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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Demerging Alcoa slams ‘opportunistic’ Alumina
Relations between Alcoa and Melbourne’s Alumina continue to sour ahead of a legal shootout in September on Alumina’s rights to force a reworking of the global alumina alliance, known as AWAC, between the pair because of Alcoa’s planned demerger. In a rare Sydney briefing to local investors and...
China alumina imports tumble 71.5% MoM in April
According to China Customs, China imported 102,600 mt of alumina in April, down 71.5 per cent MoM. The share of Australian alumina to China’s total imports surged from 42.6 per cent in March to 95.1 per cent in April. Imports from India, Vietnam and Brazil all fell to less than 1,000 mt, with their...
Nyngan Scandium project to produce scandium for making superior quality aluminium alloy
Scandium International Mining Corp. one of the noted junior mining companies with a management team loaded with former executives from BHP Billiton reaches DFS milestone at Nyngan project which will produce high-grade scandium to be used in making superior quality aluminium alloy. Its large,...
Bauxite prices higher on Australian cargos
CBIX lifted 3.3% (US$1.5/dmt) over the week, on the back of higher ViU-priced cargos from Australia. This was despite Brazilian material being sold at record low prices into China. Higher Australian prices are no surprise, given the recent rally in alumina prices and the link between bauxite and...
Gladstone builder in bid to build 2200 aluminium homes
A retired Clinton builder could soon become the brains behind the homes thousands of Fijians will live in, that are made almost completely out of aluminium. John Baldock is hopeful he will be awarded the tender to re-build 2200 homes that were destroyed during Cyclone Winston. His plan? To build...
Boyne Smelters Ltd. leads Aussie plants in re-using aluminium
Boyne Smelters Limited has reviewed its can recycling program and is proud to be able to say 'yes, we can' continue to be Australia's largest aluminium can recycling facility. Following the 2014 closure of Australia's main aluminium recycling plant in Yennora, New South Wales, most of the country's...
Australian alumina priced out of China by weak yuan, Chinese supply
A well-supplied Chinese domestic alumina market and the depreciating yuan have made Australian alumina increasingly unaffordable for Chinese aluminum smelters, market sources have said in recent weeks. The yuan is at a five-year low, closing Wednesday at Yuan 6.5889 against the dollar. The Chinese...
Australian brand VUUE launches new aluminium furniture range
New Australian brand VUUE has produced a collection of furniture designed to be used flexibly for both indoor and outdoor spaces. The design studio of Ceci and Aydin Keyvanloo aims to "defy categorisation" with its range of seating and tables made from aluminium. "Much of the furniture that is on...
China demand to drive 15 year-long bauxite boom, says Rio Tinto
China’s quest for raw materials for its aluminum smelters and alumina refineries promises to deliver a 15-year boom for exporters of bauxite, according to Rio Tinto Group, which is spending $1.9 billion to raise output. Global demand is already growing rapidly and will outpace the 4 percent-a-year...
Alcoa Portland smelter under threat of closure as power subsidy axed by Victorian Government
The end of a decades-long power subsidy is threatening the future of Portland's smelter, putting at risk the Victorian coastal community's economy. The fixed 20-year subsidy between the Victorian Government and global aluminium producer Alcoa seems unlikely to continue after November, with...
Australia's Alumina promises fight against Alcoa split
Australia's Alumina is preparing for a court battle with Alcoa (AA) after the U.S. group filed papers alleging its joint venture partner was threatening its planned split by claiming the demerger required its consent. The conflict centers on the groups' Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals, or AWAC,...
Alumina fears weak partner
Alumina says it is concerned about a “new and financially weaker” Alcoa as its operating partner in the billion-dollar AWAC venture as tense talks between the warring factions spilled into the public arena. The Melbourne-based company, which owns 40 per cent of Alcoa World and Alumina Chemicals...
Australian Bauxite finalises second sale, third coming
New Tasmanian miner Australian Bauxite Limited is making progress after hitting market problems. The company, which mines at Bald Hill, near Campbell Town, recently finalised its second sale and is working towards a much bigger third sale. It is also eyeing a large deal in the Middle East. Mining...
Alcoa launches legal action against Alumina Ltd.
Alcoa has taken the surprise step of launching legal action in the US against Alumina to stop attempts by its Australian partner to derail a historic break-up of the aluminium giant. The action comes amid threats by Melbourne-based Alumina as recently as this week to try to "interfere with the...
Bell Bay Aluminium wants answers about Tasmanian energy crisis
Tasmania’s Bell Bay Aluminium says that energy shortages have taken a significant toll on the firm’s profit margins and is calling for an investigation regarding the state’s operating procedures, specifically why it was so catastrophic to the island’s energy supply when one power cable to the...
Snap lock aluminium roofing panels selected for Queensland Waters Residence project
Snap lock aluminium roofing panels from ZC Technical were selected by the architect, Jared Poole Design for the Paradise Waters Residence project. The client, who was provided with several roofing options, worked with the architect to select the best fit for the residence. ZC Technical’s high...
Australia faces increasingly stiff competition in the China bauxite market
Australia has been a top supplier of bauxite to refineries in the People’s Republic of China for the past several years, but the country is facing increased competition for the Chinese marketplace from Malaysia and Guinea, according to a report compiled by the Australian government’s Department of...
Australian furniture brand VUUE launches Mornington collection made from aluminium
A new Australian brand VUUE has produced a collection of furniture designed to be used flexibly for both indoor and outdoor spaces. The design studio of Ceci and Aydin Keyvanloo aims to "defy categorisation" with its range of seating and tables made from aluminium. "Much of the furniture that is on...
