IBAAS Symposium on bauxite and alumina starts at Nagpur, India

With the aim of strengthening the aluminum industry across the world the industry is shifting its focus on developing it with countries which have high growth potential like India and China. The International Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium Society (IBAAS) is making serious efforts to bring scientists, technocrats and industrialists on a single platform to give a boost to the industry which is otherwise on decline in most countries.

IBAAS, in association with Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) in city and Indian Aluminium Industry across the world, is organizing a three-day symposium on 'Bauxite, alumina and aluminium industry of Asia' from Monday to Wednesday at Hotel Radisson Blu.

Ashok Nandi, symposium convener, said more than 70 organizations are expected to participate in the mega event. Delegates from Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Germany, USA and other countries will be part of the event. Professionals from the field of Asian aluminum industry will interact and work out plans for the development of the industry in the region. Besides technical papers in scientific session, the conference will also have special sessions on 'processing innovations in aluminium ceramics and 'new and emerging application of alumina ceramics'. The symposium is also being seen as one of the biggest events to work out plans for metallurgical bauxite and special alumina products.

At present the alumina cost is very low whereas the production process is expensive. The symposium thus also aims at improving the technology to make it a more economically viable process.