Alcoa has moved its proposed acquisition of South32's bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests forward with a US SEC filing, with the transaction carrying an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. Alcoa Corporation has filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and...
Canyon Resources' independent board committee says A2MP's AUD 0.05 (USD 0.036) offer materially undervalues the Cameroon-focused bauxite developer as questions also emerge over A2MP's potential ties to another major shareholder. Canyon Resources' independent board committee has recommended that...
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According to data released by China's General Administration of Customs, the country imported 16.47 million tons of bauxite in March 2025, marking a 14.23 per cent month-on-month (M-o-M) and 39.06 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) increase. Cumulative imports for the first quarter of 2025...
According to the customs data, in March 2025, China witnessed a 10.6 per cent decline in aluminium imports, including unwrought aluminium and aluminium products, year-on-year to 340,000 tonnes. Image source: IndiaMART In March 2024, China’s primary aluminium imports surged by 246 per cent...
Recent data on April 11 showed a significant increase in the weekly total port arrivals of bauxite at domestic ports, reaching 5.7141 million tonnes, up by 2.5903 million tonnes compared to the previous week. Image for referential purposes only Meanwhile, the weekly total port departures of bauxite...
Guinea, the West African nation and the world's largest producer of bauxite, will implement its own Guinea Bauxite Price Index as its official price, which is planned to be implemented by the end of 2025. This initiative aims to curb low transfer pricing practices that have historically stripped...
With an agenda of counteracting persistent overcapacity and subsequently stabilising global alumina prices, China has come up with a bunch of measures (of course, in a series) aimed at curtailing the rapid expansion of alumina production. The new directives, outlined in the Ministry of Industry and...
A preliminary survey was recently conducted on Forest Department land in Narlam in preparation for proposed bauxite mining operations. The inspection was led by M.C. Kishore, Additional Director of State Mining and Geology, with the participation of Revenue and Forest officials. Bauxite deposits...
Futures market: In the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 contract opened at RMB 3,035 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,037 per tonne, a low of RMB 2,992 per tonne, and closed at RMB 2,997 per tonne, down RMB 38 per tonne, a decrease of 1.25 per cent, with an open interest of 205,000 lots....
India’s aluminium production experienced a modest uptick during the April to February period of the financial year 2024-2025, recording a 0.9 per cent increase to reach 38.36 lakh tonnes (3.836 million tonnes), compared to 38 lakh tonnes (3.8 million tonnes) in the same period the previous year,...
Domestic Bauxite: This week, the domestic bauxite market remained stable. According to SMM, as spot alumina prices further declined, alumina refineries may once again lower the purchase price of domestic bauxite for next month. As of today, the VAT-excluded self-pick-up transaction price for...
According to the US Geological Survey, the United States experienced a 6.31 per cent decline in crude and dried bauxite imports in 2024, despite a 31.58 per cent year-on-year increase in the fourth quarter. Year-on-year decreases in the second and third quarters primarily drove the annual drop....
According to the General Administration of Customs of China, in January 2025, China's bauxite imports reached 16.21 million metric tonnes, marking an 8.23 per cent increase month-on-month and a 23.31 per cent rise year-on-year. In February, bauxite imports were reported at 14.41 million tonnes,...
China’s aluminium trade landscape saw stark contrasts in January 2025, as aluminium imports plummeted while bauxite imports soared. According to customs data, China’s imports of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products fell by 24.3 per cent year-on-year to 290,000 tonnes. In comparison, bauxite...
Futures Market: Overnight, the most-traded SHFE aluminium 2505 contract opened at 20,715 per tonne, reached a high of RMB 20,720 per tonne, a low of RMB 20,630 per tonne, and closed at RMB 20,650 per tonne, down RMB 65 per tonne or 0.31per cent. Yesterday, LME aluminum opened at USD 2,690 per tonne...
The Australian mining and exploration company Metro Mining is gearing up to commence its 2025 production and shipping operations at the Bauxite Hills Mine and Marine Divisions in Queensland, with mobilisation to the site now underway. Source: Metro Mining The company has set an ambitious target for...
The Court of Appeal on March 17, 2025, upheld the forfeiture of RM44,000 (approx. USD10,000) in cash belonging to Syed Umar Khalil Syed Khalid, an assistant director of enforcement at the Pahang Land and Mines Department. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) seized the money a decade ago...
According to data from March 14, the weekly domestic port arrivals of bauxite reached 4.145 million metric tons, reflecting a week-over-week increase of 256,000 tonnes. Meanwhile, the weekly departures of bauxite from Guinea's main ports totalled 4.593 million tonnes, an impressive rise of 1.375...
Futures Market: During the night session, the most-traded alumina 2505 futures contract opened at RMB 3,180 per tonne, with a high of RMB 3,184 per tonne and a low of RMB 3,142 per tonne, closing at RMB 3,152 per tonne, down RMB 17 per tonne or 0.55 per cent. Open interest stood at 214,000 lots....
According to data from March 7, the weekly total bauxite port arrivals at Chinese ports reached 3.889 million tonnes, a decrease of 681,400 tonnes compared to the previous week. The weekly total bauxite port departures from Guinea's main ports were 3.2182 million tonnes, down by 898,500 tonnes from...
