
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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The economy of Italy was massively stroked by the worldwide financial crash and only emerged from a recession in 2015; however, the country’s GDP remained around 4% lower than the 2007 level. Now, after it languished in 2019, the economy was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the...

The average alumina spot price in China has slipped by RMB 18 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,344 per tonne on Wednesday, February 24, after two consecutive days of restraint at RMB 2,362 per tonne on February 22 and 23, found the Shanghai Metals Market. SMM data shows the alumina spot price in...
According to the IMF, the economy of Mozambique is forecasted to rise 4.7% in 2021, supported by the post-pandemic global economic recovery, reconstruction efforts, the recovery of the agricultural sector, the gradual easing of monetary conditions, and the clearance of supplier payment arrears. The...

As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China has decreased by RMB 26 per tonne after six days of restrained. The price now stands at RMB 2362 per tonne as of Friday, 19 February 2021. Alumina prices in Henan and Shanxi have reduced by RMB 32.5 per tonne each to stand at...

LAlumina LLC, which operated the Burnside Alumina until it was shut down in August’20 and laid off hundreds of workers has been charged and filed by lawsuits by several contractors. The contractors filed lawsuits against LAlumina soliciting money after they claim agreements for goods and services...

According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s alumina production started the year with a drop of 1 per cent month-on-month in January 2021. Compared to 5.96 million tonnes in December 2020, China produced 5.90 million tonnes of alumina in January 2021. This included 5.69 million tonnes of...

Guinean mining logistics company United Mining Supply (UMS) is looking for sourcing alumina to produce specialty alumina at Alteo plant in France. This news came in late January after UMS chairman Fadi Wazni told S&P Global Platts. UMS took over the charge of Alteo’s production site near the...

The Board of Directors of Vedanta has approved the expansion of existing capacity of Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery, as announced by Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Ltd. On 4 th February 2021, during its regulatory filing, Vedanta stated that the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting which was held...

The average alumina spot price in China has recorded a decline of RMB 14 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,388 per tonne on Wednesday, February 3, following a restraint last day at RMB 2,402 per tonne, found Shanghai Metals Market data. In Henan and Shanxi, alumina price has plunged by RMB 17.50 per...

As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China has decreased by RMB 1 per tonne today after two days of restrained at RMB 2403 per tonne. The price now stands at RMB 2402 per tonne as of Monday, 1 February 2021. Alumina price in Shandong has declined by RMB 20 per tonne...

Australia’s pioneering construction materials and industrial mineral manufacturing company, Adbri, has announced its contract extension with South32 alumina refinery. The five-year deal comprises of the exclusive supply of lime to the South32 Worsley Alumina refinery in Western Australia. The...

Alumina production in East & Central Europe improved 14,000 tonnes or 3.48 per cent month-on-month in December 2020 to 416,000 tonnes. The output in November was down by 10,000 tonnes or 2.43 per cent from 412,000 tonnes in October to 402,000 tonnes. Total production in the fourth quarter came in...

Global alumina production stood at 11.840 million tonnes in December 2020, an increase of 5.06% from 11.270 million tonnes in December 2019, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Tuesday, 26 January 2021. On a month-on-month comparison, the output...

Extending hike for the fourth day in a row by RMB 5 per tonne, the average alumina spot price in China is standing at RMB 2,403 per tonne on Wednesday, January 27, according to Shanghai Metals Market data. All the major Chinese markets have also witnessed the growth of RMB 5 per tonne. In Shandong,...

The average alumina spot price in China has recorded growth for the third consecutive day to stand at RMB 2,398 per tonne on Tuesday, January 26, according to Shanghai Metals Market. In Guizhou and Guangxi, alumina price is hovering around RMB 2,360 per tonne, registering a hike of RMB 10 per tonne...

Average alumina spot price in China has opened the week on Monday, January 25, with a further hike of RMB 9 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,394 per tonne, according to Shanghai Metals Market data. In Shandong, Guizhou, and Guangxi, alumina spot price has increased the highest by RMB 15 per tonne, found...

After a restraint last day at RMB 2,376 per tonne, the average alumina spot price has recorded a growth of RMB 9 per tonne to close the week on Friday, January 22, at RMB 2,385 per tonne, according to Shanghai Metals Market. However, the hike today has not touched upon all the major Chinese cities,...

On 20 th January 2021, the Global Mineral Recovery Company (GMR) publicised this morning the commissioning of its commercial demonstration unit for the recovery of bauxite residues on the site of Rio Tinto’s Vaudreuil Alumina plant. The $ 9 million project was initiated in 2017. The US-based...