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...
Recently, domestic alumina spot and futures prices have weakened in tandem, and market sentiment has become more cautious. According to Mysteel research, China's operating alumina capacity has reached 99 million tonnes per year, the highest level so far this year. New commissioning and technical...
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The Indian state-owned National Aluminium Company (NALCO) has reported that its consolidated net profit excelled from 246.53% to INR 830.67 crore on an up-rise of 58.62% in net sales to INR 3773.26 crore in Q3 December 2021 in comparison to Q3 December 2020. The Profit before tax elevated 271.47%...
In December 2021, alumina production in Europe (incl. Russia) stood at 888,000 tonnes, up by 50,000 tonnes or 5.63 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute. In November, the output came in at 838,000 tonnes, 3.9 per cent less than 872,000 tonnes in October. On a...
On Wednesday, February 2, Rio Tinto announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 report, revealing the bauxite output in Q4 at 13.1 million tonnes, down by 6 per cent quarter-on-quarter and 2 per cent year-on-year. In the entire year, the company’s bauxite production came in at 54.3 million...
In December 2021, alumina production in South America stood at 1.004 million tonnes, climbing up by 6.24 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute. In November, the output was 945,000 tonnes, down by 40,000 tonnes or 4.06 per cent from 985,000 tonnes in October 2021. On...
In Africa & Asia (ex-China), alumina production in December 2021 stood at 1.166 million tonnes, reflecting an increase of 4.67 per cent month-on-month. In November, alumina output in Africa & Asia (ex-China) came in at 1.114 million tonnes, up by 2.20 per cent from 1.090 million tonnes. On a...
The world alumina production in December 2021 stood at 11.629 million tonnes, which reflected a month-on-month growth of 3.86 per cent, found the International Aluminium Institute. In November, the output came in at 11.197 million tonnes, down by 1.37 per cent from 11.353 million tonnes in October....
Alumina is the prime material for the production of aluminium ingots which feature light-weight, high fluidity, high dissolvability and strong absorption of fluorine. It is also used in applications such as industrial and medical ceramics, sandpapers, pigments, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The...
Alumina production in China in December 2021 (31 calendar days) was 6.59 million tonnes, of which metallurgical-grade alumina output stood at 6.36 million tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market. On a month-on-month calculation, the metallurgical-grade alumina output extended hike by 4.27 per cent...
On 6 th January 2022, the Jamaican minister of transport and mining, Robert Montague, has officially inaugurated the UC Rusal owned Windalco’s $4-million project to restrain caustic sewage from impacting the environment. The programme of the bauxite and alumina production complex in Ewarton, St....
According to the International Aluminium Institute, alumina production in South America stood at 945,000 tonnes in November 2021, a decrease of 40,000 tonnes or 4.06 per cent from a month ago. In October, the output in South America was 985,000 tonnes, which was up by 12.70 per cent from 874,000...
According to official sources, three alumina refineries in China are set to commence or increase production in the first quarter of 2022. Wenfeng alumina refinery in Hebei province of northern China will reportedly come online with a capacity of 2,400 kilo tonnes per year. On the other hand, Bosai...
Alumina production in Europe (incl. Russia) stood at 838,000 tonnes in November 2021, which reflected a downfall by 34,000 tonnes or 3.90 per cent from 872,000 tonnes a month ago. In September, alumina output in Europe (incl. Russia) also amounted to 838,000 tonnes, meaning the output in October...
On 3 rd January 2022, the largest producer of aluminium in India, Vedanta declared that cast metal aluminium production at its smelters stood at 579,000 tonnes in Q3 of the current financial, documenting a rise of 16%. While filing to the BSE, the company stated: “The cast metal aluminium...
According to the International Aluminium Institute data, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stood at 1.114 million tonnes in November 2021, up by 2.20 per cent from 1.090 million tonnes in October. In September, alumina output in Africa & Asia (ex-China) amounted to 1.100 million...
According to the recent data revealed by the International Aluminium Institute, world alumina production in November 2021 stood at 11.352 million tonnes, essentially unchanged compared to 11.353 million tonnes in October 2021. In September, the output came in at 11.166 million tonnes, meaning the...
Dear Readers, May our charm of readership remains glorified and hope we get to celebrate together many more Christmas in the coming years. While we are approaching the end of the year 2021 and getting ready to welcome 2022, we take this opportunity to share with you the top newsmakers of the...
China’s demand for imported bauxite is expected to rise by about 20 per cent year-on-year in 2022, backed on increasing demand for the raw material from domestic alumina producers, pointed out the state-owned research agency Antaike. China’s alumina producing capacity using imported bauxite is...
China's aluminium sector, the world's largest, is growing increasingly reliant on foreign supply of the ore needed to produce the metal, highlighting the country's long-term reliance on imported raw materials. Alumina, an intermediate substance created from bauxite ore, is used to make the...
