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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According to the latest report revealed by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), Iran produced 225,942 tonnes of aluminium oxide, commonly known as alumina, in the past year 1401 (ended March 20, 2023). That reflected a drop of 2 per cent from the...
The Chinese alumina production capacity was approximately 76.6 million tonnes as of November 2022. AlCircle’s latest report ‘Global Aluminium Industry Outlook 2023’ states that the nation's alumina refineries used about 79 per cent of their capacity in November 2022 compared to 81 per cent in...
According to the data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO), Iran's alumina powder output during the first eleven months of the current Iranian calendar (March 21, 2022-February 19, 2023) totalled 206,887 tonnes. That reflected a 2 per...
According to the US Census Bureau survey, the United States imported 508,000 tonnes of alumina in the fourth quarter of 2022, which reflected a significant rise of 63,000 tonnes or 25.39 per cent quarter-on-quarter from 445,000 tonnes. On a year-on-year calculation, the United States alumina...
In February 2023 (28 calendar days), China’s metallurgical-grade alumina production decreased by 3.9 per cent month-on-month to stand at 6.12 million tonnes versus 6.37 million tonnes in January (31 calendar days), found the Shanghai Metals Market data. But the daily output increased by 14,000...
In January 2023 (31 calendar days), China’s metallurgical-grade alumina production stood at 6.37 million tonnes, registering a drop of 0.93 per cent month-on-month from 6.43 million tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market data. On a year-on-year calculation, the output in January recorded an...
A report has recently revealed that Iran produced 176,239 tonnes of alumina powder in the nine months of the Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2022). The report suggests a 1 per cent rise year-on-year from 175,284 tonnes. In the third quarter (September 21-December 21), Iran’s alumina...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China’s metallurgical-grade alumina output in December 2022 (31 calendar days) stood at 6.43 million tonnes, reflecting a month-on-month rise of 2.2 per cent from 6.29 million tonnes and a year-on-year increase of 1 per cent from 6.36 million tonnes. But...
Alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) amounted to 1.129 million tonnes during November 2022, which recorded a month-on-month downfall of 4.40 per cent. In October 2022, Africa & Asia’s alumina output was 1.181 million tonnes, up by 6.01 per cent from 1.114 million tonnes a month ago. On a...
According to the data revealed by the General Administration of Customs of China, it has been reported that 196,000 tonnes of alumina were imported into China in November 2022, representing an increase of 24.2 per cent over the previous year and a reduction of 21.8 per cent over the previous month....
The United States’ alumina imports in the third quarter of 2022 deteriorated to return 445,000 tonnes, following a rise of 8.76 per cent in the previous quarter, found the US Census Bureau data. The import volume in Q1 was also at the same amount, followed by a sequential rise in Q2 to 484,000...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, China produced 6.68 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina in October 2022 (31 calendar days), with daily output of 215,400 tonnes. The monthly production stood 0.61 per cent down M-o-M but 10.3 per cent more over the year. At the end of October, the...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the first aluminium smeleter in the Middle East, and KCC Chartering AS, a subsidiary of Klaveness Ship Holding AS, have jointly announced the signing of a four-year contract of affreightment (COA) for transporting alumina from Australia to Bahrain starting 2022. The...
China’s domestic metallurgical-grade alumina production in August 2022 (31 calendar days) edged 1.4 per cent lower month-on-month to total 6.844 million tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market. However, on a year-on-year calculation, the August output stood 11.16 per cent higher, with an average...
The United States imported 484,000 tonnes of alumina in the second quarter of 2022 versus 445,000 tonnes in the first quarter of the year, found the US Census Bureau. According to quarter-on-quarter calculation, that was an increase of 39,000 tonnes or 8.76 per cent. On a yearly basis, the US Q2...
Aluminium Corporation of China Limited, popularly known as Chalco, has posted higher profit for the first half of 2022 ended June 30, underpinned by increased revenue from alumina and coal production and imported coking coal business. From RMB 3.09 billion or RMB 0.176 per share of Chalco’s profit...
Alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) showcased a monthly increase of 5.26 per cent in July 2022, according to the International Aluminium Institute. From 1.141 million tonnes in June, the output grew to 1.201 million tonnes in July. However, the production in June saw a downfall of 5.7...
Trimet France, a subsidiary of Germany-based Trimet Aluminium SE, has leased its older ship unloading device, replacing it with a high-tech Siwertell road-mobile unloader. This will enhance the company’s alumina unloading capacity along the regional ports, lessening the time each vessel spends in...
