric power supply, electric power, BPA, aluminum smelter

a Hit to Electricity Contracts with Aluminum Smelters Reduced Hydro Quebec's Profits in Q3

Dec 12, 2012

Canadian Business reported that a hit to electricity contracts with aluminum smelters reduced Hydro Quebec's profits in the Q3. Excluding a charge related to the planned closure of the Gentilly-2 nuclear reactor the public utility's ...

Tags: Hydro Quebec, aluminum price, Canadian market

The Gulf Cooperation Council Countries Are Controling 13% of Global Aluminum Production

Nov 27, 2012

It was announced here on Monday that the Gulf Cooperation Council countries are currently controling 13% of global aluminum production while its production did not exceed 0.5% in 1983. Mr Mohammad Al Naqi president of Arab International ...

Tags: Global Aluminum Production, Aluminum, Gulf Cooperation Council

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