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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Novelis, the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, estimated today that thirsty soccer fans in Brazil will push sales of aluminum beverage cans past the two billion mark over the four weeks of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, representing a 35 percent increase over the same period last year. This...
The major projects benefiting from mining sector investment in Brazil's Pará state are Vale's Carajás Serra Sul S11D and Votorantim Metais'(VM) Alumina Rondon. That's according to Pará state's minerals industry association, Simineral. The association's president, José Fernando Gomes Júnior, told...
Sapa delivered aluminium solutions for the renovation of three of the stadiums being used in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, but that is not all. Sapa also supported the upgrade of one of the key airports serving São Paulo. The expansion of Viracopos Airport in Campinas, near São Paulo, was one...
The CEO of Latasa Recycling, Mario Fernandez, signed a memorandum of understanding with the state government for setting up an industrial plant of the company in Centennial South, northern Paraná. The company, Brazil's leading aluminum recycling, promises to invest £ 30 million in the recycling...
In the month of April, China imported a total of 595,900 mt of alumina, a rise of 85.43% since last year. YTD imports totaled 2.08 mn mt in April and were up by 53.34% YoY. The increase in the total volumes of import was driven by other countries except Australia. China imported 199,700 mt of...
Outotec has agreed with Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte) on the delivery of a complete filtration plant for Alunorte's new red mud dry storage process at their alumina refinery in Brazil. Approximately EUR 50 million will be booked into Outotec's 2014 second quarter order intake....
Brazilian aluminium premiums have posted a modest decrease over the past week, as sellers attempted to find buyers to its metal supplies amid concerns with a persistent slowdown of the country’s economy. Brazil's average premiums for the aluminium ingot P1020A (taking 100 tonnes as reference) in...
The State Environmental Council (COEMA), an agency linked to the State of Pará Department of the Environment (SEMA), northern Brazil, approved, on Wednesday, April 23, the granting of the Preliminary License (PL) to the Alumina Rondon project, a Votorantim Metais development to be built in the city...
As the challenges in aluminium industry persist, BHP Billiton, the global resource giant, have decided to cut down the capacity at Alumar smelter in Brazil starting in June quarter. The new curtailment by BHP follows suspension of Alumar’s 45,000t capacity in September 2013 quarter, said the...
The Pará State Environmental Secreteriate (SEMA) has reinstated Alunorte's environmental operational license for loading of alumina at its port, Vila do Conde, with effect as of 3. April 2014. This results in the resumption of loading of alumina with immediate effect. The resumption of alumina...
Alumunium price has witnessed the highest point in 2014 because of the concern about limited global supplies. In Brazil, the aluminum companies that have been producing the least in the last 12 years expect the authorities to provide them electric subsidy as the drought has cut down the...
Brazilian aluminum companies, producing at the lowest level in 12 years amid high power costs and metal price declines, expect authorities to ration supply as a drought curbs hydroelectric generation in the country. Rationing is “almost certain” within a year, Tito Martins Jr., chairman of the...
Alcoa announced a $40 million investment (100 million BRL) in its Itapissuma, Brazil, rolling mill to increase production of specialty foils for aseptic and flexible packages. Demand for specialty packaging in Brazil is expected to rise seven percent annually over the next three years due to...
The Pará State Environmental Secreteriate (SEMA) has suspended Alunorte's environmental operational license for loading of alumina at its port, Vila do Conde, with effect as of 1 April 2014. This results in the suspension of all loading of alumina with immediate effect. The production of alumina at...
Alcoa today announced it will curtail 147,000 metric tons of smelting capacity at its São Luís (Alumar) and Poços de Caldas smelters in Brazil due to challenging global market conditions in primary aluminum and increased costs that have made the smelters uncompetitive. The curtailments are expected...
Alcoa today announced that Aquilino Paolucci, Vice President of Business Development and Regional Affairs for Latin America, has been named President of Alcoa Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), effective as of March 1. Paolucci succeeds Franklin Feder who is retiring from Alcoa effective August...
Major aluminium producers in Brazil saw output fall year-on-year in 2013, with only Norsk Hydro’s Albras seeing a slight increase in production, according to figures from Brazilian aluminium association Abal. Albras, located in the city of Barcarena, in Brazil's Pará state, produced 452,300 tonnes...
Brazil’s exports of bauxite fell in February 2014 while alumina shipments remained stable and aluminium increased, according to the country’s trade ministry. Bauxite exports from Brazil dropped 33.2% year-on-year in February on decreased volumes sent to North America. Volumes sent abroad amounted...
