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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Montreal’s Orbite Aluminae Inc. has received Russian and Chinese patents for producing alumina from aluminous clays found in Quebec’s Gaspé area and from other ores. Both countries are among the world’s largest producers of alumina, the intermediate material used in smelting aluminum metal. The patents cover processes used in Orbite’s Cap Chat high-purity alumina pilot plant and also cover future smelter-grade alumina processing. Altogether, Orbite now has nine patents approved in the U.S., Canada, Australia, China and Russia. It also has 31 applications pending in nine countries, CEO Richard Boudreault said Tuesday. He said commissioning of the high-purity alumina plant at Cap Chat is on target. It processes Gaspé clays and alumina samples will be shipped to clients in North America,...
Australia Minerals and Mining Group (AMMG) has successfully produced over 99.9% (3N) of high purity alumina (HPA) using its own unique aluminous clay (kaolin) to alumina processing technology. Using samples from all four of AMMG’s South West HPA projects in Western Australia, the material presented appropriated clean sources of aluminous clay for HPA production using AMMG’s process. Consulting processing chemists, TSW Analytical, independently verified the purity of the Company’s HPA, which was greater than 99.9% (3N+), and after a simple ‘washing’ process, is expected to reach a purity of 99.99% (4N). TSW were engaged in mid-2012 to determine the lowest energy intensive and most efficient acid-based process for the production of HPA from the Company’s aluminous clay material. Following...
Precision Light and Air Pty Ltd specializes in in-line process analyzers for direct insertion into pipes and tanks for the alumina industry where high scale and erosive process is the norm. • Slurry liquor phase density meters for caustic concentration in clear liquors and slurries. • In line steel / ceramic conductivity meter for RP / A/C, Molar Ratio measurement in slurries • In-line and in-tank clarity meters for all temperatures and ranges. 0-500 mgpl through 0-1000 gpl • SmartDiver (mud diver) for high temperature applications. Robust design. Highly sensitive and repeatable sensor rated to 180 degree Centigrade. Installed and working at many alumina plants in AU, China, India and around the world. We have offices in AU, China and USA and Agencies in Canada and South America. We offer...
A few days ago,the commercial test of using the gangue for extracting alumina came off all right in the comprehensive utilization model park of gangue in Liulin country. The comprehensive utilization of gangue is a major transition project of Liulin Country,researched and developed by the scientific research institution of Senze Company and Lingzhi Group.This project based on the 6,000,000 tons of gangue waste annually which lead to the wasting of land resources and risky pollution of environment.The feature of the technology is activated extracting energy,extracting aluminum in acid processing,extracting silicon in alkaline process,cyclic utilization and it makes the most use of heat in gangue while extracting aluminum metallicum ,iron and non-metallic silicon in high limit,realizes...
Odisha government has called Vedanta Aluminium for a meeting tomorrow on supply of bauxite to the company's closed alumina refinery in the state amidst several representations by local people to reopen the plant. The meeting has been called by a high-level ministerial committee, which was set up some time back for formulation of a policy for supply of ore to state-based industries, official sources said. "Vedanta Aluminium has been asked to give a presentation and discuss other options for ensuring bauxite supplies for the plant so that the operations can be resumed at the earliest," they added. The inter-ministerial committee is headed by state finance minister Prasanna Acharya and has two other members -- Steel and Mines Minister R K Singh and Industries Minister Niranjan Pujari. On...
India's state-run National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) has sold 30,000 tonnes of alumina at about $357 a tonne free on board, company sources said on Saturday. Alumina will be shipped next month to a buyer in Hong Kong. NALCO, whose tenders serve as an international benchmark, last sold the same quantity of alumina to a Switzerland-based company at about $343 a tonne.
Shares in Alumina have hit their highest level in nearly 12 months after a large Chinese investor took a $452 million stake in the under pressure aluminium producer. CITIC will buy more than 366 million new Alumina shares, which will equate to just over 13 per cent of Alumina's total share base, under a deal announced today. Alumina said the Chinese government owned investment firm would be a strategically aligned and financially strong long-term investor. Proceeds of the share sale will be used to reduce debt, Alumina said. Its shares soared on the news, adding 14.5 cents, or 11.6 per cent, to $1.35 by 10.44am AEDT. That was their highest level since March 2012. "CITIC's investment demonstrates their confidence in the alumina industry and their understanding of Alumina Ltd's unique...
The outback town of Nhulunbuy is celebrating after global miner Rio Tinto Ltd promised to keep open its loss-making alumina refinery. Rio subsidiary Pacific Aluminium says it will keep open the giant Gove refinery, following a deal with the Northern Territory government to convert the diesel-fed plant to run on gas. "Pacific Aluminium's alumina refinery in Nhulunbuy will continue operating as planning, approvals and delivery of the gas to Gove project progresses," the company said on Wednesday. Rio Tinto has been losing about $30 million per month from its Gove operation, which includes one of the world's largest alumina refineries and a large bauxite mine. An analyst has estimated converting the diesel-fuelled plant to run on natural gas would save Rio Tinto at least $300 million each...
Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said it will keep a loss making alumina refinery in Australia's remote Northern Territory open as it finalizes a deal with the local government to supply cheaper natural gas to the operation for the next decade. Rio Tinto had been due to decide on the future of the Gove refinery by the end of last month as high heavy fuel-oil costs, coupled with a strong Australian dollar and low alumina prices made it difficult to compete in export markets. The Northern Territory government agreed Monday to redirect enough gas to the refinery to keep it open. Rio Tinto said Wednesday it was now discussing with the federal government the construction of a 600 kilometer pipeline to carry the gas to the plant. About 1,400 employees and contractors work at the Gove operation.
Australia’s Northern Territory government committed to supply gas to Rio Tinto Group’s Gove alumina refinery after the world’s second-biggest mining company said it may shut the plant due to high fuel oil costs. “The Northern Territory government has now guaranteed a gas supply for the Gove refinery, and it is now up to Rio Tinto to make a commitment to keep the operation open,” Chief Minister Terry Mills said today in an e-mailed statement. Gove needed a clear and unconditional commitment to supply gas in order to remain operational, Sandeep Biswas, the chief executive officer of Rio unit Pacific Aluminium said last month before the London-based company completed a review of the refinery. Rio started a review of the operation in October because of higher fuel oil costs and low alumina...
Wagerup refinery brought some extra shine to Alcoa on Australia’s 50th anniversary celebrations last week. The refinery has produced 50 million tonnes of alumina since it opened along with the Willowdale bauxite mine on April 11, 1984. This is equivalent to the alumi-nium components in more than 400,000 Boeing 747s or more than 1.7 trillion aluminium cans. Alcoa’s Mining Operations, Kwinana Alumina Refinery and Point Henry Smelter started the process of mining bauxite and then added value in Australia by producing alumina and smelting it into aluminium ingots in 1963. The opening of Wagerup refinery symbolised the expansion of the business and it has contributed positively to Alcoa’s strength. New Wagerup Refinery manager Scott Thompson said he was proud to lead the Wagerup team at a...
The Northern Territory cabinet to decide on Monday whether the government should release gas to Rio Tinto Ltd in a bid to save an outback town. In a statement from London on Thursday, NT Chief Minister Terry Mills said he was continuing negotiations with Rio Tinto managing director Sam Walsh as he tries to convince the mining giant to keep open its Gove alumina refinery in east Arnhem Land. "It is expected a decision will be made concerning the Territory's energy security and gas availability for the Gove operation," Mr Mills said. He said the cabinet discussions would include options for securing the future of Nhulunbuy and releasing 300 petajoules of gas to the refinery over ten years. The refinery has been making losses of about $US30 million ($A29.2 million) each month, and an...
Guinea expects production at aluminium producer Rusal's Fria refinery to restart "within months", thanks to conditions set as part of a deal signed with the Russian group late last year, a senior official said. The 630,000 tonne per year plant has been shut since last April following a labour dispute. The 2006 deal in which the refinery was sold to Rusal has also been under review, as the current government has said the price was too low. The restart of work at the refinery in Fria was a condition of the December deal with Rusal that agreed a schedule for the development of its separate, giant Dian-Dian bauxite deposit, said Ibrahima Camara, vice president of the technical committee reviewing Guinea's mining contracts, on the sidelines of a mining conference. "They committed to restarting...
Rio Tinto's loss-making aluminium refinery in Arnhem Land should be shuttered, according to an internal review, with the expected loss of up to 1500 jobs and devastating effects on the regional economy. An investment review committee recommended Rio immediately move to mothball the refinery on the Gove Peninsula, which together with a bauxite mine is the NT's largest private enterprise. If implemented, the closure would likely to happen over six to 12 months and require detailed planning, technical preparation and employee consultation. It would halve the size of the nearby town of Nhulunbuy, home to about 4000 people and the Territory's fourth-largest settlement, according to modelling seen by The Australian, and could strip $400 million annually from the Top End economy. Preparing to...
In the beginning of Feb.,Australian alumina prices are on the increase. The price was quoted at 346$ per metric ton now, almost 4% prior to the ending of Jan.It is forcasted that the increase of Australian alumina price will great give rise to China’s imported alumina average price, which is possible to return to uptrend. Been affected by these,it is predicted that China’s alumina price will has shown positive signs of stabilization and recovery .The lowest quotation in some parts of the country such as Shanxi district and Huanan district has dropped to about 2500yuan.Alumina price has returned to adjust continuously recently even in Shandong?Henan districts of high quotation,and the market average price generally fell after rise to 2630yuan/ton by the end of last weekend,almost one...
Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd (Chalco) confirms lower alumina production by 1.7 million tons following Indonesian bauxite export ban. “As the downturn of the aluminum market continued, the prices of aluminum decreased by 7% as compared with the corresponding period of the preceeding uear. The grades of the domestic bauxite declined and the restriction on the bauxite export imposed by the Indonesian government lowered the company’s production of alumina by approximately 1.7 million tons,” the company said on recent filing on Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The lower production and higher price are also resulting 4% increase in the Chalco’s cost of alumina production.
An internal review has recommended Rio Tinto close down its aluminium refinery in the Northern Territory over the next six to 12 months. The Australian reports an investment review committee has recommended Rio immediately mothball the refinery near Gove, which will result in the loss of around 1500 jobs. The aluminium plant is the NT's largest private enterprise, but Rio has warned it will have to close the loss-making plant unless the diesel power supply is replaced by cheaper natural gas. Both Rio and State Government have worked on developing a rescue package for the plant but plans collapsed last week after gas developers said their resources needed to be exported in order to be successful. The Australian reports NT Chief Minister Terry Mills said the State Government still had plans...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. ("Orbite") and Veolia Environmental Services ("Veolia") signed an exclusive worldwide collaborative agreement for the treatment and recycling of red mud generated by industrial alumina production using the Bayer process. The terms of the partnership include the construction of the first plant to treat red mud using Orbite's patented process. Red mud is a caustic waste that is difficult to treat because existing purification processes are complicated, costly, and ineffective. Red mud often remains stored in situ, which increases the risk of accidental spills. To meet this environmental and complex challenge facing the aluminum industry, Orbite and Veolia Environmental Services endeavour to bring the solution to treat the red mud stockpiled around the world in an...
