Once Again Lead Sickens 1300 Children in China

Children living near the manganese plant in Wugang have tested positive for high levels of lead in their blood. Lead,  a dangerous substance for the nervous and reproductive system, has been found to cause a...

Smelters Greatest Danger -The Spent Pot Lining Nightmare

The Spent Pot Lining Nightmare   Many persons will remember the great battles at  Chatham just over two years ago. The mighty citizens of this village on the South West Peninsula, spearheaded by the...

Moneytalk: $3bn Jazan city, saudi Bin Laden Group builds Economic city

"Saudi Bin Laden Group plan a $3 billion smelter here to help create 500,000 jobs. Jazan will also attempt to build Saudi industries in silicon processing, agri-technology, textiles, food processing, and...

Indian company to invest US$3 billion in aluminium smelter

"India`s National Aluminium Company Ltd. (NALCO) is looking into the possibility of building an integrated aluminium ingot smelter in the Indonesian province of South Sumatra at a total cost of US$3 billion.A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to that effect was signed by the...

Antam Operates FeNi III Smelting Plant At 20 MW

"Antam will continue to carefully monitor the furnace and ramp up to no higher than 25MW. Antam will operate at lower levels during the investigation as to what caused a leak to occur on June 16th, 2007. Antam's 2007 revised production forecast remains at 16,000 tonnes of...

Antam and UC RUSAL Sign a Heads of Agreement to Develop Bauxite Deposit in In...

"Antam and UC RUSAL will explore possibilities to develop bauxite deposits and build a smelter grade alumina processing plant in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Following the outcome of a feasibility study, the proposed project may process 3.6 million wet metric tons (wmt) of...

Iceland Votes: Center Right Wins Razor-Thin Majority

UPDATE:"Iceland's centre-right coalition government has won a majority of just one seat in general elections. The government of Prime Minister Geir Haarde now hangs in the balance. His Independence Party gained...

Alcan Proves Marx Right

"Alcan is proving Dr. Marx right, again. Alcan plans to expand Kitimat smelter Job loss expected with technology $1.8 billion plan.The tendency of capital is, of course, to link up absolute with relative surplus value; hence greatest stretching of the working day with...

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