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...
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...
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Queensland Parliament sees business and job growth in the domestic bauxite sector
<p>Annastacia Palaszczuk, the Premier of Queensland has said in the parliament that stronger commodity prices have resulted in a rise in job creation in the coal exploration sector. Similarly, jobs in the copper, zinc and bauxite sector would also stabilize with the ramp up of existing...
SCEE wins contracts for Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project
<p>Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (SCEE), an Australian-based electrical, instrumentation, communication and maintenance services company, has bagged two contracts for Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project in Queensland. The company has received contracts worth a total of $25...
ATDC launches new slimline panel accordion door made from extruded aluminium
<p>The Australian Trellis Door Company (ATDC) has extended its product portfolio with the launch of a new 150mm slimline panel accordion door in their existing range of products. The company has launched the new model FC2 accordion door after the success of its wide body 300mm FC1...
Metallica appoints mining and haulage contractor for Urquhart Bauxite project
<p>An Australian bauxite developer Metallica Minerals Limited (Metallica) today announced that the company has appointed the LCR Group (LCR) to undertake all mining and haulage operations on behalf of the Joint Venture at the Urquhart Bauxite project. For this, its subsidiary has signed a schedule...
Sunshine Coast Solar Farm installs Trina Solar panels
<p>The 15 megawatt (MW) Sunshine Coast Solar Farm project in Valdora, Australia, powered by Trina Solar panels is going to be fully operational by mid-2017.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
China alumina imports up 17% YoY in March; April imports to rise further
<p>China’s import of alumina totalled 420,834 tonnes in March 2017, up 17 per cent from the same period in last year. January-March (quarter one) imports were up at 921,123 tonnes, revealed data released by China’s General Administration of Customs.</p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p>...
AU Capital Mining may face local dispute over bauxite mining licence in Solomon Islands
<p>Temotu province of Solomon Islands is facing growing community unrest over bauxite mining licence and operations.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/solomon%20bauxite.jpg" alt="News"...
Burnbury rail communication upgrade to improve Worsley Alumina’s freight network
<p>Western Australia based rail infrastructure and access provider Brookfield Rail has undertaken major upgrade works on its South West radio communication network. The upgrade aimed to improve efficiency and safety along the railway line from Perth to Burnbury will also service the adjacent lines...
Australia imports the largest chunk of aluminium foil from China
<p>Due to its versatility and multiple uses, aluminium foil turns out to become one of the most consumed aluminium products across the world. Since, aluminium foils are mostly used in packaging applications, developed economies are the top consumers of foil. We are analysing the last three years...
Australia’s bauxite export fluctuates QoQ through FY2016-2017
<p>Australia is the dominant exporter of bauxite ore around the world. The country has five mines in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. The country exports major part of its bauxite to China.</p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p> <p>According to the Department of Industry,...
ABx reports major EoIs for its 121,300 tonnes sale-ready bauxite in Q1 2017
<p>Sydney based leading bauxite producer Australian Bauxite Limited is getting a steady flow of buying leads from customers intending to enter into long-term purchase agreements. In its latest quarterly activities report, the bauxite miner said it currently boasts a sale-ready stockpile of 121,300...
China’s bauxite import from India halves while total imports rise 0.11% YoY in March ‘17
<p>China's bauxite imports in March 2017 increased marginally. The country purchased 5.06 million tonnes of aluminium ore from the global market, a quantity higher by 0.11 per cent from that purchased in March 2016. Total bauxite imports during the first three months of the current year totalled...
BoscoLighting’s latest LED bollard light gets cast aluminium alloy
<p>BoscoLighting, one of Australia’s leading manufacturers of high quality LED lights for indoor and outdoor use, has added a latest LED bollard lights to its landscape lighting range. The new LED light comes with an anodised aluminium construction.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle;...
Malaysia’s surging aluminium extrusions export prompts Australia to revise its securities charges
<p>Malaysian aluminium extrusions export has witnessed a remarkable surge in the recent years. The shipment to the Australasian zone has increased so much that it has drawn the ire of the Australian government’s Anti-Dumping Commission to revise its levels of securities on the imports. The...
The 3rd Global Bauxite Conference 2017 to focus on the changing global bauxite trade
<p>The 3rd Global Bauxite Conference 2017 which is poised to open its doors in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 14-15 will be one of the biggest mineral industry events this year. The global congregation platform will enable industry players, including miners, traders, smelters, investors, government...
A canopy structure made of square woven mesh in aluminium
<p>Locker Group’s Boston 743A, a square woven mesh in aluminium, was utilized in constructing a canopy structure during the renovation of a building located on Lonsdale Street in Melbourne.</p> <p>The company is the manufacturer and supplier of expanded and perforated metal, wire mesh and...
Australia’s aluminium structures shipments to offshore markets will rise 15% in 2017
<p>According to the latest trade data available, the value of Australia’s resources and energy export earnings for the financial year 2016-17 has been revised upwardly by AS$12 billion since December 2016 to AS$215 billion. Export earnings for 2017-18 financial year have also been upwardly...
South32 drops plan to buy $200m Australian coal mine
<p>Leading metal and coal mining company South32 announced that the company has dropped the plan to buy Peabody Energy's Metropolitan coal mine worth $200-million in Australia. The company was not ready to make concessions in favour of Australian steelmakers. </p> <p><img...
