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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Dr Nigel Clarke, the Minister of Finance and Public Service, insists that it would not have been economically viable for the Jamaican government to take over the responsibility of 100 per cent operations of Jamalco, the bauxite mining and alumina refining company, after the previous majority...
According to a recent report, new owners of Jamalaco refinery in Clarendon have initiated incorporating the alumina company before seeking financial funding from capital markets. According to Austin Mooney, Managing Director of Jamalco, incorporation would allow the joint venture firm to acquire...
In line with the report published last day that Century Aluminium agreed to buy a 55 per cent stake in Jamalco, the US-based primary aluminium producer signed a purchase contract with Noble Group Holdings Limited for US$1. The deal is expected to close by the end of April 2023, but the full...
On Tuesday, April 25, Century Aluminum Company announced a significant step towards acquiring a sizeable share in a joint Jamaican bauxite mining and alumina production venture. The company has reportedly signed an agreement with Noble Group Holdings Limited (Noble) to obtain 55 per cent of its...
Rusal's trade and production workers of its Jamaica facilities at Windalco, Port Esquivel, and Kirkvine have assured to report back to work when the business responds to claims granted by the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT). On April 3, 2022, the workers took strike action in the morning by...
The United States crude and dried bauxite imports stood highest in the fourth quarter of 2022 than all the prior quarters, found the US Census Bureau in its latest survey. The country imported 757,000 tonnes of bauxite in Q4, significantly up by 13.15 per cent or 88,000 tonnes from 669,000 tonnes...
The Jamaican Supreme Court has prohibited Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners and New Day Aluminum (Jamaica) Limited from mining bauxite in St Ann's Cockpit Country, which some residents claim threatens their ability to survive. On January 20, 2023, the Supreme Court issued an injunction to prevent...
Discovery Bauxite, an Atlantic Alumina subsidiary that aims to plant 200,000 trees over three years in support of the National Tree Planting Initiative, has announced that it is ahead of schedule. Operation Discovery Tree was launched in December of last year. Ackee, jackfruit, apple, kola nuts,...
On November 24, 2022, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) issued a ruling that mandates the Jamaican government take action to address the effects of bauxite mining on the health of people of particular St Ann villages. The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) applauds this decision....
In the third quarter of 2022, the United States imported 669,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, recording a sequential growth of 25,000 tonnes or 3.88 per cent, found the US Geological Survey data. In the second quarter, the import volume was 644,000 tonnes, down by 12.50 per cent from 736,000...
On November 20, 2022, St Ann, Jamaica police reported that two people is found deceased following a bauxite train derailment. On Monday, a thick pall of sadness hung in the air as co-workers of two men killed in a train crash on Sunday night struggled to cope. A police investigation has been...
In the current fiscal year, the Jamaican Government estimates the value of mining and processing earnings from bauxite and alumina to be $507 million (JMD$77 billion), seven per cent more than the fiscal year 2020-2021. Jamalco is expected to reopen its operations in August 2022. The US and...
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT), which deals with disputes involving unionised as well as non-unionised workers, is settling a wage dispute between Windalco (UC Rusal Alumina Jamaica) Limited and the Union of Clerical, Administrative & Supervisory Employees, increased Windalco's offer to six...
Jamalco experienced one of the worst disasters in its 63-year history on 22nd August 2021 and marked 22nd August 2022 as the first anniversary of the fire incident at its alumina refinery. Jamalco is a joint venture between General Alumina Jamaica Limited and Clarendon Alumina Production Limited...
The United States imports of crude and dried bauxite continued to roll down through the past three quarters, starting Q4 2021. According to the data shown by the US Census Bureau, the country’s crude and dried bauxite imports has recorded a quarterly fall of 92,000 tonnes or 12.50 per cent for...
Domestic alumina production recovery in Jamaica is expected to counterpoise the slowdown in economic growth for the financial year 2022-23, caused by the country’s one of the main alumina refineries suspension. The Bank of Jamaica is projecting GDP growth of 2.5-4.5 per cent for the fiscal year...
The Bank of Jamaica, the country's central bank located in Kingston, is projecting 2022/23 fiscal year growth to be between 2.5 per cent and 4.5 per cent. While speaking at BOJ's digital quarterly briefing, Richard Byles, the Governor, said," Growth is also expected to range between one and three...
The Jamaican Minister of Mining and Transport, Audley Shaw, stated that the Caribbean Island government is resolutely guaranteeing sustainable bauxite mining in the country to protect the environment. The Minister said, "I want to assure the country that even as we continue to mine for bauxite, we...
