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Chalco's
Xiao Seeks Coal, Hydro Assets to Cut Costs
Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd., the nation's biggest producer of the
metal, is seeking to buy coal mines and build power stations to reduce
costs (Bloomberg - September 2, 2008).
Aluminum
Consumption Booms 16% in Brazil
The Brazilian market consumed 508,300 tonnes of aluminum products in the
first half of 2008, against 438,600 tonnes a year earlier, up 15.9%,
said the Brazilian Aluminum Association (InvestNews - August 28,
2008).
Aluminum
Plant Gets Starring Role
If you've ever wondered how aluminum gets turned into those thin sheets
of foil so well-suited to sealing casseroles and bowls of Jell-O salad,
wonder no more. Workers at JW Aluminum in Goose Creek show exactly how
it's done next week on the Discovery Channel's "Some Assembly
Required" (Charleston Post and Courier - August 25, 2008).
Nalco
May Commence Smelting Aluminum by 2010 in $3b Project
India's state-run National Aluminum Company (Nalco) is progressing with
plans to build a massive US$3 billion aluminum smelter in South Sumatra,
targeting to start operation by 2010 (Jakarta Post - August 25,
2008).
Chinese
to Buy into Rio Tinto
The Australian Government has approved plans by Chinalco to acquire as
much as 11 per cent of Rio Tinto. (The Herald Sun - August 24,
2008).
How
Do You Protect a City from Floods?
Bicycling trails abound in the Grand Forks Greenway along the Red River
of the North. Aluminum panels close off access points to the greenway
during flooding (The Cedar Rapids Gazette - August 17,
2008).
Brazil's
Vale Expands World's Biggest Alumina Plant
Brazilian mining giant Vale has inaugurated a $1.1 billion expansion to
the world's largest alumina refinery to push the plant's output up by
nearly half to 6.3 million tonnes per year (The Economic Times/India
Times - August 15, 2008).
Lightweight
Aluminum v. a Hand Grenade, Who Wins?
A group of Norwegian researchers is testing whether
lightweight aluminum panels filled with packed dirt, gravel, or
sand can provide protection without adding a lot of weight to a
military's vehicles or structures, according to a recent report in the
Norwegian research magazine Gemini (Scientific American - August
14, 2008).
GM
to Release Higher Fuel-Economy Editions of its Large Trucks and
SUVs
General Motors Corp. is releasing new, more fuel-efficient versions of
its full-size pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles later this fall.
GM will use more aluminum parts to help reduce the mass (U.S. News and
World Report - August 14, 2008).
Rusal:
Boguchanskaya Energy, Aluminum To Start In 2010
Russian aluminum giant United Company Rusal said its joint hydropower
and aluminum smelter operation with Russian renewable energy company
RusHydro is on track to begin by late 2010 and be at full capacity by
2012 (Dow Jones Newswires - August 11, 2008).
Oregon
Entrepreneur Earns Best of Show Award for Revolutionary
Guitar
An Oregon-based guitar company has hit the market with the world's first
production aluminum archtop guitar (The Hillsboro Argus
- August 8, 2008).
A
New Steeple for N.J.'s Oldest English-Speaking Church
New Jersey's oldest English-speaking church got a massive face-lift this
morning, with the raising of a new 27-ton aluminum steeple (The Star
Ledger - August 7, 2008).
Keeping
Score of UBCs
Novelis North America, Cleveland, has introduced a new Supplier Rating
System and Scorecard for aluminum used beverage cans (Recycling
Today - August 6, 2008).
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