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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The Government of Australia, led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison has prohibited sale to Russia for alumina, bauxite and other commodities used as raw materials in the production of aluminium in retaliation to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. On 20 th March 2022, Morrison also declared that Australia...
The United States alumina imports in the fourth quarter of 2021 recorded a Q-o-Q rise of 22.32 per cent to 411,000 tonnes, unlike bauxite imports which fell during the said period by 11 per cent, found the USGS data. In Q3 2021, the United States imported 336,000 tonnes of alumina, which was,...
On Monday, March 7, Glencore, a multinational commodity trading and mining company has decided to supply alumina to Aluminium Dunkerque, in return for which the former will be selling a portion of its aluminium output to the latter. This decision has been taken in regards to the Russia-Ukraine...
The increased number of sanctions due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict has sent shockwaves across the metal industry, including the alumina industry. As a result of which, Russian aluminium producer Rusal ceased alumina export from its Nikoleav refinery in Ukraine, resulting in increased supply...
On Monday, February 28, Russian aluminium producer Rusal, the world’s top metal producer ex-China, suspended alumina shipments from its Nikolaev refinery in Ukraine, resulting in increased supply disruptions across the alumina and aluminium market, reported consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie. Ami...
The sudden hike in the number of events in alumina segment is primarily due to the anticipation of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine. The conflict has stirred the raw material industry greatly, causing record breaking inflation in prices of raw materials. Apart from this, looking at the current...
Freight prices may continue high for the remainder of 2022, eroding margins that helped Alumina Limited post a more than 28% increase in annual earnings last year. The net profit for the year ending December 31 increased to $US187.6 million ($260.7 million) from $US146.6 million the previous year....
According to the Shanghai Metals Market, alumina production in China during January 2022 came in at 6.5 million tonnes, of which metallurgical-grade alumina stood at 6.28 million tonnes. That was a month-on-month decline of 1.26 per cent from 6.36 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina. SMM...
The year 2022 brings along a new beam of hope and inspiration for the metal industry. With this, team AlCircle is excited to announce the launch of its, “Global Aluminium Outlook 2022,” report. The report highlights the overall performance of the aluminium industry and also gives an idea of how the...
According to the Shanghai Metals Market report, alumina production capacity in Shanxi, Shandong, and Henan has come in at 15.02 million tonnes per year for the moment after being undergone output cuts or suspensions due to environmental protection policies. Most refineries in Jinzhong and Lvliang...
In Africa & Asia (ex-China), alumina production in December 2021 stood at 1.166 million tonnes, reflecting an increase of 4.67 per cent month-on-month. In November, alumina output in Africa & Asia (ex-China) came in at 1.114 million tonnes, up by 2.20 per cent from 1.090 million tonnes. On a...
Alumina production in China in December 2021 (31 calendar days) was 6.59 million tonnes, of which metallurgical-grade alumina output stood at 6.36 million tonnes, found the Shanghai Metals Market. On a month-on-month calculation, the metallurgical-grade alumina output extended hike by 4.27 per cent...
According to the International Aluminium Institute data, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stood at 1.114 million tonnes in November 2021, up by 2.20 per cent from 1.090 million tonnes in October. In September, alumina output in Africa & Asia (ex-China) amounted to 1.100 million...
According to the recent report published by the US Census Bureau, the United States alumina imports in the third quarter of 2021 saw a drop of 12.27 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 336,000 tonnes. In the second quarter, the country’s alumina imports were 383,000 tonnes, which was also down by 7.93...
According to the latest data revealed by the Shanghai Metals Market, alumina production in China in November (30 days) 2021 stood at 6.24 million tonnes, of which metallurgical-grade alumina was 6.1 million tonnes. On a month-on-month calculation, the production of metallurgical-grade alumina stood...
On Wednesday, December 1, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), the world’s largest smelter outside China, held its Board of Directors (BoD) meeting in person for Q4 2021. The meeting was conducted at the Alba Oasis Hall, following all the COVID-19 protocols and guidelines laid down by Bahrain National...
In October 2021, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stood at 1.09 million tonnes, reflecting a decrease of 1 per cent month-on-month, found the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). In September, alumina output in Africa & Asia (ex-China) was 1.100 million tonnes, down by 2.22 per...
According to the recent data shown by China Customs, the country exported 5,700 tonnes of alumina in October 2021. That brought China’s total alumina exports from January to October to 108,100 tonnes. In October 2021, China imported 219,400 tonnes of alumina, which reflected a year-on-year decrease...
