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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A press release from Norsk Hydro confirms that the federal environmental agency IBAMA authorised alumina refinery Alunorte on October, 5th, to utilize its state-of-the art press filter technology in the processing of bauxite residues. This will extend the life of its DRS1 bauxite residue disposal...
News of full curtailment of production at Norsk Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil spurred a 4.5% spike in the three-month aluminium price, pushing it to an intraday high of US$2,267 per tonne, its highest level since June. Aluminium prices rally in LME started consolidating at the close...
LME aluminium prices climbed 3 per cent and to their highest in nearly five weeks on Wednesday after the news broke that Norsk Hydro said it would halt production at its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil, generating fear of tighter alumina supply. Aluminum outperformed all other base metals while...
As announced by a press release from Norsk Hydro dated October 3, it’s alumina refinery Alunorte in Brazil is preparing for full curtailment of its operation. The decision, according to the press release was taken as the bauxite residue deposit area 1 (DRS1) is almost in its full capacity, due to...
According to the latest USGS report on bauxite and alumina import by the United States in the second Quarter 2018, the volume found dropped from 434, 190 tonnes in the first quarter of the year to 353,000 tonnes. This shows that the alumina import volume by the US stood down 23 per cent...
The US dollar index fell below 95, against a basket of six major currencies. Base metals saw mixed trades. LME aluminium contract fell and closed the day’s trading at US$ 2030.5 per tonne yesterday. The metal fell sharply to a low of US$2,035 per tonne, and closed at US$2,046 per tonne after...
Followed by the two deals pledging social and environmental action, Norsk Hydro is striving to convince Brazilian authorities to allow it to resume full production at Alunorte refinery, reported the company’s top executive. The deals, signed on September 5 in Brazil, were an important step but did...
Norsk Hydro confirms on a press release that on September 5, Alunorte signed two agreements which are considered as milestones towards resuming normal operations at the alumina refinery in Pará, Brazil which was operating at 50% capacity since March. The agreements include a technical Term of...
As per the data shown by Aluminium Association of Canada, Canada’s primary aluminium industry is the fourth largest in the world with an annual production of 3.2 million tonnes of primary aluminium, using the lowest carbon footprint. Alcoa, Aluminerie Alouette and Rio Tinto operate 10 plants in...
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump approved targeted relief from quotas on steel and aluminium from some countries. The statement confirmed that Trump signed proclamations allowing relief for South Korea, Brazil and Argentina for steel and on aluminium...
The 8th International Aluminum Congress, which is taking place on September 3 and 5, simultaneously with ExpoAlumínio – International Aluminum Exhibition, at São Paulo Expo, would highlight the theme “Global Trends on aluminium and the insertion of Brazil in this scenario.” Under the Associação...
Ukraine’s aluminium ore and concentrated bauxite import volume have reportedly increased by 6.3 per cent in H1 2018 to stand at 2.772 million tonnes, compared to 2.597 million tonnes in the corresponding period of 2017. But the cost remained down by 1.3 per cent to US$ 109.994 million, from US$...
After China and Australia, Brazil ranks as the third largest alumina producer in the world and plays a dominating role as alumina supplier. Hydro’s Alunorte that located at Para, Brazil, is known to be the world’s largest alumina refinery that exports almost 86 per cent of its total production to...
Norsk Hydro CEO Svein Richard Brandtzaeg said on Tuesday, July 24, that despite talks between the company and Brazilian regulators about full production recommencement at Alunorte alumina refinery, no timeline has been set yet on the final ramp-up. "We do not know exactly what it will take for the...
Hydro released it Q2 2018 results reporting an underlying EBIT of NOK 2713 million, down 7% from the same period in 2017 and 14% QoQ. 50% production at Alunorte, Paragominas and Albras and higher costs affected the total results considerably. Underlying EBIT for Bauxite & Alumina decreased...
Ball Corporation, a leading beverage can maker with production facilities around the globe, announced that they will cease production at its beverage packaging plant in Cuiabá, Brazil. The company will supply its products to its customer through other facilities in the country. Carlos Pires,...
Brazil, the world’s third-largest producer of bauxite and alumina will host 2018 ExpoAlumínio International Aluminum Exhibition on September 3 to 5 to present the full potential of sector companies and buyers in Brazil and in all of Latin America. The event will provide a platform for the...
Brazil exported USD 19.24 billion worth of goods globally in May 2018, down 2.8 percent year-on-year. The decline was due to lower sales of manufactured goods and semi-manufactured goods. The exports of aluminium household articles by Brazil increased last year. Three-year trend analysis suggests...
