
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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Trimet France, a subsidiary of Germany-based Trimet Aluminium SE, has leased its older ship unloading device, replacing it with a high-tech Siwertell road-mobile unloader. This will enhance the company’s alumina unloading capacity along the regional ports, lessening the time each vessel spends in...

Domestic alumina production recovery in Jamaica is expected to counterpoise the slowdown in economic growth for the financial year 2022-23, caused by the country’s one of the main alumina refineries suspension. The Bank of Jamaica is projecting GDP growth of 2.5-4.5 per cent for the fiscal year...

The Bank of Jamaica, the country's central bank located in Kingston, is projecting 2022/23 fiscal year growth to be between 2.5 per cent and 4.5 per cent. While speaking at BOJ's digital quarterly briefing, Richard Byles, the Governor, said," Growth is also expected to range between one and three...

The average alumina spot price in China has again recorded a drop of RMB 5 per tonne on Monday, August 22, after an intermittent restraint on Friday, August 19, found the Shanghai Metals Market. The decline today has brought the alumina spot price to RMB 2,953 per tonne. In Shandong and Shanxi,...

GNAL, a joint venture company between Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Ltd (GACL) and National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), was formed to build an 800 TPD (tonnes per day) caustic soda facility at Dahej, Gujrat, along with a 130 MW captive power plant. It was announced that GNAL shipped 1,300...

The average alumina spot price in China has further dropped over the weekend by RMB 3 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,956 per tonne as of Monday, August 15, found the Shanghai Metals Market. In Shandong, alumina price has plunged by RMB 20 per tonne to start the week at RMB 2,950 per tonne, with...

The Indian multinational conglomerate, Adani Group, which already operates ports, airstrips, mining development and gas distribution businesses in Odisha, has received approval from the state government for building an alumina refinery. As a result of the high-level clearance authority (HLCA) led...
In July 2022 (31 calendar days), China produced 6.94 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina, which increased by 2.97 per cent month-on-month and 14.11 per cent over a year. But the daily average output in the same month stood slightly down by 0.36 per cent or 800 tonnes from 224,700 tonnes...

The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has allotted two weeks for the stakeholders and community groups to take a decisive step in ensuring South32’s proposed expansion at its Worsley alumina unit. South32 has extensive plans, including the creation of a bauxite transport...

Altech Chemicals Limited, one of the world’s leading suppliers of 99 per cent (4N) high purity alumina (HPA), has reported the updates on its Malaysian high purity alumina (HPA) project, highlighting KfW IPEX-Bank continues to render full support to the project and German government export credit...

Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto stands as a recipient of various offers that are being made to construct wind and solar farms producing 4 gigawatts of energy to run its alumina and aluminium activities in Australia's Queensland region, as was declared by the company's Australia division...

According to the Indian Aluminium Institute data, alumina production in South America shrank by 5.95 per cent or 57,000 tonnes month-on-month to 901,000 tonnes in June 2022. But in May, the monthly output edged 3.03 per cent higher M-o-M from 929,000 tonnes. On a year-on-year calculation, South...

Alumina production in Europe (incl. Russia) during the second quarter of 2022 amounted to 2.098 million tonnes (incl. metallurgical-grade), reflecting a downfall of 13.66 per cent quarter-on-quarter from 2.430 million tonnes. On a year-on-year basis, the quarterly output decreased by 18.65 per cent...

In the wake of the geopolitical crisis between Russia and Ukraine, China has exported more microchips to Russia and other electronic components and raw materials, some with military applications, entangling efforts by the US and Western allies to isolate Russia's economy and paralyse its military....

In June 2022, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stood at 1.141 million tonnes, bringing the total amount in the second quarter to 3.530 million tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. The output in Q2 recorded a quarter-on-quarter increase of 6.58 per cent from 3.312...
The world alumina production in the June quarter (Q2) of 2022 totalled 35.034 million tonnes, seeing an increase of 5.79 per cent from 33.118 million tonnes during 1Q2022, found the International Aluminium Institute. But on a year-on-year basis, the world alumina output in Q2 stood 1.17 per cent...

On Monday, July 25, South32 has reported strong operating results for FY2022 and the June quater, with Worsley Alumina operation, one of the world’s largest refineries, booking a record annual production. As per the report, Worsley has posted a 1 per cent growth in annual production to 3.99 million...

The Romanian aluminium giant Alro stated that the nation's sole alumina refinery, Alum, located in Tulcea, plans for a temporary production halt by putting the cause of 'prohibitive' energy prices. During its July 20 filing to the Bucharest Stock Exchange, the management proposed for approval by...