Alcoa prices $2.6b senior notes for South32 bauxite, alumina and aluminium deal
Alcoa Corporation has set the price for a USD 2.6 billion senior notes offering to help finance the cash consideration for its proposed acquisition of South32’s bauxite, alumina, and aluminium assets . Along with the cash on hand, this debt is expected to provide permanent funding for the...
85% recycled aluminium: Recorp raises the bar for sustainable beverage cans
Aluminium cans are under the spotlight among consumers and beverage manufacturers looking for more recyclable packaging, with the material already holding a strong circularity position against plastic and glass. Recorp tunes it further with ReCan85, an aluminium beverage can containing 85 per cent...
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Cape Alumina considers options after Cape York bauxite project gets suspended
Cape Alumina says it is trying to shore up its other mining interests in Queensland after the State Government scuttled its billion-dollar bauxite project on Cape York in the far north. A mining ban over the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve has forced the company to suspend all operations at Pisolite...
Cape Alumina affected by Queensland decision, MetroCoal merger deal called off
ASX-listed Cape Alumina has halted work on its Pisolite Hills mine and port project, in Queensland, while a proposed merger with MetroCoal has also been called off. Earlier this week, the Queensland government announced plans to declare the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve and the Wenlock river on Cape...
NSW's stance on smelter contract may stall Macquarie Generation sale
Mike Baird is dreaming if he expects a trouble-free, $2.1 billion sale of Macquarie Generation when 23 per cent of its revenue could go up in smoke. In opposing a renegotiation of the steep rise in MacGen's long-term power contract with its biggest customer, the Rio Tinto-controlled Tomago...
Barokes launches Lovers Wine range in aluminium can bottles
Innovative Australian wine producer, Barokes Wines, has done it again. This time launching the Lovers Wine range of quality lower alcohol wines in aluminium can bottles. Using the slim can bottle technology developed by the Daiwa Can Company, who partnered with Barokes just over twelve months ago,...
Leading aluminum boat manufacturer opens its doors for guided factory tours
Australia’s leading aluminium boat manufacturer, Telwater, is opening its doors for the first time offering guided tours of their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. Telwater’s portfolio of popular aluminium boat brands includes Quintrex, Stacer, Savage and Yellowfin plate boats. A tour of the...
Queensland government to protect Steve Irwin reserve in Cape York from mining
The Queensland Government has announced the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve and the Wenlock River in Cape York will be protected from open-cut and strip mining. The area is the first to be named a "strategic environmental area" under the Regional Planning Interests Bill to go before Parliament today....
Rio celebrates 50 years of Weipa mine and 500 million tonnes of bauxite shipped
Rio Tinto Alcan invites Weipa residents to its final community forum for the year, and to join in celebrating 50 years of operating and 500 million tonnes of bauxite shipped. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa general manager, Operations, Gareth Manderson said this is the third year these mine tours have been...
Queensland Bauxite shares climb on news of bauxite discovery
The share price of junior Queensland Bauxite climbed by more than 57% on Tuesday on news of a bauxite discovery at the South Johnstone project, in Queensland. ASX-listed Queensland Bauxite said that extensive drilling and testing within the exploration permit had shown that at least half of the 61...
Queensland Bauxite discovers bauxite field at South Johnstone, Queensland
Queensland Bauxite looks set to trade higher after a further study of South Johnstone in Queensland indicates a bauxite field outside areas with known environmental issues. Extensive drilling and XRF testing has shown half of the 61 shallow holes to be relatively enriched in alumina and depleted in...
Rio Tinto yet to decide on Gove Alumina Refinery
The future of Rio Tinto Limited's (Melbourne, Australia) Gove alumina refinery is still far from certain, as all concerned parties continue negotiations to secure a supply of natural gas for the facility. The refinery and bauxite mine on the Gove Peninsula, 650 kilometres (400 miles) east of...
Imports & Exports Data Analysis for bauxite in Sept 2013: SMM
China’s bauxite imports soared in September ahead of Indonesia’s possible export ban in 2014, Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) has learned. China imported 7.59 million mt of bauxite during September, surging 347.09% YoY. YTD imports through September totaled 53.498 million mt, also up 76.14% YoY,...
Minister says Inalum safe under state firm management
State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) Minister Dahlan Iskan has guaranteed that PT Inalum will not face raw material supply problems after it is taken over from Japan by his ministry on November 1, 2013. "The House of Representatives (DPR) and the government have approved the acquisition of Inalum and...
Bauxite Resources sees China importing more bauxite from Australia
Australia’s Bauxite Resources expects China will source a greater proportion of its bauxite requirement from Australia and West Africa over the next decade, ceo Peter Canterbury said. The company is gearing up to support growth for an obvious supply gap in the market as a result of the uncertainty...
Australia’s Cape Alumina to start bauxite production in October 2015
Australian junior miner Cape Alumina expects construction at its Pisolite Hills project to be completed by mid-2015 and first bauxite production in late 2015, ceo Graeme Sherlock said on Tuesday. The Pisolite Hills project in Queensland, has a resource of about 134.6 million tonnes with the...
Alumina refinery by AWAC & Ma’aden to start production in Q1 2014
Australia’s Alumina Ltd expects Saudi Arabia’s 1.8 million alumina refinery to start production in the fourth quarter of 2014, manager corporate strategy and development Andrew Wood told delegates at Metal Bulletin’s 3rd Asian bauxite and alumina conference. "Our joint venture with Ma’aden – 4...
WA project could support a 1.2 mt alumina refinery for about 50 years: Bauxite Resources
Bauxite Resources said its Felicitas project in Western Australia could support a 1.2 million tonne per annum alumina refinery for nearly half a century after it improved the site resource by 47.9%. Total unbeneficiated resources at the 48sq.km site stand at 218.7Mt at 30.1% available aluminium...
Chinese demand sees alumina spot sales rise
Metal Bulletin’s fob Australia alumina index settled at $320.92 per tonne on Friday October 25, from $321.22 previously, as spot activity ramped up with deals mainly into China. The majority of volume went at $322 per tonne, with one producer selling two large shipments into China at that level....
Sapa Building System wins for innovation in Australia
Façade Directions, the authorized distributor in Australia for the aluminium systems brand Sapa Building System, has won a major industry award for the use of Sapa's Elegance 85 Powerframe curtain wall. The Australian Window Association (AWA) presented the award for Most Innovative Window System....
