US imports of bauxite declined to 644,000 tonnes in Q1 2026, down 15.8 per cent from 765,000 tonnes in Q3 2024. The decline reflects longer-term pressure on the US primary aluminium and alumina industries, including reduced refining capacity and weaker demand for imported raw materials. Trade...
Jamaica’s bauxite and alumina export earnings are expected to improve in 2026, even though the first quarter was weak. The government expects production to rise as repairs continue after Hurricane Melissa, and the aluminium industry is watching closely because bauxite is the raw material used to...
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JISCo Alpart Jamaica’s efforts to contain dust pollution from the bauxite/alumina waste disposal area, popularly known as the red mud lake, have received guarded thumbs up from political representatives. The news came after the Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth South Eastern Frank Witter told...
As shown by the latest US Geological Survey data on bauxite and alumina imports in the fourth quarter of 2019, the United States imported 1 million tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, up 8 per cent from 929,000 tonnes in the third quarter and 15 per cent more than 840,000 tonnes in the fourth...
UC Rusal, the Global Aluminium Producer, has been operating Windalco Alumina in St Catherine has declared safety measures in relation to the spread of COVID-19. The company came out with clear communication that in order to ensure the health and safety of all employees effective 17 th March’20,...
Dr Peter Phillips, President of the People’s National Party of Jamaica, has called on Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, to declare a national day of prayer as Jamaica battles the Corona-Virus. During the budget session in parliament on 17 th March’20, Phillips made the call after briefing a raft...
Jamaica’s opposition People’s National Party (PNP) President, Dr Peter Phillips stated that Jamaicans should calliper for a possibility of shrinkage of the nation’s economy due to the global attack of the deadly “Coronavirus”. The recently released growth data of the Jamaican economy showed 0.1%...
The island country Jamaica’s bauxite and alumina industry is retaking its place on the world stage and investors are showing a positive trend to explore Jamaica’s bauxite mines. Bauxite mining is considered as the star performer of Jamaica’s economy. The latest example of Jamaican mining is the...
The Jamaican bauxite mining operation of New Day Aluminium, Noranda Bauxite, declares that bauxite exports from its St. Ann facility were accounted for approximately 3.8 million wet metric tonnes for the calendar year 2019. The bauxite exports covered sales to its sister Alumina refinery, Noranda...
The global trade data suggests a year-on-year drop of 14 per cent in the Netherlands’ total alumina imports in 2020. From 1.45 million tonnes in 2019, the imports at the end of 2020 are likely to come in at 1.24 million tonnes, showed the data. Jamaica is expected to continue as the main exporter...
The Jamaican Minister of Sports, Olivia Grange, lauded Noranda Bauxite for its excellent contribution to sports development in St Ann. According to Grange, this is “demonstrated by the 30-plus community teams that participated in the 2019 Noranda Community football league." The sports minister’s...
Noranda Bauxite has secured an agreement with the University & Allied Workers Union (UAWU) on a new labour contract that governs the terms and conditions of employment for UAWU members through April 30, 2023. The agreement with UAWU reached pinnacle for the conclusion of all of Noranda Bauxite’s...
As shown by the latest US Geological Survey data on bauxite and alumina imports in the third quarter of 2019, the United States imported 929,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, less 10% per cent from Q2 2019 and 5 per cent from the same period last year. The volume is slightly more than those in...
According to a report on Monday, October 21, The People’s National Party (PNP) is backing legal action against West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO) for releasing effluent into the Rio Cobre and contaminating the river, which is a major water source for many residents living on its banks. Dr...
More than 200 employees and community leaders from Noranda Bauxite Company's plant in the Cockpit Country protested in front of the headquarters of Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) yesterday against a campaign to stop Noranda’s mining operations outside the protected area. The demonstrators said...
As shown by the latest US Geological Survey data on bauxite and alumina imports in the second quarter of 2019, the United States imported 1.03 million tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, up 38 per cent from Q1 2019 and 13 per cent from the same period last year. With this, the US' total bauxite...
The Netherlands is home to one of the notable aluminium smelting operations in the world - Delfzijl aluminium smelter in Farmsum, and is the ninth largest export economy in the world, of which aluminium accounts for US$ 1.74 billion on average. This indicates the requirement of a considerable...
Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners has said that they are willing to talk with community stakeholders on the subject of bauxite mining in Cockpit Country. However, they insisted on their mining rights on the land officially marked outside the Cockpit Country Protected Area (CCPA). Lance Neita,...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the First Quarter of 2019, imports of crude and dried bauxite by the U.S. in Q1 2019 were 748,000 tonnes, 14% less than the revised total of 873,000 tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2018. However the volume 7% more than the revised total...
According to a local media update from Jamaica, total bauxite exports from Jamaica in 2018 increased by 26.5 per cent to just over 10 million tonnes. It was the first increase in export registered since 2014. The higher volume of exports was driven by an expansion in the bauxite equivalent of...
