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 alumina market in China was flat over the week. The week started with an increase of RMB 2 per tonne from Friday and stood at RMB 2211 per tonne on Monday, May 11. The average spot price of alumina stood RMB 5 per tonne lower at RMB 2206 per tonne on Thursday, after remaining flat at RMB 2211...
After remaining restrained for the two consecutive days following a rise to RMB 2,211 per tonne, the average alumina spot price in China has dipped by RMB 5 per tonne to RMB 2,206 per tonne on Thursday, May 14, found Shanghai Metals Market. In the east, the average alumina price has declined by RMB...
According to the data from Shanghai Metals Market, China in April 2020 produced 5.65 million tonnes of alumina, including 5.4 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina. The daily output came in at 179,800 tonnes, up 2.62 per cent month-on-the month but down 7.07 per cent over the year. In the...
The average spot alumina price in China is up by RMB 2 per tonne or 0.09 per cent on Monday, 11 May 2020. Alumina price stands at RMB 2211 per tonne, after remaining flat at RMB 2209 per tonne since May 6. Alumina prices remain unchanged across all major markets in China. Alumina (Imported) price...
A lack of domestic bauxite mines means Mexico can't make enough aluminium domestically to meet demand. Aluminium is the world’s second-most-used industrial metal, second only to steel. Mexico’s long-running mining tradition dates back to colonial times, and despite the historically large (and...
Rusal’s Mykolaiv alumina refinery in Ukraine said on Tuesday, May 5, that it could settle the dispute with Ukrainian customs service regarding access to bauxite supplies and avoided temporary suspension of production . The refinery, located near Ukraine’s Black Sea coastline, primarily relies on...
China, in March 2020, imported 338,600 tonnes of alumina, which was 1147.10 per cent higher than the imports in the same period last year, according to China customs data. Australia was the leading supplier in the said month, accounting for 159,770 tonnes of the total alumina imports by China. In...
The average spot price of alumina continued to trend higher over the week. After remaining flat at RMB 2125 per tonne on Friday, the price increased by RMB 8 per tonne and RMB 10 per tonne to RMB 2133 per tonne and RMB 2143per tonne on April 27 and April 28. The price on Thursday stood at RMB 2209...
Rusal’s alumina refinery in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv announced on Wednesday, April 28, that it might have to temporarily stop production as Ukrainian customs authorities blocked access to bauxite supplies. The refinery, located near Ukraine’s Black Sea coastline, primarily relies on overseas bauxite and...
The average alumina spot price has continued to grow, but slower than the previous day, according to Shanghai Metals Market. On Thursday, April 30, the price has increased by RMB 26 per tonne or at 1.19 per cent growth rate to stand at RMB 2,209 per tonne, compared to the growth of RMB 40 per tonne...
Extending the growth by RMB 10 per tonne today, on April 28, the average alumina spot price in China has come in at RMB 2,143 per tonne, found Shanghai Metals Market. In the east and central, the alumina price has gained RMB 10 per tonne as well to come in at RMB 2,135 per tonne. The average prices...
Average spot alumina price has continued their upward track and stood at RMB 2133 per tonne on Monday, 27 April 2020, registering an increase of 0.38% from RMB 2125 per tonne. The alumina prices remain unchanged across all major markets in China, except south. The average prices of Alumina-East,...
Pinjarra Alumina Refinery of Alcoa has reportedly opened funding applications for the next round of its Community Partnership program. Applications are open to non-profit organisations within the Shire of Murray and City of Mandurah. Applications are for getting responses from community...
After rising the past two days in a row from RMB 2,064 per tonne to RMB 2,123 per tonne, the average alumina spot price in China has decided to remain restrained today, on April 22, according to Shanghai Metals Market. Even in the major markets in the east, central, north, and south China, the...
The average spot alumina price has extended growth by RMB 8 per tonne on Tuesday, 21 April 2020. The price now stands at RMB 2123 per tonne. The alumina prices remain unchanged across all major markets in China, except North market. The average price of Alumina-North has increased by RMB 10 per...
Vedanta’s Lanjigarh alumina refinery has extended its support to the Government and District Administration for the fight against COVID19 by providing Personal Protection Equipment (PPEs) to the medical staff of the COVID hospital in Bhawanipatna. The unit has also given 60,000 surgical gloves,...
Mining company South32 reported alumina production of 3.911 million tonnes in the nine months ended March 2020, compared to 3.743 million tonnes in the nine months ended March 2019. That was down 4 per cent year-on-year. In Q3 FY20, alumina production stood at 1.276 million tonnes, down 4 per cent...
Shanghai Metals Market found a bullish trend today, as of April 20, throughout the Chinese aluminium market. The prices of alumina to aluminium alloys have recorded significant growth ranging between RMB 50 per tonne and RMB 350 per tonne. According to SMM data, the average alumina spot price has...
