From black shale to smelter feed: CEM advances North American alumina supply chain
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...
LME aluminium price chart rises further to $3,325/t; stocks remain stable
The London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price chart continues to record an upward trend across the pricing and contract segments on the September 8 trading session, reporting gains over the September 7 close . Opening stocks remained stable, not reporting any further decline. The LME aluminium...
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Spot alumina prices in major China markets on upward track; Prebaked anode remains flat
<p>Spot alumina prices in China are on an upward track and now continuing to grow firm throughout all the major markets.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/china%20alumina31may.png" alt="News" width="517" height="226"...
Spot alumina prices in major China markets continue to rise; A00 aluminium ingot on upward track
<p style="text-align: center;">Spot alumina prices in China have registered a gain in May and now continue to grow firm throughout all the major markets.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
Declining alumina cost helps Vedanta set eyes upon higher aluminium output
<p>Global mining and metals behemoth Vedanta is eyeing 1.6 million tonnes (mt) of aluminium output for the financial year 2017-18, encouraged by the falling alumina prices and a resilient LME aluminium. The company ended the last financial year with a record production of 1.2 MT primary metal.</p>...
China alumina prices edge higher while prebaked anode stays flat
<p>China average alumina price has recovered from its recent lows thanks to the clampdown of polluting alumina refining capacity in some of the major provinces. As on May 25, it stands at 2,416.25 yuan per tonne, up 0.4 per cent from the previous average alumina price.</p> <p>In East China market,...
Spot alumina prices in the China market on upward track; A00 aluminium prices on the rise
<p>After declining through the first fortnight of May, Alumina prices in China have registered a gain and now continue to grow firm throughout all the major markets.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
China alumina prices up by 20 yuan/t, aluminium ingot stocks fall, profits up for smelters
<p>Alumina prices in China domestic market have regained strength after a hiatus. Supply uncertainty caused due to recent production cuts at the alumina refineries coupled with strong demand has allowed China alumina prices to stage a rally after a continuous downtrend.</p> <p>The average alumina...
Spot alumina prices in the China market remain firm; Chalco hikes aluminium prices
<p>After declining through the first fortnight of May, alumina prices in China have registered a gain and currently remain flat throughout all the major markets.</p> <p>As on May 19 2017, as reported by Shanghai Metals Market; the average spot alumina price in South China market stands at RMB...
China alumina prices to run stable this week, other raw materials will keep bullish trend
<p>China alumina production slowdown became market focus in the past week and trading almost stagnated as buyers and sellers of the commodity were seen split over their opinions on the market. The environmental protection inspections which had begun on April 24 were initially thought to have...
Spot alumina prices in China drop below national average; Chalco prices remain firm
<p>Alumina prices in China declined below the average national cost price. Aluminium producers and traders have been into active purchasing. Alumina market participants were enthusiastic driven by falling alumina prices. Some aluminium enterprises restocked their inventories.</p> <p><img...
China’s alumina output to grow in May: How realistic is the estimate?
<p>Estimated alumina output derived from China’s domestic production data is expected to improve this month. The country which reported 31.6 million tonnes of aluminium output in 2016 against the world total of 58.8 million tonnes (53.7 per cent) is estimated to produce 5.82 million tonnes of...
Materion adds Durox 98 to its alumina ceramic product portfolio
Materion Corporation yesterday announced that the company has added Durox 98 to its Durox family of alumina ceramic materials. The new Durox 98 is an expansion of company’s alumina ceramic product portfolio. The company developed Durox 98 to meet the demand for an alumina purity grade of 97.6 per...
Will recent maintenance reverse alumina supply & demand picture? SMM reports
<p>Two alumina producers in Shanxi recently entered maintenance. What triggered this move? Will this have big impact on alumina output and prices?</p> <p>Shanxi East Hope Jinzhong Aluminum put 1 million-tpy alumina line under maintenance last week, affecting output by 14,000 tonnes.</p> <p>Tianyuan...
Profit margins rise at Chinese aluminium smelters; more capacity to come online
<p>The recent slump in alumina prices in China has seen aluminium producers from the country making reasonably high profits. Of late, the profit margins have been improving steadily, Shanghai Metals Market found in a survey.</p> <p>The average profit registered by the Chinese aluminium smelters...
Hydro’s Q1 2017 results up on higher prices, offset by higher raw material costs
<p>Norsk Hydro reports positive first quarter 2017 results driven by higher realized all-in metal and alumina prices that was slightly offset by higher raw material costs. </p> <p>Hydro reports underlying EBITD of to NOK 2,284 million in comparison to NOK 1,829 million in the fourth quarter...
Hydro reports higher EBIT for Bauxite & Alumina segment in Q1 2017
<p>Norsk Hydro reports first quarter 2017 results with an underlying EBITDA of to NOK 2,284 million in comparison to NOK 1,829 million in the fourth quarter 2016. The growth was primarily driven by higher realized all-in metal and alumina prices. </p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
China alumina price fall yet to ring alarm bells for domestic producers
<p>Alumina price in China major markets have been falling of late; yet the price fall is not that steep to pinch hard the 'big' producers at their bottomlines, Shanghai Metals Market thinks.</p> <p>China alumina prices are currently trending below the highest cost of production causing small and...
Alcoa reports sequential growth in profits in Q12017 on stronger alumina & aluminium prices
<p>Alcoa Corporation has reported first quarter 2017 results and the company reports sequential growth in profits on stronger alumina and aluminium pricing and a solid cash position.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
China spot alumina prices fall on expected Xinjiang smelter cuts
<p>China’s spot alumina prices fell Thursday, April 20, on the back of news this week that Xinjiang smelters in northwest China will be cutting around two million mt/year of new aluminium capacity which have yet to receive required government approvals.</p> <p>The ex-works Shanxi daily spot...
