News Manufacturing Metals General

February 13, 2018  

Rio Tinto investing $250M to extend life of Vaudreuil alumina refinery

Will include construction of a filtration plant and optimization at a site to manage bauxite residue.

News Manufacturing General

July 2, 2015  

Orbite, NRC to benchmark HPA in Li-ion batteries

NRC scientists will characterize various separator formulations.

News Chemicals Manufacturing Metals Minerals General Production Sustainability

October 23, 2014  

Orbite awarded green chemistry award

Technology eliminates toxic red mud, but also retrieves rare earths and other valuable elements.

News Manufacturing Metals Minerals General

August 6, 2014  

Orbite begins construction of HPA plant

Commercial production of high-purity alumina begins in Q1 of 2015.

News Sustainability

February 4, 2013  

Orbite, Veolia to recycle red mud from alumina production

They’ll recycle and remediate hard-to-treat bi-product of alumina production.