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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US imports of alumina jumps 19% in Q3 2017, exports drops 32% QoQ
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Second Quarter 2017 , imports of alumina by the U.S. in the third quarter of 2017 were 364,000 tonnes, 19% more than the amount of 307,000 tonnes imported in the second quarter of 2017 and 17% more than the amount of 315,000 tonnes...
Vedanta eyes zero alumina imports by 2020
Diversified metals & mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd is aiming at zero alumina imports by 2020. By then, the company is looking to reach its full nameplate capacity of six million tonnes per annum (mtpa) at its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Odisha. The Lanjigarh refinery's present de-bottlenecked...
Alumina output in China drops in November month on month; but up 8.6% YoY
According to the latest SMM production survey on China’s base metal market, the preliminary output data for November 2017 shows alumina output dropped to 5.6 million tonnes from 6 million tonnes in October. Though the output drops month on month, it registered an increase of 8.6% YoY. YTD...
China alumina spot prices extend drop; average alumina down by RMB 48/t
Alumina spot prices declined across China major markets thereby extending their month-long drop. The average alumina spot price dropped from RMB 3189 per tonne on December 8 to RMB 3141 per tonne on Monday, December 11. Since RMB 3701 on November 13 this year, alumina prices have declined by 15 per...
China’s domestic bauxite consumption falls last month
China’s domestic bauxite consumption declined 2.51 per cent in the month of November. According to news published by Shanghai Metals Market, domestic bauxite consumption stood at 8.15 million tonnes in November. In the first eleven months of 2017, total bauxite consumption increased 11.2 per cent...
Nalco targets selling 6-7 lakh tonne of alumina in H2 FY18
India’s leading integrated aluminium producer National Aluminium Company Limited expects that it will sell around 6-7 lakh tonnes of alumina in the second half of the current fiscal ending March 3, 2018. Average alumina prices in the global market have corrected to US$512.13 from US$527 per tonne...
Mytilineos looks to finalize alumina investment this month
Mytilineos, a Greece-based industrial group, will soon become Europe’s biggest alumina producer after finalizing a $400 million alumina investment at a meeting on December 22. The company is expected to start construction of new alumina refinery in 2018. Mytilineos' Chief Executive Officer...
South Korea sees slight increase in alumina exports in 2017
South Korea, the 7th largest export economy in the world, exported $483 billion worth of goods in 2016. The country’s exports decreased at an annualized rate of -6.156% during the last five year years. South Korea exported 262 tonnes of alumina in October to China, one of the major trade partners....
China alumina imports continue to outpace exports in October
China’s imports of alumina increased 21 per cent year-on year to 277,674 tonnes in October. For the ten months from January to October 2017, imports were up at 2.51 million tonnes, according to the latest import-export data published by China General Customs. In October, Australia and Vietnam were...
China alumina spot prices decline further; plants start executing production limit policy
Alumina spot prices in China domestic market are extending their declines. The average alumina spot price dropped by RMB 19 per tonne to stand at RMB 3496 per tonne, as on November 27. As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot prices of one of aluminium’s key raw materials registered drop...
JISCO exports its first alumina from Alpart Refinery
Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) exported 35,000 tonnes of alumina from the Alpart Refinery for the first time on Thursday, November 23. The cargo is estimated to arrive in China by the end of the year. The company will spend around US$3 billion over a period of three years for upgrading the...
China alumina and aluminium prices are on a downtrend with the start of capacity cut drives
Both alumina and aluminium prices are on a downward trend after actual winter cuts have started in China. As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China stands at RMB 3558/t on November 20, a further drop from RMB 3593/t on November 17. SMM expects the spot prices to stay...
Vedanta to ramp up alumina production if HLCA approves proposal
The State-Level Single Window Clearance Authority (SLSWCA) on Thursday referred Vedanta’s plan to ramp up alumina production at Lanjigarh to high-level clearance authority (HLCA). Vedanta will increase its production from 1 million tonnes to 6 million tonnes if the HLCA clears the company’s...
JISCO to export alumina from Alpart Refinery for first time
Mike Henry, Minister of Transport and Mining, announced at a JIS Think Tank yesterday that the new owner of Alpart Refinery will export 35,000 tonnes of alumina for the first time on December 5. Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) will invest around US$3 billion over a period of three years for...
Chinalco to implement substantial alumina capacity cut during winter months
Lu Dongliang, Vice President of Chinalco, China’s biggest state-run aluminium producer told Reuters that the company will cut alumina capacity by 2 million tonnes during this winter months to meet capacity cut plans. Chinalco will not cut its aluminium production this winter. The company already...
Winter capacity cut starts in China today; alumina prices register a slight drop
The implantation date for actual winter capacity cut starts today. With the arrival of production limit date, alumina plants from different Chinese provinces have been implementing their reduction plan. As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China stands at RMB 3701/t...
China’s alumina output on a new high in October; spot prices on a downward curve
Spot Alumina prices are on a downward curve after staying flat since the last week of October, following downtrend in aluminium. As updated by Shanghai Metals Market, average spot alumina price in China has dropped from RMB 3719/t on November 10 to RMB 3701/per tonne on November 13. SMM expects the...
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s alumina import to drop in 2017; Greece tops the exporter list
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the 73rd largest importer in the world. The country’s imports of commodities increased at an annualized rate of 0.765%, from $10.9B in 2011 to $9B in 2016. Greece is the top supplier of alumina to the country. Other exporting countries to Bosnia and Herzegovina are France,...
