Alcoa strikes $3.1b cash-and-stock deal for South32’s key aluminium assets
Alcoa Corporation is acquiring South32’s key aluminium assets in a USD 3.1 billion deal in cash plus 17,008,960 Alcoa shares, expanding its upstream aluminium portfolio across Australia, Brazil and South Africa. The transaction will also give South32 and its shareholders an equity interest in the...
Rio Tinto adds Aurukun's 8 tpa bauxite opportunity to growing Cape York pipeline
The acquisition gives Rio Tinto control of a major undeveloped Cape York resource as it expands its existing Weipa operations and advances new mining areas. Rio Tinto is expanding its Cape York bauxite portfolio by acquiring the Aurukun bauxite project from Glencore and Mitsubishi, adding a...
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Australian scientists invent a treatment: “Transforming aluminium into antiviral and antibacterial”
The COVID-19 pandemic has made science turn its eyes to locate that perhaps had been a little forgotten, such as hygiene and health in public spaces. Contamination must be avoided at all costs, and the mask is not enough because we are constantly touching things at work, the supermarket, public...
Australian-made campaign massively supported by Australians, aluminium to play a vital role
Australians have massively supported the Australian Workers’ Union campaign to champion Australian made products in huge numbers. An astonishing 88% of people admitted that Australia should be making more essential products, although just over eight out of ten people said state and federal...
St Andrews Beach Brewery to launch new alcoholic seltzer range in recyclable aluminium cans
St Andrews Beach Brewery is reportedly launching a new alcoholic seltzer range – Tidal Artesian Seltzer in aluminium cans with coastal-inspired design. According to the report, the brewery has teamed up with The Edison Agency for creating a brand story and packaging design to lend the Tidal range...
Australia unfolds anti-dumping probes into Chinese aluminium
Australia has set in motion three anti-dumping investigations into Chinese export and it includes aluminium, as per records from the Australian Anti-Dumping Commission, adding weight to Beijing’s claims that Canberra has played a lead role in abating up trade tensions between the two nations. The...
ALCORE to start production of aluminium fluoride at Bell Bay, as CSIRO result sends positive note
Tasmania will be hosting the southern hemisphere's first production of lucrative aluminium fluoride. The project can crop up the possibilities to deliver an annual revenue stream of about $20 million, and that too before its potential expansion. The initiatives for a production facility at Bell Bay...
US aluminium crude and alloy imports from Australia record a 52% MoM fall in February: USGS
According to the United States Geological Survey data, the US aluminium crude and alloy imports from Australia saw a downfall in February by 51.75 per cent month-on-month to stand at 9,650 tonnes. Year-on-year, the imports were down by 49.74 per cent. In February 2019, the US aluminium crude and...
Lindian Resources Managing Director Shannon Green resigns within 12 months of his term
Lindian Resources’ Managing Director Shannon Green has resigned from the company and stated due to personal reasons. Still, he will remain at the company until the end of June’20 to ensure a smooth leadership transition. Shannon joined Lindian Resources only 12 months ago from bauxite development...
Metro Mining: “Keeps an eye” on the market forth Bauxite Hills Mine expansion stage-2
Metro Mining Ltd continues to watch closely the market situations forth deciding to formally proceed with stage-2 expansion at the Bauxite Hills Mine in Far North Queensland in Australia. In April’20, the company was instructed by the Queensland Treasury that the Queensland State Government would...
China’s bauxite imports record an all-time high at 28.41 million tonnes in Q1 2020
China’s bauxite imports rose to a record high in the first quarter of 2020, owing to greater demand and lower sea freight costs, found China customs data under HS code 26060000. In the first three months of 2020, China imported 28.41 million tonnes of bauxite, the highest quarterly import volume on...
Richardson Devine Marine hand over a unique, all-aluminium ferry “Nairana” to Sealink Tasmania
According to a recent report, Australian shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine (RDM) has delivered the Incat Crowther designed unique, all-aluminium ferry named Nairana to ferry owner and operator Sealink Tasmania. Nairana, equipped with state-of-the-art propulsion solutions from SCHOTTEL, is built...
ABx reports its biggest sale of cement grade bauxite; Company is optimistic for the future
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced that it had been a successful tenderer to deliver a shipment of cement grade bauxite. It shipped 35,000 tonnes plus or minus 10 per cent from Bell Bay, which marked the company’s biggest sale yet of seaborne cement grade bauxite. Being optimistic about the...
Metro Mining produces 415,000 WMT of bauxite in April
Metro Mining published production and shipping results for the month of April. The company said this has been the best start to the year for both mining and shipping. Metro Mining produced 415,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) of bauxite and shipped 245,000 wet metric tonnes (WMT) at the Bauxite Hills...
Rio Tinto supports “Royal Flying Doctor Service” to build an aeromedical training hub in Queensland
Rio Tinto and The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) has entered into a new partnership that will help out the Bundaberg region of Queensland in becoming a training ground for aeromedical professionals from across Australia. Rio Tinto has assured $1.25 million to RFDS Queensland over five years,...
Australian Bauxite observes Tasmanian job augmentation through a cement grade deal
Australian Bauxite Ltd. declared that its negotiations for its next cement grade shipment were well advanced, as a bauxite miner is working towards a Tasmanian job augmentation through a cement grade shipment deal. ABx stated in its March quarterly report: "The potential for early commencement of...
i2r receives the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in International Trade
i2r Packaging Solutions has been awarded with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade. The company has won the award for outstanding year on year growth in overseas sales over the last three years. i2r manufactures a comprehensive range of aluminium foil wrinklewall and smoothwall...
The “COVID-19” pandemic: Motorola Solutions supports Rio Tinto’s Aluminium business for communication link-up
Motorola Solutions is supporting Rio Tinto to pursue delivery towards its consumers while safeguarding people and communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two multinational companies have joined hands to design and roll-out a back-up communications solution for Rio Tinto Aluminium’s Integrated...
Amaero with an automotive manufacturer to develop 3D printed tooling for aluminium die casting components
According to a recent report, the metal additive producing group Amaero International has inked an agreement with a major global automotive manufacturer to jointly develop 3D printed tooling. According to the Australia-headquartered group, the inclusion of additive-manufactured inserts for tools...
FYI Resources continues to progress its high purity alumina project amid COVID19 pandemic
FYI Resources Limited has reportedly taken necessary measures to ensure safety and wellbeing of its staff and to preserve shareholder funds during the COVID19 crisis. At the same time, it is maintaining positive progress at its high purity alumina (HPA) project in Western Australia. As per the...
