Aluminium
Chemical element with atomic number 13
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| 2024 | Chalco completed Phase II of its Boffa bauxite project in Guinea, increasing annual output to 20 million tonnes and investing in port and rail logistics infrastructure to improve export efficiency. |
| 2024 | China emerges as the world's largest aluminium producer, accounting for 43,000 thousand tons of output, representing over 55% of global production. |
| 2024 |
Aluminium–air battery
Silver catalyst for aluminium-air batteries is priced at approximately $922 per kilogram.
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| 2024 | Rune Bjerke was appointed as the Chairman of Norsk Hydro. |
| November 2024 | Reported a market capitalization with revenue of $26.1B, assets of $27.1B, and profits of $1.1B by the end of November. |
| August 2024 | Alcoa completed the acquisition of Alumina, gaining full ownership of AWAC. |
| August 2024 | The acquisition of Alumina by Alcoa was completed, resulting in Alcoa gaining full ownership of AWAC. |
| June 2024 |
Works similar to the 2020 Utah monolith
A reflective monolith was found on a hiking trail north of Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department subsequently removed the object due to public safety and environmental concerns.
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| June 2024 |
Works similar to the 2020 Utah monolith
A monolith appeared on a dairy farm in Bellvue, Colorado.
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| May 2024 | Eivind Kallevik became the CEO of Norsk Hydro, succeeding Hilde Merete Aasheim. |
| March 2024 |
Aluminum industry in the United States
Four operating aluminum plants remained in the US, with a combined yearly capacity of 650,000 metric tons.
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| March 20 2024 | The site's tall chimney was demolished, symbolically marking the final removal of the aluminium smelting plant's visible structures. |
| March 12 2024 |
Works similar to the 2020 Utah monolith
A 3-meter tall monolith was discovered on Hay Bluff near Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales, by local builder Craig Muir.
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| February 2024 | Alcoa announced it would acquire Alumina for $2.2 billion in an all-stock deal, which would give Alcoa full ownership of AWAC. |
| February 2024 | Alcoa announced it would acquire Alumina for $2.2 billion in an all-stock deal, with the intention to gain full ownership of AWAC. |
| February 2024 | South32 announced an agreement to sell the Illawarra Metallurgical Coal mines to a consortium of Golden Energy and Resources and M Resources. |
| February 6 2024 | Hindalco announced acquisition of 26% stake in Ayana Renewable Power Four (ARPFPL) for Rs 1.62 crore to operate a 100 MW captive renewable energy power generation plant for its smelter in Odisha. |
| January 2024 | Chalco commissioned a new 400,000-tonne-per-year green aluminum smelter in Yunnan Province, powered entirely by hydropower, as part of China's decarbonization efforts. The facility replaces older, coal-fired aluminum production capacity. |
| January 2024 |
Aluminum industry in the United States
Magnitude 7 Metals curtailed the Noranda Plant in Missouri.
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| January 2024 | Alcoa announced it would cease alumina production at its Kwinana refinery in Western Australia. |
| 2023 | The Anglesey Aluminium plant was cleared to prepare for redevelopment, removing the remaining industrial infrastructure. |
| 2023 | Ranked 684th in the Forbes Global 2000 list, highlighting Hindalco Industries' significant global business standing. |
| 2023 |
Countries by aluminium production
India emerges as the second-largest aluminium producer with 4,100 thousand tonnes of production.
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| 2023 |
Countries by aluminium production
Russia maintains its position as a significant aluminium producer with 3,800 thousand tonnes.
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| 2023 |
Countries by aluminium production
Global aluminium production reaches 70,000 thousand tonnes, with China dominating the market at 41,500 thousand tonnes.
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| 2023 |
Countries by aluminium production
Global primary aluminium production reported, with countries producing over 100,000 tonnes being included in the comprehensive list.
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| 2023 | Access Industries financed the film The Zone of Interest, which was executive-produced by Len Blavatnik and Danny Cohen, and won Best International Feature and Best Sound at the 96th Academy Awards. |
| 2023 |
Aluminum industry in the United States
Primary aluminum production in the US dropped to an annual volume of 785,000 metric tons.
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| 2023 |
Aluminum industry in the United States
US aluminum industry produced 860 thousand metric tons of primary aluminum from refined metal ore across six smelters, and recycled 3.4 million tons of aluminum in secondary production.
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| September 2023 | Chalco entered into a joint venture with PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) and other partners to develop a high-pressure acid leaching (HPAL) plant on Halmahera Island, Indonesia. The planned facility will produce mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) for electric vehicle batteries, with a projected annual production capacity of 1.5 million tonnes of laterite nickel ore. |
| August 2023 |
Aluminum industry in the United States
US aluminum industry imported 2.6 million metric tons of metal and alloy for secondary production, marking a significant trend towards recycled aluminum manufacturing.
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| August 29 2023 |
Hoberman Arch
The restored Hoberman Arch was unveiled alongside the exit road of the Salt Lake City International Airport, mounted on a new 10-12 foot high base. The restoration cost $3.79 million and was completed by artist Gordon Huether, though the arch no longer has its original opening mechanism.
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| July 2023 | Vale completed spinning out its metals business as a separate entity headquartered in Toronto, with an independent board chaired by Mark Cutifani. |
| May 2023 | Eduardo Bartolomeo announced Mark Cutifani would be appointed Chair of the new Vale Base Metals (VBM) subsidiary, with potential interest from GM, Mitsui, and the Saudi Public Investment Fund. |
| March 2023 | Vale reached a $55 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for making false certifications related to the 2019 dam disaster. |
| March 2023 |
Aluminum industry in the United States
Alcoa closed the Intalco Plant in Washington.
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| 2022 |
Spoonbridge and Cherry
The repainted cherry was returned to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden.
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| 2022 | In the second half of the year, Access sold its stake in UC Rusal, divesting of its last major asset in Russia. |
| 2022 |
Aluminum industry in the United States
US global market share of primary aluminum dropped to under 2%.
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| 2022 | Alcoa spent over $1 million lobbying the U.S. government to impose sanctions on Russian aluminum companies in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| September 2022 | Stena Line purchased the former Anglesey Aluminium site, with plans to use it to extend operations at the Port of Holyhead. |
| August 10 2022 | Yale University published research identifying Alumil as a company 'Digging in' during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, categorizing them in the worst category of companies defying demands to exit or reduce activities in the Russian market. |
| July 2022 |
Aluminum industry in the United States
Alcoa's Warrick Plant was confirmed as operating.
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| June 2022 |
Aluminum industry in the United States
Century Aluminum idled the Hawesville Plant in Kentucky.
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| May 2022 | Vale signed a long-term nickel supply deal with Tesla, agreeing to provide low-carbon Class 1 nickel for electric vehicle batteries, signaling the company's strategic move to increase exposure to the electric vehicle industry. |
| March 31 2022 | Aditya Birla Group held approximately 34.64% equity shares in Hindalco as of this date, with over 408,000 individual shareholders owning around 9% of the company's shares. |
| 2021 | Chalco became the world's largest aluminum producer, surpassing competitors like China Hongqiao Group, Rusal, and Shandong Xinfa. |
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