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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RPPML has successfully developed indigenous critical agitator for pre-desilication tank size 8000 mm dia X 14000 mm ht. and supplied to NALCO, Damanjodi vide their development Order No. REF /MMP /5000000015 /217/4500005442 dated 09.02.2011, imposing stringent criteria for performance test and for acceptance test. The agitator was designed, manufactured, installed, commissioned and is in operation since 08-08-2012. In view of this successful development, they are also in the process of developing an agitator for Precipitation tank having approx.. tank dia :14.0 mtrs. and tank height : 35.8 mtrs. They are confident of achieving similar result as the one for Pre-desilication tank. REMI PROCESS PLANT & MACHINERY LTD. (RPPML) is the leading manufacturer of agitators in INDIA with over 40 years...
Nashtec, which is a joint venture between Nabaltec and Sherwin Alumina, is all set for expansion of its aluminium hydroxide production capacity by nearly 40% owing to the constantly growing demand, especially in the US market. The plant located in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, plans to increase the production of its precipitated aluminium hydroxide, which is its top selling product, by over 30,000 tons. The construction of the new facilities is due to start in 2015 and should be completed by early 2015. Due to increased demand in the US, the Nastec facility had already been running close to its full capacity and expansion measures will not be affecting the current ongoing operations. Johannes Heckmann, Member of the Board of Nabaltec AG: “Nashtec has been a success story for Nabaltec ever...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced today that the Government of Québec confirmed the Company will receive, on or about December 29, $4 million as the third installment of its 2012 and 2013 Québec Investment Tax Credits. The funds were due to the Company in relation to equipment purchased for manufacturing and processing in the Gaspé region during the 2012 and 2013 financial years. As announced on July 22 and October 6, 2014 upon receipt of the first two installments totalling $12.3 million, these funds will be deposited in a segregated account and serve as security for the convertible debentures issued in 2012. The Company anticipates receiving the balance of its 2012 and 2013 investment tax credits during 2015. Following payment of this third installment, the Company will have a balance of...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. today provided an update on the construction of its high purity alumina plant. Refractory Material and Project Update Orbite had announced on October 29th that, following quality control testing by the Company’s Technology Development Centre (TDC), product non conformities had been identified with some of the refractory materials supplied by Outotec which could have led to mechanical integrity problems during operations. Specifically, the non-conformities were found in the mortar and the castables supplied. Orbite then identified and tested replacement materials that could be used to replace the brick and mortar inner lining of the decomposer and calcinator (castable monolith), with no detrimental impact on product quality. Orbite reported on December 4th, following...
Hudson Resources Inc. is pleased to announce that it has produced calcined alumina suited to specialty non-metallurgical applications using the calcium feldspar anorthosite from its White Mountain Project in Greenland. Specialty grades of alumina (such as calcined, white fused and tabular alumina) are typically used for refractories and ceramics. These types of alumina command a significant premium over smelter grade alumina (SGA), which is primarily used in the production of aluminum. Alumina production is one of three potential revenue streams Hudson is pursuing for the White Mountain project. Hudson has produced a high quality specialty grade alumina with the following key attributes: -- High quality Alpha alumina content measured at 99.8%. -- High alumina content of 99.5%, including...
UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, announces that it has completed its transaction to obtain the remaining 7% of the property rights of West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO). As a result, RUSAL now owns 100% of the complex. The relevant agreement was reached and signed between RUSAL and the Government of Jamaica in May 2014 as part of RUSAL’s asset consolidation programme. The assignment of the 7% stake was completed to partially satisfy the Jamaican government’s debt obligations to RUSAL. ‘This agreement to fully consolidate the bauxite and alumina complex is in line with RUSAL’s strategy to provide its plants with in-house raw materials. WINDALCO is an important raw material supplier of RUSAL’s smelters. As part of RUSAL’s on-going modernization programme we are planning to...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced today that following his appointment as Chief Financial Officer of Barrick Gold, Mr. Shaun Usmar resigned, effective today, from his position as Director of the Company. “We would like to thank Shaun for his support of the Company during his time on our Board and wish him success in his new position,” stated Claude Lamoureux, Orbite’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. “We are looking to appoint a new Director, continuing our practice of attracting high-caliber professionals to ensure strong corporate governance.”
Two property sales up for approval at city council’s regular meeting tonight point to growth in the north-end industrial park. Axens, formerly Rio Tinto Alcan, is buying a stretch of land for future expansion, while another Development Drive firm, Ottawa Rental Supply, is looking to expand in 2016 and add jobs, according to city officials. Council will vote on a motion to sell up to 3.745 acres of serviced land in the John G. Broome Business Park, on the northern section of Development Drive, to Axens-IFP Group Technologies, for a purchase price of $25,000 per acre or $93,625 in total. In a report to council, economic development director Dave Paul notes the French multinational is buying the land “for future expansion planning anticipated in the short term.” The former Alcan plant has...
Orbite Aluminae, the Canadian technology development firm has decided to take the brick-and-mortar route to build the decomposer and calcinator for their high purity alumina (HPA) product plant at Cap-Chat, Quebec. The company had started out with the HPA pilot project and is now planning to expand it to a full-fledged, state-of-the-art HPA facility which will be able to produce one ton a day that can be extended to 3 tons a day within the next 12 months without any further significant capital investment. “We have selected the brick-and-mortar approach instead of a castable monolith for the inner lining of the decomposer and calcinator. The extensive testing of the replacement materials at our Technology Development Center confirms that the materials selected will provide both the...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. announced today that the Company has selected the refractory materials system for completion of its decomposer and calcinator. “We have selected the brick and mortar approach instead of a castable monolith for the inner lining of the decomposer and calcinator. The extensive testing of the replacement materials at our Technology Development Center confirms that the materials selected will provide both the required purity of end product and the operational longevity that we were looking for,” stated Glenn Kelly, CEO of Orbite. “As reported on October 29, we expect to commence refractory installation in January 2015, and anticipate commercial production to commence in the second quarter of 2015.”
Traders and smelter executives say that the 2015 term imports of alumina by Chinese smelters, is likely to be limited due to tight credits and expectations of weak local metal prices. Even though China produces enough alumina to sustain the smelters in China, some additional term imports are always carried out by the smelters to maintain the existing capacity or to increase it. These term shipments made up two-thirds of the 4.2 million tonnes of the total alumina imports seen in the first 10 months of 2014. Banks however have become very strict about reducing over-capacity that has been going on for the past decade and have cut back on loans for the steel and aluminium industries this year. Smelters fear that booking term shipments might exclude the smelter from getting letters of credit...
Breakaway Research publishes report on Altech Chemicals’s HPA project. Following a change of management and name, Altech Chemicals (previously Australian Minerals and Mining Group) has recently commenced a BFS on its 4,000tpa HPA project. Work over recent years has developed a patented, low cost acid leach process that has produced HPA of the requisite quality. As a result of the recent Integrated Plant Study (“IPS”) Altech has published estimated operating costs in the order of $8,600/tonne of 99.99% purity HPA for a small scale plant, which is significantly lower than our estimated current industry average costs of ~US$ 14,000-17,500/tonne for the equivalent product, and could be a potential game changer for the industry Ideally positioned to enter the rapidly expanding high purity...
According to customs data, China’s alumina imports have seen a sharp decline from last year falling 40.94% to 271,900 tons in October. The prime reason for this fall is the lack of supply from Brazil and Suriname which has also brought down the month on month imports by 21.05%, says the Shanghai Metals Market. These two countries together had contributed 139,000 tons to the total alumina imports received in China in September. Another reason for the fall in imports is that the Chinese port stocks were already mounting while the prices have begun to fall which has help curb the hoarding. Lianyungang port’s stocks have exceeded in October while the prices at the ports have also suffered falling Yuan 2,900/mt in October to Yuan 2,775/mt recorded late November.
Alcoa today announced that it has completed two previously-announced sales within its Global Primary Products portfolio. The divestitures, one in the United States and the second in Jamaica, are aligned with Alcoa’s strategy to lower its cost base and create a globally competitive business. Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) finalized the sale of its 55 percent ownership stake in the Jamalco bauxite mining and alumina refinery joint venture to Noble Group Ltd. The Company completed the sale, announced on October 15, 2014, after receiving all regulatory approvals. Jamalco is located in Clarendon, Jamaica. AWAC will continue as Jamalco’s managing operator for three years under a compensated service agreement and employees remain employed by Jamalco. AWAC is the joint venture owned 60...
Sedgman has won the EPC contract for Alcoa's Kwinana filtration plant. The $59.8 million contract will see Sedgman EPC work as the main integrating contractor for the alumina refinery in WA. According to Sedgman "when complete the filtration plant will produce lower moisture content bauxite residue from the refinery". "This will permit ongoing reside storage within the existing storage area, deferring the need to construct new drying areas." Sedgman's work includes design, procurement, delivery, construction, integration, and commissioning of the plant and its associated process infrastructure. Peter Watson, Sedgman's CEO, stated it was exciting to be working with Alcoa, following its recent front end engineering design process. "We have been working closely with Alcoa over the last few...
UAE-based Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is bullish about the global aluminium market and plans a capital expenditure of $5 billion by 2020, said the chief executive of the company. An official gave a review of the two smelters making up EGA – Dubal and Emal – and said the company was taking care of future requirements in the upstream. He said the first phase of the bauxite mine development in Guinea would be completed by the end of 2017 while the alumina refinery in the African nation would be operational by 2022. “We’re also excited over the Shaheen Project in Abu Dhabi.” said Kalban, referring to the plan to build an alumina refinery near the Emal plant. “The feasibility studies have been completed and approved. Phase 1 capacity will be 2 million tonnes per year with completion by...
ASX-listed MetroCoal on Monday announced the appointment of Simon Finnis as the new CEO, effective from January 12. Finnis would replace CEO Mike O’Brien, who will continue on as project director. Finnis is currently the CEO of Grand Côte Operations SA, in Senegal, and has been involved in the mining industry for some 28 years. Meanwhile, the acting CEO of recently acquired Cape Alumina would continue on as CFO and company secretary of the post-merger MetroCoal. MetroCoal’s shareholding in Cape Alumina recently exceeded 90%, prompting a compulsory acquisition of the remaining shares in the takeover target. MetroCoal is offering Cape Alumina shareholders one of its own shares for every 1.3 Cape Alumina shares held.
Highlights • Altech’s Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS) confirms an optimised annual production rate for its proposed high purity alumina (HPA) plant • Proposed HPA plant annual production rate increased to 4,000tpa • BFS is on schedule for completion during Q3 2015 Altech Chemicals Limited is pleased to announce that as part of its current Bankable Feasibility Study (BFS), engineering studies have established an optimised plant production rate of 4,000 tonne per annum (tpa) for the proposed high purity alumina (HPA) processing plant. The revised annual production rate will result in further positive economies of scale and it is anticipated that operating costs per kilogram of final product (99.99% 4N HPA) will be significantly reduced. The revised 4,000tpa production rate provides an...
