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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Hindalco’s profit jumps 54% in Q2FY19, aluminium production stands at 326 Kt
Hindalco Industries Limited, the metals flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, announced Q2 FY19 results for Utkal Alumina, Hindalco standalone, as well as Aluminium Business. The company reported 5% increase in its Q2 FY2019 revenue at INR10,833 crore against INR10,313 crore in Q2 FY18....
LARL reports improved results for Aughinish in 2017, sanction worries continue to loom large
The directors of Limerick Alumina Refining Ltd (LARL) that operates the Aughinish Alumina refinery in Limerick, Ireland have stated that its status as a sanctioned entity constitutes a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt on the refinery’s future. Limerick Alumina Refining Ltd...
China’s alumina output in September up 8.2% YoY driven by higher prices and export boost
According to the latest report released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on October 22, China’s alumina output in September increased by a healthy 8.2% year on year to 5.81 million tonnes. The volume also recorded a 3.9% growth month on month from August output of 5.59 million tonnes....
China’s September alumina exports hit highest level in 2018
According to China Customs data, China's exports of alumina increased more than fivefold from August to 166,000 tonnes in September, the highest monthly volume in 2018. Net exports of alumina in September stood at 136,000 tonnes. The country's year-to-date exports of alumina exceeded imports for...
Indonesia’s alumina export to record a year-on-year rise in 2018
Indonesia’s alumina production is boosting with time. The sole smelter-grade alumina refinery in the country PT Well Harvest Winning (WHW) has reportedly hit the production of more than 2 million metric tonnes of smelter-grade alumina (SGA) since June 2016 or the month of SGA refinery’s maiden...
South32 firm on alumina production guidance for FY 19 despite lower output in the first quarter
Australian metals miner South32 Limited released production results for Q1 FY 2019 on 18 October, reporting lower outputs at both alumina and aluminium operations. In the just-ended September quarter, South32 refined 1.15 million tonnes of alumina, off by 11 per cent from the preceding quarter....
Xinfa Group cuts Shanxi Jiaokou alumina refinery capacity by 50% on limited bauxite supply and power issues
Acording to a report from Platts, China's Shandong Chiping Xinfa Group has cut operating capacity at its Shanxi Jiaokou alumina refinery in northern China to 50% due to limited bauxite supply and power plant issues. This was confirmed by a company source on Thursday. The source also added that...
Altech awarded patent for kaolin to high purity alumina production process
Altech Chemicals Limited has received the Certificate of Grant for an Innovation Patent from the Australian Patent Office (IP Australia), for its process of producing high purity alumina (HPA) from kaolin (aluminous clay). Altech Chemicals managing director Iggy Tan said, “The journey to patent...
Alumina wake-up call for the aluminium supply chain
The alumina market is experiencing a year of unprecedented turbulence. Alumina, which sits in the aluminium production process between bauxite and refined metal, has historically been a highly efficient link in the supply chain. It hasn’t generated many headlines over the years because it has...
Rio Tinto reports drop in bauxite production in Q3 2018
Global miner Rio Tinto announced production results for the third quarter of 2018. The company’s bauxite production in Q3 2018 was one per cent lower than the corresponding quarter of 2017, with strong production at Weipa offset by lower production at the non-managed Sangaredi and Porto Trombetas...
Vedanta alumina production up 30% YoY and 7% QoQ in Q2 FY 2019
Vedanta Resources has released the production results of alumina for the second quarter and half year ended 30th September 2018. The alumina production in the Lanjigarh refinery grew in both Q2 FY 2019 and H1 FY 2019. The Lanjigarh refinery produced 348,000 tonnes of alumina in Q2 FY2019, an...
Chinese alumina production increases 3% YoY to stand at 5.95 million tonnes in September: SMM shows
According to the latest update from Shanghai Metals Market, China’s alumina production in September grew 3 per cent year-on-year to stand at 5.95 million tonnes; while the total output during January-September came in at about 52.11 million tonnes, up 1.9 per cent from the same period last year....
Romanian alumina producer Alum to get financing from BSTDDB and Garanti Bank
Alum, the only calcined alumina producer in Romania, will receive USD 25 million loan from the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDDB) and Garanti Bank Romania. BSTDB and Garanti Bank will provide USD 20 million and USD 5 million respectively. BSTDDB said the funding will be used to continue...
China may add 5-6 million new alumina capacity by the end of 2018: Platts
According to a report from Platts, China may add 5-6 million new alumina capacity by the end of 2018, the processing of which has started in the third quarter of 2018. Shandong Xinfa Group was said to have started up 1 million-1.2 million tpy new capacities in Shanxi. Henan East Hope is expected to...
Hydro Alunorte to resumes alumina production at 50% capacity in two weeks
Norsk Hydro has announced today that Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil is expected to be able to ramp up to 50 percent capacity within two weeks. The refinery has on October 8 agreed with the environmental agency of the state of Pará, SEMAS, to restart production under SEMAS’ supervision. This...
LME aluminium climbed through the week to consolidate on Friday over alumina concerns; China remains close on National Day holiday
LME aluminium started the week and the month of October with a gain. Benchmark aluminium price on London Metal Exchange gained significantly to close at US$ 2047.50 per tonne on Monday October 1. LME aluminium prices climbed more than 4 per cent and to their highest in nearly five weeks on...
Alternative route established between Azerbaijan & Tajikistan to supply alumina to TALCO
An alternative route has been established from Azerbaijan to Tajikistan for the supply of alumina and other raw materials. This has been done specifically to meet the needs of the Tajik Aluminium Company (TALCO), the Tajik embassy in Azerbaijan reported to Trend on Friday, October 5. The new route...
Australia’s alumina export in 2017 records at 17188 thousand tonnes; 2018 may see a plunge
With the faster growth in aluminium production, the world seems to see a continuous hike in demand for alumina, particularly in China and the Middle East. This in the future is expected to open up new trading opportunities for the alumina producing countries such as Australia, which is already the...
