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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In July 2021, China’s alumina production came in at 6.29 million tonnes after increasing by 2.78 per cent month-on-month from 6.12 million tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market. According to SMM data, the output in July included 6.08 million tonnes of metallurgical grade alumina compared to 5.91...
On 1 st July 2021, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) inks agreement with Gulf Extrusions, a subsidiary of the Al Ghurair Group for the innovative re-use of an industrial by-product during the primary metal production process, replacing the use of fresh raw material, enhancing efficiency, and...
South America’s alumina production stood at 1.019 million tonnes in June 2021, with a year-on-year increase of 4.19%, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).The output was 978,000 tonnes in June 2020. On a month-on-month basis, the alumina production...
This week, during July 26-30, the world alumina market has encountered some of the major updates; for instance, the International Aluminium Institute reports that the world alumina production in 2Q2021 amounted to 35.625 million tonnes, reflecting a hike of 3.93 per cent from 34.278 million tonnes...
During June 2021, alumina production in West Europe increased by 6,000 tonnes or 1. 28 per cent month-on-month to come in at 473,000 tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. In May, the output was at 467,000 tonnes, gaining 27,000 tonnes from the previous month. However, on a...
On Tuesday, July 27, Rusal announced in its second quarter operating results that its bauxite production stood at 3.836 million tonnes, recording an increase of 0.9 per cent from 3.801 million tonnes in Q1 2021. In H1 2021, Rusal’s bauxite production totalled 7.637 million tonnes, up 2.3 per cent...
In Africa & Asia (ex-China), alumina production during June 2021 stood at 1.063 million tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month downfall of 6.26 per cent from 1.134 million tonnes. However, on a year-on-year basis, the output stood higher by 4.83 per cent from 1.014 million tonnes. Africa & Asia’s...
According to the recent data released by the International Aluminium Institute, world alumina production in June 2021 stood at 11.695 million tonnes. That was a month-on-month decline of 4.26 per cent from 12.216 million tonnes but a year-on-year increase of 6.14 per cent from 10.990 million...
Mining company South32 published alumina production of 1.4 million tonnes in Q4 FY21, an increase of 17 per cent quarter-on-quarter. Alumina output was 5.36 million tonnes in FY21, compared to 5.26 million tonnes in FY20, up 2 per cent year-on-year. Worsley Alumina saleable production increased by...
The past week saw Rio Tinto announcing its production results for the second quarter. Rio Tinto’s alumina production stood at 2.0 million tonnes in the second quarter of 2021, 1% higher than the corresponding period of 2020, reflecting strong operational performance at the refineries. Aluminium...
Rio Tinto’s alumina production stood at 2.0 million tonnes in the second quarter of 2021, 1% higher than the corresponding period of 2020, reflecting strong operational performance at the refineries. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the output was down 1%, primarily due to a planned refinery shutdown...
Iran's aluminium production stood at 131,376 tonnes during the first three months of the current Iranian year (March 21-June 21), from 101,202 tonnes in the previous year. Aluminum ingot output registered a hike of 30% compared with the same period last year, according to data released by the...
News that has topped the headline this week under the alumina sector is Altech Chemicals Limited’s establishment of its own research and development laboratory in Perth, Western Australia. The news came after the company itself announced it on Monday, July 5. The establishment was smoothly...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market data, China’s alumina production in June 2021 stood at 6.12 million tonnes, reflecting a downfall of 4.67 per cent from 6.42 million tonnes in the previous month. The output included 5.91 million tonnes of metallurgical grade alumina, which was 4.84 per cent...
According to the data released on Monday, July 5, by Brazil’s economy ministry, alumina exports from Brazil reflected a rise in June after registering a decline last month. In June, Brazil exported 816,785 tonnes of alumina, up by 20.13 per cent year-on-year from 679,916 tonnes. On a month-on-month...
In May 2021, alumina production in North America stood at 329,000 tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month increase of only 2,000 tonnes or 0.61 per cent, found the International Aluminium Institute. In April, alumina production in North America was 327,000 tonnes, 3.25 per cent less than 338,000 tonnes...
The Anglo-Australian multinational and the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation Rio Tinto is examining the technical implications of using hydrogen as a form of renewable energy in place of natural gas to reduce emissions from refining alumina. The feasibility study amounting to...
The global frontrunner in sustainable minerals processing technologies, end-to-end solutions, and services, Metso Outotec has secured a contract for the engineering and delivery of bauxite grinding package to National Aluminium Company’s (NALCO) Damanjodi Alumina Refinery as part of NALCO’s fifth...
