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...
National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) has reported its highest-ever operational and financial performance for FY2025-26 as the state-run aluminium producer moves ahead with major expansion projects and a broader push into critical minerals and resource security. National Aluminium Company Ltd...
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Indonesian minerals miner Aneka Tambang has signed a memorandum of understanding with Aluminum Corporation of China to develop a smelter-grade alumina refinery in Mempawah, West Kalimantan, the company said in a statement late on Wednesday. The move is aimed at integrating the production process....
According to the industry sources, negotiations are ongoing for purchase of Alpart alumina plant at Nain, St Elizabeth by leading Chinese metals company, Jiuquan Iron and Steel (Group) Company (JISCO) from Russian owners UC Rusal. The price of the 46-years old Alpart plant, established in 1969 is...
National Aluminium Company Ltd. (Nalco) was earlier reported to have planned to invest US$2.80 billion to build an integrated aluminium roject in either Iran or Oman. In a recent update, the company sources divulged that the proposed 5 lakh tonne-per-year smelter, which will also include a captive...
The joint patent application by Nordic Mining and Institute for Energy Technology (IFE) for a new technology for extraction of alumina from aluminium/calcium-rich minerals has been approved by the Norwegian Industrial Property Office. CEO of Nordic Mining, Ivar S. Fossum comments: "The patent is an...
Aneka Tambang (Antam), the leading state-owned diversified mining company of Indonesia, is in talks with China Development Bank for a loan of $1.5 billion for an alumina refinery project that is currently being undertaken in the state. SOE Minister Rini Soemarno told on Tuesday, October 6, "We are...
The High Level Clearance Authority (HLCA), the highest body to approve investment proposals, has approved seven projects with investments totaling to INR 41,900 crore. The projects that got the HLCA's nod include a mix of new as well as existing projects that proposed to ramp up their capacities....
The State-run National Aluminium Company Limited on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment on setting up of the second smelter and power complex at Odisha’s Sundargarh at estimated cost of Rs. 22,000 crore. “A smelter unit of 0.5 MTPA with a power plant of 1050 MW capacity at a cost of Rs.22,000 crore...
Chalco, China’s aluminum giant, recently inked an agreement with Shenhua Group to jointly come up with an alumina project in Hebei Province of North China. The project will be build in partnership with the the provincial government. The three parties have agreed to build the alumina project at...
Despite protests coming in from Girijans living in the Vishakha Agency and political parties in opposition in the state, Andhra Pradesh government seems insistent on going ahead with the bauxite mining projects in the Agency area in Vizag and East Godavari districts. In a recent development, the...
Phillip Paulwell, Jamaica's Mining Minister, has disclosed that UC Rusal, the Russian aluminium conglomerate, will soon be meeting with the Electricity Sector Enterprise Team (ESET) to give a report on energy projects it is contemplating for its alumina refineries in Jamaica. UC Rusal is...
Jinjiang Group has inked a framework agreement with the government of Puxian County, Shanxi Province to build vertical aluminum processing project there. Under the agreement, the project will consist of 1 million-tpy alumina, 300,000-tpy aluminum, 200,000-tpy aluminum processing and captive power...
China’s alumina output is expected to remain high in July after rising 13% year-on-year in June, SMM predicts. Despite delay of commissioning schedules for new alumina capacity amid falling alumina prices, most alumina refineries are maintaining high operating rates, SMM has learned. Bosai Group...
PT Antam Tbk and PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU) to cooperate in the construction of Smelter Grade Alumina (SGA) plant. The signing of the MoU has been conducted between the Director of ANTAM Tedy Badrujaman and Director of Inalum Winardi in...
Orbite Technologies Inc. today announced that the Company has received notification from IP Australia, the Australian Government agency that administers intellectual property (IP) rights, of the granting and the delivery of patent 2012308068 pertaining to Processes for preparing alumina and various...
China’s bauxite imports will rebound from May’s decline, driven by growing demand and low input stocks, Shanghai Metals Market predicts. Bauxite demand will grow, due to expansion at Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, upcoming restart of 500,000-tpy alumina project at Shandong Lubei Chemical, and...
Guizhou Huajin Aluminum Co. put half of its 1.6 million-tpy alumina project online on April 29, CNMN website reported. The remaining 800,000-tpy is still under construction and slated for production in August this year, it added. Guizhou Huajin Aluminum Co. is a JV between Chaclo and Jinjiang Group.
Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has made a renewed bid to secure mining rights over Sijimali and Kutrumali bauxite deposits across Kalahandi and Rayagada districts after the enforcement of the Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act, MMDR Act, 2015. Since L&T...
The city-based Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Design and Development Centre (JNARDDC) has developed an indigenous process of preparing 'special alumina', which is usually imported. Special alumina, which is the precursor for manufacturing aluminium from bauxite ore, has multiple uses as fire...
