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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Ghana is home to three out of the four stages in producing aluminium. Only the alumina refining stage does not take place in Ghana. The rest, namely bauxite mining, aluminium smelter producing ingots and the casting of aluminium ingots into sheets, coils and profiles, take place here. The Ghana...
Guinea with bauxite potential of about 40 billion tonnes is the largest aluminium ore exporter in the world today. During 2019, the country exported about 70 million tonnes of bauxite, which is likely to exceed 110 million tonnes by 2021. This may substantially change the present bauxite market and...
Blockchain Foundry Inc., a leading North American blockchain development firm, has entered into an agreement with Alumina Partners (Ontario) Ltd., a subsidiary of Alumina Partners LLC, for a drawdown equity financing facility of up to C$4 million. It covers for a period of over a 24-month....
An advanced metallurgical programme conducted by Canyon Resources Limited on alumina samples from Minim Martap Bauxite Project in Cameroon shows consistent +90% available alumina. The outcomes of the testing confirm the presence of very high grade bauxite in the project and high rates of conversion...
The BUMN mining holding or Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) is still working on several strategic projects even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, one of which is the Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery (SGAR). This project is a collaboration between PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminum (Inalum) and PT Aneka...
According to a Reuters report, China's Henan Shenhuo Coal and Power announced it will secure a thirty six percent (36%) stake in alumina project in the Guangxi region. This will help the company in minimizing its imports of the raw materials. The 3.12 billion yuan ($450 million) first phase of...
Indian Railways initiative for Sambalpur Railway Division to get a Routine Overhaul (ROH) depot near Sarla railway station needs to be accomplished by November 2021. Pradeep Kumar, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Sambalpur, East Coast Railway said: “Work on the ROH project began in March this...
Utkal Alumina International Limited (UAIL) has mounted a holistic CSR strategy. Its main attempt is to be substantive to the lives of the underprivileged. Through its development initiatives, it has helped in enhancing the socio-economic conditions of people in these areas. The development...
Lindian Resources Limited has reportedly confirmed that laboratory testing of extensions to the Bouba conglomerate bauxite plateau within the Gaoual Project has discovered high-grade alumina averaging more than 50 per cent. Earlier this year, resource drilling along the Bouba Plateau had confirmed...
Michael Stewart, Member of Parliament for Manchester Southern says: “Jamaicans should take stock of the costs and benefits of the bauxite/alumina industry,” following more bitter complaints about its negative effects. The residents of Rose Hill on the Manchester Plateau, at the heart of Stewart's...
FYI Resources Ltd announced that the Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has approved Mining Proposal and associated Mine Closure plan for its Cadoux Kaolin Project. The approval includes the planned mining, processing, site infrastructure, waste...
The apex body to clear investment projects in Odisha, The High-Level Clearance Authority (HLCA), has approved a new Greenfield alumina refinery unit, proposed by Aditya Birla Group-owned Hindalco Industries. The estimated cost of the project is INR 8,000 crore and is proposed to come up at...
The giant in metals and mining, Vedanta Ltd has planned a capital expenditure of $250-300 million in the next fiscal on the ramp-up of its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Odisha. Vedanta, in an astonishing manner, has proposed to expand the capacity of the refinery to 6 mtpa. The refinery's present...
Amidst the potential primary aluminium production capacity, the GCC aluminium giants are increasingly exploring upstream possibilities as well. For instance, Al Taweelah alumina refinery and the Boke bauxite project in the Republic of Guinea are the key parts of EGA’s strategic expansion in...
A consortium led by China Aluminium International Engineering, a listed arm of Chinese aluminium giant Aluminium Corporation of China, has reportedly won a contract worth RMB 5.3 billion (USD745.3 million) to build an alumina refinery in Indonesia. The news arrived after Chalieco confirmed on...
On September 3, the Ministry of Transport and Mining reportedly confirmed that the alumina production at JISCO-Alpart refinery in St. Elizabeth would be temporarily suspended, as the second phase of modernisation and expansion programme would be starting with the next 30 to 60 days. The temporary...
To avoid future dependency on China for lithium batteries, Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) will reportedly make an alumina-based battery, which will be used for running electric vehicles. The company executives said a foreign company had been working as a partner with IOCL for the development...
IBAAS and GAMI are jointly organizing the 8th International IBAAS-GAMI Conference & Exhibition at the picturesque city of Guiyang, China from September 4 - 6, 2019. The theme of the IBAAS-GAMI Conference is “Technological Advances in Alumina, Aluminium Smelter, Downstream Fabrication, Energy...
