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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NEWS that Russian aluminium producer UC Rusal has posted a US$3.2-billion loss for 2013 has raised fresh concerns about the future of Jamaica's bauxite industry and questions as to whether the company will resume full production here. UC Rusal owns three local bauxite alumina plants, of which only...
Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has declared that Jamaica still has a bright bauxite future, despite the world economic recession in 2008 forcing the closure of three of the country's four plants. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, Phillips said UC Rusal, the owners of three...
The massive slowdown of bauxite mining in Jamaica has led to Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips turning up in Parliament with a withdrawal order to settle a US$33-million debt as a result of the failure of Jamaica Bauxite Mines to make good on an alumina supply agreement with Glencore. Phillips...
Clinton Thompson, the Commissioner of the Mines & Geology Division, is confident that the bauxite industry has a brighter future ahead. "Closure does not mean death and if you listen to the Bank of Jamaica reports, even with the downturn, it (mining and energy) is still one of the star performers...
The total production of raw bauxite in Jamaica was 390,550 tonnes in the month of January, a fall by 15% since the last year. Meanwhile, there has been an increase in alumina production by 13% to around 164,500 tonnes on prior comparable period. There was a drop in the total production of raw...
One hundred and sixty farmers from eight communities in St. Ann and Manchester are set to benefit from a $192 million Water Catchment and Greenhouse Cluster Project, being undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI). A total of 20 greenhouses are...
Puerto Rican Investors have invested a total amount of $60 million for the aluminum can plant located at Cidra in Puerto Rico. The products will be exported to countries such as Jamaica, United States, the Dominican Republic and many other countries in that region. Puerto Rican owns Caribbean Can...
Noel Brown, academic and president of the Jamaica Institution of Engineers (JIE), said Tuesday that Saudi Arabia is just one of several countries currently recruiting Jamaican engineers and other workers from the bauxite sector for jobs abroad. Ma'aden Aluminium in Saudi Arabia - a joint venture...
Russian aluminium company, UC Rusal, which has a major stake in Jamaica's bauxite alumina sector, is set to rake more earnings from aluminium sales in Asia next year. Rusal has asked Japanese buyers of aluminium for an increase as high as 10 per cent. The Russian producer has offered US$270 per ton...
An executive of one of Jamaica’s major bauxite and alumina companies, Jamalco, says the industry is undergoing its longest crisis in recent memory with not much signs of an immediate reverse. Acting manager of Jamalco Leo Lambert says the crisis is now entering its sixth year. He says the situation...
Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners expects to "substantially complete" dredging at its Discovery Bay port by year end. But capital spending on its US$20-million expansion project, which includes improvements in railing infrastructure used in its bauxite mining operation, slowed in the three months to...
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller meets Mr. Mark Hansen, head of Noble Group Metals Division and Mr Richard Elman, Chairman of Noble Group with Phillip Paulwell, Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining. Noble Resources Ltd which has entered into an agreement with Clarendon...
The National Workers Union (NWU) says it will by next week be asking the Ministry of Labour to conduct a representational rights poll among employees at WINDALCO. The union is seeking bargaining rights for workers at the bauxite company. However, WINDALCO has reportedly rejected its efforts to...
The multi-million dollar Rare Earth Elements Pilot Plant located on the grounds of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) in Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, has been completed and is slated to be fully operational by the end of next week. This was disclosed by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and...
The Rare Earth Elements Pilot Project site, located on the grounds of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) in Kingston is complete and will be toured by Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Phillip Paulwell on Tuesday. Japan-based Nippon Light Metal (NLM) in collaboration with the JBI...
The Failure of the Government to find a buyer for Clarendon Alumina Partners (CAP) has led to Jamaica telling the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that it will not be divested by year end as was originally agreed. "We have had to adjust our strategy for the divestment of Clarendon Alumina Partners...
Government of Jamaica announced today the issuance of an aggregate principal amount of US$161,904,731 of its 8.50% amortizing notes due 2021. The 2021 Jamaica Notes were issued in connection with Jamaica's offer to exchange with Eligible Holders outstanding 8.50% amortizing notes due 2021 issued by...
The Government of Jamaica announced today the expiration of its offer to exchange with Eligible Holders (as defined below) outstanding 8.50% amortizing notes due 2021 issued by Clarendon Alumina Production Limited and guaranteed by Jamaica for 8.50% amortizing notes due 2021 issued by Jamaica. CAP...
