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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ENRC aluminum production up by 9pct in Q2 2011
Interfax reported that Kazakhstan's Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation in the Q2 of 2011 increased aluminum production by 8.8% to 62,000 tonnes YoY. Bauxite extraction in the reporting period was 1.354 million tonnes, alumina production of 409,00 tonnes was in line with Q2 2010 and showed an...
ENRC Iron-Ore Output Drops; Customers Seek High-Cost Pellets
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp., a Kazakh metals producer, said iron-ore production dropped 4.8 percent in the second quarter and saleable concentrate slumped 17 percent as customers sought higher-cost pellets. In the ferroalloys division, volumes for most products grew, with a 0.8 percent...
ENRC production at full capacity
Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation's group production volumes for the second quarter were at effective full capacity. In the alumina and aluminium division, aluminium volumes were higher as the smelter operated at its full phase 2 production capacity throughout the quarter.
China alumina prices up 7-9 pct since June on demand - trade
China's spot alumina prices have risen 7-9 percent since June due to increased demand and strong aluminium prices, and traders and analysts say prices could rise further in the second half on speculative buying. China is the world's top aluminium producer and has been ramping up its output of...
SMM China Al Output Data Analysis June 2011
According to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA), China’s alumina output was 3.10 million mt during June, up 29.39% YoY, and with an annualized capacity of 37.72 million mt, up 2.29 million mt compared with May and up 1.4 million mt compared with April. The growth in alumina...
Melic Sea Group---50bn Alumina Industry Cluster Come into Operation
Melic Sea positively respond to National Development and Reform Committee’s strategic goal to establish new aluminum industrial base in Mongolia, Shanxi, Ningxia etc. on the basis of being equipped with development condition for industrialization. It is reported that since the early 1998, Melic Sea...
Melic Sea Group---50bn Alumina Industry Cluster Come into Operation
Melic Sea positively respond to National Development and Reform Committee’s strategic goal to establish new aluminum industrial base in Mongolia, Shanxi, Ningxia etc. on the basis of being equipped with development condition for industrialization. It is reported that since the early 1998, Melic Sea...
Vedanta Q1 aluminium output up 46%; iron ore output falls
Aluminium production was 23% higher at 173,000 tonnes in Q1 FY2011-12 ascompared with the corresponding prior quarter primarily due to 46% higher production at the 500 ktpa Jharsuguda-I smelter. The Korba-II smelter continues to operate at its rated capacity. Due to a power outage at the...
Vedanta Q1 aluminium output up 46%; iron ore output falls
Aluminium production was 23% higher at 173,000 tonnes in Q1 FY2011-12 ascompared with the corresponding prior quarter primarily due to 46% higher production at the 500 ktpa Jharsuguda-I smelter. The Korba-II smelter continues to operate at its rated capacity. Due to a power outage at the...
Industrial Scars: The Art of Environmental Pollution
When bauxite (raw aluminum ore) is processed into aluminum oxide, or alumina, it's first bathed in a solution of sodium hydroxide (lye) at very high temperatures. Aluminum compounds in the bauxite dissolve while other compounds remain behind: iron oxides, sand, clay, some titanium oxides and even...
Industrial Scars: The Art of Environmental Pollution
When bauxite (raw aluminum ore) is processed into aluminum oxide, or alumina, it's first bathed in a solution of sodium hydroxide (lye) at very high temperatures. Aluminum compounds in the bauxite dissolve while other compounds remain behind: iron oxides, sand, clay, some titanium oxides and even...
Chinese alumina Imports down, bauxite Imports up
China’s alumina imports plunged in June, as domestic production continued growing strongly whilst import prices kept rising.
Chinese alumina Imports down, bauxite Imports up
China’s alumina imports plunged in June, as domestic production continued growing strongly whilst import prices kept rising.
JBIC secures ICA alumina supplies
Japanese firm Showa Denko relishes JBIC support for its Indonesian alumina investment. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), Mizuho and the Sumitomo Trust have signed a ¥26.3 billion ($328 million) loan with Indonesia Chemical Alumina (ICA) to support the first alumina production...
Vietnam: Potential to Be a Major Aluminum Producer
Rich in largely untapped natural resources and able to benefit from a low cost labor force, Vietnam has enjoyed 10-percent growth rates (although it has also suffered 11 percent inflation rates last year). The country has never been a major metals producer, but that could be about to change....
Vietnam: Potential to Be a Major Aluminum Producer
Rich in largely untapped natural resources and able to benefit from a low cost labor force, Vietnam has enjoyed 10-percent growth rates (although it has also suffered 11 percent inflation rates last year). The country has never been a major metals producer, but that could be about to change....
Vietnam: Potential to Be a Major Aluminum Producer
Rich in largely untapped natural resources and able to benefit from a low cost labor force, Vietnam has enjoyed 10-percent growth rates (although it has also suffered 11 percent inflation rates last year). The country has never been a major metals producer, but that could be about to change....
NALCO increases alumina-refining capacity by 33%
The shares of NALCO were trading at Rs. 78.30, marginally below its previous close of Rs. 78.90. National Aluminium Co, (NALCO), reportedly increased its alumina-refining capacity by 33% to 2.1 mn metric tons. Reports quoted A.K. Sharma, Production Director as saying that, “Output from the new...
