Nanshan Aluminium International Holdings has reported that overseas alumina prices averaged around USD 321 per tonne in the first nine months of 2026, down approximately 22 per cent year-on-year. The update highlights a third-quarter (Q3) price recovery following a subdued first half, supported by new overseas aluminium smelting capacity and supply constraints at some alumina refineries. The update centres around the unaudited nine-month results of Nanshan Aluminium International’s controlling shareholder, Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co., Ltd., for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2026. Explore the production, demand and consumption forecasts of bauxite and alumina in our report: " Global Bauxite & Alumina Market Forecast to 2036: Supply–Demand, Trade Flows & Price Outlook "...
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....
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Reuters reported that US aluminum producer Ormet Corporation has begun to restart its idled alumina refinery in Burnside, La. and expects to be producing the intermediate material for making aluminum metal in the Q4. Mr Mike Tanchuk president and CEO Ormet said that the Burnside alumina refinery shut since 2006 is expected to ramp up to full capacity of around 540,000 tonnes per year in the Q2 of 2012 matching the needs of its Hannibal, Ohio aluminum smelter. Union workers at the smelter will vote on a revised labor contract on Wednesday and Ohio's Supreme Court unanimously voted to uphold its power contract contested by AEP or American Electric Power Company. Mr Tanchuk said that "We are restarting as we speak. It will start making product in the beginning of the Q4 2011. Right now we're...
China Aluminum Co., Shanxi branch invests 830million to the exploration and renovation of alumina project officially comes into operation. The exploration and renovation of alumina project of China Aluminum Co., Shanxi branch is according to the objective demands of all-round structural adjustment and the strategic planning of the 12th five years plan of Chinalco. Follow the development path of circular economy transformation, promote the stock with the increase of production, and carry out the key projects of structural adjustment. The theme of this project is “circulation of conventional industries, to realize low carbon development of high carbon industry”, plan to build raw material grinding and High-pressure pump room such subsidiary engineering. Advanced technology, high degree of...
Controversial mining firm Vedanta has created a new global comms leadership role, as it bids to rehabilitate a reputation that has been dogged by numerous environmental and human rights allegations. The company, founded in India but now headquartered and listed in London, has poached Senjam Raj Sekhar, one of India’s most experienced corporate communications specialists, for the role. Sekhar joins from Indian conglomerate Bharti Enterprises, where he headed communications for the past six years, helping it navigate its expansion across 19 countries in Asia and Africa. He told the Holmes Report that the opportunity presents a “new challenge. “Vedanta operates in a sensitive sector with multiple stakeholder interests,” added Sekhar. “Corporate communications can play a vital role in leading...
The committee appointed by Rusal to examine complaints by bauxite workers against its local General Manager Ruslan Volokhov said it found no evidence that Volokhov engaged in racist behaviour or issued threats of physical assault to workers. However, the Board of Directors of the company, based on the report of the committee, said it has found Volokhov’s behaviour “unbecoming” of a general manager, and has since notified him of this, a release issued yesterday said. Volokhov, who was sent on leave to facilitate the investigation, resumed duties on Friday. The company did not say whether the general manager faced any sanctions. Some workers on the company’s Aroaima worksite had alleged that on May 8, Volokhov entered a bus which they had boarded and threatened them while holding a spade.
Reportedly, Oman Shipping Company SAOC and Sohar Aluminum signed a 15 year agreement for alumina carry which will ship 690,000 tonnes of alumina to Oman from Australia. Meanwhile, Sohar Aluminum’s annual aluminum production is at around 360,000 tonnes to 370,000 tonnes. The company’s raw materials are mainly from Australia. According to the report by local Medias, the company is considering doubling its smelter capacity in the following 3 years.
China's alumina prices have fallen 7% since March due to increased supply, prompting merchants to consider exporting the raw material used for primary aluminium production to a steadier international market. Industry sources said that China, the world's top aluminium producer, was previously the biggest alumina buyer in the international market but it has ramped up its alumina output. Monthly imports dropped to 130,561 tonnes in April from nearly 680,000 at the start of 2010. Mr Liang Lijuan analyst at COFCO Futures in Beijing said that "Alumina production has kept rising. Traders may be able to do a few export deals. But the local surplus won't grow as big to make China a net exporter." Traders also pointed out that in order to cash in on the shift in price dynamics, merchants will have...
June 3, strive to realize aluminum industry sales revenue surpass hundreds of billion and cultivate an enterprise which annual sales revenue surpasses 20billion in 2015. Yesterday, Zhengzhou government release a new policy states that they will rapid develop aluminum precision processing, try their best to make Zhengzhou an aluminum industry base with strong comprehensiveness, complete industry chain. This new policy also clears the development goal of Zhengzhou aluminum processing industry. The first one is the goal of structure reconstruction: in 2015, aluminum precision processing products will increase to 30% compared with former less than 10%. The second one is energy saving: in 2015, strive to improve the rate of multipurpose utilization from les than 5% to 30%, to promote the rate...
RSB Industries, the holding company of a low profile auto component manufacturing group headquartered in Pune is planning to enter the aluminium refining and smelting sector in Orissa. The promoters appear unfazed by the delays other projects are facing in that mineral rich state. The group's main business is components manufacturing for the automotive and construction sectors through its flagship company, the over INR 1,000 crore RSB Transmissions. The company has three overseas locations, in Belgium for the construction and in the US and Mexico for auto component sectors. Mr RK Behera founder chairman of RSB group said that "We are planning to enter the metals and energy, that is, power generation, sectors. Group Company RSB Metals has an MoU with the Orissa government for an integrated...
Reuters reported that Italy's output of nonferrous metals semi-finished products is expected to rise this year driven mostly by export demand, but at a slower pace than in 2010. Mr Claudio De Cani director of Italy's industry body Assomet said that output of copper and alloy semi finished products by the Italian industry, the second-biggest in Europe, is expected to rise to 1.150 million tonne to 1.200 million tonnes this year from 1.111 million tonnes in 2010. Mr De Cani said that output of aluminum and alloy semi finished products is seen rising to 900,000 tonnes to 920,000 tonnes from 846,000 tonnes in 2010. The copper and alloy industry's expected growth of 4% to 8% and the 6% to 9% rise forecast for the aluminum sector in 2011 is a far cry from the 19% and 25% respective jumps in...
RIO Tinto Alcan's Yarwun refinery is preparing for the possibility that an important pipeline may require cleaning in the next fortnight. The refinery's general manager of operations Mike Dunstan contacted The Observer on Wednesday to inform the public about the situation. He said Rio Tinto Alcan was well prepared for the situation. The refinery, which converts bauxite into alumina, uses the 8km-long pipeline to transport a muddy bauxite residue away from the plant to a large area where it is dried. Mr Dunstan said the pipeline, while not blocked, has become restricted and may need to be cleaned out.
Enerpac (A Division of Actuant Corp) showcased their high-pressure hydraulic technologies at the Manual Handling Ergonomics Expo hosted by Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) at Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) Gladstone. The Ergo Expo featured some of the world’s most compactly powerful non-impact bolting technologies. Global high-pressure hydraulics leader Enerpac along with hydraulic and lubrication partner Cooper Fluid Systems demonstrated their latest technologies at QAL’s Ergo Expo. Products showcased including Enerpac’s latest torque wrenches, pumps and high performance hydraulic bolt tensioners to facilitate faster, safer and more precise maintenance and fabrication operations. Enerpac torque wrenches are already in use at QAL, which is replacing impact tools such as flogging wrenches and...
As part of its diversification plans, the aluminium major National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), has decided to start a 50.4 MW Wind Power Project at Gandikota in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh. The Navratna PSU has been endeavouring to foray into other metals and energy sectors. This project has got the approval of Nalco Board recently. The Wind Power Project will be executed through Suzlon Energy Limited with an investment of Rs.274 crore. Under the project, 24 wind turbine generators, each of 2.1 MW capacities, shall be set up. "NALCO has come up with this project as a part of its green initiative towards promoting sustainable development by harnessing the unconventional energy source", Nalco chairman-cum-managing director B.L. Bagra on Wednesday told "The ET". "The project,...
Mining giant Rio Tinto PLC is renewing its vows with a once-spurned Chinese partner by signing a mineral-exploration joint venture with state-owned aluminum producer Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (Chinalco). The new entity will focus on mineral exploration in China, with copper as its “immediate priority,” the partners said Wednesday. Coal and potash will follow. China is the world’s largest consumer of copper, an industrial staple, and is constantly hunting for more to meet its need for rapid infrastructure growth. Chinese demand for copper has helped propel the metal’s price to record levels in recent months of more than $4 (U.S.) a pound. The country is anxious to find more copper reserves at home. Chinese firms, despite their deep pockets, balked recently at paying rich premiums to buy...
Mining giant Rio Tinto PLC is renewing its vows with a once-spurned Chinese partner by signing a mineral-exploration joint venture with state-owned aluminum producer Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. (Chinalco). The new entity will focus on mineral exploration in China, with copper as its “immediate priority,” the partners said Wednesday. Coal and potash will follow. China is the world’s largest consumer of copper, an industrial staple, and is constantly hunting for more to meet its need for rapid infrastructure growth. Chinese demand for copper has helped propel the metal’s price to record levels in recent months of more than $4 (U.S.) a pound. The country is anxious to find more copper reserves at home. Chinese firms, despite their deep pockets, balked recently at paying rich premiums to buy...
Ord River Resources (ASX: ORD) has reported that Sino Australian Resources Co., Ltd (SARCO) has entered into an agreement with China Non-Ferrous Metal Industry’s Foreign Engineering & Construction Co. Ltd (NFC) for a future engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) outlines that NFC will act as SARCO’s contractor for EPC for the planned 600,000 tonne per annum alumina refinery in Laos. SARCO is the joint venture company owned by Ord River (49%) and NFC (51%). NFC will charge a fixed total EPC price of US$1,000 per tonne of capacity and the total contract value will be US$600 million. NFC will deliver the fully operational refinery to SARCO within 2 years and provide technical assistance and training after the refinery commences...
Reuters reported that Indian nonferrous metals producer Hindalco Industries plans to shortly raise debt of around INR 80 billion for its Aditya Aluminum project in eastern state of Orissa. Mr Sunirmal Talukdar head of finance said that the company is setting up an alumina smelter and a captive power plant in Orissa as part of the project. In March, Hindalco signed a rupee loan agreement for the entire debt of INR 78.75 billion for the USD 2.4 billion Mahan aluminum smelter and power plant project in central India.
Transfield Services (TSE) has been awarded preferred tenderer status for a new A$66 million contract with Alcoa of Australia to provide maintenance services at its Pinjarra alumina refinery in Western Australia. Under the contract Transfield Services will also be invited to competitively tender for work at the Kwinana and Wagerup refineries on an ad hoc basis. The contract is for five years and commences 1 July 2011. Transfield Services will provide integrated mechanical, electrical and scaffolding services. Alcoa of Australia’s three refineries have a combined capacity to produce approximately 9 million tonnes of alumina per year which accounts for 11% of total world demand. Transfield Services Managing Director and CEO, Peter Goode, said today: “We look forward to working with Alcoa...
Aditya Birla group flagship Hindalco Industries plans to commence operations at its greenfield Utkal Alumina project before June 2012. The 1.5 million tonne alumina refinery project, started as a Rs4,400 crore joint venture between Norsk Hydro, Alcan and Indal (earlier promoted by Alcan) in 1992, has been unable to take off due to opposition from locals on concerns over displacement and environmental damage to the area. But the company is confident of bringing it on stream soon. “We have always said that the refinery will be ready by September or October 2011 but it got delayed because of our problems with our contractors. I will be really surprised if it goes beyond June 2012,” Debnarayan Bhattarcharya, managing director, Hindalco Industries said on the sidelines of the company’s annual...
