Rio Tinto and Rondo Energy have commenced front-end engineering and design for a 30 MW/360 MWh thermal energy storage project at the Yarwun alumina refinery near Gladstone, Queensland, marking a potential milestone in the use of heat batteries to reduce emissions from alumina refining. The Rondo Heat Battery will store energy as high-temperature heat in refractory bricks and supply continuous process heat to support Rio Tinto’s alumina refining operations. If progressed, the project would be one of the first large-scale demonstrations of thermal energy storage for industrial process heat globally and a world-first for the alumina industry. Heat batteries target round-the-clock industrial demand Australia regularly experiences four to six hours of surplus solar-generated renewable...
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin are testing a new type of concrete made using red mud, a residue from alumina refining. The project, supported by Enterprise Ireland and carried out with Gannon Eco and McGrath Quarries, has progressed from laboratory research to trials using industrial batching equipment. The university reported on 22 October that the geopolymer concrete formulations reduced the carbon footprint by 67.8–79.8 per cent against a CEM II-A/L cement reference. The comparison included raw material supply, transport and manufacturing. To know the futuristic market and value proposition of red mud, explore the report " A Comprehensive Analysis of Bauxite Residue (Red Mud): Sustainability, Resource Recovery and Strategic Recommendations " Laboratory tests also found that the...
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The average alumina spot price in China has opened the week on Monday, December 27, slipping by RMB 3 per tonne to come in at RMB 2,811 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. For the same day in Henan and Shanxi, the price has remained unchanged to stand at RMB 2,815 per tonne, respectively. In Guangxi and Lianyungang as well, the price has remained restrained to peg at RMB 2,725 per tonne and RMB 2,875 per tonne, for the same day. On the other hand in Shandong and Guizhou, the price has gone down by RMB 30 per tonne and RMB 10 per tonne, to close at RMB 2,885 per tonne and RMB 2,790 per tonne, respectively. In Bayuquan as well the price has remained unchanged to come in at RMB 2,925 per tonne. The Australian alumina FOB price has remained the same to clock in at RMB 345 per tonne....
On Friday, December 24, the average alumina spot price in China has gone down by RMB 4 per tonne to come in at RMB 2,814 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Guizhou has gone down by RMB 50 per tonne to come in at RMB 2,800 per tonne. In Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the price has slumped by RMB 50 per tonne to total at RMB 2,875 per tonne and RMB 2,925 per tonne, for the same day. In Guangxi, the price has slipped by RMB 10 per tonne to close at RMB 2,725 per tonne. On the other hand, in provinces like Shandong, Henan and Shanxi, the price has remained unchanged to clock at RMB 2,915 per tonne and RMB 2,815 per tonne, respectively. The Australian alumina FOB price has remained the same to clock in at RMB 345 per tonne. The price of A00 aluminium ingot has...
The average alumina spot price in China has opened the week on Monday, December 20, slumping by RMB 11 per tonne or by 0.38 percent to stand at RMB 2,823 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. For the same day in Shandong and Henan, the price has gone down by RMB 10 per tonne to close in at RMB 2,940 per tonne and RMB 2,815 per tonne. In Shanxi and Guizhou also the price has slipped by RMB 10 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,815 per tonne and RMB 2,915 per tonne. In Guangxi the price has descended by RMB 15 per tonne to close at RMB 2,740 per tonne. In Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the price has fallen down by RMB 50 per tonne to peg at RMB 2,950 per tonne and RMB 3,000 per tonne. The Australian alumina FOB price has remained the same to stand at RMB 345 per tonne. On the other hand, the...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the average alumina spot price has been in the declining phase since early November. On Friday, December 17, the price has dropped by RMB 26 per tonne or by 0.96 percent to settle at RMB 2,834 per tonne. In Shandong and Henan, the average alumina spot price has gone down by RMB 25 per tonne to come in at RMB 2,590 per tonne and RMB 2,825 per tonne. In Shanxi as well the price has moved down by RMB 25 per tonne to record at RMB 2,825 per tonne. On the other hand in provinces like Guizhou, the price has climbed down by RMB 25 per tonne to stand at 2,925 per tonne for the same day. In Guangxi, the price has decreased by RMB 45 per tonne to register at RMB 2,755 per tonne. In Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the price has remained restrained to peg at RMB...
On Thursday, December 16, the average alumina spot price has slumped by RMB 41 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,860 per tonne, says Shanghai Metals Market. To begin with, in Henan and Shanxi, the average alumina spot price has slipped by RMB 50 per tonne to peg at RMB 2,850 per tonne for both provinces, respectively. In Shandong, the price has gone down by RMB 25 per tonne to close in at RMB 2,975 per tonne. In provinces like Guizhou and Guangxi the price has remained restrained to stand at RMB 2,950 per tonne and RMB 2,800 per tonne. In Lianyungang and Bayuquan also the price has stayed unchanged and settled at RMB 3,000 per tonne and RMB 3,050 per tonne, for the same day. The Australian alumina FOB price has remained the same to stand in at RMB 345 per tonne. According to SMM, the price of...
The leading industrial conglomerate committed to a sustainable future, Norsk Hydro stated that the company will invest R$ 1.3 billion ($230 million) at its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil to supersede heavy fuel oil with natural gas. On 13 th December 2021, the company said in a statement: “Work on the project at the plant in northern Pará state will start in the first quarter of 2022 and is expected to be in operation in 2023.” Hydro further added: “The fuel switch will reduce the refinery’s annual CO2 emissions by 700,000t.” John Thuestad, the Executive Vice President of Hydro Bauxite & Alumina said: “We are committed to invest in developing the world’s largest alumina refinery and to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. The fuel switch is a milestone in our sustainability...
The average alumina spot price in China has continued to decline for over two weeks in a row to stand at RMB 2,901 per tonne as of Wednesday, December 15. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the price has decreased by RMB 52 per tonne from RMB 2,953 per tonne on December 14. In Henan, Guizhou, and Guangxi, the alumina spot price has shrunk by RMB 60 per tonne to RMB 2,900 per tonne, RMB 2,950 per tonne, and RMB 2,800 per tonne, respectively, while the price in Shandong and Shanxi has slipped by RMB 50 per tonne to RMB 3,000 per tonne and RMB 2,900 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price has recorded a drop of US$20 per tonne on December 15 to peg at US$345 per tonne after remaining restrained on December 13 and 14, learned SMM. A00 aluminium ingot price has increased for the second...
On Tuesday, December 14, the average alumina spot price in China has recorded a continued decline of RMB 24 per tonne or by 0.80 percent to close at RMB 2,953 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Guizhou and Guangxi has slipped by RMB 15 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,010 per tonne and RMB 2,680 per tonne, as of December 14. In Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the average alumina prices moved down by RMB 150 per tonne to total in at RMB 3,000 per tonne and RMB 3,050 per tonne. In Shandong and Henan also prices slumped by RMB 25 per tonne to peg at RMB 3,050 per tonne and RMB 2,960 per tonne. In Shanxi the price declined by RMB 25 per tonne to total in at RMB 2,950 per tonne. The Australian alumina FOB price has remained the same to stand in at RMB 365 per...
According to the recent report published by the US Census Bureau, the United States alumina imports in the third quarter of 2021 saw a drop of 12.27 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 336,000 tonnes. In the second quarter, the country’s alumina imports were 383,000 tonnes, which was also down by 7.93 per cent from 416,000 tonnes in Q1 2021. However, on a year-on-year basis, the United States alumina imports in Q3 2021 grew 7.69 per cent from 312,000 tonnes. The total alumina imports by the United States from January to September 2021 amounted to 1.130 million tonnes, reflecting an increase of 9.71 per cent from 1.030 million tonnes during the same period last year. Brazil, being the primary supplier of alumina to the US, exported 233,000 tonnes in Q3 2021, 7.54 per cent less than 252,000...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China's average alumina spot price has opened the third straight week, dates December 13, with a decline to stand below RMB 3,000 per tonne. SMM data shows the price has decreased by RMB 43 per tonne to come in at RMB 2,977 per tonne. However, in Guizhou, the average alumina spot price is hovering above RMB 3,000 per tonne as of December 13, even after seeing a sharp fall of RMB 125 per tonne. SMM shows the price in Guizhou has settled at RMB 3,025 per tonne, while the price in Guangxi has closed at RMB 2,875 per tonne by losing RMB 90 per tonne. In Henan and Shanxi, alumina price has dropped by RMB 25 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,985 per tonne and RMB 2,975 per tonne, respectively. Among the other input costs, the bauxite ((4.5≤Al/Si＜5.5) price in...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) has reportedly announced the joining of CHALCO Shandong Advanced Material Co., Ltd. to ASI as a new Production and Transformation member, which bring the total number of members to 206. CHALCO Shandong Advanced Material Co., Ltd., founded in 1960, is located in Zibo, Shandong Province of China. The company is engaged in the production, research, and development of fine alumina series products and is committed to the research, development, production, and application of new environmentally friendly materials and advanced functional materials. Currently, CHALCO Shandong’s annual production capacity of chemical alumina is at 1 million tonnes, including five series and more than 120 varieties products. The main five series products are: 4A zeolite,...
On Friday, December 10, the average alumina spot price in China has slumped by RMB 52 per tonne or by 1.69 percent to settle at RMB 3,020 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The average alumina price in Henan and Shanxi has slipped by RMB 50 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,010 per tonne and RMB 3,000 per tonne. On the other hand in Shandong the price has dipped by RMB 75 per tonne to register in at RMB 3,100 per tonne, as of December 10. For provinces like Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the price has remained unchanged and totalled at RMB 3,150 per tonne and RMB 3,200 per tonne. The average alumina spot price in Guizhou has dropped by RMB 50 per tonne to come in at RMB 3,150 per tonne, while the price in Guangxi has dwindled by RMB 55 per tonne to close at RMB 2,965 per tonne. The...
The average alumina spot price in China has recorded a continued decline of RMB 55 per tonne to RMB 3,072 per tonne on Thursday, December 9, found the Shanghai Metals Market. In Shandong, the price has shrunk by RMB 75 per tonne to RMB 3,175 per tonne, while the price in Shanxi has dwindled by RMB 65 per tonne to stand at RMB 3,050 per tonne. In Henan, the average alumina spot price has decreased by RMB 55 per tonne to peg at RMB 3,060 per tonne, followed by the fall of RMB 40 per tonne and RMB 30 per tonne in Guizhou and Guangxi, respectively, to close at RMB 3,200 per tonne and RMB 3,020 per tonne. The Australian alumina FOB price has registered a drop of US$7 per tonne to US$360 per tonne on December 9 after a restraint at US$367 per tonne on December 8, learned SMM. A00 aluminium...
According to the latest data revealed by the Shanghai Metals Market, alumina production in China in November (30 days) 2021 stood at 6.24 million tonnes, of which metallurgical-grade alumina was 6.1 million tonnes. On a month-on-month calculation, the production of metallurgical-grade alumina stood 0.83 per cent higher than 6.05 million tonnes. The average daily output of metallurgical-grade alumina was 203,000 tonnes, an increase of 4.14 per cent month-on-month and 5.19 per cent year-on-year. From January to November, China’s total production of metallurgical-grade alumina amounted to 65.8 million tonnes, up by 6.93 per cent from the same period last year. The metallurgical-grade alumina output grew in November compared with the previous month as the increase in alumina prices prompted...
The average alumina spot price has been in the declining phase since November 25. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the average alumina spot price has shrunk by RMB 68 per tonne or by 2.12 percent to close at RMB 3,127 per tonne, as of December 8. The average alumina price in Henan and Shanxi has slipped by RMB 25 per tonne and by RMB 75 per tonne to come in at RMB 3,115 per tonne. In Guizhou, the price has remained unchanged and closed at RMB 3,240 per tonne. The average alumina price in Shandong and Guangxi has descended by RMB 40 per tonne and RMB 15 per tonne, as of December 8. The price for both the provinces has been recorded at RMB 3,250 per tonne and RMB 3,050 per tonne for the same day. In Lianyungang and Bayuquan the price has remained the same to come in at RMB 3,150 per...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, on Tuesday, December 7, the average alumina spot price has dropped by RMB 53 per tonne or by 1.63 percent to settle at RMB 3,195 per tonne. The average alumina price in Shandong and Henan has slipped by RMB 60 per tonne to total at RMB 3,290 per tonne and RMB 3,200 per tonne. On the other hand, in provinces like Lianyungang and Bayuquan, the price has stayed the same and closed at RMB 3,150 per tonne and RMB 3,200 per tonne. On the other hand, the average alumina price in Guizhou and Guangxi has declined by RMB 10 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,240 per tonne and RMB 3,065 per tonne, as of December 7. In Shanxi also the price has shrunk by RMB 60 per tonne to come in at RMB 3,190 per tonne. Australian alumina FOB price, on the other hand, has...
The average alumina spot price in China has continued to fall on December 6, 2021, by RMB 55 per tonne to RMB 3,248 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. This marks the eighth consecutive working day of decline. In Shandong and Shanxi, alumina spot price has slumped by RMB 75 per tonne and RMB 65 per tonne, respectively, to come in at RMB 3,350 per tonne and RMB 3,250 per tonne. In Henan, alumina price has decreased by RMB 55 per tonne to RMB 3,260 per tonne, while the price in Guizhou and Guangxi has slipped by RMB 25 per tonne to peg at RMB 3,250 per tonne and RMB 3,075 per tonne, learned SMM. Australian alumina FOB price, on the other hand, has remained restrained at US$385 per tonne since November 25. Among the other primary aluminium input costs, bauxite (4.5≤Al/Si＜5.5) price...
The average alumina spot price in China has recorded a week-long decline from November 25 to December 3. According to the Shanghai Metals Market, the price ends this week on Friday, December 3, at RMB 3,303 per tonne, losing RMB 48 per tonne from the previous day. Compared to a week ago, China’s alumina price is down by RMB 134 per tonne from RMB 3,437 per tonne on November 26. In Henan and Guangxi, the average alumina spot price has plunged by RMB 60 per tonne and RMB 50 per tonne, respectively, to settle at RMB 3,315 per tonne and RMB 3,100 per tonne. In Shanxi, the price is also standing at RMB 3,315 per tonne but by decreasing by RMB 35 per tonne. In Shandong, alumina price has dropped by RMB 35 per tonne as well to close at RMB 3,425 per tonne. Aluminium fluoride price, on the other...
