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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Balco plans bauxite mining expansion in Chhattisgarh
<p>Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (Balco) is planning to step up its bauxite mining operations in India in order to address the raw material crises it has been facing at its alumina refining facility. Presently, the Vedanta controlled aluminium company is producing 2 million tonnes of bauxite in...
Canada's bauxite imports estimated to decline 5.6% YoY in 2016
<p>Canada is one of the lowest cost aluminium producers in the world. The three major aluminium producers here are Alcoa, Aluminerie Alouette, and Rio Tinto. However, bauxite is not mined in this North American country; it is only refined here. The aluminium-bearing ore is shipped from across the...
Vedanta plans to invest up to $2.9 bn to expand its alumina and aluminium capacity in Odisha, India
<p>Mining major Vedanta resources plans to invest INR 150 to 200 billion ($2.93 billion) over next three years to expand its alumina and aluminium producing capacity in Odisha, India, according to a statement made by Anil Agarwal, chairman of Vedanta Resources Plc. on the inaugural day of the...
JISCO officially takes charge of Alpart with promise of employment to local community
<p>Russian aluminium major UC Rusal completed the sale of Alpart refinery in Jamaica to the Chinese group Jiuquan Iron & Steel (Group) Co. Ltd. (JISCO) on November 22. Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) was officially handed over to JISCO last Thursday November 24 and the production is set to...
EGA set to load first bauxite sample to China from its Guinea mine
<p>As confirmed by the Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Tuesday Nov 22, the company is processing the loading its first sample shipment of bauxite from its Guinea mine to China.<br /><br />Guinea Alumina Corporation S.A. (“GAC”) is a mining development...
RUSAL completes the sale of Alpart alumina refinery in Jamaica
<p>UC RUSAL, a leading global aluminium producer, is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of a 100% stake in Alumina Partners of Jamaica (‘Alpart’) to the Chinese state industrial group, JIUQUAN IRON & STEEL Co. Ltd. for a USD 299 mln cash consideration.<br /><br />The...
Odisha likely to fail March 2017 deadline for arranging bauxite supplies for Vedanta
<p>The state government of Odisha had taken up the issue of working out local bauxite supplies for Vedanta’s loss-making alumina refinery at Lanjigarh where it had left in 2013. The state-run mining company Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) had renewed attempts to start bauxite mining...
Researchers reclaiming value from red mud waste generated in alumina refineries
<p>Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) announced yesterday that a team of materials science researchers is developing the first commercially viable process for recovering valuable metals from red mud, a hazardous byproduct of aluminium production that is currently stored in holding ponds...
EGA's Al Taweelah alumina refinery completes 60% construction for the Calciners section
<p style="text-align: left;">Emirates Global Aluminium’s Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi, adjacent to EGA’s Al Taweelah smelter and Khalifa Port is almost complete with 60 per cent of construction over for the Calciners section. The overall...
Hindalco alumina production records 16% growth YOY in Q2FY17
<p>Hindalco Industries has announced the unaudited standalone results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2016. The company delivered robust operational performance in a challenging macroeconomic condition.<br /><br />During the second quarter, alumina production (including Utkal Alumina)...
Sherwin Alumina to shut down Gregory plant; signs employee severance pay agreement with USW
<p>The United Steelworkers (USW) union announces that it has reached an agreement with the Sherwin Alumina management regarding preseravtion of pension plan and gains severance pay and other benefits for the USW members after the comapny's alumina refinery in Gregory shuts down officially on...
Noranda obtains court approval to sell alumina refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana and bauxite mining operation in St. Ann, Jamaica to DADA Holdings LLC
<p>Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation today announced Court approval for the sale of the Company's alumina refinery in Gramercy, Louisiana and bauxite mining operation in St. Ann, Jamaica. Following a competitive auction, New Day Aluminum LLC, an affiliate of DADA Holdings LLC, was selected as...
PT Shaanxi Youser Indonesia to build alumina refinery in C Kalimantan through a Chinese investor
<p>PT Shaanxi Youser Indonesia, a part of the Shaanxi Youser Group is planning to construct an alumina refinery in East Kotawaringin district, Central Kalimantan in collaboration with a Chinese investor. The Chinese firm is ready to build the refinery at a cost of Rp16 trillion.<br /><br />"We want...
Hydro announces change in corporate management board
<p>Alberto Fabrini was appointed Executive Vice President and member of Hydro's Corporate Management Board in 2014. He was previously Chief Operating Officer in Bauxite & Alumina and plant manager of the Albras primary plant in Brazil.<br /><br />Fabrini has also held the position as plant...
Rusal owned Aughinish Alumina returns to profit in 2015
<p>According to an Aluminium Insider report, Rusal's Aughinish Alumina in Ireland is back in profits as the alumina producer has succeeded in pulling off a significant reversal in its bottom line. The firm reported a US$14.4 million pretax profit after posting a US$12.1 million loss the previous...
Ma’aden subsidiary kick-starts commercial production at alumina refinery
<p>A subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) announced Sunday that commercial production at its new bauxite mine and alumina refinery has begun and export of some of this output could take off any time in the coming quarters.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block;...
Sherwin to close its Gregory alumina refinery on Friday
<p>Glencore subsidiary Sherwin Alumina is poised to down the shutters of its alumina refinery in Gregory, Texas, said a union official on Friday. A federal bankruptcy judge has allowed more time to the 1.65 million mt/year operations to wind down its operations. The alumina refiner has accordingly...
Two competing bids submitted for Noranda Aluminium’s upstream assets
<p>Two bidders have submitted their bids for the upstream business of Noranda Aluminium, the bankrupt aluminium producer from the US, in an auction held on Wednesday last week. Assets including one of Noranda's idled smelters in Missouri, a bauxite mining site in Jamaica, and an operational alumina...
