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>According to an SMM report, alumina prices in China, that have rallied recently, fuelled by production cutbacks, could face pressure from a possible massive production restarts.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
<p>Spot alumina prices in all the major Chinese markets remain flat after continuous gain throughout the second fortnight of May.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/china%20alumina2.png" alt="News" width="702"...
<p>Ireland is the 27th largest export economy in the world. The country witnessed an increase in alumina export over the last three years. RUSAL’s Aughinish refinery located in Ireland, is the largest alumina refinery in Europe. The refinery is one of the most technologically...
<p>Spot alumina prices in China are on an upward track and now continue to grow firm throughout all the major markets.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/china%20alumina1jun.png" alt="News" width="705" height="282"...
<p>Vedanta is looking at the possibility of expanding its alumina refinery capacity at Lanjigarh beyond the existing limit of four million tonne per annum (mtpa). The refinery's rated capacity is six mtpa and Vedanta expects to get all clearances to operate it at that level...
<p>Spot alumina prices in China are on an upward track and now continuing to grow firm throughout all the major markets.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/china%20alumina31may.png" alt="News" width="517" height="226"...
<p>Hindalco reports record standalone/consolidated performance for the fourth quarter and the year ended 31 March 2017. For the FY2017, Hindalco achieved record production in alumina. The total alumina production (including Utkal Alumina) stood at 2,886 thousand tonne registering an increase...
<p>With Alpart refinery in Jamaica set to resume alumina refining operations from June 20, after an eight-year shutdown, the owners as well as local people are expecting the plant to gradually return to its annual production capacity of 1.65 million tonnes in early 2018 boosting job...
<p>Jamaica's largest alumina refinery Alpart, now owned by Chinese metals giant JISCO, is to resume processing of bauxite to alumina on June 20, eight years after closing down operations in 2009, company officials said today.Patrick James, Alparts assistant managing director, told a visiting...
<p>India has an installed alumina capacity of 6.5.million tons and the reported production of alumina stands at 4 million tons in 2014-15 which increased by about 6% YOY. NALCO continues to be the leading producer of alumina in India accounting for about 45% of the total production. A very small...
<p style="text-align: center;">Spot alumina prices in China have registered a gain in May and now continue to grow firm throughout all the major markets.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
<p>Global mining and metals behemoth Vedanta is eyeing 1.6 million tonnes (mt) of aluminium output for the financial year 2017-18, encouraged by the falling alumina prices and a resilient LME aluminium. The company ended the last financial year with a record production of 1.2 MT primary metal.</p>...
<p>China average alumina price has recovered from its recent lows thanks to the clampdown of polluting alumina refining capacity in some of the major provinces. As on May 25, it stands at 2,416.25 yuan per tonne, up 0.4 per cent from the previous average alumina price.</p> <p>In East China market,...
<p>After declining through the first fortnight of May, Alumina prices in China have registered a gain and now continue to grow firm throughout all the major markets.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
<p>Alteo is the leading producer of non-metallurgical alumina in France. The company has three alumina refineries in France: the alumina refinery in Gardanne, a white fused alumina facility in La Bâthie and a brown fused alumina plant in Beyrède. </p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p>...
<p>Former director of Melbourne's Alumina limited, Mike Ferraro is stepping in as the successor of CEO Peter Wasow, who announced his retirement on Monday May 22. Ferraro will be assuming his new office after Wassow retires on May 31, the company announced without giving any reason for the...
<p>Alumina prices in China domestic market have regained strength after a hiatus. Supply uncertainty caused due to recent production cuts at the alumina refineries coupled with strong demand has allowed China alumina prices to stage a rally after a continuous downtrend.</p> <p>The average alumina...
<p>Rusal operated Friguia alumina refinery in Guinea is readying to come online in first half of 2018. The reconstruction work at the site is progressing as planned, informed Rusal’s Guinea branch general manager Pavel Vassiliev.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align:...
