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  THE GOAL It is a desire of the international community to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in line with societal climate goals as much as possible; therefore, given its high volumes of emissions, the world industry is currently facing great challenges to adapt to this global clamour. THE CHALLENGE But how big is the challenge facing humanity? In accordance with the United Nations Organization , which promulgated The Sustainable Development Goals (Video https://youtu.be/0XTBYMfZyrM ) established Climate Actions as the GOAL 13 , declaring: The world must transform its energy, industry, transport, food, agriculture and forestry systems to ensure that we can limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C . LNOB (un.org) One of the problems facing this GOAL 13 is that an increase in global energy demand of between 25 and 30% is expected until 2040, which would mean an increase in CO 2 emissions for economies dependent on coal and oil, thus nullifying all actions and efforts aime...

  THE GOAL It is a desire of the international community to reduce , as much as possible,  greenhouse gas emissions in line with society's climate objectives as much as possible; therefore, given the high volumes of CO 2 emissions from the Aluminium Industry , this important sector industry faces great challenges to adapt to this global clamour . THE CHALLENGE But how big is the challenge facing the Aluminium Industry in terms of its obligation to support the fight against climate change? According to the International Aluminium Institute , the sector is responsible for 1.1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions per annum, and must undertake a plan to substantially reduce its carbon footprint. Aluminium Sector Greenhouse Gas Pathways to 2050 - International Aluminium Institute This reality in turn faces the challenge that as a consequence of the electro-intensive nature of primary aluminium production , and the majority use of electricity generated from fossil fuels, ...

ALCOA PLANEA REINICIAR LA CAPACIDAD DE REDUCTORA DE ALUMINIO ALUMAR EN BRASIL Movimientos en el mercado del aluminio, con el precio del metal disparado han motivado que las empresas agilicen planes para recuperar y/o ampliar sus capacidades de producción , entre ellas Alcoa Corporation. PITTSBURGH, 20 de septiembre de 2021 - Alcoa Corporation anunció hoy que planea reiniciar 268.000 toneladas métricas por año (t/año) de capacidad de aluminio en la reductora Alumar en São Luís, Brasil, que estaba totalmente paralizada desde 2015. El proceso para reiniciar la capacidad inactiva comenzará de inmediato . La primera producción de aluminio se espera para el segundo trimestre de 2022, y se espera que la capacidad total de 268.000 toneladas anuales esté operativa en el cuarto trimestre de 2022. Para 2024, la reductora Alumar estará alimentada con energía 100 por ciento renovable. “Nuestra decisión de reiniciar se basa en un análisis que muestra que la fundición puede s...

  ALTOS PRECIOS DEL ALUMINIO Y PRONÓSTICOS DE INCREMENTO DE LA DEMANDA El 9 de agosto del presente año 2021 en la prestigioso medio   Financial Times fue publicado un artículo sobre el precio del aluminio, el texto incluyó comentarios de analistas de las mundialmente reconocidas firmas BMO Capital Markets and Commodities Research Unit CRU . El artículo informa que los precios del aluminio se están acercando a sus niveles más altos en 10 años, a medida que la demanda global para todo, desde latas de cerveza hasta empaques, se recupera de la pandemia originada por el Covid-19. Los precios del aluminio aumentaron un 31 por ciento en 2021, alcanzando un máximo de cierre de 2.615 dólares americanos por cada tonelada de aluminio esta semana (USD/t Al). A medida de referencia la Figura a continuación muestra los potenciales ingresos anuales por ventas de aluminio para los casos de: i) Alcasa (sus celdas fueron desmanteladas, por lo que ya no produce aluminio); ii) Venalum (algu...

  COLOMBIA “THE NEW KID IN THE BLOCK” OF ALUMINIUM PRODUCING COUNTRIES Colombia is a country known worldwide, among other reasons, for: ·          Its excellent coffee: Video: Why is Colombian coffee considered the best coffee in the world? https://youtu.be/2oIo2S2vfEY ·          Cyclists who have won the most important world cycling competitions: Video: Egan Bernal - Wins/wint Tour de France 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Xfe4mxJo8 ·          And from artists who liven up high impact international events: Video: Shakira & J. Lo's FULL Pepsi Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pILCn6VO_RU But, soon Colombia will also be known as a primary aluminium producer, as we are working on the GALTCO Project , our Green Aluminium Transformation Complex for Colombia . WHY COLOMBIA? There are numerous reasons to think of Colombia as...