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 average alumina spot price in China recorded total growth of RMB 33 per tonne this week on Tuesday, May 18, and Friday, May 21, while on the other days remained muted, according to the Shanghai Metals Market data. Other major activities in the global alumina sector included Alcoa Corporation...
Alcoa Corporation has received $8.8 million (A$11.3 million) grant from The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to test the potential use of renewable energy in a process known as Mechanical Vapor Recompression (MVR). Alcoa of Australia intends to install a three megawatt MVR module with...
Presently, Bosnia Herzegovina is considered an upper-middle-income country, achieving great results since 1995. The economy still deficient competitiveness and the government introduced a structural reforms program for 2019-2021 to encourage private investments and exports. The Covid-19 pandemic in...
The Chief Executive Officer of Vedanta Aluminium, Ajay Kapur stated: “Vedanta Aluminium has set a capital expenditure target of $300 million for the current fiscal.” Kapur added: “Our most significant expansion will be at our Lanjigarh alumina refinery, subject to government approvals, the majority...
Nhan Co alumina refinery owned by Dak Nong Aluminum Company holds one of the two pilot projects in the new industry development – the mining and processing industry of bauxite ore to produce alumina towards the production of aluminium has reported that after 5 years of commercial operation from...
The integrated gas-to-power company, New Fortress Energy (NFE) has confirmed the plan to sell out its recently constructed power plant at the Jamalco alumina refinery complex in Clarendon, Jamaica, and also admitted the sale will be materialized within months. However, the company as of now has not...
The federal government of Australia is considering a bold proposal which reflects to see a portion of an alumina refinery in the northern territory be reprocessed into a strategic fuel storage facility, as reported by industry sources. The intents are to see the tanks at the Rio Tinto refinery...
Mining Industry Indonesia (MIND ID) has assigned a capital expenditure (capex) of Rp 29 trillion (US$2.05 billion) for the year 2021, with a focus on developing an alumina refinery. MIND ID president director Orias Petrus Moedak said last week that of the total allotted fund, Rp 2 trillion would be...
The aluminium industry in Australia is operating six alumina refineries in the country, which are mostly producing smelter grade alumina for both the domestic and export markets. The nation’s alumina production in 2019 was 20.5 million tonnes and maintained its position as the second-largest...
The globally most technologically advanced and energy-efficient alumina refinery and Europe's largest operated by Rusal in Ireland, Aughinish Alumina drove into a loss in 2020, as the Covid-19 pandemic hit demand for alumina from one of the biggest aluminium smelters of Europe. During the filling...
The technological solution provider to the global mining and minerals industries TAKRAF has designed and installed India’s longest overland conveyor system, for the Greenfield project of Hindalco-owned Utkal Alumina refinery. The project worked by the TAKRAF’s India office included the longest...
Hydro Alunorte plant becomes the first alumina refinery in the world to receive ISO 55001 certification. The refinery now has seven international certifications on quality, health, safety, environment, assets, and social responsibility management systems, among others. For the certification, a plan...
Rusal has announced the first quarter of 2021 results, reporting that its bauxite production rose 7.4 per cent quarter-on-quarter and 6.3 per cent year-on-year to stand at 3.801 million tonnes. Rusal’s bauxite minings in Guinea produced 2.025 million tonnes in Q1 2021, while Russia and Jamaica...
Hydro has planned invest BRL 1.1 billion in the Alunorte fuel-switch project reduce the refinery’s annual CO2 emissions by 600,000 tonnes. The project will replace heavy fuel oil with natural gas at the Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery. “This project is a milestone in our sustainability strategy and...
Norsk Hydro ASA has reported the first-quarter results of 2021, revealing that its revenue stood at NOK 31,951 million, an increase of 7 per cent quarter-on-quarter from NOK 29,823 million and 1 per cent year-on-year from NOK 31,609 million. Adjusted EBITDA grew 53 per cent from the previous...
The Indonesia based PT Cita Mineral Investindo Tbk (CITA), a bauxite mining company and the first Smelter Grade Alumina (SGA) producer in the nation through its associated entity PT Well Harvest Winning Alumina Refinery (WHW), yielded a positive performance in 2020, amid the impact of the Covid-19...
According to a report on Monday, April 19, Chinese alumina refinery Kaiman Aluminium has reduced its production by half, claiming that bauxite supplies are limited. The refinery, owned by Hangzhou Jinjiang Group, is located in Sanmenxia city in Henan province. It has a per annum capacity of 2.1...
On Thursday, April 15, Hydro reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Fortress Energy (NFE) for sourcing natural gas for its Alunorte alumina refinery. The objective is to replace a part of current fuel oil consumption with environmentally friendly energy, aiming at meeting...
