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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Romanian Alumina producer ALUM stands as one of the grantees for € 8.8 million by European Commission to ReActiv project
The Industrial Residue activation for continual cement production, project 'ReActiv' will create an ultra-modern and feasible value chain, clamping bauxite residue, the offshoot of the alumina production with the cement industry. The only calcined alumina producer of Romania, ALUM takes part as a...
World alumina production in May 2020 grows nearly 2% M-o-M to 11.1 MT; Total output during Jan-May remains flat Y-o-Y
According to the International Aluminium Institute data, the world alumina production in May 2020 stood at 11.1 million tonnes, up by 1.74 per cent from 10.91 million tonnes in April 2020. When compared to a year earlier, the output was found almost flat. In May 2019, global alumina production was...
South32 achieves record production at Brazil Alumina; Worsley Alumina output up 2% in FY20
Mining company South32 reported alumina production of 5.269 million tonnes in FY20, compared to 5.050 million tonnes in FY19, up 4 per cent year-on-year. In Q4 FY20, alumina production stood at 1.358 million tonnes, an increase of 6 per cent quarter-on-quarter. Brazil Alumina saleable production...
Rio Tinto’s alumina production climbs 3% to 4 million tonnes in the first half of 2020
Rio Tinto’s alumina production for the second quarter of 2020 was six per cent higher than the than the same period of 2019. This was due to higher production levels in the Pacific refineries with Yarwun delivering a half year production record. On a quarter-on-quarter comparison, output registered...
University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam: Productively implements the project for treating hazardous red mud waste into building materials
The research team of the University of Natural Sciences successfully implemented the project of manufacturing building materials from red mud arising in alumina production in the Central Highlands, creating economic efficiency and reducing pollution. Red mud is a waste generated from alumina...
India’s alumina imports to decline by 4% in CY2020 in line with its measures to minimise overseas dependence
According to the global export-import data, India’s alumina imports in CY2020 are estimated to stand at 2.27 million tonnes, down by 4.22 per cent from 2.37 million tonnes (approx.) in 2019. In 2018, India had imported 2.69 million tonnes, meaning the country’s alumina imports in 2019 stood down by...
Altech Chemicals Limited executes option for second high-purity alumina (HPA) plant
Altech Chemicals Limited executed an option to purchase agreement for a ~10 hectare industrial site within the Schwarze Pumpe Industrial Park, municipality of Spreetal, Saxony, Germany. The company had received an official invitation from the State Government of Saxony in September 2019 to consider...
China’s June alumina production grows by nearly 2% from a month ago to 5.71 million tonnes
According to Shanghai Metals Market data, China’s alumina production stood at 5.71 million tonnes in June, including 5.5 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina. The daily output came in at 183,000 tonnes, 1.82 per cent higher from a month ago but down by 4.57 per cent on the year....
Brazil’s alumina export registers slower year-on-year growth in June due to lower supply from Alunorte
According to a recent report from Brazil’s economy ministry released on Monday, July 6, alumina exports from Brazil increased in June, albeit at a slower pace than the earlier month. Brazil’s alumina exports in June totalled 679,914 tonnes, up 4.6 per cent year-on-year from 650,229 tonnes. On a...
EGA marks a major milestone: Its Al Taweelah alumina refinery achieves nameplate capacity in a year
Emirates Global Aluminium, on July 8, has announced the achievement of nameplate capacity at its new Al Taweelah alumina refinery for June, a major milestone achieved just 14 months after the production began at the refinery in April 2019. This marks a world-class performance because usually the...
Australian alumina FOB price up USD 2/t; A00 aluminium ingot price stands at RMB 14440/t
The average spot alumina price in China is up by RMB 2 per tonne on Monday, 06 July 2020 to stand at RMB 2335 per tonne. Alumina prices remain unchanged across all major markets in China, except East. The average spot alumina price in East China is up by RMB 10 per tonne. Alumina price stands at...
Alumina price increased on news of Chalco alumina production cuts
The alumina prices in China increased last week after Chalco announced it would cut alumina production. Alumina prices rose RMB 46 per tonne from thursday to RMB2,333 per tonne in the week ended July 3, according to SMM assessments. Alumina price trended higher over the week. Profit recovery at...
Adbri’s shares nosedive 25% on Alcoa’s decision of lime supply contract termination
Since the time Alcoa declared its decision to not renew a long-standing lime supply contract with Adbri-owned Cockburn Cement, Adbri started seeing a plunge in its shares. According to the report, the company’s share price closed 25 per cent lower on Friday at $2.35. Alcoa’s decision is believed to...
Chalco cuts 1.8 million tonnes of alumina capacity
Reuters reported Chalco would implement “flexible production” at three alumina production lines in accordance with market conditions. Flexible production is a phrase used to refer to output cuts. The three refineries, at subsidiaries Shanxi Huaxing and Shanxi New Material in northern China’s Shanxi...
Utkal Alumina: Bringing happiness for people of its mining areas
Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) has mounted a holistic CSR strategy. Its main attempt is to be substantive to the lives of the underprivileged. Through its development initiatives, it has helped in enhancing the socio-economic conditions of people in these areas. The development...
Australian alumina FOB price climbs to stand at USD 262/t; A00 aluminium ingot price up by RMB 190/t
The average spot alumina price in China is up by RMB 5 per tonne on Wednesday, 01 July 2020. Alumina price stands at RMB 2281 per tonne, after rising by RMB 15 per tonne on June 30. Alumina prices have increased across all major markets in China, except South. The prices of alumina in East,...
Huaxing alumina refinery temporarily closes a production line, removes 50-80 thousand tonnes supply
Huaxing alumina refinery, located in Shanxi province of northern China, has temporarily closed one of its production lines following an equipment accident, reported several sources on Monday, June 29. According to market estimates, the alumina production line could take 20 to 30 days to return to...
Chinese alumina market participants worried about supply disruption if caused by Hydro’s Alunorte production cut
On Tuesday, June 23, Chinese alumina market participants reported that they are keeping a close eye to Hydro’s recent power outage in Brazil to determine if the incident would cause a long-term alumina supply disruption. “Although it might impact only around 100,000 tonnes of alumina supply to the...
