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>Driven by the unstoppable China appetite, alumina prices have rallied till now in H1 2017. But a look at the current price trend will reveal a moderating pace. With China slashing aluminium smelting capacity in major production hubs and further production control looming large for Q4 FY 2017-18,...
<p>Spot Alumina prices have remained flat throughout all China markets as there no clarity on the proposed smelter cuts.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/spot%20alumina21.png" alt="News" width="707" height="281"...
<p>Alumina Limited, the AWAC joint venture, has announced its second quarter results for Alcoa Bauxite and Alumina Segment. The 2017 EBITDA for Bauxite and Alumina fell to total $325 million. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
<p>Iceland, this tiny island country which was once known only for its huge fish production and export is the new hub for aluminium and on the way to produce more aluminium in 2017 than the United States in the same way like two other countries with hydropower- Canada and Norway. Major Aluminium...
<p>Government initiated wide-scale aluminium capacity cuts in China has triggered oversupply in the domestic alumina market thereby putting a downward pressure on alumina prices. The prices of the commodity used as a key raw material in aluminium smelting (as electrolyte in...
<p>The global demand of alumina, the key electrolyte for aluminium production through Hall Heroult method, though rising significantly is lending little support to Australia’s exports. The largest exporter of alumina in 2016 is nearing a drop in the mineral commodity export, if quarterly...
<p>Alumina and electricity are the two key inputs that go into aluminium production which also play a very significant role in determining the price of aluminium.</p> <p>Integrated aluminium producers like Alcoa, Norsk Hydro and Rio Tinto (RIO) have both alumina refining as well as aluminium...
<p>Ahmed Osman, a researcher at Queen’s University Belfast, has successfully recycled aluminium foil waste into an alumina based biofuel catalyst. The chemical is found to be more reactive yet cheaper than commercial alumina refined from bauxite. The out-of-the-box approach if adopted in...
<p>The U.S. primary aluminium industry is slowly picking up the pieces on the back of positive expectations generated by the Trump’s ministry. Along with the fall of the primary industry a number of alumina refineries in the U.S. have closed down in 2016, including the shutdowns of the...
<p>Spot Alumina prices in major China markets have registered a further fall after the last registered drop in July 7. According to a report from Shanghai Metals Market yesterday, the production of alumina is expected to increase to 5.9 million tonnes in July, and the daily average production to...
<p>According to recent statistics showed by Shanghai Metals Market, China’s production of alumina increased year-on-year in June, and the daily average production climbed month-on-month. The production of alumina is expected to increase in July. </p> <p><img style="vertical-align:...
<p>Spot alumina prices in major China markets plunged ahead of the impending rise which is almost certain as Xinjiang East Hope has announced capacity cut at its smelter. While imported alumina price remained unchanged and Chalco made no change to the price it offers to the markets, spot...
<p>A media report says Suriname is to receive a $40m investment loan from Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) which will help increase tax revenue and improve its public spending.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
<p>Ukraine is a sovereign state in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the east, northeast, and south. Ukraine has a very large heavy-industry base and is one of the largest refiners of mineral and metallurgical products in Eastern Europe. Rusal has two refineries in Ukraine producing about...
<p>China alumina prices after rising rapidly for a while fell down as some dealers from the SME sector started selling in the domestic market. However, since most sellers kept their offers firm, alumina prices started consolidating with a decreasing trend. Currently, spot alumina prices remain...
<p>Global high purity alumina market is slated to witness a significant demand boost. The market which was valued at US$1,784 million in 2015 is forecasted to reach US$5,816.2 million by 2022, growing at a CAGR of 18.5 per cent, stated a recently published market research report by Market.Biz.</p>...
<p>Spot Alumina prices in major China markets have remained unchanged for a fortnight now. Since mid-June, there has been no change in the daily average prices.</p> <p>The average spot alumina price in South China market dropped from <strong>RMB 2,610/t</strong> to <strong>RMB 2,600</strong> on...
<p>Jamaica’s Minister of Transport and Mining Mike Henry says that the re-opening of the JISCO Alpart bauxite/alumina plant has already created positive vibes in St Elizabeth and neighbouring Manchester. He says that this has marked a positive beginning and the revival of mining in...
