India’s aluminium recycling sector has matured significantly over the past decade. Secondary aluminium, produced by remelting and refining scrap, now accounts for a growing share of the country’s total aluminium consumption. Recycling aluminium requires up to 95 per cent less energy than smelting...
Iron ore remains Rio Tinto's financial anchor, but growing exposure to aluminium, copper and lithium is changing how investors assess the diversified miner. Rio Tinto is attracting renewed attention among UK-listed metals and mining stocks as its expanding commodity mix creates a valuation picture...
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Canyon Resources has taken another step towards commercial production at its Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon’s Adamawa region. It has received the new rail fleet to reinforce logistics of bauxite transportation from the mine to the Port of Douala. Canyon confirmed that seven CRRC Ziyang...
UMS United Mining Supply (UMS) and Renault Trucks have marked 10 years of partnership supporting mining logistics operations in Guinea, where a fleet of Renault K Trucks is used to transport bauxite from mining sites to port facilities. The partnership, which began in 2016 with the support of local...
Super Typhoon Bavi, classified as a Category 5 storm by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), is forecast to move towards Taiwan before making landfall along China’s eastern coast on Friday, July 10. Commodities most exposed to the storm are bauxite, iron ore, thermal...
The first part of this series traced the sharp rise in bauxite trade volumes, the growing concentration of supply from Guinea and Australia, and the destination patterns shaping the global market. But the increase in tonnage tells only one side of the story. As more bauxite entered the trade...
Australia-based bauxite producer Metro Mining closed June 2026 with a sharp month-on-month increase in shipments from its Bauxite Hills Mine in North Queensland, while higher quarterly volumes and a substantial rise in waste stripping marked the company’s second-quarter operational performance. The...
The global bauxite trade entered 2026 with a clear divergence between volume and cost. More ore moved into the world's largest consuming market, Guinea expanded its shipments, Australia maintained growth, and several smaller origins recorded sharp changes in their trade volumes. At the same time,...
Alcoa will acquire South32's aluminium, alumina and bauxite business in a deal worth up to USD 5.6 billion, expanding its position across the aluminium value chain. According to Wood Mackenzie, the acquisition will raise Alcoa's aluminium smelting capacity by around 26 per cent and make it the...
The global aluminium value chain continued to witness a mix of shifting market dynamics, strategic investments, supply chain realignments, and policy developments over the past week. From evolving raw material trends and production updates to new mining projects, trade partnerships, corporate...
Canyon Resources Ltd has appointed Rory McGoldrick as a Non-Executive Director, effective July 2, 2026, as the company prepares to begin mining and targets its first bauxite shipment in the fourth quarter of 2026. McGoldrick has about 20 years of experience in the energy and resources sector. His...
American aluminium producer Alcoa Corporation’s acquisition of a portfolio of bauxite, alumina and aluminium assets from Australian mining company South32 has received a cautious reaction from investors. Since the announcement of an upfront transaction worth USD 4.1 billion , Alcoa shares (NYSE:AA)...
Alcoa has agreed to acquire South32’s aluminium value-chain assets in Australia, Brazil and South Africa in a transaction with an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. The binding conditional agreement will significantly expand Alcoa’s upstream aluminium business, adding bauxite...
Recently, persistent market rumours, such as the imminent introduction of an export quota system in Guinea and a potential reduction in China's imported ore supply, have captured the attention of participants in China's bauxite and alumina markets, intensifying the tug-of-war between market...
The world's largest bauxite producers are not always the ones supplying the highest-quality ore. While countries such as Guinea, Australia, China, Brazil, India and Indonesia dominate global bauxite mining, the quality of the ore they produce varies significantly, making production volume only part...
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), in partnership with German engineering partner BAUER, has launched what is being described as the world's first vertical bauxite mining project, marking a technological milestone in bauxite extraction. The project has been commissioned at open pit No. 4 of the...
Nine people have been arrested after authorities uncovered an alleged illegal bauxite mining operation at an oil palm plantation in Felda Bukit Goh, Pahang, during an enforcement raid. The operation, resulted in the seizure of machinery, documents and an estimated 10,000 tonnes of bauxite-bearing...
The global aluminium industry must balance surging demand from the energy transition with stringent decarbonisation mandates, requiring a shift beyond incremental operational improvements. This paper investigates how integrating Industry 4.0 technologies can transform traditional value chains into...
The Andhra Pradesh government has dismissed allegations that it is facilitating bauxite mining in the agency region, stating that no proposal or official process related to bauxite mining is currently under way. Addressing concerns raised by several ZPTC members, Madugula MLA Bandaru Satyanarayana...
The International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS) has been successfully organising its Technical Lecture Series for the past four years, creating a unique knowledge-sharing platform for professionals, researchers, students, and stakeholders associated with the aluminium industry...
