Rio Tinto Group completed the acquisition of a 20.64% stake in Sumitomo Chemical Company (SCC) in the New Zealand Aluminum Smelters (NZAS) consortium on November 1, 2024. This is reported in a press ...

By working in partnership with Hydro to assess certain carbon capture technologies for aluminum smelters, we are finding better ways to leverage our complementary networks and R&D capabilities to ...

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to resolving the challenges that led to the shutdown of operations at the Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) in Ikot Abasi ...

Anode consumption during the electrolysis process accounts for approximately three-quarters of a smelter’s direct CO2 emissions. Another complication is more than half of electricity needed for ...

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By working in partnership with Hydro to assess certain carbon capture technologies for aluminium smelters, we are finding better ways to leverage our complementary networks and R&D capabilities to ...

in addition to the development and scaling up of carbon-free aluminium smelting technologies such as Hydro’s HalZero technology and Rio Tinto’s participation in the Elysis joint venture.

But aluminium comes at a cost – energy. The four aluminium smelters in Australia consume 10% of the nation’s electricity and produce close to 5% of total emissions. Smelting is so energy intensive ...