July/August 2012

The July/August issue kicks off with articles on India and the UK-based Aluminium Federation’s (ALFED) annual House of Lords Luncheon.

Dilip Kumar says that the Euro Zone crisis remains the biggest threat to the global economy and argues that Coal India’s refusal to step-up domestic production has increased prices by up to 4%.

Speakers at ALFED’s House of Lords Luncheon claimed that further energy emission reductions were neither achievable nor affordable.

Dr. Subodh K Das, CEO of USA-based Phinix, offers a strategy for a sustainable industry while Wise Chem’s Alex Lowery asks, are plants blowing up when they don’t need to? Science writer David L Chandler of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discusses the importance of reducing impurities when recycling aluminium.

Graham Guest, senior development engineer of Solios Thermal, examines the company’s Genios electromagnetic metal moving system and Keops Technologies discusses the managing and monitoring of incoming raw materials.

There are two conference reports – Pyrotek’s 5^th Metal Quality Workshop, the CRU World Aluminium Conference in Abu Dhabi – and an overview of Brazil by Marja Brouwer of Alcor Technology – not forgetting a preview of Aluminium 2012.

Cover Picture Courtesy of Buss Chemtech