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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On 10 th June 2022, the Guinea govt. has stated that it has given the bauxite mining companies doing business in the nation another ten days timeline to present the proposals for building alumina refineries , which they were supposed to attain by the end of May 2022. Guinea, one of the world’s...
The global mining and metal giant, Rio Tinto plans to will invest in extensive green energy generators (wind and solar farms) in central and southern Queensland to power its Gladstone region aluminium assets. On 9 th June 2022, Ivan Vella, the CEO of Rio Tinto’s Aluminium business called for...
On Thursday, June 9, average alumina spot price in China has stopped at RMB 2,972 per tonne, declining by RMB 14 per tonne, as the SMM data shows. The alumina prices in Henan and Guangxi have dropped by RMB 10 per tonne to halt at RMB 3,050 per tonne and RMB 2,985 per tonne, respectively. Alumina's...
According to a report on Monday, June 6, Rusal, the Russian aluminium giant, prosecuted global miner Rio Tinto to regain its access to 20 per cent share in alumina produced at a jointly owned refinery Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL). Rusal, in the lawsuit, challenged Australia’s sanctions against...
As a result of increased capacity at the Utkal alumina refinery in India's eastern state of Odisha, Hindalco Industries has increased its alumina output by 20% for FY22. On 16th September 2021, Naveen Patnaik, the Chief Minister of Odisha virtually inaugurated Utkal Alumina refinery’s expansion of...
In Europe (incl. Russia), alumina production during April 2022 totalled 683,000 tonnes, a sharp decline of 86,000 tonnes or 11.18 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute. In March, alumina output in Europe was at 769,000 tonnes, also down over a month from 776,000...
The renewable energy solutions provider, Hydro Rein and Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG), a specialist green investor, agreed to form a joint venture named Feijão, which will operate after constructing a combined wind and solar power project, with a 586-megawatt capacity,...
The Saudi Arabia state-owned mining company headquartered in Riyadh, Ma'aden has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with GlassPoint, the leading manufacturer of industrial solar steam generators using solar thermal technology to generate steam for industrial processes. The signed agreement...
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Alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stood at 1.179 million tonnes in April 2022, registering a continued increase of 8.36 per cent month-on-month, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) data. In March, the output stood at 1.088 million tonnes, up by 1.21 per cent from...
Hydro Rein, a renewable energy solutions provider, and Macquarie Asset Management’s Green Investment Group (GIG), a specialist green investor, have signed an agreement to form a joint venture company Feijão. The company will build and operate a combined wind and solar power project, with a capacity...
RUSAL, the Russian aluminium giant, under the "2022 RUSAL Scholarship" initiative, wishes to educationally aid highly qualified Guinean practitioners, cardiologists, surgeons, nursing specialists and laboratory assistants. The programme will guide 50 Guineans through higher medical education for...
World alumina production in April 2022 came in at 11.063 million tonnes, registering a downfall of 2.73 per cent from 11.373 million tonnes in March, found the International Aluminium Institute. However, the output in March registered a month-on-month hike of 12.43 per cent from 10.116 million...
China's average alumina spot price has continued to fall for the second day in a row, although at a lower rate than the previous day. According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, the price has dipped by RMB 2 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,987 per tonne on Tuesday, May 31. In Guizhou and Guangxi,...
The average alumina spot price in China has dived down by RMB 6 per tonne to rest at RMB 2,989 per tonne, and particularly in Shanxi, it has fallen by RMB 15 per tonne to halt at RMB 2,905 per tonne. A00 aluminium ingot price has dropped by RMB 50 per tonne to settle at RMB 20,750 per tonne on...
QEM Ltd successfully has commissioned a pilot plant to evaluate the production of oil shale and vanadium pentoxide with resources from its flagship in north-western Queensland, the Julia Creek Project. QEM is an Australian producer of vanadium pentoxide and energy. The company is supposed to...
UAE’s largest industrial organisation, excluding gas and oil, Emirate Global Aluminium (EGA), has declared today a venture with the American University of Sharjah’s College of Engineering to study the beneficial qualities of re-using food waste to enhance the soil manufactured from bauxite residue....
Today's alumina spot price in China has stopped at RMB 2,995 per tonne, declining by RMB 1 per tonne, as found in the SMM data. The alumina price in Shanxi has dropped by RMB 5 per tonne to halt at RMB 2,920 per tonne. The Australian alumina FOB price has decreased by US$ 4 per tonne, closing at...
On Tuesday, May 24, the average alumina spot price in China has stopped at RMB 2,996 per tonne, declining by RMB 4 per tonne, as found in the SMM data. The alumina price in Henan has also dropped by RMB 10 per tonne to halt at RMB 3,060 per tonne. A00 aluminium ingot price has plummeted after four...
