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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The Lower House of the Jamaica Parliament, also known as the House of Representatives has sanctioned the amount of J$268.48 million to be withdrawn from the Capital Development Fund (CDF), to contribute budgetary support to the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) for FY 2022-23. On 5 th July 2022, Dr...
According to the data published by the US Census Bureau, the United States crude and dried bauxite imports amounted to 736,000 tonnes during the first quarter of 2022, which registered a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 48,000 tonnes or 6.12 per cent from 784,000 tonnes. However, on a year-on-year...
The Jamaican Transport and Mines Minister, Audley Shaw stated that the Russian aluminium giant and one of the leading producers of aluminium in the world, Rusal has kept its commitment to payments to Jamaica as a part of a 2021 agreement to pay off production taxes it obliges to the government. The...
Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) donated an amount of US$600,000 for the renovation work of the retirement home, St Ann infirmary in The Caribbean which has adjoining localities embedded in history. At a ceremony held recently at the infirmary a cheque along with articles of clothing and care...
The per capita GDP of Jamaica is $4747, although, the Caribbean island nation ranks as one of the poorest countries in the North American continent regardless of being considered an upper-middle-income nation by the World Bank. The industrial economy of Jamaica depends on tourism, bauxite/alumina...
On 1 st April 2022, the Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness during his visit to the United States stated at the National Press Club in Washington DC that the Russian aluminium giant, Rusal owned Windalco alumina assets in the Caribbean island of Jamaica ‘are safe’ from any type of sanctions....
In the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021, the United States imported 784,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite, a decrease of 97,000 tonnes or 11 per cent quarter-on-quarter from 881,000 tonnes. The imports in the third quarter, on the other hand, were 20.03 per cent higher than 734,000 tonnes in Q2. On...
The administration of Joe Biden, the President of the United States of America is advocated by the top members of the ‘House of Representatives Financial Services Committee’ towards reimposement of economic sanctions on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska's United Company Rusal, the Russian aluminium...
The Minister for Transport and Mining of Jamaica, Audley Shaw stated his gratification that despite the negative impacts of the previous year’s fire at Jamalco, the refinery has been able to safeguard the jobs of around 1,000 employees. Audley Shaw while speaking to a local media said, “I am glad...
The Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) will create a multimillion-dollar commercial and industrial park near Lydford, St Ann, where the company's principal operations are based. Minister of Mining Audley Shaw stated that the project will begin this year, adding that the proposed commercial and...
On 1 st February 2022, the Minister of Finance and the Public Service of Jamaica, Dr Nigel Clarke asserted to the ‘House of Representatives’ that the proceeding of reconstruction at the Government's part-owned bauxite/alumina company Jamalco is on course. Dr Clarke, while countering to questions...
Bauxite is known as a rock made up of laterite soil and it is the primary raw material used in the production of alumina and aluminium metal. Generally, it is found in tropical regions, where intense decomposition aids in its generation. Bauxite is found in a thin layer, commonly 2–5 meters close...
The Jamaican Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr Nigel Clarke has manifested that the govt. has collected $2 billion from the bauxite levy in late 2021. On 18 th January 2022, while countering the questions put forward by Phillip Paulwell, the mining spokesperson of the opposition in the...
On 6 th January 2022, the Jamaican minister of transport and mining, Robert Montague, has officially inaugurated the UC Rusal owned Windalco’s $4-million project to restrain caustic sewage from impacting the environment. The programme of the bauxite and alumina production complex in Ewarton, St....
In December 2021, Robert Montague, the Transport and Mining Minister of Jamaica formally commissioned Belle Tierre Reservoir in St. Ann into the service. The waterbody was built by Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners, at an estimated cost of US$800,000. The rainwater harvesting facility is located on...
The opposition party of the Caribbean island nation, Jamaica’s People National Party said that they are dismayed with the decision of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) to accord a permit for the bauxite mining of lands that are part of the Cockpit Country in St Ann via Special...
On Monday, January 3, the Chief Executive Officer of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Peter Knight announced the decision of the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) in a press conference. The announcement revealed that Noranda Bauxite Company has finally received...
Dear Readers, May our charm of readership remains glorified and hope we get to celebrate together many more Christmas in the coming years. While we are approaching the end of the year 2021 and getting ready to welcome 2022, we take this opportunity to share with you the top newsmakers of the...
