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 global alumina market has endured a dramatic roller‑coaster in early 2025, witnessing a severe price slump in the first quarter and a raft of fresh supply hitting the market in the recent weeks. While analysts now eye a price floor in coming months, forecast revisions evidently highlights the...
Futures: In the night session, the most-traded alumina 2509 contract opened at RMB 2,811 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,824 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,787 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,814 per tonne, down RMB 17 per tonne, a decrease of 0.61 per cent, with an open interest of 219,000 lots. Ore: As...
Futures: In the night session, the most-traded alumina 2509 contract opened at RMB 2,883 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,895 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,852 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,871 per tonne, down RMB 13 per tonne, a decrease of 0.45 per cent, with an open interest of 147,000 lots. Image...
Geomega Resources, in partnership with Rio Tinto, has made significant progress on its bauxite residue valorisation pilot project, which was launched in March 2022. The process is structured into three sequential circuits, each undergoing individual testing and scale-up. Depending on the...
Imagine you’re at a bustling party where everyone is milling about randomly—no one’s dancing together. Now, picture a friend rolling out a long, narrow carpet and suddenly, people line up and start waltzing in pairs. That’s a bit like what happened on early Earth, only the ‘carpet’ was a mineral...
Alumina was in the doldrums, with the AO2505 contract closing at RMB 2,816 per tonne overnight, down 0.81 per cent, and open interest decreased by 744 lots to 132,000 lots. SHFE aluminium was also in the doldrums, with the AL2505 contract closing at RMB 19,680 per tonne overnight, down 0.18 per...
During January-February 2025, the world's metallurgical-grade alumina production recorded an impressive increase of 4.41 per cent, reaching 23.015 million tonnes versus 22.043 million tonnes a year ago. In both January and February, the output increased Y-o-Y by 6.77 per cent and 1.89 per cent,...
According to SMM data, China's metallurgical-grade alumina production in March 2025 (31 days) increased by 8.86 per cent M-o-M and 11.32 per cent Y-o-Y. As of the end of March, China's metallurgical-grade alumina existing capacity was around 105.02 million tonnes, with actual operating capacity...
With an agenda of counteracting persistent overcapacity and subsequently stabilising global alumina prices, China has come up with a bunch of measures (of course, in a series) aimed at curtailing the rapid expansion of alumina production. The new directives, outlined in the Ministry of Industry and...
Futures market: During the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 contract opened at RMB 2,937 per tonne, with a high of RMB 2,957 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,921 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,950 per tonne, up RMB 14 per tonne, or 0.47 per cent, with an open interest of 201,000 lots. Ore side:...
Futures market: In the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 contract opened at RMB 3,035 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,037 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,992 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,997 per tonne, down RMB 38 per tonne, a decrease of 1.25 per cent, with an open interest of 205,000 lots....
State-owned aluminium producer PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) plans to finalise the feasibility study and make a final investment decision (FID) for the second phase of its smelter-grade alumina refinery (SGAR) in Mempawah, West Kalimantan, within this year. These documents will serve as...
According to data from SMM, China's production of metallurgical-grade alumina increased by 8.86 per cent in March 2025 (31 days) compared to the previous month, and by 11.32 per cent compared to March 2024. By the end of March, the country's total metallurgical-grade alumina capacity stood at...
High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA) of Odisha, on March 28, 2025, sanctioned the investment proposal of a total INR 1,65,303 crore (USD 19.35 billion) under Chief Minister Mohan Majhi's chairmanship in a bid to boost the state's overall industrial landscape. The investment shall stretch across...
On March 25, Alcoa Corporation received an order to pay a fine of $400,000 plus an additional $5,536 from the Rockingham Magistrates Court as a verdict of an incident at its Kwinana refinery in September 2022. The incident involved a caustic chemical spill that resulted in burns to both workers of...
Futures market: During the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 contract opened at RMB 3,063 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 3,118 per tonne, a low of RMB 3,063 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,098 per tonne, up RMB 38 per tonne, a gain of 1.23 per cent, with open interest at 204,000 lots....
SMM Alumina Morning Comment 3.25 Futures: The most-traded 2505 alumina contract opened at RMB 3,075 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 3,015 per tonne, a low of RMB 3,069 per tonne, and closed at RMB 3,074 per tonne, up RMB 1 per tonne or 0.04 per cent. Open interest was 214,000 lots. Ore: As of...
Nanshan Aluminium International Holdings, backed by commodities giant Glencore, faced a muted debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, reflecting broader concerns over declining alumina prices. Shares of the Southeast Asian alumina producer opened by climbing as much as 1.1 per cent in early trading...
