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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WEG to supply induction motors for UAE's first alumina refinery
<p>WEG Industries, one of the noted names in the global electric engineering, power and automation technology domain, has been signed in as the sole supplier of all low to medium voltage Induction motors for an upcoming alumina refinery in the UAE. This is WEG's second foray into the Middle East...
Chalco to come up with bauxite-alumina JV project in China's Guizhou Province
<p>Aluminum Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) signed an agreement with the government of Guizhou Province last month for an expansive bauxite-alumina integrated complex in the region, industry source reported. <br /><br />As per deal, Chalco will establish a bauxite-alumina JV project in...
EGA aiming at upstream integration- to build alumina refinery near Al Taweelah smelter
<p>Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is inching towards commissioning of an alumina refinery next to its Al Taweelah aluminium smelter in Abu Dhabi, reported industry sources. The refinery, once commissioned, would then be tied in to bauxite- sourced from Guinea bauxite mines for which EGA already...
Odisha CM assures Vedanta Chairman of regularising bauxite supply by 2016 end
<p>Anil Agarwal, Chairman of Vedanta Resources, the London-based metal and mining conglomerate, said he is hoping the issue of bauxite supply for its Lanjigarh alumina refinery will get resolved by the end of this year. Agarwal said this after meeting Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in...
IITBBS develops technology to make concrete out of bauxite processing waste 'red mud'
<p>The Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar (IITBBS) in one of its research verticals- Waste to Construction Material, has developed a novel technology by which red mud, the hazardous waste of alumina refining from bauxite, is converted to concrete. Henceforth, environment of the areas...
Vedanta’s tryst with bauxite supply issues for Lanjigarh refinery seems to continue
<p>There seems to be no quick respite for Vedanta as far as sourcing of bauxite for its ailing Lanjigarh alumina refinery is concerned. The green activists who had long opposed Niyamgiri bauxite mining project, driving the mining major’s alumina refinery in Lanjigarh to a near closure, seem...
Al-Futtaim Engineering wins multi-dollar contract for EGA alumina refinery project
<p>Al-Futtaim Engineering (AFE) has been awarded with a multi-million dollar contract by Petron Emirates for providing access scaffolding solutions for Emirates Global Aluminum' (EGA)-owned Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery project.<br /><br />Headquartered in Dubai, Al-Futtaim company's Scaffolding and...
Alpart restart will put downward pressure on alumina prices, says consultant
<p>Noted Jamaican aluminium industry analyst Terece Muir, who is currently working with CRU Analysis, opined that the plans drawn by the Chinese firm Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) for its recent buy- Alpart alumina refinery stand to raise concerns about the likely impact of the plant's...
Indonesia's first alumina producer turns exporter as maiden shipment leaves for China
<p>The first alumina shipment from Indonesia's first alumina producer left for China on August 12, reported local industry sources. The shipment volume totalled 50,000 tonnes. <br /><br />PT.Well Harvest Winning Alumina Refinery is a joint venture among China's Shandong Hongqiao Group, Indonesia...
Odisha's Kodingamali bauxite mine to feed Vedanta's Lanjigarh alumina refinery
<p>The Government of Odisha has finally woken up to the acute raw material crisis that forced metal and mining giant Vedanta to partially close down its alumina refinery in Lanjigarh in December last year. The State government said on Wednesday that it will provide bauxite for the ailing refinery...
Henan alumina refinery downs shutters amid danger of potential red-mud landslide
<p>Henan Xiangjiang Wanji Aluminum Co. owned alumina refinery in China's Wanji has been shut down on account of a potential red mud landslide. According to CRU, no probable timeline has been announced yet for reopening the facility.<br /><br />However, CRU consultant Jackie Wang opines that the 1.4...
Sherwin Alumina closure likely to impact US caustic soda demand
<p>The possible closure of Sherwin Alumina near Corpus Christi in Texas, is likely to impact caustic soda market in the U.S. in a major way. Industry experts are of the opinion that the closure of the mid-size alumina refinery that recently applied for bankruptcy will remove about 150,000...
Vedanta's Lanjigarh alumina refinery revives second stream operations
<p>London listed metals and minerals giant Vedanata Resources has resumed work at its alumina refinery at Lanjigarh in Odisha. The company had idled the second stream at the refinery on sourcing constraints of bauxite, the principal raw material for alumina production. But, now as aluminium output...
Construction at Nalco’s Damanjodi alumina refinery to commence in Feb 2017
<p>India's Navarana PSE National Aluminium Company (Nalco) expects to commence construction at its alumina refinery complex at Damanjodi, in the Koraput district of Odisha, in February 2017, according to industry reports. The vertically integrated aluminium producer had announced a major expansion...
Sherwin Alumina to cease operations at Gregory plant
<p>According to the sources close to Sherwin Alumina, the company is contemplating closure of operations at its Gregory plant. The company had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this year and had undergone an auction that landed alumina refinery business in the hands of Glencore...
China's JISCo buys ALPART alumina refinery in Jamaica
<p>United Company RUSAL has sold its Jamaican alumina facility ALPART refinery to China's Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCo). The takeover is expected to be completed by November this year. <br /><br />Transport and mining minister, Mike Henry, said an interest purchase agreement negotiated...
South32's alumina output surges 3% YoY in FY16
<p>Perth, Australia based metals and mining company South32 reported significant rise in alumina production at its Worsley Alumina operation and Brazil Alumina refinery for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016.<br /><br /><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto;...
Hydro reports a drop in underlying EBIT for Bauxite & Alumina segment
<p><span>Norsk Hydro Q2 2016 results reported an increase in underlying EBIT on higher prices and sales volumes.</span><br class="jx_ui_Widget" /><br class="jx_ui_Widget" /><span>However, underlying EBIT for Bauxite & Alumina segment decreased in comparison to Q1. There were a number of...
