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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Aluminum Corporation of China (CHALCO), through its Hong Kong-listed Unit, and its partnering mining company and port company have signed an agreement to amend and restart the Mining Convention with the Guinean Government. It paves the way for the creation of a dedicated project company that will...
Kazakhstan is exploring large-scale metallurgy projects worth between USD 10 billion and USD 12 billion, with a major focus on expanding domestic processing capacity for bauxite, alumina and aluminium. According to Arman Kassenov, the country has significant untapped potential across several metals...
S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Vedanta Resources to ‘BB’ with a stable outlook, reinforced by improvement in operating performance, firmer liquidity and consistent deleveraging across the group. S&P highlighted Vedanta’s expanding backward integration in alumina and bauxite, coupled with...
The Sumitomo Chemical Company, a Japanese chemical industry giant, has recently developed and launched a new range of high-purity alumina products, titled ELA series, that are intended for use in the ever-evolving semiconductor industry. The new range of products is specifically intended for use in...
A group of scientists in China has turned to crocodiles for inspiration while working on a new body armour concept built around lightweight ceramic materials. The idea came from the way crocodile scales overlap across the animal’s body. Instead of sitting in neat patterns, the scales form uneven...
Ferretti Group has launched the fifth hull of its Pershing 140 superyacht series at the company’s Superyacht Yard in Ancona, Italy. Unlike earlier units in the series, which used a metallic aluminium-grey finish, this version was completed in bright white following requests from the owner. The...
China Aluminum International Engineering Corporation (Chalieco) has announced that it has signed an updated EPC contract for a 1 million tonnes per year alumina project in Indonesia with PT Inalum. The project has now been split into two parts. The alumina plant was completed on February 11. The...
Image source: VIETNAM.VN Vietnam’s Lam Dong Province has approved plans to expand two alumina projects with a total investment of VND 59.855 trillion (USD2.3 billion), a move that places the developments among the most significant industrial undertakings the province has seen to date. The decision...
Australian Impact Minerals Limited released its quarterly update for October-December 2025 on January 30, 2026. This report completes the full annual cycle of the progress in the Lake Hope High Purity Alumina (HPA) Project and the financial performance of the mineral mining company throughout the...
2025 has marked a year of upstream momentum for the aluminium industry. Across continents, bauxite mines and alumina refineries are coming online, quietly redefining where global supply begins. This shift is being driven by a wave of projects that are expanding raw material capacity and reshaping...
Impact Minerals Limited (ASX: IPT) appointed its new Executive Director, Scott Phegan, on December 12. A chemical engineer with over 30 years of experience in alumina, bauxite, and speciality materials, and global expertise in technical work, operations and project development, he is expected to...
The International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS) is pleased to announce the organisation of two major international conferences and exhibitions in 2026, bringing together global leaders, researchers, policymakers and industry professionals from across the aluminium value chain. These...
Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO) has reported 133,483 tonnes of alumina powder production for the first seven months of the Iranian calendar year spanning, March 21–September 22. Earlier, the agency had logged 114,153 tonnes for the first half of...
Indonesia is rich in bauxite. That is no news. It has been exporting bauxite to leading aluminium-producing countries for years. That is no news either. It imposed a ban on its bauxite export back in 2023. While that creates a whirl for a while, the world has re-strategised and found its bauxite...
Guinea is about to begin a new chapter with its first generation of alumina refineries, aiming to end decades of raw bauxite exports and finally capture more value at home. Image for representational purpose For years, the West African nation has served as a supplier of high-quality bauxite —...
Vietnamese publicly listed company Đức Giang Chemicals Group has taken a major step to expand the country’s aluminium value chain footprint. On October 12 2025, the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the Lam Dong Province Investment Promotion Conference in Da Lat. The...
This week the upstream sector of the aluminium industry, comprising alumina, bauxite and primary aluminium has seen limited but strong incidental happenings that can change the dynamics of the aluminium industry in the coming days. To begin with, following EGA’s footstep Arrow Minerals has also...
Egypt and Bahrain are currently in discussions to jointly develop an alumina refinery, a project that will be co-owned by both nations. Alumina, or aluminium oxide, is a key feedstock in the production of aluminium. This initiative is part of a broader set of 22 memorandums of understanding (MoUs)...
