“We are pleased to announce that Riccardo Ferrario has been nominated Senior Advisor for Innovation and Strategic Business for Costamp Group” said Marco Corti, President and CEO of Costamp Group. “I can’t get away from my passion at all and it will be a pleasure to share ideas and promote new technologies with Marco and his team” said Riccardo. Riccardo is a Brand Ambassador for the light alloy community…

Rio Tinto vide a release announced that a severe low pressure system and associated trough has resulted in prolonged heavy rain across the west Pilbara region in Western Australia from the weekend. The rain and subsequent flooding has had a significant impact on Rio Tinto's iron ore operations. Rio said that “Further rain is expected across the region and all necessary precautions are in place. Rio Tinto's…

Rio Tinto Alcan and the Administracion Nacional de Electricidad have signed a Letter of Intention to confirm that they will begin negotiations regarding a power purchase agreement for a potential aluminum smelter in Paraguay. Under the terms of this agreement, Rio Tinto Alcan will be working with ANDE to develop an energy and development agreement that balances a competitive electricity price for a state of…

Rio Tinto Alcan announces that it has signed an Asset Sale Agreement (ASA) with France-based Axens regarding sale of its activated aluminas business in Brockville, Ontario, Canada. "The decision to sell our Brockville business stems from a strategic review of our North American specialty aluminas business, said Frédéric Ramé, General Manager of Rio Tinto Alcan Specialty Aluminas. "Brockville has been very…

The investment will increase production at the smelter by around 45 % and provide a secure future for approximately 100 employees who work at the facility. Rio Tinto projects that the global aluminum market will grow at an average rate of 3.3 % per annum over the next decade with strong demand driven by the energy transition and decarbonization. Rio Tinto Aluminium chief executive Ivan Vella said: "Rio…

Rio Tinto's new high-quality alloy series has been developed for high pressure vacuum die casters to mix with their own scrap and recycled cleaned crushed wheels. As an alternative to buying Lower grade secondary remelt ingots, the final blend will cost Less, have Lower carbon footprint and meet stringent industry standards. The company's technical marketing experts will work with customers to tailor…

Rio Tinto’s metallurgical experts have designed the alloys for the semi-solid Rheocasting process offered by Comptech, to meet the requirements of producing large, specialised single piece designs, known as giga-casting. The alloys offer high strength, electrical and thermal conductivity properties, while Rheocasting allows fast, low cost production of advanced lightweight designs. The products are…

Under the terms of the agreement, Rio Tinto will acquire a 50% equity stake in Giampaolo Group’s wholly-owned Matalco business for $700 million 1 subject to usual closing adjustments. Matalco is a leading producer of high-quality recycled aluminium billet and slab products. It operates six facilities in the United States and one in Canada, with the capacity to produce approximately 900,000 tonnes of…

Rio Tinto increases investment in Ivanhoe to 46.5 per cent: first commercial production from Oyu Tolgoi copper-gold project in Mongolia expected by 2013 Source: metall-web.de