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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<p>Alumina import by Indonesia is set witness a drop in 2017 as domestic production of the mineral is increasing at a steady state. With the country’s state-owned aluminium producer PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) readying to increase its metal output to 500,000 tonnes a year by 2020...
<p>Austria is the 29th largest importer in the world. The country imports alumina to feed the domestic aluminium industry. Alumina imports from Austria grew significantly over the last two years. The rise in import of alumina is expected to continue in the coming years. Italy and Germany supply...
<p>In what is considered the first instance involving a joint venture with a foreign government arm seeking insolvency, Anrak Aluminium, the joint venture between India's Penna group and UAE's Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA), has moved the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT).</p>...
<p>Due to huge aluminium capacity cuts by Weiqiao and Xinfa Group, alumina market in China is in surplus. SMM expects that due to inflows of surplus alumina from Weiqiao group, alumina prices will face continuous downward pressure.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
<p>Hindalco Industries produced 724000 tonnes of alumina in the quarter ended 30th June 2017. The alumina production increased 2 per cent as compared to Q1 FY2017. Aditya, Mahan and Utkal alumina continue to operate at their designed capacities, according to the company.</p> <p><img...
<p>Canada is one of the leading aluminium producers in the Americas. It is the third-ranked producer of aluminium in the world supported by technologically sound aluminium smelters run on cheaper hydropower. Based on year-to-date average daily production of 8,820 metric tons, the annual projection...
<p>Bosai Group has planned to build an alumina refinery project in Gaizhou, Yingkou in Liaoning Province, according to the news published on Shanghai Metals Market.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
<p>China’s production of alumina increased notably in July. The production rose less than expected due to maintenance conducted by producers. The alumina production is expected to grow further in August, according to recent statistics showed by Shanghai Metals Market.</p> <p...
<p>The partnership of Indonesia’s diversified mining company PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) and Japanese Showa Denko K.K. has come to a breaking point as the latter wants to quit the joint venture company, PT Indonesia Chemical Alumina, while Antam wants to divest some of its shares.</p> <p...
<p>TOR Minerals International, Inc. announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2017. The company reported sales increased 9 per cent to $10.7 million for the second quarter as compared to $9.9 million during the same period of 2016. The increase in revenue was mainly due...
<p>Chalco has decided that they will no longer proceed with the alumina project at Huangha Port in Cangzhou city. The project with 2 million tonnes of annual capacity will be cancelled as a result of environmental protection consideration, Shanghai Metals Market reported.</p> <p><img...
<p>Rio Tinto has announced production and financial results for the first half of 2017 and its alumina operations have recorded significant increase in net earnings as well as revenue.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
<p>The capacity of alumina refining has increased massively across the major alumina producing regions driven by a humongous demand for aluminium in the world, especially in China. The global alumina capacity is estimated to grow by 29.6% over the next ten years.</p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p>...
<p>In domestic spot market, rising stocks and poor consumption of aluminium is creating uncertainties over the alumina market. Alumina prices are expected to drop if the same situation continues.</p> <p>According to an SMM update, growing pessimism over alumina prices in Chinese market has forced...
<p>Rusal reported 2.1% sequential increase in alumina production in Q2 2017 at 1,928 thousand tonnes. Russian alumina refineries accounted for 36% of total output. All the refineries reported optimum production volumes according to the plans. Windalco, Auginish and Bogoslovsk faced minor drop in...
<p>Alteo, a leading producer of high-value specialty alumina with production capacity of over 600, 000 tonnes in France, is going to increase the prices on its whole product portfolio at the end of quarter three this year.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left:...
<p>China alumina spot market is bracing for an increased supply as illegal aluminium capacity closure is expected to add nearly 170,000 tonnes of alumina to it, reported Shanghai Metals Market. Driven by the speculation, alumina prices in some of China’s major markets dropped...
<p>Hydro reports positive results for the second quarter of 2017, driven by better metal prices. However, underlying EBIT for Bauxite & Alumina decreased from the first quarter mostly attributed to lower realized alumina prices, driven by a weaker alumina index. </p> <p style="text-align:...
