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BALCO unions seek PM’s intervention to bail out local players
NEW DELHI: Already hit by more than 1,000 job cuts at Vedanta Group company Balco’s Chhattisgarh unit, the company’s trade unions have approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help bail out local aluminium makers from cheaper imports from China. After BALCO shut its rolling mill in Chhattisgarh leading to 1,000 job cuts citing economic unviability, […]
India Aluminum Industry -
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s letter to Alcoa’s Chairman & CEO
November 16, 2015 Klaus Kleinfeld Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Alcoa Inc. 390 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 Dear Mr. Kleinfeld: The recent announcement that Alcoa was closing operations in Massena was, quite frankly, shocking. For years, New York State has gone to great lengths to keep Alcoa’s operations running in Massena. More specifically,we […]
United States, New York Aluminum Industry -
Alcoa Wenatchee fined for water quality violations
Pollution levels in wastewater discharged to Columbia River above limits OLYMPIA – Alcoa has been fined $36,000 for discharging too much aluminum, fluoride and suspended solids to the Columbia River from the company’s Wenatchee Works smelter in Malaga. The smelter operates under a Clean Water Act permit that regulates the treatment and discharge of wastewater. […]
United States, Washington State Aluminum Industry -
Abu Dhabi fluorides plant eyes demand from Gulf aluminium smelters
The Gulf’s first aluminium fluoride plant in Abu Dhabi is aiming to tap growing demand from smelters in the region, its chief executive said on Tuesday… Commercial production has begun at the 1.5 billion dirham ($410 million) newly-built facility run by Gulf Fluor, a family-owned private firm. Gulf Fluor will produce 60,000 tonnes per annum […]
United Arab Emirates Aluminum Industry -
County health board wants more answers on Columbia Falls Aluminum site
When it comes to cleanup talks for the closed Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. smelter plant, gathering more information about contamination is the stated goal of government agencies and the plant’s owner, Glencore. But sharp discussion at the April 16 meeting of the Flathead City-County Board of Health shows there’s less agreement about whether the Superfund […]
United States, Montana Aluminum Industry -
Public participation and environmental monitoring compared
In the south of Uzbekistan, where most white Eurasian storks (Ciconia ciconia) migrating from the Indian subcontinent breed, the contamination from TALCO is affecting many native birds such as duck, falcon and bustard, representing all native wildlife, as well costing the human population dear. Among the Central Asian nations, few have quite as many concerns […]
Tajikistan Aluminum Industry -
Tajikistan to increase aluminum production
Tajikistan plans to produce around 190 thousand tons of aluminum this year, compared to 121 thousand tons in 2014, Avesta news agency reported citing Tajikistan’s Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Sharif Rakhimzoda. Last year the average price of aluminum was $1,870 per ton. According to the minister, early in 2014 the ministry forecasted aluminum […]
Tajikistan Aluminum Industry -
Polluting aluminum manufacturer plagues Hunan farmers
A scandal-plagued aluminum manufacturer in Taoyuan county, Central China’s Hunan province, is suspected of dumping nearly one thousand tons of untreated waste near villages on the top of a mountain, Beijing News reported on Friday. Chuangyuan Aluminum Co. Ltd was previously accused of discharging untreated waste, allegedly creating threats to public health and causing agricultural […]
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Is fluoride hurting Iceland’s farm animals?
Reydarfjordur, Iceland – For the third summer in a row, hydrogen fluoride has been detected in vegetation samples taken near an aluminium plant in eastern Iceland, worrying farmers and horse owners who fear for their animals’ well-being. Aluminium plants emit fluoride, a chemical element that can be toxic to animals and humans in high concentrations. The […]
Iceland Aluminum Industry -
Landowners demand end to smelter pollution
A group of landowners in Reyðarfjörður have told the Alcoa Fjarðaál aluminium smelter to stop the emission of fluoride in the area. Austurfrétt reports that the landowners’ group Landeigendur Áreyja has told the directorship to put an end to the omissions, which they say are far too high. Guðrún Kjartansdóttir, speaking to reporters on the […]
Iceland Aluminum Industry
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