Ireland’s Department of Enterprise has withheld the release records of discussions between its secretary general and Aughinish Alumina management, citing “highly confidential information” shared by the company. The decision comes as scrutiny intensifies over the Limerick refinery’s alumina exports...
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...
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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)...
The Union Environment Ministry has delayed its decision on Vedanta Limited's proposal to divert more than 700 hectares of forest land in Rayagada and Kalahandi districts in Odisha, for the Sijimali Bauxite Mines. The delay is, according to government records, related to pending issues concerning...
Egypt is in the forefront with a new strategic partnership embarked on to develop an alumina refinery. As of September 3, 2025, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), a manufacturer and distributor of aluminium and its related products, has officially, in the presence of HRH the Crown Prince and Prime Minister,...
The UAE’s largest non-oil industrial enterprise and the top producer of ‘premium aluminium’, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), has recently completed its debottlenecking expansion at its Al Taweelah refinery, which includes the establishment of a third ball mill, further boosting alumina output...
A recent controversy has emerged for thirteen cargo ships of the Aughinish Alumina plant, Europe's largest alumina refinery owned by Rusal, serving the aluminium oxide refinery in Co. Limerick. These thirteen cargo ships have been detained by the Irish authorities in recent years, which is more...
Guinea is tightening its grip on the global bauxite trade, shipping record volumes even as its own alumina refining sector lags far behind. According to sources, Guinea mined about 123 million tonnes of bauxite in 2023, up from 103 million tonnes the year before. Exports grew even faster, jumping...
National Aluminium Company, India's leading aluminium producing company, had announced on August 28, about it joining hands with Coal India, a state-owned company responsible for exploration, mining and supply of coal in India and National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), one of India's leading...
As of August 28, 2025, National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), a leading manufacturer of alumina and aluminium in India, has announced its plan to increase the production level of special-grade, value-added and fused alumina . Alumina is currently in high demand, especially for refractories and...
With a demand for the immediate opening of bauxite mines, the residents of Kalahandi, a district in Odisha, led by Lanjigarh Anchalik Vikash Parishad (LAVP), have set up a large-scale rally this Friday, August 22, 2025. The motto of the rally was securing local livelihoods and catalysing regional...
Shandong Innovation Group Co., Ltd. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) and Chain of Custody (CoC) Standard V2 (2022) Certification for alumina refining . The Certification covers processes for the manufacture of alumina at their Shandong Chuangyuan New Material Technology Co., Ltd....
Austrian technology and market leader in ropeway engineering group Doppelmayr has secured a major contract to develop and implement India's first RopeCon system at the Aditya Alumina Refinery in Kansariguda, Odisha. The system, which is expected to be operational by Q3 2027, represents a...
Century Aluminum, the US primary aluminium producer, is preparing to pour up to USD 30 million into its Jamaican alumina refinery, Jamalco, in 2026, a move aimed at slashing energy costs and restoring the plant to full strength. The update came during the company’s latest investor call. Century’s...
The collective agreement for mines, quarries, and related industries in Guinea will take effect in August, according to a letter dated August 12 from the country's Ministry of Labour and Civil Service to the National Chamber of Mines, local media reported. Rusal Friguia, a bauxite and alumina...
Vedanta Ltd told investors last week that it expects the cash cost of producing primary aluminium to slide beneath USD 1,700 per tonne in the second half of FY 2026, supported by higher captive alumina output from its Lanjigarh refinery and the impending start-up of the Sijimali bauxite mine in...
As of August 5, 2025, Guinea has revoked the bauxite concession previously awarded to Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC), a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), citing violations of the national mining code. The concession has been reassigned to a newly established state-backed entity. This...
In a strategic pivot highlighting both innovation and geopolitical foresight, global integrated aluminium producing firm Alcoa of Australia Limited, part of Alcoa Corporation, has announced a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Japan Australia Gallium Associates Pty Ltd (JAGA) to explore gallium...
With Guinea revoking more than 129 licenses of the bauxite miners , Ghana is now following a similar step. Starting with a local firm, Rocksure International, Ghana has cancelled the bauxite lease worth USD 1.2 billion. The major cause behind the cancellation was the lease being ratified by the...
Indonesia's state-owned mining holding company, MIND ID, is looking to ramp up its aluminium ambitions with a multi-stage, vertically integrated plan to transform the country into a centre for global aluminium production. MIND ID, through its subsidiary PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum), is...
