May 1966: The Ferndale-area smelter begins operation as Intalco Aluminum Corp., owned by Alumax, Pechiney and Howmet. 1970: Intalco has 1,350 employees. October 1983: Union workers approve three-year ...

The aluminum smelting market continues to grow as demand for lightweight, durable materials grows across multiple industries. The advancements in technology drive efficiency and sustainability of the ...

As our colleague Fouad Egbaria noted this week, rising power costs in Europe, almost wholly down to the cost of natural gas, resulted in reduced output at Europe’s largest aluminum smelter, Aluminium ...

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A plant employee walked through the parking lot outside Century Aluminum’s smelter in Hawesville, Kentucky. The company could locate a new smelter in Northeastern Kentucky, according to Gov. Andy ...

Sweeping tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on imported aluminum are reshaping global trade flows and inflating costs for American consumers. But they are falling short of their primary ...

The company is using the first technology license issued by Elysis, its joint venture with Alcoa. Rio Tinto is using the first technology license issued by Elysis, its joint venture with Alcoa, to ...

Australian government will work with Rio Tinto’s Tomago Aluminium to keep the country’s largest aluminum smelter open after its current electricity contract ends in 2028.

Workers start aluminum smelter pots at the Alcoa Intalco Works aluminum smelter west of Ferndale in 2011. Staff The Bellingham Herald file May 1966: The Ferndale-area smelter begins operation as ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Aluminum is a crucial raw ingredient in the fight against climate change. But to ensure the transition off ...