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 alumina EBITDA surges by 18 per cent in Q2 FY2018
Hindalco Industries announced that the alumina production fell 2 per cent to 712 thousand tonnes in the quarter ended 30th September, 2017. Aditya, Mahan and Utkal alumina continued to operate at their designed capacities. Hindalco's Utkal Alumina refinery produced 380 thousand tonnes of alumina...
China’s alumina imports outweigh exports in September
According to the latest import-export data published by China General Customs, China’s imports of alumina totalled 275,385 tonnes in September 2017, up 93 per cent year-on year. The country imported 2.23 million tonnes of alumina between January and September, an increase of 2.96 per cent year-on...
US imports of alumina remain unchanged in Q2 2017, exports up 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 second quarter of 2017 were 307,000 tonnes, essentially unchanged from the amount imported in the first quarter of 2017 and in the second quarter of 2016. Imports of...
TOR Minerals International's alumina revenue falls 23% in 3Q17
TOR Minerals International, Inc. producer of high performance specialty minerals published its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017. The company’s sales decreased 5 percent to $9.5 million in Q3 2017. The decrease in revenue was primarily due to a 23 percent decrease in...
UC RUSAL cuts bauxite production in Q3 2017 to utilize available inventory, alumina up QoQ
UC RUSAL, the leading global aluminium producer has announces operating results for the third quarter 2017. In Q3 2017, consolidated bauxites output of Rusal decreased by 11.3% QoQ to stand at 2,742 thousand tonnes. The Company covered alumina refineries consumption needs using the available...
Capacity reduction to tighten China's alumina supply in winter, prices expected to stay high
According to a Shanghai Metals Market, Henan Province, Binzhou and Zibo city of Shandong Province have introduced the time of production limit and the number of limited production line for alumina up to October 16. The government has asked for annual 10.34 million tonnes production limit. SMM has...
Rio’s alumina production remains unchanged in Q3 2017
Rio Tinto published the production results of alumina for the third quarter of 2017. The company’s alumina production for the quarter was in line with the third quarter of 2016. The company produced 1.9 million tonnes of alumina in the three months ended September 30. Rio Tinto produced six million...
China alumina and aluminium output up in September; A00 aluminium ingot prices dip across all markets today
The average price for A00 aluminium ingot drops to RMB 16,050/tonne today after a substantial rise on October 13. A00 Aluminium Ingot in spot China market is trading at discounts of RMB 200 - 160/t. A00 aluminium ingot prices across all markets have dropped substantially. Today’s aluminium A00...
Spot alumina prices in China on upward track; Chalco alumina registers a jump
On Oct.13th, Binzhou City, Shandong Province has issued a Notice on Plan of 2017-2018 Industrial Enterprises’ Stagger Production. According to the plan estimate, alumina output in China will reduce by 1.93 million tonnes during heating season. In the meantime, Shanghai Metals Market Statistics...
Vedanta reports strong second quarter for aluminium; alumina production affected by bauxite supply issues
Vedanta Resources Plc releases Production report for the Second Quarter and Half Year ending 30th September 2017. Aluminium business reported record quarterly aluminium production. Smelters continue to ramp up through the quarter maintaining a current run-rate of 1.6 mtpa (excluding trial run...
Continuous alumina price rise likely to boost NALCO’s FY18 net profit by 45%
The continuous price rise in alumina is expected to make a big difference to the FY 2018 net profit of National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO). The leading Indian aluminium producer with integrated alumina operations expects the annual net profit to grow by 45 per cent, TK Chand, CMD of NALCO...
Ireland registers steady growth in alumina export QoQ through 2016-17
Ireland is the 27th largest export economy in the world houses RUSAL’s alumina refinery Aughinish alumina. Located in a rural part of Ireland, RUSAL’s Aughinish refinery is the only producer of alumina in the country and one of the most efficient alumina facilities globally. The refinery has an...
Alumina prices on the rise in China, saleable alumina stocks remain low in September
Shanghai Metals Market Statistics shows the average spot alumina price has been rising continuously from September 1 to stand at RMB 2958/tonne for the month average. On September 19, Thursday, the average alumina price stands at RMB 3353/tonne, an increase from RMB 3325/tonne yesterday. Alumina...
South Korea alumina imports estimated to grow in 2017
South Korea is the 9th largest importer in the world. The country’s imports of commodities increased at an annualized rate of 0.6%, from $408B in 2010 to $422B in 2015. South Korea imports large quantities of alumina to meet the domestic demand. Australia and Japan are the top suppliers of alumina...
Taiwan’s alumina import is estimated to drop in 2017
Taiwan imported US$231 billion worth of goods in 2016. The country imports alumina to feed the domestic aluminium industry. France, China, Germany, Japan and India supply good amount of alumina to the country. The country is expected to import less alumina this year. As shown in the data, Taiwan...
Hindalco looks to export alumina from Odisha unit
Hindalco Industries Ltd is looking at exporting the extra alumina that its unit Utkal Alumina International Ltd produces, as it seeks to spur growth, chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Wednesday. “We believe that (export of alumina) would be an attractive proposition and is something that the...
China’s alumina production soars in August; Henan to slash alumina capacity
Despite tight bauxite supply in Shanxi, China’s alumina production increased in August. The country’s alumina production increased 19.1 per cent year-on-year to 5.92 million tonnes in August. The daily average production stood at 1191,100 tonnes, up 2.6 per cent month-on-month, according to SMM...
Turkey’s alumina export volumes estimated to drop in H2 2017
Turkey has a diversity of rich mineral resources. The country has an alumina refinery- Seydisehir Alumina owned by Eti Aluminyum Inc. that produces alumina and supplies to the domestic and international markets. {newsStudioGallery} Turkey exported 660 tonnes of alumina in July 2017 and 1,320 tonnes...
