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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Despite April's decline, total imports over January-April rose by 15 per cent on year to 77.68 million tonnes, the GACC data showed. On the demand side, consumption of imported bauxite by the 44 Chinese alumina refiners tracked by Mysteel reached 55.28 million tonnes during the four-month period,...
Aluminum Corporation of China (CHALCO), through its Hong Kong-listed Unit, and its partnering mining company and port company have signed an agreement to amend and restart the Mining Convention with the Guinean Government. It paves the way for the creation of a dedicated project company that will...
The USD 450 million partnership involves Atlantic Alumina Company and aims to maintain operations at the Gramercy alumina refinery in Louisiana while also building the country’s first large-scale gallium production circuit. The United States currently has no domestic gallium production and only one...
Indonesia’s aluminium value chain is expanding rapidly, but a critical imbalance is beginning to emerge beneath the country’s downstream ambitions. While alumina refineries and aluminium smelters are being developed at a fast pace, bauxite mine production has not increased with the same momentum,...
Applications range from predictive equipment maintenance to environmental monitoring. Technology eliminates human presence in some activities in confined spaces and drastically reduces activities at height. Alunorte has achieved important results in several operational areas through its own fleet...
The Interministerial Committee for Strategic Investments of the Hellenic Republic has approved a new strategic investment by METLEN Energy & Metals in the ramp-up of gallium production capacity in Greece. It falls within the framework of METLEN's existing bauxite mining and alumina refining...
The Australian government has shortlisted seven green hydrogen derivative projects with a combined capacity of 2.18GW under the second round of its Hydrogen Headstart programme, despite reducing the scheme’s funding allocation by half. The programme is being administered through the Australian...
European aluminium producers are facing mounting pressure as the European Union pushes forward with reforms to its Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), a move expected to increase operating costs across the region’s recycling and refining industries. While the reforms are intended to support...
China's alumina prices held broadly steady during May 1-7 after a brief uptick seen ahead of the May Day holiday over May 1-5, as cautious sentiment prevailed in the spot market amid signs of loosening supply following temporary pre-holiday tightness. According to Mysteel's price assessment, the...
The United States-based Alcoa Corporation, one of the world's leading aluminium companies, has expressed interest in the Ukrainian Mykolaiv Alumina Plant (MAP). The information has been disclosed by the Head of the State Property Fund of Ukraine, Dmytro Natalukha. The update follows the...
Mykolaiv alumina refinery is set to be offered for privatisation in the fourth quarter of 2026, with a starting price of around USD 86 million, according to Ukraine’s State Property Fund. The announcement was made by Dmytro Natalukha, head of the State Property Fund, during a press briefing marking...
RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium producers, has implemented a proprietary neural network-based technology for controlling aluminium hydroxide particle fractions. The technology improves the quality of alumina, which in turn enhances the quality of the aluminium produced from it and...
Several African countries, including Nigeria, are increasing efforts to use their large bauxite reserves for industrial development. Governments and investors are shifting from exporting raw minerals to processing them within the country. In Nigeria, the government is planning to set up a large...
The European Union (EU) has been discussing some changes around how its rules apply to aluminium and alumina trade, especially when it comes to how materials actually move across supply chains. At the moment, restrictions are in place for certain aluminium imports, but alumina, which is used to...
Peripheral operations have been paused at the South32-owned Worsley Alumina refinery near Collie, in Western Australia, after a contractor sustained injuries at the site around 4 am on March 14. Emergency services and first aid were administered to the injured 47-year-old worker at the refinery....
At the Panchpatmali Bauxite Mines, part of the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), nestled within the Mines and Refinery (M&R) Complex in Koraput, Odisha, a field inspection was conducted. This was conducted by Shri M. R. Prasad, a scientist from the Regional Office of the Ministry of...
The once prominent aluminium producer in Latin America, Venezuela’s aluminium industry has experienced a dramatic decline over the past decade, largely due to persistent electricity shortages, ageing infrastructure and prolonged political and economic instability. The sector, which once produced...
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has announced the deployment of an all-women team to lead the Distributed Control System (DCS) at its alumina refinery in Lanjigarh, Odisha . A cohort of 40 trained women professionals will now steer the refinery’s nerve centre, one of the...
