Miner and aluminium producer Rio Tinto has doubled down on its moves to decarbonise the aluminium production chain announcing a second and Australia’s largest renewable power purchase agreement (PPA) to supply its Gladstone operations in Queensland. The company has agreed to buy the majority of electricity from Windlab’s planned 1.4GW Bungaban wind energy project. The…
Mineral processing technology company Zeotech is to proceed to an infield validation trial of its methane emissions control technologye at one of Cleanaway Waste Management’s landfills. Developed at Griffith University, the technology has achieved ‘very promising results’ during testing according to Zeotech. The test programme aims to develop zeolite-based technology (biofilter) to be deployed within…
Building products manufacturer Capral Aluminium’s lower carbon aluminium range, LocAl has been recognised at the 2023 Architecture and Design Sustainability Awards as the Green Building Product category winner. In an era where environmental consciousness is rising, Capral’s locally extruded, lower-carbon aluminium stands out for its more sustainable practices and aluminium stewardship, according to the company.…
Cori Stewart and a group of eminent Australians have just returned from Europe and the Middle East, discussing growing manufacturing in a fast decarbonising world, and accelerating Industry 4.0 adoption. In the first part of a two-part series, she shares insights into the implications of EU decarbonisation, and the growth of manufacturing hubs in Belgium.…
Sydney architectural building product suppliers, DECO Australia has thrived by transforming aluminium aesthetics in Australia using a cutting-edge sublimation process from Italy,. Introduced to the Australian market by Founder and Director Ross Doonan, the process fuses images of natural wood into powder-coated aluminium, creating products that look like timber combined with the durability, recyclability and…
Alcoa of Australia, the majority owner of Victoria’s Portland Aluminium Smelter, has announced a nine-year agreement with AGL, effective July 2026 and covering half of the power required for the site to run at capacity. According to the announcement on Friday morning, the agreement covers 300 megawatts of power, with Alcoa “pursuing options for the…
Capral Aluminium has announced the achievement of what it says is a “significant milestone in sustainable sourcing” this month, receiving its first Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody (CoC)-certified shipment from Aluminium Bahrain (Alba.) According to a statement from Capral, the certification assures that the aluminium in its products has been responsibly sourced and…
A new partnership between regional metal can manufacturer Jamestrong and the UNSW SMaRT Centre is developing a project they hope will revolutionise aluminium manufacturing and recycling in Australia. The partnership will establish Jamestrong as the one of the first in the world to not only make aerosol cans from recycled content, but from waste currently…
Australia and New Zealand metals distributor and processor Vulcan Steel has further pared back its full year earnings forecast following higher than expected costs for the integration of the Ullrich aluminium businesses. The Australian and NZ listed company said EBITDA for the 12 months to June 2023 would be between NZ$205 to $209 million, down…
