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Rio Tinto has reached an agreement on a new electricity agreement with Meridian Energy that allows New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) to continue operating the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter until December 31, 2024. ... Read more

While the threat of COVID-19 is currently under control in New Zealand, the consequences of lockdown are still being felt by many New Zealand families. These include reports of a significant rise in calls to police and support services regarding family harm. ... Read more

Rio Tinto will start planning for the wind-down of operations and the eventual closure of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) following the conclusion of its strategic review which has shown the business is no longer viable given high energy costs and a challenging outlook for the Aluminum industry ... Read more

NZAS’ mental health and support services, previously offered exclusively to the smelter’s employees, will be extended to assist the residents of Invercargill and Bluff as part of Rio Tinto’s COVID-19 relief package. ... Read more

To be attributed to NZAS chief executive and general manager Stewart Hamilton: To support the health and safety of our employees at NZAS and in accordance with government directives in relation to containing the spread of Covid-19 we have implemented a number of new controls. ... Read more

Rio Tinto’s wholly-owned subsidiary Pacific Aluminium (New Zealand) Limited has reported financial results relating to its interest in New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter Limited (NZAS) ... Read more

NZAS remains committed to the 2018 agreement with Southland District and Regional Councils, Invercargill City Council, Gore District Council and the New Zealand Government to provide financial assistance in the removal and disposal of a fertilizer premix (Ouvea Premix) material currently stored at the Mataura Paper Mill and other facilities ... Read more

Rio Tinto will conduct a strategic review of its interest in New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) at Tiwai Point, to determine the operation’s ongoing viability and competitive position ... Read more

Pacific Aluminium (New Zealand) Limited (PacAl NZ), a subsidiary of Rio Tinto, has reported its interest in the Tiwai Point smelter operated by New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited (NZAS)... ... Read more

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited NZAS on 6 December 2018.  See video below ...

Minister of Energy Megan Woods praises NZAS on its work encouraging young women into engineering and STEM professions.  See video below ...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today officially re-opened Potline 4 at New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) at Tiwai Point. Majority owner Rio Tinto has invested NZ$6 million this year to upgrade and restart Potline 4 at the smelter, adding 31,000 tonnes of production capacity. ... Read more

Pacific Aluminium (New Zealand) Limited (PacAl NZ) has reported its financial results relating to its interest in New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS), showing underlying earnings of NZ$75 million for 2017, an increase of NZ$50 million on the previous year. ... Read more

New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) has secured a power contract for 50 MW to enable it to restart its fourth potline which was mothballed six years ago. ...

New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) is delighted to welcome Stewart (Stew) Hamilton back to site in his new role of Chief Executive and site General Manager.  Stew will begin in the role on 2 July 2018 and will have a two-week handover period with Gretta Stephens in May. ...

After four years as the Chief Executive and General Manager of New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) Gretta Stephens has announced her resignation to join BlueScope Steel as Chief Executive New Zealand and Pacific Islands. ...

Pacific Aluminium (New Zealand) Limited (PacAl NZ) has reported its financial results relating to its interest in New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS), showing underlying earnings of NZ$25 million for 2016, a decrease of nearly NZ$30 million on the previous year. ... Read more

Pacific Aluminium (New Zealand) Limited (PacAl NZ) has reported its interest in New Zealand’s Aluminium Smelter (NZAS), showing underlying earnings of NZ$54 million for 2015, a decrease of NZ$2 million on the previous year. ... Read more

NZAS has today received the decision of the Supreme Court declining its application for leave to appeal the lieu days matter.   ... Read more

NZAS has today sought leave to the Supreme Court to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision on the ‘lieu days’ claim. ... Read more

Following 25 years helping to save New Zealand's iconic Kākāpō from extinction, New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) has made the difficult decision to step down as major sponsor of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme at the end of 2015 ... Read more

New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited (NZAS) and Meridian have today entered into a revised contract for 572MW until 2030, allowing the smelter's three potlines to remain fully operational ... Read more

New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited (NZAS) and Meridian Energy Limited have agreed today to extend the termination notice date of the smelter's 572MW electricity contract from 1 July 2015 to 3 August 2015 ... Read more

Pacific Aluminium (New Zealand) Limited has reported underlying earnings of $56 million for 2014 ... Read more

Rio Tinto Alcan (New Zealand) Limited (RTANZ) today released its annual financial report for the year ending 31 December 2013 ... Read more

NZAS will seek leave to appeal the Employment Court's decision on acrual of 'lieu days' for 12-hour shift workers ... Read more

The immediate future of New Zealand's Tiwai Point aluminium smelter has been secured through the signing of a long term electricity agreement ... Read more

NZAS General Manager, Ryan Cavanagh, will leave the smelter at the end of April to take up the position of General Manager at Pacific Aluminium's Gove bauxite mine and alumina refinery ... Read more

New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter has commenced reducing its electricity load from 572MW to 540MW due to extremely low hydro lake levels ... Read more

New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter Limited (NZAS) today announced it will immediately halt $70 million in planned capital expenditure, including $15 million for the remainder of 2012 and for 2013.  Capital work that is critical to business operations and health, safety and environment will continue ... Read more

New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter Limited (NZAS) has finalised the proposal to streamline its operations to help return the smelter to viability in increasingly difficult economic conditions ... Read more

New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter Limited (NZAS) is continuing to streamline its operations to help return the smelter to viability in increasingly difficult economic conditions.  The smelter today announced that it will bring forward existing plans to resize. ... Read more