力拓加铝集团(Rio Tinto Alcan)日前在美国新奥尔良市2008年国际矿业金属与原材料协会大会年会上宣布,该公司已经开始开发其下一代AP系列技术。这种被称之为“AP-Xe”的铝电解技术有望节约能耗20%,同时减少对环境的影响,大幅节约经济成本。 Rio Tinto Alcan recently announced at the 2008 annual meeting of the International Association of Mining, Metals and Materials in New Orleans, the United States, that the company has started to develop its next-generation AP series technology. This aluminum electrolysis technology, known as “AP-Xe”, is expected to save energy by 20% while reducing its impact on the environment and significantly reducing its economic costs.