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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In the face of US sanctions against Russian aluminium company Rusal, bauxite sources in Jamaica are floating the idea that UC Rusal may have to be persuaded into giving up controlling interest in its local bauxite operations for avoiding the further consequences. Although the situation has now...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Fourth Quarter 2017 , imports of crude and dried bauxite by the U.S. in Q4 2017 were 910,000 tonnes, slightly less than the revised total of 914,000 tonnes in the third quarter of 2017. However, on a YoY basis, import of bauxite...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Fourth Quarter 2017 ; imports of alumina by the U.S. in the fourth quarter of 2017 stood at 355,000 tonnes. The volume was 3% less than the amount of 364,000 tonnes imported in the third quarter of 2017 and 34% more than that in the...
Ever since the successful restart of Alpart alumina refinery in Jamaica; its Chinese owner Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) has been constantly brainstorming ideas to make the refinery most profitable by expanding production within a short span of time. The company now aims to upgrade the...
Austin Mooney, the new managing director of the Clarendon-based Jamalco, is promising to make the alumina plant more competitive. Mooney, who has almost 35 years’ experience in the bauxite/alumina industry, said the company will also recommit to building better partnerships with its communities and...
The Jamaican government has signed an agreement with China's Gansu Provincial government to develop a $6 billion industrial park and Special Economic Zone around the JISCO/ALPART alumina refinery in Nain, St Elizabeth so that they can generate optimum revenue from their bauxite reserves. A press...
Alumina sector makes an important contribution to GDP in Jamaica. Jamaica’s alumina exports accounts for 38.3% of the total exports of the country. It is estimated that country’s exports of alumina will remain unchanged to last year. China, one of the leading importers of Jamaican alumina, imported...
As said by state-run Mines & Geology Division in Jamaica, Noranda’s mining operations have not been affected by the expansion of the protected areas of the Cockpit Country. Noranda’s mining licence covers some mining lands that are now a part of the redrawn Cockpit Country boundaries, the agency...
Alpart Alumina refinery which was reopened by its new owner Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) Limited in June is set to make its first shipment today December 29, 2017. The first shipment from St. Elizabeth plant after reopening will leave from Port Kaiser in Jamaica today. A release from the...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Second Quarter 2017 , imports of alumina by the U.S. in the third quarter of 2017 were 364,000 tonnes, 19% more than the amount of 307,000 tonnes imported in the second quarter of 2017 and 17% more than the amount of 315,000 tonnes...
Identification of new bauxite mining sites is on in Jamaica for licensing to the operators of Noranda Jamaica. The new bauxite mines will replace the now denied sites to the company which lies within the Cockpit Country’s protected boundaries. "We are advised that the commissioner of mines and...
According to the latest USGS release on Bauxite and Alumina in the Third Quarter 2017 , imports of crude and dried bauxite by the U.S. in Q3 2017 were 914,000 tonnes, 13% more than the revised total of 812,000 tonnes in the second quarter of 2017. However, on a YoY basis, import of bauxite drops...
Bauxite exports from Jamaica is about to end the year 2017 in a drop. Totalling at 1.54 million tonnes during July-November (till date), the volume stands shrunk by 16 per cent from the year-ago period. This explains to a certain extent why the Jamaican government has stepped up its initiatives to...
Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) exported 35,000 tonnes of alumina from the Alpart Refinery for the first time on Thursday, November 23. The cargo is estimated to arrive in China by the end of the year. The company will spend around US$3 billion over a period of three years for upgrading the...
Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica, announced a ban on mining activities in the Cockpit Country Protected Area, Jamaica. Andrew Holness made the statement in parliament on Tuesday, November 21. Holness said, “In this regard, the Mining Act and any existing mining licences will be amended to...
Noble Group, who acquired interest in Jamalco refinery from Alcoa in 2014, is considering the sale of Jamalco alumina refinery. According to news reported by Bloomberg, Global commodities company Noble Group sits down with shareholders this week for crisis talks to restructure about $3.5 billion in...
Mike Henry, Minister of Transport and Mining, announced at a JIS Think Tank yesterday that the new owner of Alpart Refinery will export 35,000 tonnes of alumina for the first time on December 5. Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) will invest around US$3 billion over a period of three years for...
Jamaica’s bauxite and alumina industry is on a growth trajectory. Driven by the reopening of Alpart bauxite mining and processing complex by Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) Limited in Nain, St. Elizabeth, the industry is growing bringing hope for the entire economy, Minister of Transport and...
