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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Using a new process they describe as "reverse fossilization," scientists at Kyoto University's WPI Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) have succeeded in creating custom designed porous substances capable of low cost, high efficiency separation. The process takes place in the mesoscopic realm, between the nano- and the macroscopic, beginning with the creation of a shaped mineral template, in this case using alumina, or aluminum oxide. This is then transformed into an equivalently shaped lattice consisting entirely of porous coordination polymer (PCP) crystals, which are themselves hybrid assemblies of organic and mineral elements. "After creating the alumina lattice," explains team leader Assoc. Prof. Shuhei Furukawa, "we transformed it, molecule for molecule, from a...
UBS AG downgraded BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) and Rio Tinto Ltd. (RIO)’s earnings estimates by 4 percent due to Australia’s mining and carbon taxes. BHP will pay $715 million in mining tax and A$300 million ($302 million) in carbon tax in the year ending June 30, 2013, UBS analyst Glyn Lawcock said in an e-mailed statement today. The carbon tax will cost Rio $202 million, while the mining tax will cost the company $676 million in the 2013 calendar year, he said. Companies including BHP, Rio and Alumina Ltd. (AWC) may receive assistance with the carbon tax for some of their emissions, he said. This will help Alcoa Worldwide Alumina, in which Alumina has a 40 percent interest, reduce its carbon tax liability to about A$20 million from A$380 million without help, Lawcock said. UBS downgraded...
The Montreal company said its technology will ultimately revolutionized the way that alumina is produced, be it high-purity or smelter grade. Orbite Aluminae Inc. said it has begun construction of a high purity alumina plant in the Gaspe region of Quebec. The company said in a press release that the work will be completed before the end of 2012, and commercial production is slated to begin in early 2013. Orbite estimates that the plant will produce three tonnes of high-purity alumina per day in the 12 months that follow its commissioning. “This transition “from words to action” represents an investment of $26 million to $30 million after refundable tax credits,’’ the company said in a press release. It added that its Orbite technology will ultimately revolutionized the way that alumina is...
This 2012 Deep Research Report on China Alumina Industry is a professional and in-depth research report on the China Alumina industry. The report firstly defines the Alumina (AL2O3) industry development including history, classification and industry overview. The report then discusses Alumina manufacturing technology and process, giving statistics on China Alumina 2009-2016 including capacity, production, supply, demand, shortage, price, cost, production value and gross margin. It then examines Alumina raw materials; Alumina market analysis; China Alumina key manufacturers; Alumina industry development trend; Alumina manufacturing cost structure; Alumina industry development problems and Alumina recycling use situations. Finally, the report also discusses the 10KT/Year Fly Ash extract...
Orbite Aluminae Inc. is proud to announce that an independent analysis of samples of individual rare earth oxides (REO) and rare metal oxides (RMO) has confirmed a 23% increase in recovery rates over the figures published in the Revised Preliminary Economic Assessment Technical Report dated May 31, 2012, thereby increasing value of its smelter grade alumina (SGA) production project. Orbite also reanalyzed results of the various drilling campaigns carried out in recent years, confirming previously disclosed results. The Company recently mandated European-based CMI-UVK GmbH to evaluate the extraction and separation of rare earth oxides and rare metal oxides from the Company's Grande-Vallee deposit. The tests were independently carried out at MEAB'S pilot plant in Germany. The recovery...
Iranian researchers succeeded in the production of a new type of nano-adsorbent which is capable of removing formaldehyde from water resources. Taking into account the need for the production of materials able to eliminate formaldehyde, researchers studied the effective parameters on the reactivity of alumina nanoparticles. They carried out the project successfully by grafting 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine on alumina nanoparticles. They placed the synthesized sample and the alumina sample without grafting at a polluted environment with determined concentrations of formaldehyde, and they compared the amount of formaldehyde adsorption by the samples. Observations showed that the presence of alumina nanoparticles in the polluted environment did not change the concentration of formaldehyde. In...
The share price of Alumina Ltd ((AWC)) has returned to GFC lows in recent months, impacted by ongoing volatility in global equity markets, falling aluminium prices and a still strong Australian dollar. Even allowing for the recent share price falls Citi sees limited upside in Alumina Ltd at present and so retains a Neutral rating. This reflects a cautious outlook for both alumina and aluminium, little in the way of production growth for the company and a lack of earnings and cash flows. The other issue in Citi's view is margins for Alumina remain under pressure. In the first quarter Citi notes alumina margins for AWAC were US$35 per tonne, but since the end of the March quarter the alumina price has fallen further. This is adding to margin pressure and is offsetting some of the benefits...
ReportsnReports.com publishes a market research report on Global and China High Purity Alumina Industry. This research covers High Purity Alumina (Al2O3>=99.99% 4N or above 4N Purity) analysis of global as well as Chinese markets. In addition to industry overview, the report covers manufacturing technology & process, information on production, supply, sales, demand, current market status and forecasts for high purity alumina, 5 international and China's local key manufacturers, analytical standards as well as a feasibility analysis of a 2000T/Year Project. The report is supported by 72 Tables and Figures.
A slowdown in alumina and diamond production in early 2012 is jeopardizing Guinea's target for securing economic growth of 4.7 percent for the year as a whole, an economy and finance ministry official said on Monday. Guinea, the world's largest exporter of the aluminium ore bauxite, has seen strikes over pay and benefits hit production this year at the Friguia alumina refinery operated by Russia's UC RUSAL - the only one in the West African country. A ministry report showed production of alumina, which is ultimately converted into the metal aluminium, slipped to 182,560 tonnes in the first four months of this year from 184,090 tonnes for the same period last year. Union and company officials said last month that no alumina had been produced at the plant since April 3. The firm said at the...
Recently, Chinalco Zunyi Alumina Co., Ltd signed a letter of commitment with 18 coal and lime suppliers for the first time, aiming to prevent commercial bribery from the very beginning. In order to regulate purchase and sale behaviors of bulk raw material, Zunyi Alumina required suppliers be honesty, complied with national laws and related regulations of Chinalco Zunyi Alumina Co., Ltd, engaged in business operations according to quality level, quantity and settle accounts of the contract. The company will stop business transaction and cooperative relationship if anyone against this commitment. At the signing ceremony, representatives of Guizhou Shunying Trading Co., Ltd stated they will abide the requirements, improve deliverability continuously and establish long-term win-win...
Iran plans to export large volumes of aluminum products to Tajikistan by the next 20 months. The agreement to export aluminum products to Tajikistan was signed by Head of Tajik trade delegation and managing director of Iran's Alumina Company on Friday. Based on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two sides, Iran's Alumina Company will export 100,000 tons of alumina powder and 100,000 tons of aluminum hydrates within 20 months to Tajikistan. The total value of the MoU is estimated to be $80 million. The Alumina Company's products will be exported via railway to Tajikistan. Iran and Tajikistan have recently accelerated expansion of their ties and cooperation and observers believe that the good achievements gained in area of their mutual cooperation should be deemed as a...
Alumina Limited was downgraded by JPMorgan Chase from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note issued on Friday. A number of other firms have also recently commented on AWC. Analysts at Bank of America upgraded shares of Alumina Limited to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Friday, June 1st. Analysts at Goldman Sachs upgraded shares of Alumina Limited from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note to investors on Tuesday, May 22nd. Alumina Limited traded up 2.19% on Friday, hitting $3.73. Alumina Limited has a 1-year low of $3.44 and a 1-year high of $9.87. The company has a market cap of $2.275 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.55. Alumina Limited is an Australia-based company. The Company is engaged in investing in...
Orbite Aluminae of Montreal has begun construction of its high purity alumina (HPA) production plant in Cap-Chat. The company has successfully run a pilot plant at the site, and now it will spend between $26 million and $30 million to bring the plant up to commercial capacity. The original production plant was to have a capacity of 1 t/d, but the company said it is confident that the plant will operate at 3 t/d within 12 months of its commissioning without further significant capital expenditures. Orbite is quick to acknowledge the expertise of suppliers who are part of the team seeing the project through to completion. Gastier, the general contractor, has promised plant commissioning later this year. Canam Group is in charge of the design and construction of the new building. Outotec is...
Politics over alumina sales to Anil Agarwal-owned Vedanta Aluminium (VAL) has deprived the blue-chip PSU National Aluminium Company(Nalco) an additional profit of at least Rs 200 crore per annum. With the Congress-backed workers' union up in arms against any deal with VAL, Nalco authorities are constrained from selling surplus alumina to Vedanta. In April, Nalco had issued a tender (for May shipment) and awarded the bid to Glencore for a quantity of 30,000 tonne of alumina at a price of $325.5 per MT FOB at Vizag port. The tender was awarded to Glencore despite Balco making a higher bid for the crucial raw material used in making aluminium. Balco is owned by Vedanta Resources and the Government of India. Balco had made an unsolicited offer of $355 a tonne. "Even if a discount of 5% need...
ANF Development, a pioneer in the production of alumina nanofibers, have launched their new product called Alumina Nano Fibers (Nafen™), a new revolutionary type of fibers of regular ordered structure with controllable diameter of 7 to 40 nm and the unmatched record fiber length of up to 15+cm. The product will be presented at Ceramitec 2012 from May 22 to 25 in Munich (Germany). Alumina Nano Fibers (Nafen™) is a unique nanomaterial, which can boast a wide range of identified and potential high performance and unique applications in such industries as: structural and multifunctional composites, catalysts, filtration, electronics, energetics, medicine and biology, agriculture. At present, with the information available on Nafen's properties, we can speak with confidence about the following...
Greg Baxter has left Rio Tinto Alcan, a subsidiary of U.K.-listed miner Rio Tinto PLC (RIO), to join the alumina team of Swiss-based Glencore International PLC (GLEN.LN), industry sources told Dow Jones Newswires Tuesday. Baxter will start work at Glencore Sept. 1, the sources said. It is not known when Baxter, who was a senior alumina marketing executive at Rio Tinto Alcan, left the company. A spokesman for Glencore declined to comment. A spokesman for Rio Tinto hadn't responded to requests for comment at the time of writing.
If powering cars with ‘electric powder’ may sound like a scam, think again. Israeli company Alchemy Research offers a new method to power electric cars by using energy stored in aluminum grains. Alchemy Research has developed a method of storage and conversion of energy. Their Alydro technology – standing for Aluminum-Hydro, is a process that produces energy from a reaction between aluminum and water. The outcome of this method, says company CEO Gideon Yampolsky, “is essentially an electric vehicle that is able to reach 2,400 km on a fuel tank that is the size of a standard fuel tank. A regular car that works on fuel is able to reach only 700- 800 km. Our fuel tank is the same size as a regular one and can last more distance.” The Alydro energy system can store large amounts of energy...
CapitalVue reported that Aluminum Corporation of China raised the ex factory price of alumina to CNY 2,900 per tonne an increase of 3.6% from several days ago. According to the company, policy changes on Indonesian alumyte impacted on supplies of the metal and Chalco has now decided to carry out flexible production at its factories in Shandong, Henan and Zhongzhou and reduce capacity by 1.7 million tonnes. The company’s 2011 Annual Report indicated that Chalco produced a total of 11.01 million tonnes of alumina and the current cut in capacity represents a 15% reduction in total capacity. Since May, Indonesia raised customs duties on exports of metals including alumyte resulting in higher procurement costs for Chinese enterprises. Chalco incurred losses for 2 years in a row and Q1 losses...
