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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Alumina Limited has become new General Supporter member of ASI, bringing the total number of ASI Members to 165. The company invests in bauxite mining, alumina refining and aluminium smelting through its ownership of a 40% interest in the AWAC (Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals), managed and owned...
The globally most technologically advanced and energy-efficient alumina refinery and Europe's largest operated by Rusal in Ireland, Aughinish Alumina drove into a loss in 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic hit demand for alumina from one of the biggest aluminium smelters of Europe. During the filling...
Hydro Alunorte plant becomes the first alumina refinery in the world to receive ISO 55001 certification. The refinery now has seven international certifications on quality, health, safety, environment, assets, and social responsibility management systems, among others. For the certification, a plan...
The producer of sustainable ultra-high purity aluminium products Alpha HPA has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with CleanCo Queensland to supply up to 100% of the power for its HPA First Project in Gladstone. The project is earmarking the production of around 10,000 tonnes per annum...
Hydro has planned invest BRL 1.1 billion in the Alunorte fuel-switch project reduce the refinery’s annual CO2 emissions by 600,000 tonnes. The project will replace heavy fuel oil with natural gas at the Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery. “This project is a milestone in our sustainability strategy and...
After growing for the past two consecutive days from RMB 2,340 per tonne to RMB 2,375 per tonne, the average alumina spot price in China has shed RMB 26 per tonne on Wednesday, April 28, to settle at RMB 2,349 per tonne, according to the Shanghai Metals Market. In Shanxi, the price has plunged by...
According to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) data, alumina production in West Europe stood at 491,000 tonnes in March 2021. That recorded a month-on-month increase of 11.85 per cent from 439,000 tonnes while flat over the year compared to 489,000 tonnes. West Europe’s alumina production...
South32’s alumina production was 1.218 million tonnes in Q3 FY21, a decrease of 13% from quarter-on-quarter. The output was also down by 5% from 1.276 million tonnes in Q3 FY20. Worsley Alumina saleable alumina production increased by 1% to 2.885 million tonnes in the nine months ended March 2021....
South America’s alumina production increased by 7.27 per cent year-on-year to 1.122 million tonnes in March 2021, from 1,046 million tonnes in March 2021, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). On a month-on-month basis, the alumina production inched up...
As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China has registered a hike of RMB 23 per tonne from Monday’s price of RMB 2352 per tonne. The price now stands at RMB 2375 per tonne as of Tuesday, 27 April 2021. Alumina prices in Shandong and Shanxi have climbed by RMB 55 per...
According to the International Aluminium Institute, world alumina production in March 2021 stood at 11.832 million tonnes, bringing the total output to 34.199 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2021. The production in March reflected a hike of 11.41 per cent month-on-month from 10.620 million...
After remaining restrained for the past ten days, the average alumina spot price in China has recorded an increase of RMB 12 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,352 per tonne on Monday, April 26, found the Shanghai Metals Market. In Shanxi, alumina price has grown by RMB 15 per tonne to RMB 2,360 per...
According to a report on Monday, April 19, Chinese alumina refinery Kaiman Aluminium has reduced its production by half, claiming that bauxite supplies are limited. The refinery, owned by Hangzhou Jinjiang Group, is located in Sanmenxia city in Henan province. It has a per annum capacity of 2.1...
On Thursday, April 15, Hydro reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Fortress Energy (NFE) for sourcing natural gas for its Alunorte alumina refinery. The objective is to replace a part of current fuel oil consumption with environmentally friendly energy, aiming at meeting...
After remaining restrained for almost a month at RMB 2,338 per tonne, the average alumina spot price in China has inched up by RMB 2 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,340 per tonne on Friday, April 16, learned the Shanghai Metals Market. In Shanxi, the price has gained RMB 5 per tonne to come in at RMB...
Europe's largest alumina refinery and a major alumina asset of RUSAL, Aughinish Alumina has received approval for its proposal for an extension of its large plant near Foynes, Limerick County to be considered under the fast-track planning process for large strategic projects. The independent,...
Shanghai Metals Market data found a month-on-month surge of 7.17 per cent in China’s March alumina output to 6.28 million tonnes, following the two consecutive months of decline in January and February. In February 2021, China’s alumina production stood at 5.90 million tonnes, reflecting a decrease...
Eti Alüminyum Seydişehir Plant is the only integrated aluminium plant producing aluminium from ore in Turkey. The continuous investment has made it able to adapt to technological conditions of the age and to acquire competitive power in the international markets, making considerable contributions...
