Etiket: aluminum
Joe Biden wants to increase tariffs on aluminum and steel produced in China
Joe Biden wants to triple customs duties on Chinese steel and aluminum, denouncing “unfair” competition for American workers, a new appeal to workers in the middle of the electoral campaign.…
Great interview – Jérôme Pécresse, CEO of Rio Tinto Aluminum | Recycled aluminum to meet rising demand
Rio Tinto Aluminum continues its transformation with the gradual closure of its Arvida plant, which dates from 1926, and the transfer of its production to the Alma aluminum smelter, which…
Responsible celebrations. For our coffee machines, there is something better than plastic and aluminum capsules
With coffee consumption still increasing around the world, some manufacturers are finally offering more ecological solutions, to respond to the problem of the mass of waste that small capsules constitute.…
Editorial – Banking on aluminum | The duty
Even if Hydro-Québec electricity is scarce for major industrial projects, the Legault government does not intend to drop the particularly energy-intensive aluminum smelter sector. Monday, in Saguenay, Prime Minister François…
Quebec changes approach with aluminum smelters
Risk-sharing contracts with aluminum smelters have paid off for Quebec, defends the Minister of Economy and Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, who however advocates another approach to support the industry in the…
Aluminum | Major investment by Rio Tinto in Jonquière
The multinational Rio Tinto will announce on Monday the construction of an aluminum smelter in Jonquière, in northeastern Quebec. The value of the project would be between 1 and 1.5…
Aluminum smelters call for competitive electricity rates in Quebec
The Quebec leaders of Rio Tinto, Alcoa and Alouette touted the potential of green aluminum in Quebec on Wednesday during a panel discussion at the Montreal Council on International Relations.…
Saguenay associations demand the closure of the Arvida aluminum smelter, the worst in the country
Citizens’ associations in Saguenay want the old Arvida plant, the worst aluminum smelter in the country, to close its doors by 2026. This is all the more necessary in light…
GHG-free aluminum in Quebec | Rio Tinto says yes… on one condition
Rio Tinto does not consider places other than Quebec to produce the 100% green aluminum promised by its revolutionary Saguenay technology, Elysis. However, the company sets an essential condition: preferential…
Replica | The Quebec exception in aluminum
This letter is a reply to the coverage of the aluminum industry in The Press the last days. Posted at 12:00 p.m. Ivan Vella CEO, Rio Tinto Aluminum Quebecers are…
Eric Girard denies abandoning aluminum smelters
Finance Minister Eric Girard denies abandoning the aluminum sector, which does not have access to the new tax credit for major investment projects. The Minister asserts that it would have…
Budget 2023-2024 | A tax credit for aluminum smelters would have been too complex, says Eric Girard
Finance Minister Eric Girard denies abandoning the aluminum sector, which does not have access to the new tax credit for major investment projects. Posted yesterday at 4:00 p.m. Stephane Rolland…
Aluminum and innovation | Projects on all fronts
Responsible for making aluminum processing companies shine in Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, the Aluminum Valley Society currently manages 35 projects – a peak in six years. Ranging from the development of new materials…
Aluminum and innovation | The secret… finding the right niches
Quebec companies in the aluminum processing sector are experts in innovation through possibilities. Not having the considerable resources of the major aluminum producers, these SMEs manage to bring new solutions…
Canada bans imports of aluminum and steel from Russia
What there is to know Yet another trade sanction for Moscow. Canada banned imports of aluminum and steel from Russia on Friday, March 10, in order to “to cut or…
Canada bans imports of aluminum and steel from Russia
What there is to know Yet another trade sanction for Moscow. Canada banned imports of aluminum and steel from Russia on Friday, March 10, in order to “to cut or…
Canada bans imports of aluminum and steel from Russia
What there is to know Yet another trade sanction for Moscow. Canada banned imports of aluminum and steel from Russia on Friday, March 10, in order to “to cut or…
Production of aluminum without greenhouse gases | Installations too old for the new technology
The Elysis technology developed in Saguenay by Rio Tinto and Alcoa to produce aluminum without emitting greenhouse gases may not be able to be implemented in aluminum smelters in Quebec…
Business Forum | Aluminum smelters: back to square one
The excellent article by Francis Vailles on aluminum smelters (The Press, December 12) made me go back to the time when I was in charge of the SGF (1991-1997). When…
Aluminum smelter | The shortfall is 1.4 billion for Hydro
We agree, the stakes are high. Not only do aluminum smelters pay virtually no taxes here, but they can also emit greenhouse gases without paying any compensation. Hence the importance…