Ireland’s Department of Enterprise has withheld the release records of discussions between its secretary general and Aughinish Alumina management, citing “highly confidential information” shared by the company. The decision comes as scrutiny intensifies over the Limerick refinery’s alumina exports...
Alcoa has moved its proposed acquisition of South32's bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests forward with a US SEC filing, with the transaction carrying an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. Alcoa Corporation has filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and...
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Mysteel's daily price assessment showed that the national average price for smelter-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent stood at RMB 2,744 per tonne, remaining stable compared to the previous day. The steady price trend can be attributed to the offering prices in China's five key...
Impact Minerals Limited (ASX: IPT) is pleased to advise that its 50 per cent-owned associated company, Alluminous Pty Ltd, has successfully achieved the first major technical milestone in its joint development program with New York-based battery technology company Charge CCCV LLC (C4V) (ASX...
According to data from the General Administration of Customs of People's Republic of China (GACC), China imported 449,100 tonnes of alumina in June 2026, up 2.42 per cent month-on-month and surging 343.34 per cent year-on-year. Exports stood at 265,200 tonnes, down 6.39 per cent month-on-month but...
Mysteel's daily price assessment showed that the national average price for smelter-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent dropped to RMB 2,748 per tonne, down RMB 2 per tonne compared to the previous day. The slight downward price trend can be attributed to the offering prices in two...
Red mud, the highly alkaline by-product generated during alumina production, could become a valuable source of iron and low-carbon construction materials if processed through an integrated recovery route, according to a new review examining advances in green metallurgy and sustainable cement...
The Australian West Perth-based Impact Minerals Limited is set to release 12 million ordinary shares from escrow on July 27, 2026. This would mark a key milestone after the expiry of the initial escrow period related to its acquisition of an 80 per cent stake in Playa One Pty Ltd, the owner of the...
Australia-based mining and metals company South32 released its financial report for the June quarter 2026 (Q4) and the FY2026 annual performance, delivering a mixed operational performance across its aluminium portfolio during FY2026. Higher year-on-year production from Brazil Alumina and Brazil...
Last week, domestic spot alumina prices moved steadily with a weak bias, and market trading sentiment was muted. As of July 10, the weighted national average spot price for smelter-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent stood at RMB 2,762 per tonne, dropped RMB 14 per tonne from a...
The Pacific alumina market is expected to find stronger support in the third quarter of 2026 as uncertainty over Guinea's proposed bauxite export controls, rising aluminium demand in Indonesia and the gradual recovery of Middle Eastern smelting operations begin to ease the surplus seen in the...
Impact Minerals Limited has received a AUD 310,000 (USD 203,200) rebate under Australia's Research and Development Tax Incentive scheme for the financial year ended June 2025. The company said the funding will be used to advance its flagship Lake Hope High Purity Alumina (HPA) Project and support...
Advanced Engineered Materials (AEM) has announced that its nanoparticle high-purity alumina (HPA) has demonstrated improved mechanical performance in zirconia-alumina ceramics, following laboratory testing conducted by Swiss ceramics manufacturer Zürcher Frères SA. According to AEM, the testing...
Limerick Mayor John Moran has called on the Irish government to establish a forum to improve communication with stakeholders as uncertainty continues over the future of Aughinish Alumina, Europe's largest alumina refinery. In a letter to Taoiseach and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment...
When South32 agreed at the start of July to sell almost its entire aluminium value chain to Alcoa for up to USD 5.6 billion, the instinctive read was that a diversified miner had blinked and walked away from aluminium. The sharper question is the one the market keeps misframing: did South32 sell at...
From July 6-10, 2026, domestic spot alumina prices gradually stabilised with narrow fluctuations. As of July 10, the weighted national average spot price for smelter-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent stood at RMB 2,762 per tonne, down RMB 14 per tonne from a week earlier,...
India's Aditya Birla Group has proposed an additional investment of USD 1.26 billion to expand the capacity of its Kansariguda alumina refinery in Odisha to 3 million tonnes per annum, according to the Odisha government. The expansion will be executed by the group's aluminium company, Hindalco...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has restarted alumina production at its Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi, marking another step in restoring operations at the company's integrated aluminium production complex. EGA said alumina production is expected to reach 50 per cent of the refinery's...
Ireland's Minister of State for European Affairs, Thomas Byrne, has rejected suggestions that the controversy over alleged alumina exports from Aughinish Alumina in Limerick to Russia has overshadowed the start of Ireland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Speaking in Strasbourg,...
MECON Limited has successfully completed the trial run of the BBC-1 and BBC-2 conveyor systems for NALCO's 1.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Alumina Refinery Stream-5 expansion project at Damanjodi, Odisha. The trial was carried out in the presence of NALCO Director (Production & Technology) and...
