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 Aluminium Insider report, Australian government has asked Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison to reject the effort of the Chinese firm intending to acquire Gulf Alumina. <br /><br />Expressing his doubt about the company’s integrity, Parliament Member for Leichhardt Warren...
<p>A subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) announced Sunday that commercial production at its new bauxite mine and alumina refinery has begun and export of some of this output could take off any time in the coming quarters.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
<p>Orbite Technologies Inc. today announced that, further to its press release of September 21, 2016, production activities have commenced at its high purity alumina ("HPA") plant.<br /><br />• Commissioning and start-up of the digestion circuit was completed, a planned. The first batch of...
<p>Glencore subsidiary Sherwin Alumina is poised to down the shutters of its alumina refinery in Gregory, Texas, said a union official on Friday. A federal bankruptcy judge has allowed more time to the 1.65 million mt/year operations to wind down its operations. The alumina refiner has accordingly...
<p>Altech Chemicals Ltd presented their Annual Report & Full Year Statutory Accounts on Tuesday, September 29 for the 2015/16 financial year.<br /> <br />Iggy Tan, Managing Director of the company presented the yearly report and review of operations in front of the company shareholders....
<p>Alumina prices in China major markets are logging healthy growth trends. Shanghai Metal Market analysts say a number of positive factors will further support the rise. <br /><br />Increasing costs and speculations triggered by the recently introduced transport regulations will continue adding...
<p>China’s total alumina imports declined 68.31 per cent over the same period previous year to stand at 128,729 million tonnes (mt) in August. The volume shrunk during the first eight months of the current fiscal as well. It dropped 26.66 per cent YoY to stand at 2,027,202mt for...
<p>The Australian daily alumina price was assessed up $2/mt from Friday at $235/mt FOB Monday on Strong Chinese interest. It was up $4.50/mt on week. Chinese domestic alumina prices continued to climb, eradicating the premium for Australian material against Chinese domestic alumina in import parity...
<p>Meller Optics Inc, the leading provider of high quality optics to defense, medical, laser and industrial markets in the US for more than half a century now, has introduced a new line of high-purity calcined alumina polishing powders for high quality fnish. The alumina powders named as Meller...
<p>Since import market for alumina is tight and alumina supply in China is now in a deficit, this situation will allow prices of alumina to hold firm in September, an SMM forecast says.<br /><br />Aluminium production is in check and there are fewer orders from most large aluminium smelters in...
<p>Orbite Technologies today provided an update on the start-up of its high purity alumina ("HPA") plant. Activities continue to progress towards start of production in Q3.<br /><br />As previously reported, the initial heat up of the decomposer and calciner ovens commenced over the Labour Day long...
<p>While Chinese buyers have begun showing interest in imported alumina , imports will remain low in the future, SMM predicts.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/alumina.jpg" alt="News"...
<p>Altech Chemicals Limited has provided an update on the detailed design and engineering work that is currently being undertaken by German firm M+W Group in Stuttgart, Germany, for its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) plant.<br /><br />M+W Group is a leading global high-tech...
<p>According to an SMM forecast, as production restarts after accident recovery and newly opened capacity, the average daily alumina output in China will improve by the end of September.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
<p>The scientists at the Isfahan University of Technology in Iran association with their colleagues from Germany have developed high-purity alumina nanoparticles using a green laboratorial method. Alumina nanoparticles are largely used in oil refinery for controlling the emission of greenhouse...
<p>As a counter effect of the falling commodity price, Hindalco Industries will go ahead with plans to sell its alumina plant and mines in Brazil.<br /><br />According to an Economics Times report, Hindalco wants to use the money to pay off loans and focus on the domestic business to be...
<p>WEG Industries, one of the noted names in the global electric engineering, power and automation technology domain, has been signed in as the sole supplier of all low to medium voltage Induction motors for an upcoming alumina refinery in the UAE. This is WEG's second foray into the Middle East...
<p>Rising alumina prices and falling aluminium prices have reduced profit at Chinese aluminium smelters, SMM learned.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/alumina.jpg" alt="News"...
