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Aluminum Challenges Mercury for to Create World's Most Accurate Clock

NIST 'quantum logic clock' rivals mercury ion as world's most accurate clock.

11 Mar 2008

Maximising Anode Life in Primary Aluminium Applications with Automatic Stub Protection Systems

Anode life in primary aluminium smelters is highly important. To this end the Automatic Stub Protection Systems from VHE Stimir provides a solution to getting the maximum life out of the anodes.

10 Mar 2008

Aluminium to Help the Transport Industry Achieve Sustainability

Aluminum is part of the solution to improve the sustainability of the transport industry. That was the key message given by Randall Scheps, Alcoa’s director of Ground Transportation, to attendees at the Weststart-C...

7 Mar 2008

Hydro's Aluminium Plant in Qatar on Schedule

A year into the project and the Qatalum aluminium plant is on track with site preparation almost completed and foundations for some buildings already in place.

7 Mar 2008

Alcoa Negotiate Renewable Energy Contracts for Three Candian Aluminum Smelters

Alcoa today announced it has reached an agreement with the government of Quebec on a new, renewable energy contract to supply all three of the Company’s aluminum smelters in the province – Baie Comeau, Becanc...

5 Mar 2008

Alcoa Forms New Business Unit for Transportation Industry

Alcoa announced today that it has combined its Wheel Products business with its Auto and Truck Structures business to form a new business unit, called Wheel and Transportation Products. The change was made to capture adj...

5 Mar 2008

Hydro Aluminium Address Climate and Energy Changes

Speakers from Hydro will explain how their company is addressing issues such as climate change and energy consumption at the TMS conference next week in New Orleans.

4 Mar 2008

London City Hall's Solar Roof Panel Project Opens

The solar panels on the roof of London's City Hall were officially unveiled today. City Hall now has a unique photovoltaic system designed to complement the rounded shape of one of London's most iconic buildings....

25 Feb 2008

US Building Slump Results in Steel Mill Idling

Aleris International, Inc. announced today that it will be temporarily idling the majority of its total production at its Richmond, Virginia rolling mill due to the continuing downturn in the North American building and ...

25 Feb 2008