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>New Day Aluminium subsidiary Noranda Bauxite & Alumina is planning to invest US$35 million for expansion and upgradation of an alumina refinery in St. James Parish, CEO David D’Addario announced on Friday, May 19. The company having bauxite mining operations in Jamaica also plans to...
<p>UC RUSAL, world’s second largest aluminium producer, announces that it has completed the modernization programme at the Boksitogorsk Alumina Refinery. The total amount of investment in the project amounted to USD1.65 mln.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
<p>After declining through the first fortnight of May, alumina prices in China have registered a gain and currently remain flat throughout all the major markets.</p> <p>As on May 19 2017, as reported by Shanghai Metals Market; the average spot alumina price in South China market stands at RMB...
<p>Guizhou Galuminium, one of the biggest alumina producers of China, has put all production lines at its alumina refineries under maintenance on account of the Big Data Expo scheduled for opening on May 25, Shanghai Metals Market reported.</p> <p>The alumina producer put up the "on maintenance"...
<p>Orbite Technologies Inc. reports its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/High-Purity-Alumina.jpg" alt="News"...
<p>Altech Chemicals Limited has appointed German engineering firm SMS group GmbH (SMS) as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) plant.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto;...
<p>China alumina production slowdown became market focus in the past week and trading almost stagnated as buyers and sellers of the commodity were seen split over their opinions on the market. The environmental protection inspections which had begun on April 24 were initially thought to have...
<p>Brazil currently ranks second position as a net exporter of alumina worldwide. The country exported estimated 8.78 million tonnes of alumina in 2016, up from 8.47 million tonnes in 2015. A substantial portion of country’s alumina is shipped to Canada. Albras, the second-largest aluminium...
<p>Alumina prices in China declined below the average national cost price. Aluminium producers and traders have been into active purchasing. Alumina market participants were enthusiastic driven by falling alumina prices. Some aluminium enterprises restocked their inventories.</p> <p><img...
<p>Bauxite production and alumina refining capacity have increased immensely across the major alumina producing regions of the world. Aluminium production has skyrocketed in Asia in the last one decade and China is currently producing about 53% of the total aluminium production. This gives a clear...
<p>UC RUSAL reported robust financial results for Q1 2017, driven by its operational efficiency and cost discipline, supported by stronger LME prices.</p> <p>As reported in the result, Rusal produced 1,889 thousand tons of alumina in Q1 2017, registering a 0.9% increase from 1,873 thousand tons in...
<p>China’s import of alumina totalled 420,834 tonnes in March 2017, up 17 per cent from the same period in last year. January-March (quarter one) imports were up at 921,123 tonnes, revealed data released by China’s General Administration of Customs.</p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p>...
<p>Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) is setting up a new facility in Jamaica. Jamaican Finance Minister Audley Shaw made the disclosure at a town hall that the company is expected to build second alumina refinery soon.</p> <p>The new alumina plant is expected to produce 2,000 tonnes of alumina...
<p>Estimated alumina output derived from China’s domestic production data is expected to improve this month. The country which reported 31.6 million tonnes of aluminium output in 2016 against the world total of 58.8 million tonnes (53.7 per cent) is estimated to produce 5.82 million tonnes of...
<p>Noranda has signed a long-term, exclusive offtake agreement with Concord Resources for smelter grade alumina produced at Noranda's Gramercy alumina refinery in Louisiana. Concord Resources has also agreed to a third party marketing arrangement for bauxite produced at its mining facility in St....
<p>Earth Sustaining Sciences (ESS) that creates and delivers eco-societally sustainable solutions has developed a solution for neutralizing and managing red mud. ESS founder Wayne Sampey said ESS delivered financially and environmentally viable and sustainable red mud waste management process.</p>...
<p>Western Australia based rail infrastructure and access provider Brookfield Rail has undertaken major upgrade works on its South West radio communication network. The upgrade aimed to improve efficiency and safety along the railway line from Perth to Burnbury will also service the adjacent lines...
Materion Corporation yesterday announced that the company has added Durox 98 to its Durox family of alumina ceramic materials. The new Durox 98 is an expansion of company’s alumina ceramic product portfolio. The company developed Durox 98 to meet the demand for an alumina purity grade of 97.6 per...
