Imported bauxite prices in China moved slightly higher last week amid improved activity in the spot market. No trend-level shift emerged on the supply-demand side. Although rainy-season disruptions and elevated freight rates continued to weigh on Guinea's export volumes, the country's weekly...
Recently, domestic alumina spot and futures prices have weakened in tandem, and market sentiment has become more cautious. According to Mysteel research, China's operating alumina capacity has reached 99 million tonnes per year, the highest level so far this year. New commissioning and technical...
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As per the announcement of Jushen Logistics Group, via one of its indirectly held subsidiaries, it has been able to secure a three-year contract worth USD 134 million. This deal has been made for three years for moving the bauxite from the port to the ships, which are deemed to be waiting offshore...
Axis International Ltd has initiated arbitration proceedings seeking USD 28.9 billion in compensation from Guinea, following the West African nation’s decision to revoke the company’s bauxite mining permit earlier this year. The United Arab Emirates-based firm confirmed that it has taken the...
The bauxite industry this year has witnessed the biggest and most impactful development and that is the removal of the mining licence of Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC), a subsidiary of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), in Guinea. The decision, formalised on August 6, 2025, has placed more than...
China imported 186 million tonnes of bauxite during January-November, up 29.4 per cent from the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's General Administration of Customs (GACC). In November alone, China's bauxite imports reached 15.11 million tonnes, rising by...
Kindia Bauxite Company in Guinea has launched 10 new CDD 5B1 diesel locomotives, along with 95 wagons. This launch is done with the aim of increasing the haul capacity as well as reducing the time taken during travelling on its rail networks. After the introduction of these locomotives, the company...
Bauxite exports from Guinea have maintained a strong drive for the capesize market. Guinea is the largest exporter of bauxite, securing 69 per cent of global bauxite export, as of 2025. China, being its primary customer, dominates the market. Projections show a firm foothold of bauxite in the...
Guinea holds the largest bauxite reserves in the world, a crucial raw material for the global aluminium industry, which is gaining importance for global clean energy efforts. But, villages near mining operations, like Koussadji, are vocalising about the rising air and water pollution released by...
Key Takeaways from AICE 2025 SMM (14th) Aluminium Industry Annual Conference. On October 17, the AICE 2025 SMM (14th) Aluminium Industry Annual Conference, hosted by SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd. (SMM), successfully concluded in Zhengzhou, Henan! On October 17, the AICE 2025 SMM (14th)...
Guinea strengthened its dominance in the global bauxite market in 2025, driven by record shipments to China. Exports to China reached 127.11 million tonnes in the first 10 months of the year, up 38.47 per cent year-on-year, according to China’s General Administration of Customs. The shipments...
Global shipping and logistics company NORDEN has secured a new bauxite logistics contract in Guinea with Africa Oil Supply (AOS), strengthening its growing role in bulk commodity supply chains. The contract will commence in early 2026 and marks NORDEN’s second logistics deal this year, following a...
Guinea-Conakry has formally moved into the construction phase of a large-scale alumina refinery in the Boké prefecture, identifying a key development in the country’s efforts to deepen domestic mineral processing and capture greater value from its vast bauxite reserves. The project, known as the...
Guinea has opened talks with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on a possible bauxite supply arrangement. The deal could see EGA source ore from Guinea’s state-owned Nimba Mining. Three people familiar with the matter confirmed the discussions between them. Image for reference only (source:...
Major exciting news for Guinea emerged when Ashapura Minechem made its official announcement of successfully completing a crucial bridge over the Konkouro River in Guinea. It directly reflects the firm's step forward for its personal development in bauxite mining. The announcement was made...
Patrice L’HUILLIER is a seasoned mining & metals executive with more than 30 years’ global experience in project development & operations across the resources sector. He has led development, and operation of projects in France, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Africa and Canada, with expertise across a...
The story of alumina production in 2025 played out much the way analysts had expected, even if the year didn’t unfold in a straight line. Smelter-grade alumina production was projected at about 143.3 million tonnes, as per AL Circle report and by October the International Aluminium Institute had...
Aluminium isn’t just another industrial staple, but the Earth’s most abundant metallic element, quietly making up nearly 8 per cent of the planet’s crust. And almost all of it starts with bauxite: a humble, rust-tinged ore rich in the aluminium minerals gibbsite, boehmite and diaspore. Look closely...
Across the Gulf, the primary aluminium and alumina sector has been moving at a noticeably different pace this year. Aluminium output across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has been edging lower through 2025, a trend that becomes clear once the latest numbers are lined up against last year’s. In...
Winning International Group is reinforcing its grip on the long-haul bauxite trade. The Singapore-based bulker specialist has returned to Hengli Shipbuilding for another round of very large ore carrier (VLOC) newbuilds. The company has secured two more 325,000 dwt vessels to support its...
