A NewPro study supports a staged 2,000-to-4,000-tonne-per-year high-purity alumina plant on the US Gulf Coast, with a post-tax NPV of about USD373 million and a 42.3 per cent IRR. Impact Minerals is advancing plans for a modular high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in the US after an independent scoping...
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...
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Domestic alumina output remained largely steady over the period, with production resumptions largely offsetting maintenance-related halts. According to Mysteel's survey, total metallurgical-grade alumina output from the 44 tracked refiners reached 1.79 million tonnes over May 15-21, marking a 0.2...
Western Yilgarn said re-assaying work at its Cardea 1 project in Western Australia’s Darling Range has confirmed shallow gallium mineralisation across multiple target zones. The company believes the results strengthen the project’s potential as both a bauxite and critical minerals asset while also...
Texmaco Rail & Engineering has received a letter of award worth INR 285.8 million (USD 3 million) from Vedanta Aluminium for the supply of one BTAP alumina transportation rake along with one brake van or guard vehicle. The company said the contract value includes taxes and will be executed within...
A high-level delegation from the Lao National Assembly visited Xekong province on May 23 to review progress on the Dakcheung bauxite and alumina development project, one of the largest industrial ventures currently underway in southern Laos. The delegation was headed by Sounthone Xayachak, who...
The national average price assessed by Mysteel for smelter-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent was unchanged from the previous day at RMB 2,700 per tonne (USD 398 per tonne) last Friday. Across China's key alumina-producing regions, prices were also stable. Assessed prices for the...
The Vietnamese industrial conglomerate Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO) is accelerating its ambitions in the country’s bauxite and alumina sector, unveiling a slate of proposed mining and processing projects in Lam Dong Province worth an estimated USD 4.4 billion. The proposal indicates the...
Jamaica is once again turning its attention to an overlooked by-product of the bauxite industry that officials believe could hold substantial economic value. During his presentation in the House of Representatives for the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate on May 13, Floyd Green outlined fresh efforts to...
Aluminum Corporation of China (CHALCO), through its Hong Kong-listed Unit, and its partnering mining company and port company have signed an agreement to amend and restart the Mining Convention with the Guinean Government. It paves the way for the creation of a dedicated project company that will...
The April volume jumped by 80.3 per cent from March and surged sharply by 5,598.8 per cent from Just 10,705 tonnes recorded the same month a year earlier, the GACC data showed. Over the first four months of this year, China's total alumina imports reached 1.4 million tonnes, up 1,297.5 per cent...
Alumina availability in the spot market increased over the week, bolstered by higher domestic production and steady inflows of imported alumina, according to market watchers. Domestic alumina production increased further last week, on the back of newly commissioned and resumed capacity. Over May...
The European Commission is preparing tighter restrictions on goods that could support Russia’s military production, amid growing pressure within the European Union to curb alumina exports linked to the Russian defence sector. EU sanctions envoy David O’Sullivan said the bloc will continue efforts...
Applications range from predictive equipment maintenance to environmental monitoring. Technology eliminates human presence in some activities in confined spaces and drastically reduces activities at height. Alunorte has achieved important results in several operational areas through its own fleet...
The Interministerial Committee for Strategic Investments of the Hellenic Republic has approved a new strategic investment by METLEN Energy & Metals in the ramp-up of gallium production capacity in Greece. It falls within the framework of METLEN's existing bauxite mining and alumina refining...
The Sumitomo Chemical Company, a Japanese chemical industry giant, has recently developed and launched a new range of high-purity alumina products, titled ELA series, that are intended for use in the ever-evolving semiconductor industry. The new range of products is specifically intended for use in...
The Q1 export volume surged by 40.3 per cent from the 1.1 million tonnes Indonesia shipped abroad during the same period in 2025, Mysteel Global noted. Despite the sharp increase in volume, the value of those alumina exports declined by 27.7 per cent on year to USD 513.8 million during the first...
China's alumina prices held broadly steady during May 1-7 after a brief uptick seen ahead of the May Day holiday over May 1-5, as cautious sentiment prevailed in the spot market amid signs of loosening supply following temporary pre-holiday tightness. According to Mysteel's price assessment, the...
The United States-based Alcoa Corporation, one of the world's leading aluminium companies, has expressed interest in the Ukrainian Mykolaiv Alumina Plant (MAP). The information has been disclosed by the Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, Dmytro Natalukha. The update follows the...
National Aluminium Company Limited’s (NALCO) exports 40 to 50 per cent of its produced alumina to the Middle East. According to Shri Brijendra Pratap Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, NALCO’s alumina exports to the region have been disrupted , owing to the geopolitical tensions surrounding the...
