26 March
NEW YORK,
Press Release

Alcoa Dedicates Expanded Recycling Operations

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today dedicated a $24 million expansion of aluminum can recycling capacity at the Company’s Tennessee Operations which will increase recycling capability by nearly 50 percent and help secure more than 100 jobs at the facility.

25 March
OSLO,
Press Release

Hydro raises conversion prices for General Engineering strip and sheet

Hydro will increase prices for converting uncoated rolled aluminium products from its General Engineering Product Group (GE) by 75 Euro per tonne, effective July 2010. To make prices more transparent, GE customers can also request a separate calculation of the fluctuating metal premium as of Q3 this year.

23 March
OSLO,
Press Release

Hydro takes aluminium tubing to MCE in Milan

Hydro is going to present many of its innovative aluminium tubing products to HVAC&R industry visitors at the Mostra Convegno Expocomfort in Milan. The week-long exhibition kicks off on March 23.

22 March
MOSCOW,
Press Release

RUSAL wins appeal in Friguia case in guinean court

RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, has reported that Guinean appellate court ruled in the company’s favor on its appeal regarding the bauxite and alumina complex Friguia.

11 March
NEW YORK,
Press Release

Advantages of Aluminum for Sustainable Transportation Outlined at Green Truck Summit

Medium and heavy duty commercial truck owners can increase the cargo capacity of their fleets, reduce fuel consumption and emissions, lower their maintenance costs and increase their resale value by using aluminum solutions, said an Alcoa executive who spoke today at CALSTART National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Green Truck Summit in St. Louis.

10 March
MOSCOW,
Press Release

RUSAL announces restart of idled smelting capacity at Novokuznetsk smelter

UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces the restart of production capacities at Site #1 of the Novokuznetsk aluminium smelter (NkAZ), which were suspended in March 2009 as part of the anti-crisis Cost Efficiency Leader programme. The restart of the pots proves that the company has fully mastered a technology enabling a rapid response to changes in demand and aluminium prices.

8 March
NEW YORK,
Press Release

Alcoa Again Named Fortune Magazine’s Most Admired Metals Company

Alcoa Included on Fortune’s “Most Admired” List for 27 Consecutive Years

1 March
LONDON,
Press Release

Rio Tinto divestments reach US$10 billion with completion of Alcan Packaging Food Americas sale

Rio Tinto’s divestment programme has passed the US$10 billion mark with the completion of the sale of its Alcan Packaging Food Americas division to Bemis Company, Inc for a total all cash consideration of US$1.2 billion.

1 March
OSLO,
Press Release

Hydro closes aluminium tubing plant in Michigan

Hydro has discontinued production and closed the doors at its aluminium tubing plant in Michigan, winding up the closure process that started last year and ending 70 years of manufacturing operations at the Adrian site.

1 March
PITTSBURGH,
Press Release

New Power Contracts Create a Platform for the Future

Alcoa of Australia Limited and Loy Yang Power today announced new base-load electricity contracts to power Alcoa’s aluminum smelter at Point Henry, Geelong, and the Portland aluminum smelter to 2036.

1 March
MOSCOW,
Press Release

RUSAL announces new appointment in the Engineering and Construction Division

RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, announces the appointment of Andrey Volvenkin as the head of the Engineering and Construction Division.