Impact Minerals plans staged 4,000-tpa HPA production in US
A NewPro study supports a staged 2,000-to-4,000-tonne-per-year high-purity alumina plant on the US Gulf Coast, with a post-tax NPV of about USD373 million and a 42.3 per cent IRR. Impact Minerals is advancing plans for a modular high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in the US after an independent scoping...
Ireland withholds Aughinish Alumina meeting notes amid Russia export review
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...
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RUSAL 1Q19 alumina production up 2% YoY; bauxite output rises 29% YoY
RUSAL has announced its operating results for the first quarter 2019. Total alumina production stood at 1,932 thousand tonnes in 1Q19, up 2.1 per cent from 1,892 thousand tonnes in 1Q18. On-quarter-on-quarter comparison, production declined 1.3 per cent from 1,958 thousand tonnes in 4Q18. Russian...
JISCO Alpart to host community meeting to discuss ongoing water distribution & dust pollution problems
Jamaica-based bauxite/alumina producer JISCO Alpart’s meeting with community leaders, political and stakeholder representatives is scheduled today, April 29, at 11:00 am at the JISCO Alpart Sports Club in Nain. The agenda of the meeting is to discuss ongoing problems relating to water distribution...
“IB2 stands for the combination of Improved Bauxite and Improved Bayer,” Romain Girbal, General Manager, IB2
Romain GIRBAL, General Manager of IB2 , a Paris based innovative solution provider that works towards producing alumina with low grade bauxite announced the launch of an innovative and breakthrough technology for low grade bauxite refining during the Bauxite & Alumina Conference that took place in...
Vedanta’s Lanjigarh refinery targets to produce 2 million tonnes of alumina this year, says CEO Rahul Sharma
On asking about the current status of Vedanta’s Lanjigarh alumina refinery’s production capacity, CEO Rahul Sharma said, “Vedanta expects to raise Lanjigarh alumina refinery's capacity to 2 million tonnes this year.” He also said, “Growth is likely to double in next 5 years," while continued saying...
Cosco signs ten 210,000 dwt newcastlemax bulkers construction contract with Chalco
Chinese state-run shipping giant Cosco has reportedly signed a contract to construct up to ten 210,000 dwt newcastlemax bulkers to support its long-term shipping project with Aluminium Corporation of China (Chalco). This order, consisted of eight firm vessels and two optional vessels, is Cosco’s...
Future of bauxite and alumina sector looks promising in Jamaica, says Phillip Paulwell
Jamaica's Member of Parliament Phillip Paulwell opines in the 2019/20 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives that the bauxite and alumina sector in Jamaica remains positive as the industry’s future looks promising based on the increasing demand worldwide. He also expressed satisfaction for...
Norsk Hydro’s shares up 5.5% in anticipation of full production resumption at Alunorte
Norwegian metals maker Norsk Hydro recorded a rise of its shares on Monday, April 15, after winning further support to resume full production at its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil. After operating at half capacity for over a year, the Alunorte refinery on April 12 saw a hope to resume full...
Hindalco temporarily suspends operations at its alumina refinery in Jharkhand on red mud spill incident
According to a brief from Hindalco Industries on Wednesday April 10, the company temporarily suspended the operations of its alumina facility in Muri, Jharkhand, after an incident, in which the red mud storage area connected to the plant had collapsed leading to injuries. "There was an incident in...
EGA's Al Taweelah alumina refinery starts production today as a major milestone in UAE's industrial sector
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...
China’s daily average alumina output drops in March on tight bauxite supplies and higher costs
Shanghai Metals Market survey found a drop of 7,000 tonnes in China’s daily average output of alumina for the month of March. Thus, from 201,000 tonnes, China daily average alumina output in March came in at 194,000 tonnes. Tight bauxite supplies, high costs, maintenance, and equipment upgrading...
Vedanta’s alumina production up 24% YoY in FY2019 due to plant debottlenecking
Vedanta’s Lanjigarh refinery produced 1,501,000 tonnes of alumina in FY2019, up 24% year-on-year from 1,209,000 tonnes in FY2018 due to plant debottlenecking. Alumina production from Lanjigarh increased from 638,000 tonnes to 827,000 tonnes in H2 FY2019, 30% higher year-on-year. The production was...
Federal Court sets a new conciliatory hearing on Hydro Alunorte refinery embargo
The Federal Court in Belém, Brazil, has scheduled for April 12 a hearing regarding the embargo on the production at Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery, Norsk Hydro announced on Friday, 05 April 2019. Alumina refinery has been running at 50 per cent capacity since March 2018. In yesterday’s hearing ,...
NALCO achieves ever-highest bauxite production at Panchpatmali Mines in FY2018-19
National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has posted its year-round achievements for fiscal 2018-19, where it mentioned about recorded capacity production of bauxite at Panchpatmali Mines totalling 74.14 lakh tonnes, which is the highest since inception. The transportation of the ore has also been...
US bauxite imports registered a rise of 1.5% in 2018; Jamaica remained top bauxite exporter
According to the latest US Geological Survey report, the US imported about 4.5 million tonnes of bauxite in 2018, up about 1.5% from 2017. When we look at the figures of last five years, we can observe the sharply declining trend. From 11.8 million tonnes in 2014, the volume dropped to 4.5 million...
IB2 announces launch of a breakthrough technology for low grade bauxite refining at Bauxite & Alumina Conference
Romain GIRBAL, General Manager of IB2 , a Paris based innovative solution provider that works towards producing alumina with low grade bauxite announced the launch of an innovative and breakthrough technology for low grade bauxite refining during the Bauxite & Alumina Conference that took place in...
Hydro Alunorte agrees to third party technical assistance; Federal Court sets hearing date
Norsk Hydro has agreed with Ministério Público to have third-party technical assistance to assess the situation at Alunorte alumina refinery, located in Brazil’s northern state of Pará. Alunorte has signed an agreement “to assess whether reports from SEMAS and the University of Campina Grande, both...
Dada Holdings, parent company of Noranda Alumina appoints new Director of Strategy and Investor Relations
Dada Holdings LLC, an investment and management company based in Florida and the new owner of Noranda Bauxite and Noranda Alumina has recently announced the appointment of Dan Byrne as its Director of Strategy and Investor Relations. Mr. Byrne will be based at Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the company...
Rusal ready to start pilot plant for producing FPAH for the cable industry at its Achinsk Alumina Refinery
RUSAL, the leading global aluminium producers, completes preparations for construction of the pilot plant to produce fine precipitated aluminium hydroxide (FPAH) for the cable industry at its Achinsk Alumina Refinery. The plant will have a capacity of 5,000 tpa with an investment of over RUB 500...
