
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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Altech Chemicals Limited has signed a sales and distribution agreement with Mitsubishi Corporation's Australian subsidiary, Mitsubishi Australia Ltd for its proposed high purity alumina (HPA) product. The Agreement appoints Mitsubishi as the exclusive seller and distributor of Altech's final HPA...

West Australian Government-owned electricity generator Synergy has reached an agreement to sell surplus coal to the operators of a South West alumina refinery plagued by supply issues. The deal between Synergy and the operators of the Worsley alumina refinery, owned by South 32, was dubbed a...

Orbite Technologies Inc. today provided an update on the construction of its High Purity Alumina (HPA) Plant located in Cap-Chat Quebec. The company said since commencement in Q3 the commissioning of the project is right on schedule and will be ready for commercial production in Q4. Below are a few...

Vedanta's decision to close its loss-making Lanjigarh refinery is triggering varied reactions across the state. While on one hand Union ministry's recommendation to grant mining lease (ML) over Karlapat bauxite mines to feed the dying refinery stands thwarted in the face of opposition from the...

Vedanta announces that Cynthia Carroll is joining the Group as the Chair of Vedanta Resources Holdings Ltd. In this role, Cynthia will advise on key strategic initiatives for the Chairman's Office of Vedanta Resources plc, including corporate development and significant value creation...

Vedanta Limited, subsidiary of Vedanta Resources Plc, and Cairn India Limited have received No Objection from BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited vide their Observation letters dated September 10, 2015 in relation to their proposed merger. No Objection letters have been...

Lightweight metals leader Alcoa announced the curtailment of Suralco’s remaining 887,000 metric tons per year of alumina refining capacity as discussions continue with the Government of Suriname on preserving the country’s bauxite and refining industry. The refinery is scheduled to be idled by...

Chalco, China’s aluminum giant, recently inked an agreement with Shenhua Group to jointly come up with an alumina project in Hebei Province of North China. The project will be build in partnership with the the provincial government. The three parties have agreed to build the alumina project at...

Altech Chemicals is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Jingyuan Liu as General Manager Operations for its high purity alumina (HPA) project. This key executive appointment marks an important step as the Company progresses its HPA project to detailed plant design and subject to funding...

A delegation of project affected people of Vedanta from the region met Mr. Abhijit Pati, CEO Vedanta Aluminium and urged him to continue with operations at Lanjigarh and to explore all possible options to avoid closure of the refinery as it will result in catastrophic consequences for the region....

Orbite Technologies Inc. announced shipment of its new samples of high purity alumina ("HPA") to prospective customers. The company had previously shipped 4N8 HPA samples to prospective customers. Feedback on purity and chemical composition of samples was positive and these prospective customers...

Orbite Technologies Inc. announced its intent to purchase all outstanding 8% convertible secured debentures issued on December 13, 2012 as per the terms of the indenture of that date. The debentures, the outstanding principal of which amounts to $25M, will be purchased for a price of $1,000 for...

Aremco Products, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high reliability equipment for the electronics, ceramics and metallurgical industries, announced the introduction of Aremcolox™ 502-1400-99, a high density, full-fired, 99% pure alumina ceramic. Aremcolox™ 502-1400-99 provides exceptional abrasion...

Aluminium major National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) on Tuesday said it would invest INR 30,000 crore in Odisha over next few years to expand production capacity and create more job opportunities in the state. The announcement comes at a time when global metal market is witnessing a slowdown with...

Aluminium giant Alcoa is considering whether to keep alive a long-held plan for a multi-billion dollar expansion of its Wagerup alumina refinery. Senior executives are understood to be trying to mount a case for seeking a second extension to a crucial WA Government environmental approval that...

Dubai International Capital (DIC), the private equity arm of Dubai Holding, has announced that it has completed the sale of Almatis, the supplier of premium alumina for the refractory, ceramic and polishing industries to OYAK, Turkey's largest private pension fund. The completion of this sale...

China’s alumina imports will fall in August as Chinese alumina is becoming more attractive in prices, Shanghai Metals Market foresees. Sharp depreciation of yuan has made imports more expensive, which will discourage import activity. Calculated at a CIF price of $ 305 per tonne and USD:RMB exchange...

Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced today that it has completed a 31,000 metric tonne shipment of smelter grade alumina from its alumina refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana to an aluminum smelter in China. This shipment, which is part of a multi-shipment export arrangement at market prices,...