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 in China dropped significantly in May this year as demand slowed down among domestic smelters post environmental protection checks conducted by the regional governments over the last two months. Total alumina import in May stood at 139,571 tonnes, down 20.4 per cent from the...
<p>The growing demand for aluminium driven by increasing urbanization and industrialization is driving demand for alumina worldwide. The global high purity alumina market size was estimated at 25,315 tonnes per annum in 2016. A recent study says the demand for the commodity will grow at a CAGR...
<p>Alumina capacity expansion in Shandong, one of China’s major alumina producing hub is going to witness limited progress in the foreseeable future, showed recent survey report produced by Shanghai Metals Market.</p> <p>Several major alumina refineries in the region said they would not...
<p>Cleveland Cascades recently commissioned one of the latest Cascade chutes in partnership with Reel Alesa for loading of alumina. </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/Sherwin-Alumina-3D.jpg" alt="News"...
<p>Rusal operated Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea got its agreement over tax incentives approved from the country’s National Assembly, reported an article published on the Economic and Commercial Counsellor's Office of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of...
<p>China has top alumina producers in the world. The country’s four provinces account for almost 70 percent of China's alumina production. China has 79.25 million tonnes of annual alumina capacity, as reported in the end of 2016. Aluminum Corporation of China Limited is the largest alumina...
<p>Global high purity alumina market is estimated to be worth US$4,498 million growing at a CAGR of 16.7% by 2022, suggests data releases in the latest Allied Market Research report. 4N high purity alumina, which occupied more than 50% of the total HPA market in 2015, is expected to continue with...
<p>Australia's Altech Chemicals Limited, engaged in the development of high purity alumina (HPA), announced Monday, June 12, that it has been able to raise A$1.85 million (US$1.39 million) through its recent Share Purchase Plan (SPP) and placement. The decision has landed the company's shares in...
<p>Alumina prices in China declined slightly after a recent rise. Alumina market participants were enthusiastic driven by falling alumina prices restocking their inventories.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
<p>Leading aluminium producer Alcoa sees in alumina prices a brewing concern for its alumina and aluminium business divisions. The alumina price index (API), which helps in alumina’s price discovery, has fallen significantly and this is likely to hit the company’s profitability in...
<p>Spot alumina prices in China are on an upward track in the major domestic market with a few exceptions like South China where they remain unchanged.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/aluminium%20production.png"...
<p>China’s alumina output rose 17.1% year-on-year to 5.68 million tonnes in May, and the daily average output dropped 3.5% month-on-month to 183,000 tonnes, SMM statistics showed.</p> <p>Alumina prices fell below costs. This, combined with environmental issue in Shanxi and Guizhou, prompted...
<p>Australia-based Civmec Limited announced that the company secured Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract as well as other new construction and maintenance contracts, totalling approximately AUD $90 million.</p> <p>Apart from a civil concrete contract by Altura Mining Lithium...
<p>Quantum Resources is planning to acquire Australian private minerals exploration company Halcyon Resources as it intends to enter the high purity alumina (HPA) market. The company is planning a bid for all of Halcyon’s shares.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
<p>Average alumina prices in four major China markets have gained strength. Alumina price in East China is hovering around RMB 2,660 per tonne, up 1.92 per cent from its previous price. Alumina South China stands at RMB 2,610 per tonne, up 1.56 per cent from its earlier price. Alumina price in...
<p>Aluminium industry in China has a line-up of projects ready in place to steam up production in the coming quarters. Among a number of new smelter projects and old capacity restart plans is the alumina capacity expansion plan in Henan.</p> <p>East Hope (Sanmenxia) Aluminum announced that it will...
<p>According to Tapan Kumar Chand, Chairman of National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco), the company has put all overseas projects on hold, including one in Iran, as it aims to focus on increasing domestic capacity.</p> <p>Tapan Kumar Chand told Reuters, “Iran’s proposal is...
<p>As seen by Shanghai Metals Market analysts, alumina production in Guizhou province, one of China’s major alumina producing regions, will be severely affected by raw material shortages in June. This might bring down the output and put pressure on alumina price in china’s domestic...
