Hay grown in an area of Reyðarfjörður, East Iceland, may have to be destroyed after having been contaminated by high levels of fluoride. The fluoride is thought to have been released from the nearby Alcoa aluminum smelter. According to ruv.is, the plant may release less fluoride per ton of aluminum produced than other plants in […]
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Hay may have been poisoned by smelter
It is possible that a large portion of the hay grown near the Fjarðarál aluminium smelter in Reyðarfjörður will be destroyed as poisonous, due to high levels of fluoride released from the smelter. Fluoride is an established emission that arises from aluminium smelters, although individual smelters have varying levels of limiting and evaluating how much […]
EMAL and Fluorsid ‘seal the deal’ for aluminium fluoride
On 25 September, Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) signed a contract for the provision of aluminium fluoride (AlF3) with the Italian-based company Fluorsid. The contract extends the existing relationship between the two companies and ensures the future supply of a crucial element in the aluminium making process to EMAL. The contract – worth US$93m over three years […]
How Investments Play Into the Story of an Indian Aluminum Park
A Bahrain-based company, Midal Cables, announced its move to set up an aluminum conductor-and-rod manufacturing unit in the Indian state of Odisha. The total project will bring in about US $53 million in investment. The more important part of that story is the location of this new unit. Midal is keen on setting up this […]
Legend International Holdings announces signing MOU with Alcoa of Australia
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug 25, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Legend International Holdings, Inc (Legend) LGDI +7.32% is pleased to announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Alcoa of Australia Limited (“Alcoa”) to investigate a potential offtake agreement. The two companies have commenced preliminary discussions examining the viability of Legend supplying Alcoa with aluminium fluoride […]
Icelandic farmer believes aluminium smelter killed his sheep
“She couldn’t feed herself any more and died in the end [clogged with] mucous,” says Sigurbjorn Hjaltason, farmer and former Kjosahreppur council leader. The farmer says he noticed last winter that an unusually high number of his sheep either died or had great difficulty feeding, DV reported. Closer inspection revealed that many of them had […]
West Longview, WA: Alcoa plan for Reynolds cleanup completion coming next year
… The Pittsburgh-based company [ALCOA} is responsible for cleaning up the 416-acre site, which Reynolds contaminated for decades during aluminum smelting. Preliminary soil samples have indicated elevated levels of fluoride, cyanide and other hazardous materials, according to the state Department of Ecology, which oversees the study. The groundwater contains sulfate, fluoride and cyanide, agency officials […]
Cleaned-up Reynolds Metals site in Troutdale sprouts promise
When the aluminum plant that Troutdale was built on finally died with a whimper in 2002, it was hard to hear over the din of east Multnomah County’s other troubles. The casthouse’s red-hot pots of molten Reynolds aluminum had already been going dark for years. Hundreds of pink-slipped workers drifted to other jobs, some on […]
Global Fluorspar Market to Reach 5.2 Million Metric Tons by 2015
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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Fluorspar markets. The global market for Fluorspar is forecast to reach 5.2 million metric tons by the year 2015. Aluminum fluoride markets are likely to spur demand for fluorspar in the coming few years. Demand for fluorspar in other areas such as aluminum smelters and […]
UPDATE*: Bypass Under Way At Mozambique Smelter
*Adds information that bypass has begun. Story first moved Sep. 20, 2010 JOHANNESBURG, Nov 24 2010 (IPS) – Aluminium giant BHP Billiton’s Mozal smelter has begun bypassing its fume treatment centres, emitting potentially dangerous fumes into the air without treating them first – despite a pending court case on the matter. The company says it […]