[SMM Aluminum Express News] Atlantic Alumina (Atalco Gramercy) refinery in Louisiana submitted a site investigation plan (Jan 30, 2026) to LDEQ to test soil & groundwater for contamination from repeated “red mud” leaks into drainage leading to Blind River Swamp. The plan involves drilling borings, screening for heavy metals (cadmium, chromium, arsenic, etc.), and converting to monitoring wells, using strict EPA/Louisiana standards. Leaks started Aug 2024; more violations found 2025. Company agreed to remediation without admitting fault; no fines decided yet. Meanwhile, owner Concord Resources signed a DoD deal (Jan 2026) to expand the U.S.’s only bauxite refinery to >1M tpy alumina + gallium production.

[Golden Concord Holdings Limited's 50,000 mt Silicon-Based Anode Material Project Completed and Put into Operation] Golden Concord Holdings Limited (688598.SH) announced on the investor interaction platform on March 13 that the 50,000 mt demonstration line has been put into operation. Its tolling carbon powder products and the engineered porous carbon series products can meet the demand for graphite-based and silicon-based anode products in solid-state batteries. On May 28, 2023, the company's Phase I 50,000 mt project of the integrated demonstration line for the preparation of carbon powder used in lithium battery anode materials with an annual capacity of 100,000 mt was successfully powered up, marking the trial production stage for processes including crushing, granulation, carbon coating, pre-carbonisation, and graphitisation. Phase I of the project covers an area of approximately 230 mu. The project commenced construction in August 2022 and took only ten months from groundbreaking to official operation.

Kuala Lumpur-based utility Tenaga Nasional Berhad said it plans to install floating solar farms on its hydropower facilities. The company aims to achieve 2.5 gigawatts of generation capacity to support Malaysia’s national energy transformation path.