2024 HIGHLIGHTS
An eventful year

NOVARES® LCM500:
A win-win proposition

In 2024, we introduced NOVARES® LCM500, which combines renewable materials with conventional feedstocks, leading to a more sustainable, high-performance product with unmatched flexibility.

Read more

Extracting value from emissions-scrubber byproducts

What if we could turn waste into a resource? We did that precisely, creating new applications for emissions-scrubber byproducts in the US, called Stabilgro™ and Stabilsoil™ which are used in agriculture and soil stabilisation respectively.

Read more

Gold medal for RAIN’s in-house safety innovation practices

The team at our Visakhapatnam, India plant earned a gold medal for their innovative emergency spray system, raising the bar in safety at RAIN.

Read more

Electrification of steam generation: a leap towards energy efficiency

We are transforming our energy use. For example, our Hamilton, Canada plant kicked off a project to reduce emissions by electrifying the steam generation system.

Read more

Launching RAIN-wide Supplier Code of Conduct

We took a significant step in 2024 by launching RAIN-wide Supplier Code of Conduct, embedding sustainability throughout our supply chain.

Read more

Reducing particulate matter concentrations in stack emissions

We took proactive measures to reduce particulate matter emissions in 2024, exceeding upcoming regulatory standards.

Read more

Empowering future talent through water usage reduction study at Lake Charles Carbon plant

Working with a graduate student, we identified ways to lower water consumption at our Lake Charles plant by over 300,000 m³ annually.

Read more

Enforcing OSHA guidelines across segments

In 2024, we standardised OSHA safety guidelines across all our global sites, enhancing safety and best practices organisation-wide.

Read more

RAIN wins the Best Paper Award at the International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium (ICSOBA) 2024 Conference

Our pioneering research on emissions-free CPC production earned us the Best Paper Award at ICSOBA 2024, setting new standards in the aluminium industry.

Read more

Engineers of the future: Promoting research through collaboration with local students

In partnership with local students, we uncovered key energy-saving opportunities that will drive sustainability at our Castrop-Rauxel plant.

Read more

GreenCo Gold Certification for our Nandyal, India plant

Our Nandyal plant earned the GreenCo Certification in 2024 for sustainability achievements. What’s next? We are aiming for even higher standards.

Read more

Retrofitting of conventional lighting with LED lamps and solar lights

We reduced energy consumption and environmental impact with a major lighting retrofit across our India sites in 2024.

Read more