Impact Minerals plans staged 4,000-tpa HPA production in US
A NewPro study supports a staged 2,000-to-4,000-tonne-per-year high-purity alumina plant on the US Gulf Coast, with a post-tax NPV of about USD373 million and a 42.3 per cent IRR. Impact Minerals is advancing plans for a modular high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in the US after an independent scoping...
Alcoa files SEC registration for $5.6b South32 alumina, aluminium and bauxite asset deal
Alcoa has moved its proposed acquisition of South32's bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests forward with a US SEC filing, with the transaction carrying an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. Alcoa Corporation has filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and...
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Increase in Alumina Output - UC Rusal
RUSAL has said it would increase output of alumina, a key material in the production of aluminium, by 8 percent this year after it rose 8 percent to 7.8 million tonnes in 2010.
480 thousand ton Alumina Pingguo Project- Developed &Technically Improved - Will soon start production
It is reported that the company’s transformed and upgraded 480 thousand ton Alumina project which is developed and technically improved,has already entered into equipment installation and debugging stage, and will soon be put into production. After its put into production, the company’s alumina...
ENRC capital expenditure doubles in 2011
Capital expenditures of the Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation (ENRC) have doubled to 2.5 billion US dollars in 2011. The company is currently implementing projects which are building an anode production plant and expanding production of alumina.
BHP Billiton updates on production
The ongoing ramp up of the Alumar refinery (Brazil) contributed to a seven per cent increase in total alumina production for the 2011 financial year. The USD 3.0 billion Worsley Efficiency and Growth project will confirm Worsley as one of the world’s leading alumina refineries. The investment will...
Guinea says alumina production up 38.6 pct in H1
Guinea's production of alumina, a derivative of bauxite used to produce aluminium, rose 38.6 percent in the first half of the year, compared with the same period a year ago, according to a government report seen on Thursday. Alumina production for the year hit 315,600 tonnes by June, according to...
Glencore Plans To Ramp Up Sherwin Alumina Output To Capacity
London-listed miner and commodities trader Glencore International PLC (GLEN.LN) plans to ramp up production at its Sherwin alumina refinery in the U.S. in the medium-term to its full 1.6 million metric tons a year capacity, the company said Thursday. The company currently expects output of 1.52...
Vietnam to test run 1st alumina plant in Sept -paper
Vietnam will test-run its first alumina refinery, being built by a Chinese firm, next month and production is set to start in late 2011, well behind schedule, a state-run newspaper reported on Friday. The $460 million Tan Rai alumina plant, invested in by Vinacomin, Vietnam's top coal mining group,...
Glencore Alumina Business Grows, Seeking New Contracts In Gulf
London-listed miner and commodities trader Glencore International PLC (GLEN.LN) is seeking to build out its alumina marketing business, including pursuing contracts with new aluminum smelters starting production in the Middle East, it said Thursday. "We will continue to seek long-term purchase and...
Some VND1.6 trillion to upgrade bauxite route
The Directorate for Roads of Vietnam under the Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Government a plan for upgrading the alumina transport route at an estimated cost of about VND1.6 trillion, or some US$770 million. The bauxite route, linking the alumina factory Tan Rai in Lam Dong Province...
BHP Billiton -Projects
BHP Billiton Projects set to come on stream in 2012 include its 1.1Mt/y Worsley alumina refinery expansion in Australia which will raise capacity to 4.6Mt/y. The ramp up of the Alumar refinery, Brazil contributed to a 7% increase in total alumina production for the 2011 financial year.
Products Structure of Shandong Nanshan Aluminum Boosts Steadily
Shandong Nanshan Aluminum realizes 6.018 billion Yuan sale revenue up by 37.9% over the same period last year. The satisfying improving of its sale revenue mainly attributes to the guarantee of business gross profit as well as dramatic sale revenue increasing of alumina. Alumina production grow by...
Nalco to export incremental output
National Aluminium Co Ltd (Nalco), after posting good numbers in the first quarter, is training its guns on the export market to maximise profits. The public sector aluminium producer, which started phase-wise commissioning of the expanded alumina refinery in Orissa in the last quarter, will see an...
Global Alumina Corporation (GLA.U) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review - new company profile released
Global Alumina Corporation (GLA.U) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review - a new market research report on companiesandmarkets.com. Global Alumina Corporation is engaged in alumina production and sales. The company use the bauxite resources of the Republic of Guinea to produce alumina for...
ENRC - Alumina production in first half-year 2011
Alumina production totaled 813 thousand tonnes. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation is engaged in mining and processing chrome, manganese and iron ore, smelting ferroalloys, processing bauxite for the production of alumina and aluminium.
ENRC - Bauxite production in first half-year 2011
Bauxite extraction reached 2.689 million tonnes. Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation is engaged in mining and processing chrome, manganese and iron ore, smelting ferroalloys, processing bauxite for the production of alumina and aluminium.
Chinalco Henan Branch is Carrying out Alumina Technology Reform Project
Constructors in Chinalco Henan Branch are working 24 hours without a rest. It is said that the project is a particularly significant project for Henan branch in 2011 with an investment of 0.24 billion Yuan. Currently, the main framework of the project has taken its initial shape and equipments have...
Higher other income compensates for fall in margins
Alumina production was lower at Renukoot, due to constrained bauxite availability. Metal Production has been maintained at 140 Kt level; Higher production from the new pots at Hirakud is expected from Q2FY12 onwards. Flat Rolled Product (FRP) production was lower due to the sluggishness in the...
Australian, N.Z. Stocks: Alumina
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index climbed 2.6 percent to 4,282.90 at the 4:10 p.m. close of trading in Sydney. New Zealand's NZX 50 Index gained 1.1 percent to 3,252.63 at the 5 p.m. close in Wellington. Alumina Ltd. (AWC AU) jumped 8.2 percent to A$1.97. Alumina, a partner in the world's biggest...
