The US aluminum trihydrate market strengthened in September 2026 as downstream procurement, rising overseas production costs, and shipping bottlenecks supported prices. In contrast, Bosnia’s market faced a quarterly correction as European buyers drew on accumulated inventories and lower caustic soda costs eased manufacturing pressures, highlighting diverging regional price trends. US aluminum trihydrate market gains on demand and supply constraints US aluminum trihydrate prices increased 2.38% month over month in September, supported by purchases from wire and cable manufacturers, electrical infrastructure compounders, and electric vehicle (EV) component producers. Demand remained particularly resilient for applications involving low-smoke cable compounds and flame-retardant materials....
China-based China Aluminum International Engineering Co., Ltd. (CHALIECO) has won a bid for an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract valued at approximately USD 833 million for a proposed alumina project in Vietnam, adding to investment activity in the country’s mineral processing sector. The project, being developed by Binh Phuoc Ore Mining and Beneficiation Joint Stock Company, is designed to process 2.4 million tonnes of alumina annually. The proposed contract is valued at around CNY 5.595 billion (USD 839.04 million), with completion expected within 27 months of the contract’s effective date. CHALIECO to oversee turnkey refinery development Under the proposed turnkey arrangement, CHALIECO’s responsibilities will cover the full project delivery process, from...
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Altech Chemicals Limited announces the positive results of its Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) for the development of a 4,000tpa high purity alumina (HPA) processing plant at Tanjung Langsat, Johor, Malaysia and an associated kaolin beneficiation plant at Meckering, Western Australia to provide feedstock for the HPA plant (the Project). The financial and technical outcomes from the BFS are particularly compelling and it is now the Company’s intention to move to secure the required equity and debt funding that will enable it to rapidly transition the Project to final design and development. Highlights • Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) successfully completed three months ahead of schedule • Compelling financial and technical results: o Capital cost estimate US$76.9 million (A$98.6million)...
A nanoceramic alumina coating process for aluminium printed circuit board (PCB) components was presented by Cambridge Nanotherm Ltd at the recent Electronic Materials and Processes for Space (EMPS) workshop which took place in April 2015 at the German Space Operations Centre near Munich, Germany. Giles Humpston, Field Applications Manager at Suffolk-based Cambridge Nanotherm Ltd, opened proceedings with his company’s nanoceramic alumina coating process for aluminium printed circuit board (PCB) components, which enhances the material’s thermal and electrical properties. Established methods for applying alumina coatings to a metal, such as anodising, plasma electrolytic oxidation and spray coating can already produce effective mechanical coatings. But their high surface roughness, low...
The Jamalco bauxite mining and alumina refinery will spend roughly US$500 million to build its coal-fired plant as a means to offset its high energy costs, stated Government. The plans were long discussed but it's the first time the authorities have released estimates on the cost. "The mining and quarrying sector will require a significant amount of capital investment in the near future as it carries out plans to transform its energy base away from oil and into natural gas and coal in an effort to reduce overall costs and strengthen global competitiveness. Jamalco's coal solution project with an estimated cost of approximately US$500 million is scheduled to be completed by 2018 fourth-quarter," stated the Government in its annual report to the US debt holders released this month and...
National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco), a navratna PSU under the Union mines ministry, has signed a joint venture (JV) cum shareholders’ agreement with Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) for setting up a caustic soda plant and captive power plant (CPP) at Dahej (Gujarat). The project is being taken up as a backward integration initiative of Nalco. The caustic soda plant would have a capacity of 270,000 tonne per annum whereas the CPP’s generation capacity is pegged at 100 Mw. The project is estimated to cost Rs 1,789 crore. Nalco would have 40 per cent stake in the project with the balance equity held by GACL. The JV agreement was signed last Tuesday by N R Mohanty, chairman cum managing director, Nalco and A M Tiwari, managing director, GACL. Senior officials of Nalco and GACL...
Altech Chemicals Limited announces that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with leading kiln system supplier Drytech International (Drytech) for its high purity alumina (HPA) project. Drytech is a South African based company specialising in the manufacture of dryers and high temperature kilns for global processing plants. Drytech has developed a strong reputation in the local market and internationally for providing innovative design solutions to thermal processing projects, with robust and durable processing equipment. Drytech will supply the Company's kaolin dryer and calciner at its proposed Meckering beneficiation plant, and the aluminium chloride roaster and HPA calciner at its proposed Malaysian HPA plant. Drytech is the world's leading supplier of drying, calcining,...
Orbite Technologies Inc. announced today that the Company will be attending the ROTH Capital Partners Cleantech Investor Access Day on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Dorchester Hotel in London, U.K. The event will feature 1-on-1 and Group Meetings, providing investors with an opportunity to interact with senior management of a select group of cleantech companies, representing a variety of industry verticals covered by ROTH research analysts. Following introductory remarks from the analysts, who will provide perspectives on investment themes across their coverage universe, investors will have the opportunity to meet with the participating companies. "European investors were first to recognize the cleantech theme, and Europe remains a very important demand driver for the industry," stated...
China’s metallurgical-grade alumina output hit 4.76 million tonnes in May, up 12.9% from a year ago, SMM statistics showed. As of mid-June, new aluminum capacity in China had exceeded 2 million-tpy, while new alumina capacity was less than 3 million-tpy, boosting demand for alumina, according to SMM’s survey. High operating rate in Guangxi and Guizhou left local alumina supply plentiful. Alumina output in Shanxi and Henan held largely stable. It was speculated that 8% duty on Australian alumina export to China will be cancelled after the signing of Sino-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) June 17. But SMM sees little impact on China’s alumina imports and prices from the tariff removal. One large alumina refinery and bauxite producer in Australia confirmed to SMM that China imported...
Rio Tinto Alcan held an official celebration on site to thank its employees and the community for a great decade. Rio Tinto Alcan Chief Operating Officer Bauxite and Alumina Armando Torres was on hand for the speeches as well as Mayor Gail Sellers and community elder Neola Savage. Almost 1000 employees and their families converged on the site to celebrate in Rio style. Mr Torres said the celebration for the Yarwun site was a reminder of the relationships Rio Tinto had built over five decades of operation in Gladstone. "All of you have been fundamental to our success and ridden the waves with us," he said. "Our Gladstone operations play an important role in our business' supply chain." He said every year, Yarwun was achieving records and continuing to grow. "Many of you may not know that...
Altech Chemicals Limited announces that it has received approval from the Department of Environment, Johor (DOE) of its Preliminary Site Assessment (colloquially referred to as a "PAT") for the construction and operation of its proposed high purity alumina (HPA) processing plant at Tanjung Langsat, Malaysia. Highlights - Preliminary Site Assessment (PAT) approval by Department of Environment - Confirmation that an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the HPA plant is not required - Next step in the environmental approvals process is equipment approvals and registration In general, the approval of the PAT confirms that the proposed location of the HPA plant at Tanjung Langsat and its proposed activity are compatible with gazetted structure and local plans, surrounding land use,...
Nalco expects its alumina output to rise by 1 million tonne in next 4.5 years, of which 21.8 lakh tonne can be obtained in FY16, NR Mohanty, CMD, Nalco told CNBC-TV18. Nalco made a record profit of Rs 1322 crore last year but now the market is crashing due to Chinese dump entering the aluminum market, he said. The company expects the 3 million tonne Pottangi bauxite mine to be alloted by FY17. There are talks of state government introducing new Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy for the mines located in this region, he said. As of now, the company contributes 2 percent of its profits as CSR for District Mineral Fund (DMF). Meanwhile, the un-auctioned Utkal-D and Utkal-E coal blocks are likely to be re-allocated to Nalco soon.
Calderys today unveiled a new brand identity platform, reflecting the company's capabilities as a provider of global end-to-end refractory solutions. The new brand positioning and imagery better reflects the company’s capabilities of combining its world-class refractory product portfolio with the ability to deliver high-quality project management services - from planning and installation, to turnkey delivery and commissioning. The new brand platform also better showcases the company’s established presence in most developed and developing markets across all industries - iron, steel, foundry, aluminium, cement & lime, oil refineries & chemical, and boilers & incinerators. Capturing the essence of this position, the brand’s new identity takes a departure from the qualifier 'Refractory...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announces that effective June 17, 2015, the Company will change its name to Orbite Technologies Inc. to better reflect Orbite's current vision and growth prospects, while emphasizing the importance of its technologies in its current and future growth plans. Accordingly, Orbite's website will change to www.orbitetech.com. Concurrently with its name change, the Company's shares will begin trading under the "Industrial/Technology" listing segment on the Toronto Stock Exchange, instead of "Mining". The Company stock symbols will remain unchanged, namely "ORT" for the Toronto Stock Exchange and "EORBF" for the OTCQX. "We have now met the requirements of the technology segment on the TSX, which has allowed us to effect this name change," stated Glenn Kelly, Orbite's CEO....
The nature of collaboration in the global alumina sector must be broadened to take the industry to the next level, according to a paper released by AMIRA International. The paper was authored by AMIRA program manager Gray Bailey and managing director Joe Cuzzuca and presented to the recent Alumina Quality Workshop forum in Perth. It found that while collaborative research into the alumina industry was active, moves taken by companies to cut costs put them at risk of missing the full opportunities presented by collaborative technology development. The authors pointed out that aside from the electrolytic process to extract alumina and the development of the Bayer process to make aluminium oxide from bauxite undergoing improvement since the 19th century, the basic industry processes had...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. provides an update on the construction and financing of its high purity alumina plant (HPA) located in Cap-Chat, Quebec on Friday June 12. Financing • The Company recently received confirmation from its tax consultants that it should be eligible to receive up to $7.5 million in tax credit refunds for the investments carried out in fiscal 2015. • Along the same lines as the bridge loan announced in January (see January 14, 2015 press release), Investissement Quebec ("IQ") has agreed to provide Orbite with a $5.0 million bridge loan, collateralized against the Company's investment tax credits receivable for the year 2015. • The loan is conditional on the finalization of customary documentation and Orbite expects the conditions to be similar to the collateralized bridge...
Prices of alumina in China have fallen more than 10 percent since January and are unlikely to recover this year as lower production costs encourage refineries to boost output, industry sources in the country said. Refiners usually sell alumina to aluminium smelters as it is the key ingredient in the production of that metal, which is used in everything from cars to cooking utensils. Weaker prices for the raw material could boost aluminium output in the world's top consumer and producer of the metal, curbing demand for imports. Alumina typically accounts for around 40 percent of costs in primary aluminium production. Spot alumina traded at about 2,350 yuan to 2,550 yuan ($379 to $411) a tonne in China this week, compared to around 2,800 yuan in January, smelter sources said. The prices...
In a paper posted online in the American Chemical Society's journal Nano, researchers from Osaka, Japan, have described their work developing an anodized alumina membrane with a grafted surface layer of azobenzene substituents. According to the paper, the membrane was able to achieve 99.9 percent removal of sodium chloride from a 3.5 percent solution, only when simultaneously under visible light and UV irradiation. The researchers found that irradiation caused by the light combination produced an isomerization within azobenzene molecules that accelerated the rapid movement of membrane molecules, inducing vaporization of the liquid and its permeation through the 60µm thick hydrophobic membrane. Mashairo Fujiwara, from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and...
Mumbai-based mineral producer and exporter Ashapura Minechem Ltd has joined hands with emerging markets-focused private investment firm Lambasa Global to jointly acquire Orient Abrasives Ltd from the promoters for about INR 90 crore (approximately $14 million), according to a stock market disclosure. The deal has been routed through Ashapura Minechem's wholly-owned subsidiary Bombay Minerals Ltd. Bombay Minerals already owns 18 per cent stake that was acquired from Orient Abrasives' promoters for INR 54.9 crore ($8.6 million) in November 2013. Two arms of Lambasa own 4.83 per cent of Orient Abrasives. The promoter Rajgarhia family holds 25.52 per cent in Orient Abrasives and has inked a pact to sell their entire holding in the firm. Post the stake-purchase deal, Ashapura will own around...
Alumina prices in China's Guizhou province lost 50 yuan per tonne to 2,400 yuan ($387) per tonne last week as local supply glut escalated, SMM data showed. Only 630,000-tpy of aluminum capacity is running in the province, overshadowed by 3.7 million tonnes of alumina capacity, highlighting the overhang of alumina, according to SMM statistics. Guizhou Huajin Aluminum's phase one 800,000-tpy alumina project has started mass production, and is slated to put its phase two 800,000-tpy alumina project on trial August 29, SMM has learned.
