Qatar smelter plant reaches full productionQatar's joint-venture aluminium smelter plant Qatalum achieved its full production capacity of 585,000 tonnes in September, the company said in a statement on Saturday. "We are excited to be entering this new phase at Qatalum, moving from More… |
Norsk declares force majeure for Qatalum deliveriesNorwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro said it had declared force majeure for aluminium deliveries from its Qatalum smelter in Qatar after a power failure delayed the plant's ramp-up schedule. Declaring force majeure frees companies More… |
Qatar, Hydro's $5.6bn smelter to start in Q4Qatalum, a $5.6 billion smelter joint venture between Qatar and Norway's Norsk Hydro, is expected to begin commissioning in the fourth quarter and sell its first cargo by early next year, a Qatari official said. 'We expect the firs More… |
Norsk Hydro says Qatar aluminium project on trackNorsk Hydro's $5.6 billion aluminium smelter in Qatar is on track to start production in late 2009 or early 2010 and all the company's other big projects are also on schedule, its chief executive said. 'We are looking at the tu More… |
$4.8bn Qatar smelter plan approvedNorsk Hydro and Qatar Petroleum will go ahead with a $4.8 billion plan to build a huge 585,000-tonnes-per-year aluminium smelter in Qatar, the Norwegian industrial group said. Norsk Hydro and Qatar Petroleum each hold 50 percent of the pro More… |
Qatar power plant deal awardedQatar and Norsk Hydro have awarded General Electric and Doosan Heavy Industries a contract to build a 1,250 megawatt power plant for an aluminium smelter, the companies said. Their joint statement gave no details on the value of the contra More… |
Hydro and Qatar plan $2.6bn projectNorway's Norsk Hydro and Qatar aim to finalise next month about $2.6 billion in project financing for a joint venture aluminium smelter in Qatar, a Hydro executive said. Despite soaring costs for the Qatalam plant, the two are going ahead More… |
$2.6bn financing for QatalamNorway's Norsk Hydro and Qatar aim to finalise next month about $2.6 billion in project financing for a joint venture aluminium smelter in Qatar, a Hydro executive said. Despite soaring costs for the Qatalam plant, the two are going ahead More… |