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>The Australian alumina market firmed marginally Thursday, driven by a new surge in China’s domestic alumina prices and increasing smelting rates. Platts Australian alumina daily assessment rose 50 cents/mt day on day to $230/mt FOB Thursday, and was up $1.50/mt week on week.<br /><br />The...
<p>Orbite Technologies Inc. today provided an update on commissioning and start-up of its high purity alumina ("HPA") plant. Activities continue to progress towards beginning of production in Q3, as communicated previously.<br /><br />Commissioning of the decomposer and calciner scrubber and the...
<p>Alumina prices in major China markets have been rising steadily over the last few weeks and the Bull Run will likely continue, predicted Shanghai Metals Market.<br /><br />As per SMM survey, trading activity has turned active. There are few large aluminium smelters that are yet to join the...
<p>Alcoa Inc. (NYSE:AA) (“Alcoa”) and Alumina Limited (ASX:AWC) (“Alumina”) today announced that they have agreed to make certain changes to the Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (“AWAC”) joint venture that will enhance value for Alcoa, Alumina, and their...
<p>Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is inching towards commissioning of an alumina refinery next to its Al Taweelah aluminium smelter in Abu Dhabi, reported industry sources. The refinery, once commissioned, would then be tied in to bauxite- sourced from Guinea bauxite mines for which EGA already...
<p>Alumina is on an uptrend across major Chinese markets. However, analysts at the Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) warn it is too early to rejoice. According to them, the recent price gains are being driven mainly by the alumina refineries holding back alumina stocks and traders coming in numbers with...
<p>Al-Futtaim Engineering (AFE) has been awarded with a multi-million dollar contract by Petron Emirates for providing access scaffolding solutions for Emirates Global Aluminum' (EGA)-owned Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery project.<br /><br />Headquartered in Dubai, Al-Futtaim company's Scaffolding and...
<p>Noted Jamaican aluminium industry analyst Terece Muir, who is currently working with CRU Analysis, opined that the plans drawn by the Chinese firm Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) for its recent buy- Alpart alumina refinery stand to raise concerns about the likely impact of the plant's...
<p>China alumina prices, which have been on a downward track over the last few months, are unlikely to deteriorate further in the second half of the current financial year, analysts at the Shanghai Metals Market expect.<br /><br />Presently, the Chinese alumina market is in a demand-supply balance...
<p>Alumina Ltd. ended the first half of 2016-17 financial year on a glum note. The dual-listed mineral company's H1 net profit went down to $US7.8 million ($A10.2 million) from $US122 million same period previous year, amid high market volatility. <br /><br />The financial result for the period...
<p>Chinese spot alumina prices firmed further Tuesday as market sentiment remained strong and offer levels continued to rise, sources said.<br /><br />The Platts ex-works Shanxi alumina price stood at Yuan 1,840/mt ($276/mt) full cash terms, up Yuan 40/mt from Monday, and up Yuan 90/mt week on week...
<p>The first alumina shipment from Indonesia's first alumina producer left for China on August 12, reported local industry sources. The shipment volume totalled 50,000 tonnes. <br /><br />PT.Well Harvest Winning Alumina Refinery is a joint venture among China's Shandong Hongqiao Group, Indonesia...
<p>In a move to boost its rivalry in base metals trading against the London Metal ‎Exchange (LME), the oldest and largest market for industrial metals, Chicago-‎based CME Group, one of the world’s paramount exchange ‎operators, today said it will launch two aluminium futures...
<p>Alumina production in China hit this year’s high in July, but will fall back in August, SMM expects.<br /><br />The country’s alumina output totalled 5.05 million tonnes in July, up 3.8 per cent from June and 4.49 per cent from a year ago, SMM statistics showed. Release of new and...
<p>Russian aluminium major UC Rusal announced the first time production of scandium oxide in its smelter in the Ural Mountains known as UAZ at a concentration rate that exceeds 99%.<br /><br />Initially, Rusal commissioned a pilot unit that for processing scandium concentrate into scandium oxide....
<p>Orbite Technologies Inc. today provided an update on construction, commissioning and start-up of its high purity alumina (HPA) plant. Activities are progressing according to schedule as communicated previously.<br /><br /><strong>HPA Plant Construction</strong><br /><br />• Fjordtech...
<p>Altech Chemicals Limited announced that the company’s targeted debt financing for its proposed Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) project has increased to US$70 million (previously US$60 million).<br /><br />The export credit cover (ECA) component to be covered by the German export credit...
<p>The world's largest aluminium producer China Hongqiao Group posted 21 per cent increase in profits in the first half of the current financial year. <br /><br />Referring to the Construction sector as the biggest growth driver for domestic aluminium demand, CEO Zhang Bo said, aluminium capacity...
