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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EGA’s Al Taweelah alumina refinery construction project passes 20 million hours work without a Lost Time Injury
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has passed 20 million hours work on its Al Taweelah alumina refinery construction project without a single Lost Time Injury. This is the equivalent of one person working in construction for...
Hydro in talks with Brazilian authorities to normalize operations at Alunorte alumina refinery
Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro today announced that the company is in talks with the environmental authorities of Pará to resume normal operations at Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil. Alunorte alumina refinery is currently operating at 50 per cent capacity. “In addition, Alunorte is...
Nalco eyes opportunity for bauxite assets in Guinea
Realising the fact that Guinea, being the world's largest bauxite reserves with an estimated 7.4 billion tonnes of high-grade bauxite, is a house of irresistible opportunities for aluminium smelters, National Alumininum Company (Nalco) is eyeing the possibility of gaining access to bauxite deposits...
Hydro expands review and launches audit, following more untreated rainwater discharges from Alunorte
Hydro expands the scope of the ongoing independent review of Alunorte by Brazilian environmental consultancy SGW Services to include all interfaces with areas adjacent to the refinery operation. Hydro’s Internal Audit will conduct a full review of all licenses, complementing SGW’s review of...
Hydro looking at alternative sources of alumina to substitute reduced supply
As an update on the 50% production cut orders at Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery by Brazilian authorities and judiciary, Norsk Hydro says that it is looking at securing alternative sources of alumina to substitute the closed supply at its Brazilian plant on priority basis. Hydro’s Chief Executive...
Norsk Hydro: Preliminary findings from internal task force
The internal expert task force established to review the Alunorte alumina refinery after the flooding in February has reported preliminary findings. The status report has the following main findings: Discharge of water overflowing from the adjacent waste-water holding pond into the internal open...
Norway's Hydro says Brazil plant made unauthorized spills
Norwegian aluminum maker Norsk Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil made unauthorized spills of waste water last month, the company said on Sunday, more than two weeks after local authorities first began to raise questions. Heavy rain and flooding at the plant in mid-February sparked fears...
JISCO to upgrade Alpart alumina refinery in order to facilitate monthly export of alumina
Ever since the successful restart of Alpart alumina refinery in Jamaica; its Chinese owner Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) has been constantly brainstorming ideas to make the refinery most profitable by expanding production within a short span of time. The company now aims to upgrade the...
Bauxite earnings to finance Ghana beyond aid projects
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced an infrastructure development plan across the country to be financed with proceeds of the country’s bauxite as part of measures to move Ghana beyond aid. According to the President, the plan which would be executed in the coming months would...
SGW to conduct an independent review at Alunorte alumina refinery
Hydro announced that SGW Services will conduct an independent review of the water treatment and effluent management systems at its Alunorte alumina refinery in Barcarena. The independent review by SGW is expected to announce its conclusions during the first week of April. "The objective of the SGW...
Court rejects plea to resume operations at Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery
Brazilian court has rejected Norsk Hydro’s request to resume operations at its Alunorte alumina refinery. The company had appealed to a higher court after a regional court ordered it to cut production by 50 per cent at its alumina refinery. On Friday, Hydro issued force majeure notice following...
Hydro takes new initiatives to resolve Alunorte situation
Hydro's CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg has appointed CFO Eivind Kallevik as interim head of Bauxite & Alumina with immediate effect, replacing Silvio Porto, in response to the challenging situation at the Alunorte alumina refinery that is currently operating at 50 percent capacity. Kallevik will at...
Hydro issues force majeure notice at its Alunorte alumina refinery
Hydro announced Alunorte has issued a force majeure notice following orders from federal, state and local authorities to cut alumina production by 50 per cent. Alunorte has also declared force majeure due to lack of clarity into what measures it would take to return Alunorte to normal operations....
Court orders Alunorte to cut 50% production and halt operations at DRS2 bauxite residue disposal
In another update from Pará, Brazil, after the instruction of Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability in the Brazilian state of Pará (SEMAS) to Hydro to cut 50% production at its Alunorte alumina refinery, a regional court issued a ruling on Wednesday, February 28, demanding Hydro to cut...
Hydro ordered to cut production by 50% at Alunorte alumina refinery
Hydro has been told by the Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability in the Brazilian state of Pará (SEMAS) to cut production by 50 per cent at its Alunorte alumina refinery due to non-compliance relating to bauxite residue deposit. SEMAS also said it would introduce daily fines of around BRL 1...
Hydro confirms no leakage from Alunorte alumina refinery
Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro has confirmed that there has been no leakage or rupture of the bauxite residue deposits from its alumina refinery following reports of leakage and water contamination affecting communities in Barcarena. The plant, the world’s largest alumina refinery, is...
Odisha government amends long-term linkage policy for bauxite
The State Cabinet in its meeting held yesterday, February 21, has approved the amendment of the long-term linkage policy to facilitate bauxite linkage. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said 70 per cent of the saleable stock of bauxite will be made available for long-term linkage and the balance...
OMC to start Kodingamali bauxite mine operations in two months
Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), a state run mining entity, has announced that they have received all clearances for Kodingamali bauxite mine and expects to commence operation at the mine in two months. "We have all clearances in place for Kodingamali. Hopefully, mining activity will take off in...
