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’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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Spain imported US$309.6 billion worth of goods in 2016. The country’s imports decreased during the last five years. Export of alumina is estimated to increase considerably in 2017. {newsStudioGallery} According to recent estimates, in 2016, the top alumina exporting countries to Spain are France...
Thailand imports substantial amount of alumina from China to meet the country’s demand. China exported 258 tonnes of alumina during the first nine months of 2017, up 125 per cent year-on year. France and Japan are the top suppliers of alumina to the country. {newsStudioGallery} As shown by the...
According to the latest import-export data published by China General Customs, China’s imports of alumina totalled 275,385 tonnes in September 2017, up 93 per cent year-on year. The country imported 2.23 million tonnes of alumina between January and September, an increase of 2.96 per cent year-on...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Second Quarter 2017 , imports of alumina by the U.S. in the second quarter of 2017 were 307,000 tonnes, essentially unchanged from the amount imported in the first quarter of 2017 and in the second quarter of 2016. Imports of...
Canada imported $399 billion worth of goods in 2016. China is the second largest exporter of goods to the country. Canada imported 253 tonnes of alumina from China during the first eight months of this year. The top alumina exporting countries to Canada are Brazil, Australia, and Jamaica in 2016....
China market has reopened today after the week-long Chinese National day holiday. SHFE base metals mostly opened higher on October 9, the first day following Chinese National Day holiday and SHFE aluminium increased over 1%. Shanghai Metals Market Statistics shows the average spot alumina price has...
China’s imports of alumina increased in the month of August. The country’s imports of alumina totalled 287,138 tonnes in August 2017, up 123 per cent year-on year. During January-August, imports were down at 1.95 million tonnes, according to the latest import-export data published by China General...
Shanghai Metals Market Statistics shows the average spot alumina price has been rising continuously from September 1 to stand at RMB 2958/tonne for the month average. On September 19, Thursday, the average alumina price stands at RMB 3353/tonne, an increase from RMB 3325/tonne yesterday. Alumina...
South Korea is the 9th largest importer in the world. The country’s imports of commodities increased at an annualized rate of 0.6%, from $408B in 2010 to $422B in 2015. South Korea imports large quantities of alumina to meet the domestic demand. Australia and Japan are the top suppliers of alumina...
Taiwan imported US$231 billion worth of goods in 2016. The country imports alumina to feed the domestic aluminium industry. France, China, Germany, Japan and India supply good amount of alumina to the country. The country is expected to import less alumina this year. As shown in the data, Taiwan...
Hindalco Industries Ltd is looking at exporting the extra alumina that its unit Utkal Alumina International Ltd produces, as it seeks to spur growth, chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Wednesday. “We believe that (export of alumina) would be an attractive proposition and is something that the...
Despite tight bauxite supply in Shanxi, China’s alumina production increased in August. The country’s alumina production increased 19.1 per cent year-on-year to 5.92 million tonnes in August. The daily average production stood at 1191,100 tonnes, up 2.6 per cent month-on-month, according to SMM...
Turkey has a diversity of rich mineral resources. The country has an alumina refinery- Seydisehir Alumina owned by Eti Aluminyum Inc. that produces alumina and supplies to the domestic and international markets. {newsStudioGallery} Turkey exported 660 tonnes of alumina in July 2017 and 1,320 tonnes...
The imports of commodities by North Korea during the last five years have decreased and are estimated to continue in the coming years. The imports of alumina by the country also dropped during the last two years. North Korea‘s alumina import is estimated to fall considerably in 2017....
Turkey, the transcontinental country in Eurasia, is aiming to reduce its alumina import in 2017, according to the estimates provided by global alumina trade data. The country’s only integrated aluminium producer Eti Alüminyum Inc. Co. having 230,000 tonnes per annum of calcined alumina production...
China, being a net importer of alumina, witnessed an increase in alumina import in July 2017, according to the latest import-export data published by China General Customs. China’s import of alumina totalled 284,504 tonnes in July 2017, up 29.36 per cent year-on year. January-July imports were down...
<p>India’s refractory raw material imports have been hit badly ever since China declared war against its polluting industries. The slump in the imports of fused and calcined alumina have left domestic refractory manufacturers struggling to meet demand from the core user industries such as...
<p>Alumina import by Indonesia is set witness a drop in 2017 as domestic production of the mineral is increasing at a steady state. With the country’s state-owned aluminium producer PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) readying to increase its metal output to 500,000 tonnes a year by 2020...
