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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Rio Tinto has reportedly begun the commissioning of an industry-leading filter press technology at its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, under CAD $250 million budget. Four 85-tonne presses have been already installed. The original scheduled time of commissioning the presses was six weeks...
Improved availability of coal from linked mines and robust output of around 1 million tonnes per annum from Vedanta’s captive Chotia block has helped the company achieve cost competitiveness in the manufacture of alumina. According to a report, Vedanta’s alumina cost at Odisha’s Lanjigarh refinery...
A proposed strike by engineering workers at Aughinish Alumina refinery, which was due to take place this week, has been temporarily stopped, as the dispute is referred to the Labour Court. The suspension notice came after High Court proceedings, initiated by Murphy International Ltd (MIL) against...
According to a recent report, Aluminium Corporation of China, also known as Chalco, has postponed the launch of its Boffa bauxite project in Guinea until at least the first quarter of 2020. The news came after Chalco’s official declared it on Thursday, October 10. The construction of the project is...
Rio Tinto, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) and The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Sustainable Minerals Institute have received a recognition for their joint research into technologies that could turn bauxite residue, also known as red mud, into fertile soil. They are trying a new process that...
According to a recent report, Black & Veatch-led project management consortium (PMC) has been appointed by PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia to manage the development of an alumina refinery in West Kalimantan. The facility, according to Black & Veatch, will feature a 1 Mt/year smelter-grade alumina...
Canyon Resources released a resource upgrade for its Minim Martap Bauxite Project in Cameroon on Friday, September 27. The company reported 62% increase in total tonnage and 850% increase in the Indicated Resource component. The project now has a total resource estimate of 892 million tonnes with...
Vietnam started producing alumina in the year 2011 in the Central Highlands. Tan Rai alumina refinery worth $460 million, invested by state mining group Vinacomin started operation in February 2011 and export in March. Now, Vietnam has become one of the emerging alumina producing hubs on the shores...
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates, announced that its Al Taweelah alumina refinery produced 600,000 tonnes of alumina since operations started in April 2019. The plant’s average daily production was 88 per cent of Al Taweelah alumina refinery’s...
Norsk Hydro announced that The Brazilian federal court lifted the final embargo on Alunorte’s new bauxite residue disposal (DRS2) under a criminal lawsuit on Thursday, September 26th. This allows the alumina refinery to resume activities of installation and commissioning at DRS2, ending a 19-month...
According to a recent report, Alcoa Corporation is conducting VR training for its employees to train them for high-risk tasks at its alumina refineries in Western Australia. The guided training module replicates an environment of Alcoa’s refinery sub-station where the trainees are surrounded by...
Vedanta Limited’s Lanjigarh unit has won the ‘Excellent Energy Efficient Unit’ award during the 20th National Award for Excellence in Energy Management 2019, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). “The unit achieved its best process efficiency in FY19 and registered lowest energy...
Rio Tinto has announced that all aluminium from Canadian operations is now independently certified and responsibly produced. The company’s Aluminium Stewardship Initiative Chain of Custody certification has been extended to include the BC Works smelter and Kemano Power Operations in Kitimat,...
The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, India, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, sanctioned an order to cancel bauxite mining in Visakhapatnam District. The order cancelled bauxite mining lease in 3,030 acres of land, in the forest areas of Visakhapatnam, awarded to Andhra Pradesh Mineral Development Corporation...
Norsk Hydro announces with a press release that The Federal Court in Belém, Brazil lifted the embargo on Alunorte's new bauxite residue disposal (DRS2) under the civil lawsuit on September 20. It is to be noted that Alunorte is still subjected to another embargo on DRS2 under a criminal lawsuit....
Falling global prices of alumina and primary aluminium are likely to put pressure on Indian primary aluminium producers, in terms of profits, warned Tapan Kumar Chand, Nalco’s chairman & MD at the company’s 38th annual general meeting on September 18, 2019. At present, the LME’s average price of...
A recent report shows the revenues of Aughinish Alumina refinery in 2018, ended on December 31, increased by 15 per cent over the year to stand at $757.1 million (€684 million) in spite of the US Treasury sanctions imposed on Aughinish’s parent company Rusal. During the time of the sanctions, the...
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...
