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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On Monday, May 2, a major fire had broken out at an aluminium production factory in Kampung Baru Balakong, Seri Kembangan in Malaysia. The reason behind the fire is still unknown, and no death or injuries were reported. As per the reports, two fire engines were needed to control the raging fire....
A fire at the Imperial Aluminum plant in Minerva, Ohio, some 75 miles from Cleveland, had caused significant damage and serious injuries to a worker there. The incident happened on Wednesday, April 20. According to Capt. Mike Hutson of the Sandy Creek Joint Fire District, the victim was working...
Over the preceding three weeks, the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (OBRC) has collected a total of US$125,508 in donated bottles and aluminium cans with the help of residents around the state to aid Ukrainians in need via Oregon's Bottle Bill. The event took place from March 21 through April...
On Sunday, April 3, an explosion in an aluminium plant in the Guangdong province city of Qingyuan took the lives of 4 workers. As per the local media, the explosion may have caused a liquid aluminium spill, posing a serious threat to the workers there. “The explosion may trigger a liquid aluminum...
Orazio Zoccolan is presently serving Assomet, the Italian non-ferrous metals industries association, as a General Manager. He was born in Milan in 1960, and graduated in Political Science at the University of Milan. He started his career working for the Italian recycling aluminium association in...
Queensland Alumina Limited, one of the largest alumina refineries by alumina output capacity, on Tuesday unleashed a caustic spray of chemical following an equipment breakdown at Gladstone, central Queensland. The matter is being investigated by the Department of Environment and Science, according...
On 25 th February 2022, the Sept-Iles, Quebec based aluminium smelter reported being hit by a cyberattack, regardless the production remained uninfluenced. The largest aluminium smelter in the Americas with an annual production capacity of more than 600,000 tonnes of primary aluminium, Aluminerie...
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...
Authorities have warned regional water utilities that the severance of the rail link between Western Australia and the eastern states poses a "escalating risk" of water treatment chemical shortages. The New South Wales water directorate said on Wednesday that a major supplier of aluminium sulphate,...
Due to persistent shortages, Tomago Aluminium is compelled to prepare numerous backup plans for the supply of crucial materials to keep the country's largest aluminium smelter operational. CEO Matt Howell anticipates the shortages to last for a long time. “Anything that comes by a container is...
The environment around North Korea's only aluminium smelting and alloying industry, the Bukchang Aluminum Factory, is fast degrading. Toxins are being discharged straight into the air since the factory's dust scrubbers are allegedly no longer operating as the facilities degrade. On Wednesday,...
The representatives of the trade union of Romanian aluminium producer Alro remains in dismay and alert that around 1300 staff or one-third of its labour force might get laid-off, as the company will curtail production at its aluminium smelter for primary aluminium production by 60% in 2022. The...
The Dutch Aluminum producer, Delfzijl Aluminum commonly known as Aldel has been safeguarded from a third-time bankruptcy but it pursues to axe several jobs. The present director of the company, Chris McNamee and his company Aloft are taking over the facility in Delfzijl from the American private...
The Russian aluminium giant, Rusal has contributed $105 million (eight billion Russian Rubles) to fight against COVID-19 and support regional healthcare systems across Russia to combat the pandemic. RUSAL has supported seven emergency medical centres in Siberia and the Urals which opened one year...
The global aluminium recycling segment has been in the news for a number of reasons. To begin with, the Scepter Group reported a fire at their aluminium recycling business in Seneca Falls on Monday, November 22. The announcement came after the firm reported the event to 911 at 1:33 a.m. According...
On Monday, November 22, the Scepter Group, reported a fire outbreak at its aluminum recycling plant in Seneca Falls. The news came after the company called 911 at 1:33 am and reported the incident. However, investigators are still unsure how the fire set in, said some officials. Seneca Falls police...
The Govt. of Scotland has been compelled to reveal that the value of the taxpayer guarantee it delivered to distressed metal tycoon Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance was £586 million. This huge amount was the total gross guarantee provided when GFG Alliance in 2016 acquired the Lochaber aluminium...
Residents in Kurri Kurri, Hunter, are being advised to keep their windows and doors shut as firefighters work to put out a big industrial fire. The fire at the Weston Aluminium site began on Sunday morning and continued throughout the day and into the night, sending huge plumes of black smoke over...
