September/October 2011
The Sept/Oct 2011 issue of AIT includes features on primary and rolling as well as the usual mix of news and updates from around the globe.
The primary feature includes articles from the International Aluminium Institute, Claudius Peters, SNC Lavalin, Alstom, Nalco, UC Rusal and Dubal.
The rolling feature includes articles from Danieli, Shell and Dawson Shanahan. The issue also features a report from the recent CRU World Aluminium Conference in Barcelona, Spain.
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Front cover courtesy of Sohar Aluminium
NEWS
UPDATES
8 LATIN AMERICA –Brazilian wires and cables boom
10 INDIA – Hindalco focuses on Indian market
12 ALFED – Alfed leads new climate change talks for the industry
PRIMARY
15 IAI 2010 anode affect survey results
20 Preventing smelter dust emissions
24 Improving a smelter’s performance
28 Alfeed alumina distribution system
33 Arabal preview: Aluminium in the ME
36 Nalco goes ‘green’ in efficiency bid
40 Tackling emissions in Dubai
42 UC Rusal focuses on inert anodes
ROLLING
45 A rolling oil for sheet production
50 Sural in control systems revamp
52 Taking advantage of forming
CONFERENCE REPORT
56 Aluminium industry in upbeat mood
Website news from this issue
- Nalco’s Iran plans on hold - for now
- Anode Stub Graphite Coating System
- Emal receives Phase 2 approval
- Novelis to expand Oswego rolling mill
- Century Aluminium shipments up in Q2
- No let-up in Chinese production
- Chinese alumina Imports down, bauxite Imports up
- Vedanta posts record earnings
- Alba sales up, but net income down
- Fata Hunter secures Chinese contracts
- Sumitomo completes Arco acquisition
- Showa Denko to increase foil capacity
- Rio Tinto secures carbon pitch supply
- Thermserve wins Queens Award
- Outotec seals €100M Emal contracts
- Bottles law lifts Al Association spirits
- VHE secures RTA Iceland deal
- Alba to pay share dividend
- Kaiser plans heat treat expansion
- Asia Alum coil start up
- Chinese Al imports up 4.4% y-o-y
- Saudi project starts work on alumina refinery
- €4M boost for Serbian processor
- Mongolian alumina project breaks ground
- Novelis appointment
- Emal awards $700M of contracts
- Hydro to install environmental technology in Årdal
- Qatalum appointment
- Novelis renews P&O contract
- Al market in surplus in H1 2011
- Hindalco extrusion line contract
- Sohar Aluminium celebrates production milestone
- BHP Billiton posts record profit
- Nichols Aluminum in coil annealing deal
- Qatalum uses HMR’s Tapping System
- Glencore reports 58% profit rise
- Emal awards air quality control contract
- UC Rusal hit by profit drop
- Sapa appoints CEO
- Hydro breaks ground on Chinese extrusion site
- Rusal Aughinish may raise alumina production capacity
- Aluar in profit
- Nalco to pull out of Iran project
- Impec secures stub machine deals
- Bauxite exploration set to continue
- UAE production boost
- Aluminum Association appoints president
- Packaging supplier plans Al plants in China
- Al use in autos expected to reach high
- World Trade Center paper on TV

