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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Argentina is seeking new markets for its aluminum exports as the United States probes the national security implications of imports of the metal, an executive at Aluar Aluminio Argentino, the country’s leading producer, told Reuters. Aluar commercial director Miroslavo Puches said the company was...
Iran is seeking $50 billion in investment for its mining industries out to 2022 and has signed agreements with several European and Asian banks in the past few months, the country’s deputy mining minister said on Wednesday. “We are in need of $50 billion for investment in the mining and mining...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Second Quarter 2017 , imports of alumina by the U.S. in the second quarter of 2017 were 307,000 tonnes, essentially unchanged from the amount imported in the first quarter of 2017 and in the second quarter of 2016. Imports of...
According to a new study by Resource Recycling Systems (RRS) that was commissioned by the Can Manufacturers Institute (CMI), Beverage Can Makers Europe (BCME) and Abralatas in Brazil, aluminium beverage cans are the most recycled drinks package in the world. The study drew the conclusion using...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Second Quarter 2017 , imports of crude and dried bauxite by the U.S. in the second quarter of 2017 were 945,000 tonnes, 20% more than those in the first quarter of 2017 that imported 790,000 metric tons of bauxite in the first...
China, the now largest aluminium market in the world accounting for about 50 per cent of the world’s total output, is a voracious consumer of bauxite. The Asian giant sources its aluminium ore from all the leading bauxite producing countries of the world with Guinea topping the list as the largest...
Brazil is the third-largest producer of bauxite in the world. The top destinations where Brazil exports its bauxite are: United States, Canada, China, Europe, South America, and many more. The country exported 1,644,831 tonnes of bauxite to China during the first seven months of this year....
<p>As aluminium increasingly becomes the metal of choice for OEMs across industries bauxite mining stands to grow at a commendable per annum rate through 2021. According to the latest study by Persistence Market Research, the global bauxite market will grow significantly during 2016-2021.</p> <p...
<p>The capacity of alumina refining has increased massively across the major alumina producing regions driven by a humongous demand for aluminium in the world, especially in China. The global alumina capacity is estimated to grow by 29.6% over the next ten years.</p> <p>{newsStudioGallery}</p>...
<p>Brazil, the South-American country with the third largest bauxite reserve in the world after Guinea and Australia, and the third largest bauxite producer after Australia and China, lost the competition to India and Guinea as one of the top bauxite exporters to China. Brazil stood fifth in terms...
<p>Bauxite imports by the U.S. in the first quarter of the current financial year have dropped both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, reported U.S. geological Survey in their latest Mineral Industry Surveys report. The imports of dried and crude bauxite in Q1 FY2017-18 totalled 790,000 tonnes,...
<p>According to newly report published by Allied Market Research, the global aluminium flat rolled market volume is forecasted to grow at CAGR of 4.0 per cent from 2016 to 2022. The major demand for flat rolled products is forecasted to come from China. China is followed by India and Brazil. The...
<p>The exports of bauxite in Brazil rose in June following 1.6 per cent year-on-year drop in the fourth quarter of the last financial year ending 31st March 2017. Bauxite export in June totalled 906,881 tonnes, up 9.3 per cent from the same period previous year<strong>.</strong></p> <p>Bauxite...
<p>The U.S. primary aluminium industry is slowly picking up the pieces on the back of positive expectations generated by the Trump’s ministry. Along with the fall of the primary industry a number of alumina refineries in the U.S. have closed down in 2016, including the shutdowns of the...
<p>Brazilian bauxite export volume rose in June following 1.6 per cent year-on-year drop in the fourth quarter of the last financial year ending 31<sup>st</sup> March 2017. As per foreign trade ministry of Brazil, MDIC data, bauxite export in June totalled 906,881 tonnes, up 9.3 per cent from the...
<p>According to the latest figures from industry association Abal, Brazil witnessed an increase in the production of primary aluminium in May.</p> <p>May was the 13th consecutive month that has registered an increase in aluminium production. The country produced 68,300...
<p>World bauxite export trade is growing. With demand for both crude and dried bauxite set on a steady growth trajectory and supply tightened due to various socio-economic reasons, the prices of the commodity are expected to remain stable or on a moderate uptrend in the medium-term. The market...
<p>Brazilian metals and cement group Votorantim, formerly known as Votorantim Industrial has posted a net loss of reais 546million (US$166million) for Q1 2017, in comparison to 144million-real profit in Q1 2016.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
