Chinese researchers show that a few extra hours of CO2 curing can roughly double the wet-dry service life of red mud–CFB ash–MgO backfill, while keeping leaching of hazardous elements low even after weeks of exposure to alkaline red mud liquor. Red mud remains one of the aluminium industry’s...
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...
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Hydro has signed a BRL 2.2 million agreement with the University of São Paulo to explore uses for bauxite residue in civil construction. The waste will be used in the production of cement floors that prove to be advantageous from the environmental point of view and throughout their life cycle. The...
The average alumina spot price in China has recorded a rise for the second day in a row, albeit lower than the previous day, by RMB 18 per tonne, found the Shanghai Metals Market. So, as of Monday, May 24, the price is standing at RMB 2,449 per tonne. In Shanxi, alumina price has increased by RMB...
The average alumina spot price in China recorded total growth of RMB 33 per tonne this week on Tuesday, May 18, and Friday, May 21, while on the other days remained muted, according to the Shanghai Metals Market data. Other major activities in the global alumina sector included Alcoa Corporation...
Alcoa Corporation has received $8.8 million (A$11.3 million) grant from The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to test the potential use of renewable energy in a process known as Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR). Alcoa of Australia intends to install a three megawatt MVR module with...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China has increased by RMB 24 per tonne on Friday, 21 May 2021 after remaining flat for the two days in a row. The price has come in at RMB 2431 per tonne, from 2407 per tonne. Alumina price in Shandong has risen by RMB 30 per...
Presently, Bosnia Herzegovina is considered an upper-middle-income country, achieving great results since 1995. The economy still deficient competitiveness and the government introduced a structural reforms program for 2019-2021 to encourage private investments and exports. The Covid-19 pandemic in...
The Chief Executive Officer of Vedanta Aluminium, Ajay Kapur stated: “Vedanta Aluminium has set a capital expenditure target of $300 million for the current fiscal.” Kapur added: “Our most significant expansion will be at our Lanjigarh alumina refinery, subject to government approvals, the majority...
Nhan Co alumina refinery owned by Dak Nong Aluminum Company holds one of the two pilot projects in the new industry development – the mining and processing industry of bauxite ore to produce alumina towards the production of aluminium has reported that after 5 years of commercial operation from...
The average alumina spot price in China has inched up by RMB 9 per tonne to settle at RMB 2,407 per tonne as of Tuesday, May 18, according to the Shanghai Metals Market. In Henan, the price has increased by RMB 15 per tonne to come in at RMB 2,410 per tonne, while the price in Shandong and Guizhou...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China has increased by RMB 10 per tonne on Thursday, 13 May 2021 after remaining flat on May 12. The price has come in at RMB 2398 per tonne today, from Tuesday’s price of 2388 per tonne. The prices of alumina in Henan, Shanxi,...
The integrated gas-to-power company, New Fortress Energy (NFE) has confirmed the plan to sell out its recently constructed power plant at the Jamalco alumina refinery complex in Clarendon, Jamaica, and also admitted the sale will be materialized within months. However, the company as of now has not...
The federal government of Australia is considering a bold proposal which reflects to see a portion of an alumina refinery in the northern territory be reprocessed into a strategic fuel storage facility, as reported by industry sources. The intents are to see the tanks at the Rio Tinto refinery...
Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) has assigned a capital expenditure (capex) of Rp 29 trillion (US$2.05 billion) for the year 2021, with a focus on developing an alumina refinery. MIND ID president director Orias Petrus Moedak said last week that of the total allotted fund, Rp 2 trillion would be...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China has increased for the second day in a row. The price has inched up by RMB 12 per tonne on Tuesday, 11 May 2021 to come in at RMB 2388 per tonne, from 2376 per tonne on May 10. Alumina price in Shandong has risen by RMB 5 per...
The aluminium industry in Australia is operating six alumina refineries in the country, which are mostly producing smelter grade alumina for both the domestic and export markets. The nation’s alumina production in 2019 was 20.5 million tonnes and maintained its position as the second-largest...
Alumina production in China came in at 6.11 million tonnes in April, Shanghai Metals Market reported. The output included 5.9 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina. The daily production stood at 196,800 tonnes, marking a growth of 0.45% on the month and 9.4% on the year. In the first four...
FYI Resources Limited has signed deal with Alcoa Australia Limited for detailed negotiation for a possible high purity alumina (HPA) project joint venture. During the 90-day exclusivity period that started on 5th May 2021, both the companies will carry out further due diligence to establish the...
Altech Chemicals Limited announced an update on the progress of the pre-feasibility study (PFS) for building of a battery materials high purity alumina coating plant in Saxony, Germany. The company identified potential suppliers for utilities and raw materials and obtained input pricing for plant...
