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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Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to acquire 25 per cent equity interest in PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia. PT Bintan Alumina Indonesia, involved in the production of non-ferrous metals, is building a 1 million-tonne alumina refinery plant together...
Bauxite import by Ukraine has been recording a steady growth year over year since 2016. According to our third-party data, Ukraine had imported an estimated amount of 3.2 million tonnes in the said year, which in 2017 had risen to 4.8 million tonnes. Therefore, in 2017, Ukraine’s bauxite import had...
Altech Chemicals Limited announced that the company hosted inaugural investor and stakeholder visit to the site of its high purity alumina (HPA) plant in Johor, Malaysia. Altech Managing Director Iggy Tan provided an update that covered the stage 1 construction plan; the status of project...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced the production start at Al Taweelah alumina refinery today, April 10. The refinery is expected to expand UAE’s upstream business in the aluminium value chain. Al Taweelah alumina refinery project, located in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi incurred a...
Sierra Mineral Holdings 1 Limited, subsidiary of Vimetco N.V., reportedly discussed its expansion plans with the country’s Ministries of Finance and Mines last week. The plans involve the construction of a value-adding alumina trihydrate plant within its concession, in support with the Pan-African...
According to Shanghai Metals Market, China’s alumina production in February came in at 5.64 million tonnes, after rising 10.93 per cent year-on-year. The average daily output stood at 201,000 tonnes, while annualised capacity in operation recorded at 73.46 million tonnes. This year-on-year rise in...
SOPerior Fertilizer Corp. is working on offtake agreements and funding discussions with several international and US-based commodity trading and construction groups for a project to extract alumina and SOP from alunite. SOPerior Fertilizer plans to produce soluble SOP fertilizer, alumina, and...
According to a recent report, a show cause notice has been served to the Utkal Alumina’s Baphlimali Bauxite Mine for cancellation of mining lease for allegedly failing to comply with environmental norms. As per the report, the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has served a show cause notice on...
According to a report, twenty-seven of the fifty-two young Jamaican engineers who were selected for further study and training in China last March by JISCO Alpart successfully completed the segment of the course and returned to the island on December 24. The batch of 27 was trained in the Bayer...
Anrak Aluminium has got another relief from High Court in its way to restart operation at its alumina/aluminium plant. The Hyderabad High Court on Thursday, November 16 refused to stay an RBI circular that directed Anrak aluminium company to be put on the anvil of insolvency process at the National...
Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) advised ITOCHU Corporation on its $250m sale of its 5% stake in a bauxite mining and alumina refinery in Western Australia. The Japanese general trading company sold its interest in the Worsley Alumina project near Boddington to Press Metal Bintulu, which is 80% owned...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd, the largest aluminium smelter in Southeast Asia, is buying a 50 per cent stake in Japan Alumina Associates (Australia) Pty Ltd (JAA) for A$250 million (RM739 million). JAA holds a 10 per cent stake in Worsley Alumina unincorporated joint venture which owns and...
Project generator Altus Strategies has agreed to sell off its 50% stake in the Birsok bauxite project in Cameroon. The company generated £3 million (US$3.96 million) in shares and a US$1.50 per tonne royalty. Canyon Resources bought the 50% stake in the project and became the existing joint venture...
According to the latest update by Shanghai Metals Market, Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chinalco) on Monday, September 17, announced its plan to invest some RMB 5.81 billion to construct a new alumina project in Fangchenggang of Guangxi province. The project on completion will be...
Alumina 2018, the 11th AQW International Conference, which starts today in Gladstone Queensland is organised by the Alumina Quality Workshop (AQW) Inc. and is expected to attract 300 industry players to the city from all over the world. The three-day global mining conference has kicked with more...
On September 11, 2018, Viet Phuong Group (VPG) of Vietnam reportedly inked a contract with the Lao Government for exploiting and processing bauxite ore and building an alumina factory in Sekong province of Laos, in presence of VPG General Director Phuong Minh Hue. Hue thanked the authorities of...
The Australia-based metals and mining company South32 is reportedly using a new robot, the BIKE platform, to execute safety checks at its Worsley alumina operation, the world’s largest alumina project comprised of a bauxite mine near the town of Boddington and an Alumina refinery near Worsley. The...
In 2017, Aughinish Alumina filed a controversial proposal to blast and extract rock near the bauxite residue disposal area, or the red mud ponds, to make a pit for use in the plant operations. Limerick council gave green light for rock 'blasting' at Aughinish plant. However, the proposal was...
