The ongoing geopolitical tensions, especially with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, are deemed to be creating an adverse impact on Jamaica's bauxite and alumina sector. As warned by the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), the country is now grappling with increased production costs and a feeding...
The global aluminium price is on a rising trend, reaching a four-year high, especially because of the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. In March 2026, the aluminium price rose to USD 3,492 per tonne. In the upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) 2026, which is being scheduled for October 14-16 in...
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Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) confirmed jobs will be cut at its plant in Gladstone. Low global prices and the high Australian dollar have been blamed for the job losses at the 40 year old refinery. In a statement announcing the cuts, QAL chairman Armando Torres took a swipe at 'new taxes' for...
One of Australia's leading economists says the nation's aluminium industry faces a tough fight for survival, but all hope is not lost. Westpac chief economist Bill Evans stole the show at the Golding Industry Conference yesterday with a fascinating look at the global economy and what the future...
Shaw Recycling in Bauxite was temporarily shut down by local authorities on Monday and owner Bobby Shaw was issued multiple citations for failing to maintain records of scrap metal sales. The incident is part of an effort to deter criminal activities with scrap metal theft, specifically theft of...
A warehouse worker was injured when he was struck by a fork lift truck carrying aluminium cans. The 43 year old man – who has not been named – was at work for recycling firm Novelis UK Ltd in November 2010. He was walking through a warehouse at the company’s premises in Latchford, Warrington, when...
The head of an alumina plant that caused a massive toxic spill in western Hungary in 2010 went on trial Monday along with 14 employees, accused of negligence. Ten people were killed and some 150 injured after a holding reservoir at the MAL alumina plant in Ajka burst its walls on October 4, 2010,...
The government will make a purchase offer for Bakonyi Power Plant, which supplies troubled alumina maker MAL, the government spokesman’s office said on Wednesday. The government decided to make the offer after discussing the situation of MAL and the question of bills it owes Bakonyi Power Plant,...
Ormet Corp. plans to lay off 200 people at its alumina plant in Ascension Parish because of reduced demand caused by rising power rates in Ohio. The Advocate reports Ormet issued 60-day federal layoff notices last Tuesday for the Burnside plant, which produces the primary raw material used in...
Ten tons of medical equipment valued at more than fifty thousand dollars have been dispatched by the International Bauxite and Aluminum Company in Russia (Rusal), following the recent Outbreak of cholera in Sierra Leone. Speaking on the arrangement for the dispatch of the consignment, Sierra...
A GROUP of villagers in Bua have raised concerns over depleted marine resources in their qoliqoli blaming bauxite as a contributing factor. The villagers of Naiviqiri District have taken their concern to the chiefs of Bua asking for their assistance in resolving the issue. District rep Salacieli...
Aluminium Company of Malaysia Bhd (Alcom) says it will be able to sustain its recovery after being hit by soft demand for its products globally last year. The company has been affected by the US and eurozone economic crisis, regional impact of the earthquake in Japan, political crisis in the Middle...
An alumina refinery in China that is 33% owned by Chalco has been closed down by authorities temporarily on environmental grounds. The refinery is located in Guangxi, South Western China and has been closed following an order from the Ministry of Environmental Protection last week. The country’s...
National Aluminium Company (NALCO) has declared its first quarter results. The company’s net profit stands at Rs 223 crore versus Rs 377 crore on year-on-year (YoY) basis. In an interview to CNBC-TV18, BL Bagra, chairman and director-finance at NALCO says, the aluminium segment has been lagging....
The Odisha State Pollution Control Board (OPSCB) has asked aluminium maker Hindalco Industries Ltd to shut down the captive power plant of smelter plant near Hirakud in western Odisha following breach in its ash pond causing severe crop damage in the nearby areas. The pollution watchdog ordered for...
Boyne Smelter Limited (BSL) yesterday announced it would cut 90 leadership and support jobs from its 1,200-strong workforce. It comes as another blow to the Australian aluminium industry and its employees. "The blow-out in operating costs, taxes and over-regulation is hitting the aluminium industry...
HULAMIN , a maker of rolled and extruded aluminium products, reported a "normalised" headline earnings loss of R8m for the six months to the end of June, from a R45m profit over the same period last year. This came after one of SA’s largest beneficiated metals producers lost about 25000 tons of...
Reuters reported that Chinese owned bauxite producer Bosai Minerals Group has halted its Guyana operation due to civil unrest that has killed three people. Bosai is reconsidering a planned expansion of the facility. Police shot three people dead in the city of Linden, 65 miles from the capital of...
Almost three quarters of the workforce who lost their jobs when Rio Tinto Alcan’s doomed Lynemouth plant closed have found new employment. The aluminium plant shed 360 jobs when the power supply to the smelter was switched off in March, and more will follow when it ceases operation at the end of...
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) was last night investigating another effluent spill, reportedly by the West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco), that affected sections of the Rio Cobre. Natalie Fearon, manager of public education and corporate communications at NEPA, last night...
