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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The bauxite mining subsidiary of one of the leading aluminium producers recently announced the suspension of its bauxite export operations from Port Kamsar (GNKMR). However, there has been no official justification for the move. How can it impact the Guinean workforce? Despite possessing the...
According to a report on Friday, October 18, Vedanta has assured to give INR 1 lakh crore to the Odisha government for the establishment of an alumina refinery with a 6 million tonnes per annum capacity and an aluminium plant with 3 million tonnes per annum. The news came after an announcement made...
Konstelec Engineers Limited (KEL), an engineering, procurement, and construction company, has acquired a whopping INR 39.63 crores contract from National Aluminium Company (NALCO), which they are to deliver within the next 12 months (from the date of LoA). The Letter of Approval (LoA) of the...
PT Aneka Tambang, an Indonesian mining company, has begun the first bauxite injection phase at its Smelter Grade Alumina Refinery Mempawah Project. The company says this phase initiates the commissioning of the project, which is a joint effort between PT Aneka Tambang, popularly known as ANTAM, and...
Aluminium is an essential component of the global economy. The rising demand for green metal clearly shows that no matter how many setbacks or blips come across, the market or the need for this green metal will never decrease. Below is a recap of the events which unfolded in the upstream aluminium...
South32 Worsley Alumina Pty Ltd has earned ASI Performance Standard V3 (2022) Certification for its Boddington Bauxite Mine, Worsley Alumina Refinery in Collie, and its port facility in Bunbury, Australia. This certification extends to the associated infrastructure, including conveyors and the...
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has inaugurated a $941 million smelter-grade alumina refinery operated by state miner Aneka Tambang (Antam) and state-owned aluminium producer Inalum in the West Kalimantan province. The refinery boasts a production capacity of 1 million metric tonnes of alumina...
The Jamaica-based bauxite mining and alumina-producing company Jamalco has successfully reopened its Rocky Point port following extensive repairs, resuming normal shipping operations. The port's conveyor system was damaged by storm conditions caused by Hurricane Beryl, which passed offshore on July...
Press Metal Aluminium Holdings has announced a partnership with three Indonesian firms to establish and operate an alumina refinery in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The refinery is projected to produce between one and 1.2 million tonnes annually in its first phase, with plans to double this capacity....
On Tuesday, September 17, Century Aluminum, a global primary aluminium producer with operations in the United States, announced the resumption of normal shipping operations of alumina at Jamalco’s Rocky Point port after the completion of the repair work of damages caused by devastative cyclone...
Vedanta Aluminium, India's largest producer of aluminium, is actively addressing a breach of its process water storage facility at its Lanjigarh alumina refinery in Odisha, which occurred during the early hours of September 15, 2024, due to unprecedented rains in the area. This extreme weather...
Over the weekend, Vietnam's Minister of Planning and Investment, Nguyễn Chí Dũng, inspected several Vietnamese-invested projects in southern Laos, acknowledging both the progress and the challenges these initiatives face. This transparency is crucial for our collective preparedness. The minister...
On Sunday, September 8, a hopper filled with coal collapsed at an alumina refinery owned by Maa Kudargarhi Group in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, taking away the lives of four workers. A hopper, which is also referred to as a bunker by workers, is used to store fuel like coal or rice husk in...
After working for 14 years in the family business Mühlen Sohn, which manufactures technical textiles and is also used in the aluminium smelters in sales and management roles, Petra started with the newly founded SpectraFlow Analytics in 2014. She has a master’s degree in mathematics and economics,...
China is already home to more than 80 million tonnes of alumina capacity. So much so that the industry is struggling to source enough bauxite to satisfy demand. So, it's not particularly good timing for new alumina refining capacity to enter the market, but that's exactly what's happening. Markets...
Three mining companies in Indonesia are now facing penalties due to delays in completing their refinery projects, following findings in the 2023 Audit Report by the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK). The report highlighted potential non-tax state revenue from administrative fines related to these delays,...
Ma'aden Aluminium, Saudi Arabia's premier mining company, was successfully re-certified with the ASI Chain of Custody Standard V2 for its bauxite mining at the Al-Baitha Mine and its operations at Ras al-Khair industrial city, which encompasses alumina refining, smelting, and the production of...
Aditya Birla Group-owned Hindalco Industries announced in its annual general meeting on August 22 that it would invest $10 billion in capacity expansions. Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla distinctly outlined his plans for ongoing and near-term projects related to aluminium and copper smelters,...
