Archive for the ‘Aluminium smelter’ Category

NDRC: up to a quarter of China’s aluminum smelting capacity idle

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

About 2.6 million tonnes of China's total aluminum smelting capacity of 10.3 million tonnes is idle because of falling profits and high alumina prices, according to the country's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Advertisement Of China's 142 aluminum smelters, 86 were profitable in the first 11 months of 2005, although ...

Aluminium Smelting – Reprocessing of Spent Pot Linings

Tuesday, March 13th, 2007

Globally, aluminium smelters produce in excess of 500,000 tonnes of spent pot lining (SPL) each year, and safely disposing of this unavoidable but hazardous waste product is a challenge faced by all aluminium smelters. In many cases, SPENT POT LINING is disposed of in landfill, but increasing concern about spent ...

Aluminium Smelting – Reprocessing of Spent Pot Linings

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

Background Globally, aluminium smelters produce in excess of 500,000 tonnes of spent pot lining (SPL) each year, and safely disposing of this unavoidable but hazardous waste product is a challenge faced by all aluminium smelters. In many cases, SPENT POT LINING is disposed of in landfill, but increasing concern about spent ...