
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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Vedanta Aluminium plans to meet officials of the environment ministry "soon" to chalk out its strategy related to expansion of alumina refinery in Orissa, following rejection of its review petition by the Orissa high court last week. "There is no stricture against us by the (Orissa) High Court....

Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) on January 19 signed an agreement to provide a VND2.1 trillion (US$100 million) loan for the Nhan Co Alumina mining project in the central highland province of Dak Nong. The bank has inked a credit contract with the Vietnam...

Viet Nam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) will provide a VND2.1 trillion (US$100 million) loan to the Nhan Co bauxite-alumina production project in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong. The bank inked a credit contract with the Viet Nam Coal and Minerals...

State-owned Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation (GMDC) today said its board will take a decision next month on setting up an alumina plant and aluminium smelter project in joint venture (JV) with the Navratna PSU Nalco. Nalco, a leading aluminium producer, recently had qualified as the sole...

Anrak Aluminium Limited (AAL) which is in trouble due to moratorium imposed on clearances for bauxite mining in scheduled areas of Visakhapatnam, is reportedly planning to source bauxite ore through Glencore – world's leading commodity trader. AAL, floated by Penna Group and Ras Al Khaimah...

Yunnan Aluminum Co., Ltd stated on Thursday that the mine system of 800 thousand alumina project of Yunnan Wenshan Aluminium Co., Ltd has already go into operation. The company also stated that they have finished the construction of workshops and equipment installation, each production subsystem of...

Global Alumina Corporation (TSX: GLA.U) (the "Company" or "Global Alumina"), a corporation participating in a joint venture to develop an alumina refinery, mine and associated infrastructure in the bauxite-rich region of the Republic of Guinea (the "Project"), announced today that the joint venture...

The main parts of alumina project of Guizhou Galuminum Co., Ltd and dissolving out process monomer trial run was held at Guiyang City, the yearly production of the alumina project was 800 thousand tons. It is learned that this project invested 22 billion yuan totally with 1600 thousand tons...

GMDC executed an MoU with Ashapura Minechem Ltd for setting up an alumina plant based on bauxite deposits in Kutch as also a joint venture with Aluchem Inc of US for setting up of Alumina plant based on bauxite deposits from regions other than the Kutch district. Other projects include a plant for...

Orbite Aluminae Inc., developer of the Gaspé alumina project due on stream late in 2012, has named Yves Noël as vice-president of sales and marketing. Noël has more than 20 years of marketing experience in the fine chemicals sector with companies such as Sandoz, Akzo Nobel and Clariant.He holds...

Global Alumina Corporation announced that the JV board of directors approved additional Project funding of USD 4.6 million for the period December 1st 2011 through December 31st 2011. Global Alumina will be responsible for its one third share of this amount. The JV board had previously approved...

After years of tests, including trials at a pilot plant, Orbite Aluminae (TSX: ORT) trotted out a scoping study that, for the first time, put meat to the bones of a patented process that it claims revolutionizes the extraction of alumina and other metals from aluminous ores. "We have a disruptive...

The Gujarat Government is likely to take a call in the next two months on whether GMDC should form a joint venture with Nalco or sign a long-term non-plant grade bauxite supply agreement with the Navratna behemoth for the proposed manufacturing facility in Kutch district. “The expressions of...

Orbite Aluminae Inc. will announce the results of the preliminary economic assessment (PEA) prepared by Genivar Inc. for its planned metallurgical grade alumina plant, on Tuesday morning November 29, 2011. The Company will host a webcast conference call on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 10:30 AM EST...

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) announced Sunday that its subsidiary, Maaden Bauxite and Alumina Company, has signed a $1 billion (SR3.75 billion) financing agreement with the Public Investment Fund (PIF) for the second phase of its aluminum project. The second phase, which includes a...

Tension is brewing in Doraguda area under Kashipur block yet again where the construction of Utkal Alumina Refinery is going on. Kucheipadar, a tribal village with a population of 1,500, has been the cradle of the anti-alumina agitation in Kashipur, which has been going on for more than a decade....

Australia Minerals & Mining Group has been granted a five year option to acquire a technology licence that allows the processing of kaolin or aluminous clay to alumina. Remuneration terms for the exclusive, Australia-wide technology licence are yet to be agreed upon. Professor Shang, who owns the...

Bloomberg reported that Minmetals Resources Limited, backed by China's biggest metals trader, is transforming companies from Mirabela Nickel Limited to Alumina Limited into takeover targets as it eyes a total of USD 7 billion of deals including bauxite and alumina deals. Mirabela, which controls...