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 in China increased from RMB 2618 per tonne on October 9 to RMB 2627 per tonne on October 10. This marks the third consecutive increase in alumina price after a long holiday. Alumina prices rose across major markets in China. Spot alumina prices in East China, Central...
As on Wednesday, 09 October 2019, the average spot alumina price stands at RMB 2618 per tonne, an increase of RMB 5 per tonne from its previous price of RMB 2613 per tonne on October 8. The average alumina price in North China is hovering around RMB 2640 per tonne, up RMB 10 per tonne from its...
The average spot alumina price registered an increase of RMB 9 per tonne on Tuesday, 08 October 2019, after a week-long holiday. Alumina price in China stood at RMB 2613 per tonne, from RMB 2604 per tonne. Spot alumina prices in East China, Central China, and North China markets climbed by RMB 10...
Rio Tinto, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) and The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Sustainable Minerals Institute have received a recognition for their joint research into technologies that could turn bauxite residue, also known as red mud, into fertile soil. They are trying a new process that...
According to a recent report, Black & Veatch-led project management consortium (PMC) has been appointed by PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia to manage the development of an alumina refinery in West Kalimantan. The facility, according to Black & Veatch, will feature a 1 Mt/year smelter-grade alumina...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the alumina output in China stood at 5.82 million tonnes in August and is likely to be about 5.8 million tonnes in September. Shanghai Metals Market report shows, the average spot price of alumina in China has extended its rise in September, which started during...
Vietnam started producing alumina in the year 2011 in the Central Highlands. Tan Rai alumina refinery worth $460 million, invested by state mining group Vinacomin started operation in February 2011 and export in March. Now, Vietnam has become one of the emerging alumina producing hubs on the shores...
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates, announced that its Al Taweelah alumina refinery produced 600,000 tonnes of alumina since operations started in April 2019. The plant’s average daily production was 88 per cent of Al Taweelah alumina refinery’s...
Norsk Hydro announced that The Brazilian federal court lifted the final embargo on Alunorte’s new bauxite residue disposal (DRS2) under a criminal lawsuit on Thursday, September 26th. This allows the alumina refinery to resume activities of installation and commissioning at DRS2, ending a 19-month...
According to a recent report, Alcoa Corporation is conducting VR training for its employees to train them for high-risk tasks at its alumina refineries in Western Australia. The guided training module replicates an environment of Alcoa’s refinery sub-station where the trainees are surrounded by...
Vedanta Limited’s Lanjigarh unit has won the ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ award during the 20th National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2019, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). “The unit achieved its best process efficiency in FY19 and registered lowest energy...
According to China’s General Administration of Customs data released on Monday September 23, China’s imports of alumina stood at 120,000 tonnes in August, a jump of 848.4 per cent from the same period a year earlier. But the imports declined by 40 per cent from 200,000 tonnes in July 2019. Alumina...
The average alumina prices in major China markets have witnessed growth on Wednesday, 25 September 2019. The average spot alumina price stands at RMB 2604 per tonne, up RMB 12 per tonne from the previous average alumina price of RMB 2592 per tonne. Alumina East China and Central China stand at RMB...
Norsk Hydro announces with a press release that The Federal Court in Belém, Brazil lifted the embargo on Alunorte's new bauxite residue disposal (DRS2) under the civil lawsuit on September 20. It is to be noted that Alunorte is still subjected to another embargo on DRS2 under a criminal lawsuit....
According to Shanghai Metals Market, the average spot price of alumina has extended its rise today, September 20, by RMB 13 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,592 per tonne to conclude the week with another price hike. This marks the two consecutive rises in alumina spot price after two days of restraints...
The average spot alumina price increased by RMB 10 per tonne or 0.39 per cent on Thursday, 19 September 2019, after remaining flat on September 17 and September 18. Alumina price in China stood at RMB 2579 per tonne, from RMB 2569 per tonne. The prices of alumina rose across East and Central China...
A recent report shows the revenues of Aughinish Alumina refinery in 2018, ended on December 31, increased by 15 per cent over the year to stand at $757.1 million (€684 million) in spite of the US Treasury sanctions imposed on Aughinish’s parent company Rusal. During the time of the sanctions, the...
Altech Chemicals Limited has announced that it has received an invitation from the state government of Saxony, Germany for the construction of its next high purity alumina (HPA) plant in the state in the industrial area of Schwarze Pumpe. As HPA is a critical component in the lithium-ion battery...
