Chinese researchers show that a few extra hours of CO2 curing can roughly double the wet-dry service life of red mud–CFB ash–MgO backfill, while keeping leaching of hazardous elements low even after weeks of exposure to alkaline red mud liquor. Red mud remains one of the aluminium industry’s...
Canadian Energy Metals has demonstrated a process for producing smelter-grade alumina from Saskatchewan black shale and has started a prefeasibility study for its Thor Project. Canadian Energy Metals Corp. (CEM) has taken a step towards developing an alternative North American source of alumina...
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The average spot alumina price declined by RMB 13 per tonne or 0.50 per cent on Tuesday, 05 November 2019, after remaining flat at RMB 2596 per tonne on 04 November. Alumina price in China stood at RMB 2583 per tonne. Graph Source: Shanghai Metals Market Alumina prices in East and North markets...
According to a Reuter’s report, Indonesia’s alumina producer PT Well Harvest Winning (WHW) exported 823,997 tonnes of smelter grade alumina in the first three quarters of 2019. This was communicated by company spokesman Suhandi Basri on Monday, November 4, 2019. China Hongqiao Group Ltd owns 56%...
The alumina price on a FOB Australia basis rose to US$285 per tonne on October 28 in the beginning of the week ending Friday November 1, Shanghai Metal Market data shows. It is the highest since early October. The price is driven by renewed demand for imported alumina in China because of restocking...
After the month-on-month fall in August 2019, China’s General Administration of Customs data found that China’s alumina import in September 2019 grew from the previous month by about 25 per cent to stand at 147,000 tonnes. In August, the import volume was at 120,000 tonnes after dropping by 40 per...
After staying flat at RMB 2,623 per tonne from October 24-31, the average spot alumina price is down by RMB 27 per tonne on Friday, 01 November 2019, to RMB 2596 per tonne. Graph Source: Shanghai Metals Market Alumina price in East China stands at RMB 2625 per tonne, down RMB 25 per tonne from its...
A consortium led by China Aluminium International Engineering, a listed arm of Chinese aluminium giant Aluminium Corporation of China, has reportedly won a contract worth RMB 5.3 billion (USD745.3 million) to build an alumina refinery in Indonesia. The news arrived after Chalieco confirmed on...
Rio Tinto has reportedly begun the commissioning of an industry-leading filter press technology at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, under CAD $250 million budget. Four 85-tonne presses have been already installed. The original scheduled time of commissioning the presses was six weeks...
Improved availability of coal from linked mines and robust output of around 1 million tonnes per annum from Vedanta’s captive Chotia block has helped the company achieve cost competitiveness in the manufacture of alumina. According to a report, Vedanta’s alumina cost at Odisha’s Lanjigarh refinery...
A proposed strike by engineering workers at Aughinish Alumina refinery, which was due to take place this week, has been temporarily stopped, as the dispute is referred to the Labour Court. The suspension notice came after High Court proceedings, initiated by Murphy International Ltd (MIL) against...
Hydro released results for the third quarter of 2019. Underlying EBIT for Bauxite & Alumina decreased by 30% compared to the third quarter of 2018. The Underlying EBIT stood at NOK 481 million in Q3 2019, down from NOK 685 million in Q3 2018. But EBIT was up 16% quarter-on-quarter. “The results...
The London Metal Exchange's alumina contract has started trading last week and multiple lots of 50 tonnes were traded on Thursday 17 October 2019 at US$284 per tonne for November 2019 and US$294 per tonne on the January 2020 contract. The contracts were settled on a basket of CRU's alumina price,...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China has dropped from RMB 2624 per tonne on October 22 to RMB 2623 per tonne on October 23. The prices of alumina in East, Central, North, and South China markets remain unchanged at RMB 2650 per tonne, RMB 2640 per tonne, RMB...
After remaining restrained for the past one week at RMB 2,643 per tonne, the average spot price of alumina has decided to record a movement today, October 22, by falling to RMB 2,624 per tonne, meaning a decline of RMB 19 per tonne, found Shanghai Metals Market. This marks the first drop this month...
According to a report on Monday, October 21, The People’s National Party (PNP) is backing legal action against West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO) for releasing effluent into the Rio Cobre and contaminating the river, which is a major water source for many residents living on its banks. Dr...
South32 reported alumina production of 1.3 million tonnes in the first quarter, unchanged from the prior quarter. But the production increased 13% year-on-year. Production at Brazil Alumina increased by 14% quarter-on-quarter to a record 356,000 in the September 2019 quarter as the refinery...
Alumina price in East China market stands at RMB 2660 per tonne on Wednesday, 16 October 2019, indicating an increase of RMB 10 per tonne. The average price is likely to move within a range of RMB 2640 per tonne and RMB 2680 per tonne. The average spot alumina price remained unchanged at RMB 2643...
The average spot alumina price increased by RMB 15 per tonne or 0.57 per cent from Friday to at RMB 2643 per tonne on Monday, 14 October 2019. This is the fifth consecutive day of increase in alumina prices. The prices of alumina rose across East, Central, North China markets today. Alumina prices...
FYI Resources Limited, an Australian Listed resources company, reportedly announced this week that it completed the trial production of high-purity alumina (HPA) at its pilot plant in Welshpool, Western Australia. This marks significant progress in FYI’s high-purity alumina development strategy. As...
