The Northern Miner Podcast: Alcoa posts record quarter, citing China and metal prices

This week’s episode features Alcoa’s second-quarter conference call, with president and chief executive officer Roy Harvey and executive vice-president and chief financial officer William Oplinger. […]
Alcoa’s Wagerup alumina refinery in Australia. Credit: Alcoa.

Topics

Commodities

Regions

Tags

Companies

This week’s episode features Alcoa’s second-quarter conference call, with president and chief executive officer Roy Harvey and executive vice-president and chief financial officer William Oplinger. Harvey and Oplinger showcase the company’s record earnings and highlight the big issues impacting the aluminum market, such as China cracking down on aluminum smelters as well as rising metal prices. They also discuss the company’s new ‘mechanical vapour recompression technology’, which, according to the executives, reduces carbon emissions from refineries by 70%.

Listen at The Northern Miner.

Comments

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Dec 01 2024 - Dec 02 2024
Dec 03 2024 - Dec 05 2024