Canadian Energy Metals has demonstrated a process for producing smelter-grade alumina from Saskatchewan black shale and has started a prefeasibility study for its Thor Project. Canadian Energy Metals Corp. (CEM) has taken a step towards developing an alternative North American source of alumina...
China's domestic spot alumina prices continued their gradual downward trend last week, with sporadic discounted transactions emerging in the market, based on Mysteel's survey. The pressure was partly contributed by the persistent expectation of fresh supply coming online in southern China, leaving...
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According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the average alumina spot price has continued to increase by RMB 8 per tonne on Wednesday, October 25, to stand at RMB 3,009 per tonne. In Henan, the alumina price has built up RMB 10 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,010 per tonne, following a restraint at RMB...
On October 24, 2023, the Russian aluminium giant and one of the world's leading low-carbon aluminium producers, Rusal, disclosed the news to acquire a 30 per cent equity stake in Hebei Wenfeng New Materials (HWNM), a Chinese alumina producer, for $261.6 million (RMB 1.91 billion). However, as...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the average alumina spot price has started the week on October 23 with a growth of RMB 5 per tonne to settle at RMB 2,998 per tonne. This marks the 7 th consecutive rise of China’s alumina spot price. In Guizhou, the alumina spot price has grown...
South32, a diversified mining and metals company, successfully converted the first coal-fired boilers to natural gas at its Worsley Alumina operation in Western Australia. This conversion is a significant step toward reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated by the operation. The...
Aluminium oxide, popularly known as alumina, is a direct resource of primary aluminium production. With the passage of time, as aluminium demand is rising, a timely need for alumina is being increasingly felt. The potentiality of the alumina market is mammoth, with an estimated growth rate of CAGR...
The US aluminium powerhouse is evaluating several alternatives, one of which is the potential closure of the Kwinana alumina refinery. This decision comes amid the company’s efforts to get approval for the clearance of more Jarrah forest for bauxite mining. Concerns have been raised over the...
China’s average alumina spot price has inched up by RMB 2 per tonne to close at RMB 2,987 per tonne. The alumina price in Shandong has soared by RMB 10 per tonne to officially close at RMB 2,960 per tonne, with average prices ranging between RMB 2,900 per tonne and RMB 3,020 per tonne. The...
In a small South Carolina town, the Mt. Holly plant of Century Aluminum recently found itself at the centre of the Goose Creek community concerns . It all began with a malfunction in the plant's baghouse, which emitted a fine, sandy material known as alumina dust into nearby neighbourhoods. The...
On Tuesday, October 17, the average alumina spot price in China added RMB 6 per tonne to clock at RMB 2,985 per tonne, followed by a growth of RMB 10 per tonne in Shandong, Henan and Shanxi to peg at RMB 2,950 per tonne, RMB 2,990 per tonne and RMB 3,005 per tonne. In Shanxi, the price has...
Shandong Nanshan Aluminium Co. Ltd., a China-based company engaged in manufacturing and distributing aluminium products, will demerge its Indonesian business and enlist it to the Hong Kong stock exchange to ensure fetching finances for its future development. The news came on October 13 when...
Alpha HPA, a key aluminium materials manufacturer, is close to finishing upgrades at its small-scale commercial high purity alumina (HPA) production facility in Gladstone, Queensland. These improvements are supported by a $15.5 million grant from the federal government's Critical Minerals...
Alumina production in Europe, including Russia, recorded a slight rise of 2,000 tonnes to reach 551,000 tonnes during August 2023, found the International Aluminium Institute. According to IAI data, the output moved up for the second month in a row, following an increase of 24,000 tonnes or 4.57...
Advanced Energy Minerals (AEM) is expanding its plant in Cap-Chat, Quebec, to make it larger. They're doing this to make more high-purity alumina. On 12 October 2023, the company's leaders and workers started the project with a special event. Local government officials, like Mayor Marcel Soucy and...
Alpha HPA is getting closer to fully starting up their high purity alumina (HPA) circuit at their Stage 1 precursor production facility in Queensland. The company has reported that they are in the final stages of using a A$15.5-million grant from the Critical Minerals Development Programme. This...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market survey, China’s metallurgical-grade alumina production in September 2023 (30 days) recorded a decline of 4.06 per cent month-on-month to 6.732 million tonnes. Daily output also registered a fall from the previous month to stand at 224,400 tonnes, unlike the...
Residents in Goose Creek have been troubled by a white powder, alumina dust, in the air, which has covered their belongings and posed breathing difficulties. Health and environmental experts recently addressed the concerns and outlined a plan to resolve the issue in a meeting with Goose Creek...
Headquartered in China, the State Power Investment Corp Ltd (SPIC) had signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Henan Shenhuo Group on September 28. The alliance was signed under the presence of Feng Jianqing, Party secretary and chairman of the State Power Investment Aluminium Power Company,...
The average alumina spot price in China has soared by RMB 4 per tonne, halting at RMB 2,965 per tonne, while the price of alumina in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and Guizhou have all escalated by RMB 5 per tonne. The price of alumina in Shandong stopped at RMB 2,925 per tonne; in Henan, it anchored at...
