Carbon Neutral Initiatives
July 8, 2025
Written by Nicholas Bell
North America’s largest aluminum smelter, Aluminerie Alouette, extended a long-term power supply agreement with hydroelectric power producer Hydro-Québec through 2045.
Alouette also committed $1.1 billion in facility upgrades and secured the smelter’s power supply for the next two decades, ahead of the current contract’s 2029 expiration date.
Texarkana Aluminum received ASI Performance Standard certification for its Texas rolling operations following a multiyear expansion of the facility.
Commercial vehicle orders have surged in 2026, but policy-driven timing may be making the market look stronger than current production and supplier sales.
Under the agreement, the two companies will work to develop solutions for fragrance, makeup, and skincare packaging whose carbon footprint will approach 3.0 kilograms of CO₂ equivalent per kilogram of aluminium by 2030.
General Motors’ Cadillac OPTIQ electric vehicle will feature a front bumper system made with Hydro CIRCAL.
Century Aluminum's memorandum with Brimstone adds to efforts to expand domestic alumina supply as imports continue to dominate the US market.
