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 a market report published by IndexBox Marketing, total EU alumina exports, after a long recovery period, finally overcame their pre-crisis level and peaked at 1,538 million EUR in 2015.<br /><br />The major EU Member States Ireland, Germany, France, and Spain topped the list of...
<p>Henan Xiangjiang Wanji Aluminum Co. owned alumina refinery in China's Wanji has been shut down on account of a potential red mud landslide. According to CRU, no probable timeline has been announced yet for reopening the facility.<br /><br />However, CRU consultant Jackie Wang opines that the 1.4...
<p>According to the latest Research and Markets publication, the global high-purity alumina market is slated to grow at a CAGR of 27.11 per cent during the period 2016-2020. The growing adoption of LED lighting systems and displays has been identified as a key growth driver for the segment. <br...
<p>The possible closure of Sherwin Alumina near Corpus Christi in Texas, is likely to impact caustic soda market in the U.S. in a major way. Industry experts are of the opinion that the closure of the mid-size alumina refinery that recently applied for bankruptcy will remove about 150,000...
<p>London listed metals and minerals giant Vedanata Resources has resumed work at its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha. The company had idled the second stream at the refinery on sourcing constraints of bauxite, the principal raw material for alumina production. But, now as aluminium output...
<p>Nasdaq listed TOR Minerals International, Inc. has reported a year-on-year (YoY) increase in net income to $87 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2016, up from a loss of $107 million the previous year. Increased investments and major capacity expansions in its speciality alumina division...
<p>India's Navarana PSE National Aluminium Company (Nalco) expects to commence construction at its alumina refinery complex at Damanjodi, in the Koraput district of Odisha, in February 2017, according to industry reports. The vertically integrated aluminium producer had announced a major expansion...
<p>Shandong province took crown as China’s top producing region of alumina , aluminium and aluminium semis in the first half of the year, reported industry sources, citing Henan Nonferrous Metals Industry Bulletin. <br /><br />Alumina output at top five provinces totaled 27.27 million...
<p>The Platts Australian alumina daily assessment at $234/mt FOB on Monday was unchanged from Friday, despite a steep rise in LME aluminium in the last two days.<br /><br />There have been rumblings of renewed interest in China for October shipments, with buyers guidance at $235-$240/mt CIF...
<p>According to the sources close to Sherwin Alumina, the company is contemplating closure of operations at its Gregory plant. The company had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year and had undergone an auction that landed alumina refinery business in the hands of Glencore...
<p>United Company RUSAL has sold its Jamaican alumina facility ALPART refinery to China's Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCo). The takeover is expected to be completed by November this year. <br /><br />Transport and mining minister, Mike Henry, said an interest purchase agreement negotiated...
<p>Orbite Technologies Inc. yesterday filed its financial statements for the second quarter ended June 30th, 2016. The company reported a loss before net finance expense and taxes of $1.8 million for the quarter, a decrease from a loss of $3.5 million for the comparable quarter in the prior year,...
<p>The world's leading integrated aluminium producer, UC RUSAL Plc, reported a 1.2 per cent quarter-on-quarter decline in alumina production. The company's total alumina output for the quarter ended June 30 was 1,851 thousand tons.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
<p>China's Yunnan Aluminum Co. is all set to further strengthen its upstream business verticals. According to the industry sources, the company has set an ambitious target for itself- to become 100 per cent self-sufficient in alumina by 2020. <br /><br />At present, Yunnan Aluminum’s alumina...
<p>China’s alumina output will rise further in July due to release from new and restarted capacity, SMM predicts. <br /><br />Shandong Weiqiao Group’s 1 million-tpy new alumina project will begin to release output in late July. The rest of the year will see limited additional new...
<p>Perth, Australia based metals and mining company South32 reported significant rise in alumina production at its Worsley Alumina operation and Brazil Alumina refinery for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto;...
<p>Leading primary aluminium producer UC RUSAL has signed of an agreement with Alumina Partners of Jamaica (‘Alpart’) to sell its 100 per cent stake in the latter to the Chinese state industrial group, JIUQUAN IRON & STEEL (GROUP) Co. Ltd (‘JISCO’), as a part of their...
The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) summoned domestic major alumina producers, including Chalco, Jinjiang Group, Shandong Xinfa Group, etc. for a meeting in Beijing last Thursday. Persistent declines in alumina prices might be the main reason why the meeting was held, SMM...
