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 global export-import data, India’s alumina imports in CY2020 are estimated to stand at 2.27 million tonnes, down by 4.22 per cent from 2.37 million tonnes (approx.) in 2019. In 2018, India had imported 2.69 million tonnes, meaning the country’s alumina imports in 2019 stood down by...
According to Shanghai Metals Market data, China’s alumina production stood at 5.71 million tonnes in June, including 5.5 million tonnes of metallurgical-grade alumina. The daily output came in at 183,000 tonnes, 1.82 per cent higher from a month ago but down by 4.57 per cent on the year....
According to a recent report from Brazil’s economy ministry released on Monday, July 6, alumina exports from Brazil increased in June, albeit at a slower pace than the earlier month. Brazil’s alumina exports in June totalled 679,914 tonnes, up 4.6 per cent year-on-year from 650,229 tonnes. On a...
The average spot alumina price in China is up by RMB 2 per tonne on Monday, 06 July 2020 to stand at RMB 2335 per tonne. Alumina prices remain unchanged across all major markets in China, except East. The average spot alumina price in East China is up by RMB 10 per tonne. Alumina price stands at...
The average alumina spot price in China has recorded a significant hike for the fourth day in a row, higher from the earlier three days, found Shanghai Metals Market. SMM data shows the price has climbed by RMB 46 per tonne or 2.01 per cent to stand at RMB 2,333 per tonne, as of Friday, July 3,...
The average spot alumina price in China is up by RMB 5 per tonne on Wednesday, 01 July 2020. Alumina price stands at RMB 2281 per tonne, after rising by RMB 15 per tonne on June 30. Alumina prices have increased across all major markets in China, except South. The prices of alumina in East,...
According to the data shown by the US Geological Survey on bauxite and alumina imports in the first quarter of 2020, the United States imported 775,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, down by 22.5 per cent from 1 million tonnes of imports in the fourth quarter of 2019. However, when compared to...
The average spot alumina price in China has increased by RMB 12 per tonne or 0.53 per cent on Tuesday, 16 June 2020, after two days of restraint. Alumina price stands at RMB 2259 per tonne. Alumina prices have increased in in Central and North China markets. The prices of alumina in Central and...
Vedanta’s Alumina Refinery at Lanjigarh has boosted its precautionary measures against COVID-19 as per the guidelines of the Government and the health authorities. The plant continues to operate, securing fidelity to strict COVID-19 guidelines issued by the central and state authorities. After the...
A lack of domestic bauxite mines means Mexico can't make enough aluminium domestically to meet demand. Aluminium is the world’s second-most-used industrial metal, second only to steel. Mexico’s long-running mining tradition dates back to colonial times, and despite the historically large (and...
Rusal’s Mykolaiv alumina refinery in Ukraine said on Tuesday, May 5, that it could settle the dispute with Ukrainian customs service regarding access to bauxite supplies and avoided temporary suspension of production . The refinery, located near Ukraine’s Black Sea coastline, primarily relies on...
China, in March 2020, imported 338,600 tonnes of alumina, which was 1147.10 per cent higher than the imports in the same period last year, according to China customs data. Australia was the leading supplier in the said month, accounting for 159,770 tonnes of the total alumina imports by China. In...
Since the middle of March, the average alumina spot price has been incessantly trending down, and today is of no exception. According to Shanghai Metals Market, the alumina spot price in China has shrunk by RMB 33 per tonne to stand at RMB 2,370 per tonne, as of Monday, March 30. The decline rate...
As shown by the latest US Geological Survey data on bauxite and alumina imports in the fourth quarter of 2019, the United States imported 1 million tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, up 8 per cent from 929,000 tonnes in the third quarter and 15 per cent more than 840,000 tonnes in the fourth...
The impact of the Coronavirus outbreak is seen in China’s alumina exports as well. During January-February this year, China could export as minimum as 30,000 tonnes of alumina in total, down 82.7 per cent from the same period last year, according to China Customs data. Along with the export amount,...
The Bosnian official authorities stated that a company from the town of Zvornik held talks with Iranian officials for selling aluminium oxide. This could have been used in Tehran’s nuclear programme. Fahrudin Radoncic, Bosnian Security Minister published on 16 th March’20 that a Bosnian company had...
The largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, Emirates Global Aluminium, has signed a fresh three-year contract with Vinacomin, a Vietnamese state-owned firm, extending the supply of Vietnamese alumina to the UAE until 2023. As per the new agreement, EGA will...
According to the United States Geological Survey, the country in the third quarter of 2019 ending September 30 had exported 10,000 tonnes of alumina to Mexico, whereas in the second quarter had supplied 12,200 tonnes. The USGS data found that this downfall of about 18 per cent in Q3 was a continued...
