The aluminium industry is entering the second half of 2026 with demand signals moving in different directions. Beverage cans are finding new consumption opportunities in Brazil, extrusion demand remains resilient in key markets, and aluminium producers are benefiting from firmer prices. At the same...
Alurion Resources has started infill drilling and bulk-sample trenching at its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project in Bahia, Brazil, as the newly listed company advances the asset toward a targeted mid-2027 pre-feasibility study. The field programme marks a shift from defining the project’s resource...
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Norsk Hydro ASA, a Norwegian aluminium manufacturer, has secured a US$200 million sustainability-linked loan to assist its transition from heavy oil to natural gas, a more sustainable fuel that will help meet its greenhouse gas reduction objectives. Hydro Alunorte, located in the city of Barcarena,...
The United States alumina imports in the fourth quarter of 2021 recorded a Q-o-Q rise of 22.32 per cent to 411,000 tonnes, unlike bauxite imports which fell during the said period by 11 per cent, found the USGS data. In Q3 2021, the United States imported 336,000 tonnes of alumina, which was,...
On 25 th February 2022, the Mumbai, India headquartered Hindalco Industries publicized that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Terrabel Empreedimentos Ltda, to divest the entire equity shareholding of Hindalco Do Brazil Industria Comercia de Alumina LTDA (HDB). Terrabel...
The global aluminium giant, Norsk Hydro has reported that one of the four production lines at its part-owned aluminium smelter in Brazil, Albras was shut down on the morning of 19 th February 2022 due to an internal power distribution failure. The power distribution failure appeared within one...
Bauxite is known as a rock made up of laterite soil and it is the primary raw material used in the production of alumina and aluminium metal. Generally, it is found in tropical regions, where intense decomposition aids in its generation. Bauxite is found in a thin layer, commonly 2–5 meters close...
Work on Alcoa Brasil's Filtro Prensa project began in August 2021 at the company's Poços de Caldas alumina refinery, which is fed by a captive adjacent bauxite mine. It is R$310 million (US$55 million) investment that will fully transform the waste disposal system at the Minas Gerais facility. The...
The metal aluminium is transformed in making into several products for our daily purposes like aluminium foils is one of them. The foil made from aluminium is again utilized in multiple ways, as the wrapping of food items due to its character of barring complete light and oxygen, while keeping...
The President of the nation on South America’s North Atlantic coast, Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali, had a dialogue with his neighbouring country Brazil in regards to the oil and gas industry and bauxite mining before the visit of Jair Bolsonaro, the President of the largest country in South America, which...
With its joint venture partner, Alcoa Corporation, South32 (S32) plans to reactivate the Alumar aluminium smelter (Brazil Aluminium). The first production is scheduled for the June 2022 quarter, with a maximum capacity of 447,000 tonnes per annum from its three potlines projected in the March 2023...
On 22 nd December 2021, the official gazette of the government of the largest country in South America and Latin America, Brazil notified that it has sanctioned a duty-free import quota for non-alloyed aluminium of 350,000 tonnes for 2022. However, on 21 st December a conclusive decision was drawn...
The recycled sector of the aluminium industry has been in the news for a good number of reasons. To begin with, AlCircle published its sector focus report 2021, titled, “World Recycled Aluminium Market Analysis – Industry Forecast to 2026.” The report delves further into the global aluminium...
Brazil will be a key participant in Europe's top drink can recycling programme, with a recycling rate of over 95 percent for aluminium cans. The Every Can Counts programme welcomes Brazil to its growing community after 12 years of pushing people to recycle on the move in 19 European nations. A...
According to the recent report published by the US Census Bureau, the United States alumina imports in the third quarter of 2021 saw a drop of 12.27 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 336,000 tonnes. In the second quarter, the country’s alumina imports were 383,000 tonnes, which was also down by 7.93...
Companhia Brasileira de Alumnio (CBA), based in São Paulo, has stated that its Metalex Ltd. subsidiary has increased its billet production capacity and is investing in its ability to utilise scrap at the Metalex melt plant. Metalex in Araçariguama, Brazil, has increased its billet production...
The largest aluminium producer in Brazil, Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA) inked an agreement to acquire 80% of Alux do Brasil, located in Nova Odessa-SP, in a transaction worth R$ 110 million, with a preference to buy the remaining 20% from the third year after accomplishment of the...
Crown Holdings, Inc. has been certified against the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard for responsible production, sourcing, and stewardship of aluminium for the Crown Beverage Can Brazil Division Can Plants in Cabreva, S. Paulo; Estancia, Sergipe; Ponta Grossa, Parana; Rio...
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative has successfully certified Novelis’ rolling and recycling activities at the facility in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil, against the Performance Standard Certification. The facility has an annual capacity of 490 thousand tonnes for recycling and 680 thousand tonnes for...
Ball Corporation, a US-based aluminium packaging firm, has revealed intentions to construct Brazil's first "circular economy laboratory" on Fernando de Noronha's island. The VADELATA for the Planet Lab will make aluminium can collection and recycling easier. The project's construction has...
