Entries by Axelle Arnoux

Cost pass through

Since fall 2021, the European alumina industry has been facing significant and continuous increases in its production costs. Natural gas and electricity triplicating prices led to a first cost pass-through. The invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation and the sanctions imposed to Russia has pushed further the energy prices amid a tightening of gas […]

2020/2021 Activity report

Summarizing our achievements in a very turbulent context since the start of 2020, this activity report highlights our ability to meet extraordinary challenges in all areas: economic, social and environmental. The acquisition of Alteo by the UMSI Group in 2021 involves a deep transformation of the company, with the ambition to develop a new production […]

Alteo announces price increase

Since the beginning of 2021, alumina production has suffered from significant and continuous cost increases- in particular energy, carbon credit and freight, among others. Packaging and additional minor supplies have likewise been increasing continuously since January. This sudden cost increase has hit the alumina industry after almost two years of relatively stable or even decreasing […]

April Newsletter – New energy for our development

After an unprecedented 2020 from both a health and economic point of view, we are pleased to share Alteo news. The energy injected by our new shareholder, the UMS Group, allows us to strengthen our global leadership while continuing our ecological transition. Indeed, after the major environmental progress made in the recent months in terms […]