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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Hydro reports record alumina production in Alunorte refinery in Q3
Norsk Hydro has reported its third quarter 2016 results. Though, Hydro's underlying EBIT declined to NOK 1,477 million in Q3 from NOK 1,618 million in Q2 2016, the quarter was brightened up by record-high alumina production of 6.5 million mt.\ Commenting on the positive alumina production,...
Rio Tinto reports improved production in third quarter 2016
<p>Rio Tinto has released production results for Q3 2016 reporting improved production in bauxite, alumina and aluminium segments.<br /><br />Commenting on the results, Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said “We have delivered strong quarterly production, underpinned by improving...
Nalco reports decent production and sales growth in H1 2016-17
<p>India's leading aluminium producer National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco) has reported impressive results for H1 2016-17. Total aluminium production increased 4.2 per cent from the corresponding period previous year to total at 1.88 lakh tonnes. <br /><br />Further upstream, bauxite mining...
Vedanta sets quarterly aluminium production record
<p>London’s Vedanta Resources plc released production numbers for the second quarter and first half of 2016 yesterday, reporting a record aluminium output of 296,000 metric tons for the second quarter.<br /><br />On the corporate side, highlights for the quarter included shareholder approval...
China alumina output to grow further driven by production restarts
<p>Alumina output in China surged in September boosted by production restarts. Analysts at Shanghai Metals Market expect the trend to continue in October as well. According to a survey conducted by SMM, China’s total alumina output increased 4.79 per cent year-over-year (down 0.66 per cent...
Nalco reports 24% jump in bauxite mining during H1 of FY17
<p>Despite a world-wide sluggish market in metal sector, Navratna PSU Nalco has registered an impressive performance in the first half of 2016-17 fiscal. While bauxite mining was up by 23.6 percent at 35.08 lakh tonnes as compared to the corresponding six months of the previous financial year, the...
Alumina's earnings in Sept quarter rise due to its share from AWAC joint venture
<p>Mining and metals company Alumina today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The Australian alumina refiner received US$91.8 million by way of distributions, dividends and capital returns during the period under review as its share from the joint venture AWAC that it has...
Rusal owned Aughinish Alumina returns to profit in 2015
<p>According to an Aluminium Insider report, Rusal's Aughinish Alumina in Ireland is back in profits as the alumina producer has succeeded in pulling off a significant reversal in its bottom line. The firm reported a US$14.4 million pretax profit after posting a US$12.1 million loss the previous...
Morgan Advanced Materials develops new alumina sensor
<p>World leading sensor and measurement technology company Morgan Advanced Materials has developed a new type of alumina sensor designed specifically for high-pressure and high-temperature water and sub-metering. <br /><br />The sensor has been specifically designed to withstand extreme...
Ma’aden subsidiary kick-starts commercial production at alumina refinery
<p>A subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) announced Sunday that commercial production at its new bauxite mine and alumina refinery has begun and export of some of this output could take off any time in the coming quarters.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
Sherwin to close its Gregory alumina refinery on Friday
<p>Glencore subsidiary Sherwin Alumina is poised to down the shutters of its alumina refinery in Gregory, Texas, said a union official on Friday. A federal bankruptcy judge has allowed more time to the 1.65 million mt/year operations to wind down its operations. The alumina refiner has accordingly...
China alumina import in August declines 68% YoY; export too faces a slowdown
<p>China’s total alumina imports declined 68.31 per cent over the same period previous year to stand at 128,729 million tonnes (mt) in August. The volume shrunk during the first eight months of the current fiscal as well. It dropped 26.66 per cent YoY to stand at 2,027,202mt for...
Meller Optics introduces high-purity calcined alumina polishing powders
<p>Meller Optics Inc, the leading provider of high quality optics to defense, medical, laser and industrial markets in the US for more than half a century now, has introduced a new line of high-purity calcined alumina polishing powders for high quality fnish. The alumina powders named as Meller...
China alumina prices steep due to deficit in the market
<p>Since import market for alumina is tight and alumina supply in China is now in a deficit, this situation will allow prices of alumina to hold firm in September, an SMM forecast says.<br /><br />Aluminium production is in check and there are fewer orders from most large aluminium smelters in...
Orbite HPA plant progressing well towards production start
<p>Orbite Technologies today provided an update on the start-up of its high purity alumina ("HPA") plant. Activities continue to progress towards start of production in Q3.<br /><br />As previously reported, the initial heat up of the decomposer and calciner ovens commenced over the Labour Day long...
Reopened capacity to increase China Alumina Output in September: SMM
<p>According to an SMM forecast, as production restarts after accident recovery and newly opened capacity, the average daily alumina output in China will improve by the end of September.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
Iranian and German scientists develop high-purity alumina nanoparticles
<p>The scientists at the Isfahan University of Technology in Iran association with their colleagues from Germany have developed high-purity alumina nanoparticles using a green laboratorial method. Alumina nanoparticles are largely used in oil refinery for controlling the emission of greenhouse...
Hindalco to sell bauxite mine & alumina plant in Brazil to pay off debts
<p>As a counter effect of the falling commodity price, Hindalco Industries will go ahead with plans to sell its alumina plant and mines in Brazil.<br /><br />According to an Economics Times report, Hindalco wants to use the money to pay off loans and focus on the domestic business to be...
