Russian aluminium producer Rusal is working on plans to build a bauxite and alumina complex in Indonesia as it looks to strengthen its raw material supply for aluminium production. The company mentioned that the Indonesian project is part of its “ diversification strategy in the Pacific region ”....
A NewPro study supports a staged 2,000-to-4,000-tonne-per-year high-purity alumina plant on the US Gulf Coast, with a post-tax NPV of about USD373 million and a 42.3 per cent IRR. Impact Minerals is advancing plans for a modular high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in the US after an independent scoping...
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The UAE’s largest non-oil industrial enterprise and the top producer of ‘premium aluminium’, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), has recently completed its debottlenecking expansion at its Al Taweelah refinery, which includes the establishment of a third ball mill, further boosting alumina output...
Indian state-run firm National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has embarked on an ambitious, if conservative, strategy to start manufacturing green alumina by 2030. Nalco intends to increase its renewable energy capacity, spending USD 178 million to install a 15 MW wind farm and an additional...
On August 31, 2025, Zhongfu Industrial, an international high-end aluminium alloy new material enterprise, announced its performance for the first half of 2025, showing mixed results on a year-on-year basis. A significant fluctuation occurred due to the weakened alumina price , while the...
Chinese alumina prices in both spot and futures markets faltered further on August 29, largely pressured by increased availability of spot material and firmer bargains from downstream buyers. Mysteel assessed smelter-grade alumina with purity exceeding 98.6 per cent in the Guangxi autonomous region...
A recent controversy has emerged for thirteen cargo ships of the Aughinish Alumina plant, Europe's largest alumina refinery owned by Rusal, serving the aluminium oxide refinery in Co. Limerick. These thirteen cargo ships have been detained by the Irish authorities in recent years, which is more...
Indonesia’s decision to ban bauxite exports in 2023 has changed the map of alumina supply. Within a year, the country flipped from being a raw ore shipper to a net exporter of alumina in 2024, a shift that is now unsettling traditional producers in Australia and Brazil. Analysts believe Indonesia...
On Tuesday, Mysteel's assessments on spot prices for metallurgical-grade alumina with purity above 98.6 per cent in Shandong, Henan, and Guizhou provinces declined by RMB 10 per tonne (USD 1.4 per tonne) from Monday, averaging RMB 3,190–3,310 per tonne. Meanwhile, the assessed prices for the same...
In July 2025, China exported 229,400 tonnes of alumina, up 56.4 per cent YoY; imported 125,900 tonnes of alumina, up 78.2 per cent YoY; net import of alumina was -104,000 tonnes. Image for representational purposes only From January to July 2025, China's cumulative imports of alumina were 394,000...
The UC Rusal alumina train that derailed along the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine earlier this month has now been removed, with Jamaica’s National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) confirming minimal environmental damage. The incident, which saw three hopper cars tumble off an embankment into...
As of Thursday this week, the SMM alumina index stood at RMB 3,244.97 per tonne, down RMB 3.15 per tonne W-o-W. In Shandong, prices were reported at RMB 3,180-3,230 per tonne, down 15 per tonne W-o-W; in Henan, prices were RMB 3,180-3,270 per tonne, down 15 per tonne W-o-W; in Shanxi, prices were...
China exported a total of 1.57 million tonnes of alumina, including metallurgical-grade and other types, during January-July 2025, shooting up by 64.3 per cent from the same period last year, according to new data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC). Image source:...
The reliability of the price benchmarks for commodities is fundamental to global trade and investment decisions made. When even slight adjustments happen to the benchmarks, it is important for the participants in the market to know the implications. The recent adjustments made to the alumina index...
China produced 52.67 million tonnes of alumina, including both metallurgical-grade and other types, during January-July this year, higher by 8.5 per cent from the same period in 2024, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Image for...
Tracing back to July 2025, Impact Minerals, an Australia-based mineral exploration company, is advancing its focus on high-purity alumina (HPA) with the Lake Hope Project in Western Australia, where a completed pre-feasibility study positions it as one of the world's lowest-cost potential...
Alumina production in Asia (including China) and Africa continued to rise in the first half of 2025, but fresh data from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) indicates signs of cooling by mid-year. With China still dominating global output, new projects in Indonesia, India, and Africa are...
Shandong Innovation Group Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for alumina refining . The Certification covers processes for the manufacture of alumina at their Shandong Chuangyuan New Material Technology Co., Ltd....
Chinese spot alumina prices edged down slightly but remained stable overall during the week of August 8-14, as inventories continued to build while limited spot alumina availability provided some support, Mysteel Global learned. Image for representational purposes only According to Mysteel's price...
Austrian technology and market leader in ropeway engineering group Doppelmayr has secured a major contract to develop and implement India's first RopeCon system at the Aditya Alumina Refinery in Kansariguda, Odisha. The system, which is expected to be operational by Q3 2027, represents a...
