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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Noranda Bauxite, Atlantic Alumina and Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited made public the launch of Operation Discovery Tree, a project with a purpose to proliferate the forested areas in the parish of St. Ann. Operation Discovery Tree will incorporate the development of a tree nursery on selected lands...
According to the recent report published by the US Census Bureau, the United States alumina imports in the third quarter of 2021 saw a drop of 12.27 per cent quarter-on-quarter to 336,000 tonnes. In the second quarter, the country’s alumina imports were 383,000 tonnes, which was also down by 7.93...
The United States imported 881,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite in the third quarter of 2021 (ended September 30), which reflected a hike of 147,000 tonnes or 20.03 per cent quarter-on-quarter, found the latest date of the US Census Bureau. In the second quarter of the year, the United States...
This week, the bauxite industry was in the news for a limited number of reasons. To begin with, Dr. Nigel Clarke, Jamaica's Minister of Finance and Public Service, said on Tuesday that Jamaicans may soon be able to participate in Jamalco, a bauxite mining/alumina firm, through an initial public...
Dr Nigel Clarke, Minister of Finance and the Public Service, indicated on Tuesday that Jamaicans may soon be able to invest in the bauxite mining/alumina business company, Jamalco, through an initial public offering (IPO). Dr Clarke informed the House of Representatives that the Government of...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reassigned the responsibility for Clarendon Alumina Production (CAP) to the Finance Ministry. Previously, the Transport Ministry was in charge of CAP. The alumina firm is currently embroiled in a huge dispute over a multi-million dollar contract with the...
The joint venture between Noble Group and Clarendon Alumina Production (CAP) with a focus on bauxite mining and alumina production, Jamalco reported uniform progress in the plant's rebuilding efforts after the August 22 nd enormous fire that devastated its powerhouse. As informed by the world-class...
Noranda Bauxite Company will continue to remain a pillar of the Jamaican economy despite all the criticisms over environmental issues alleged with it, said the firm’s chief executive officer. Mark Hansen, Concord CEO, said Noranda Bauxite spent US$85 million on operational items, an ideal time for...
In September, producers had to pay extra money to bring their goods to market, as output prices for the Mining and Quarrying business and the Manufacturing industry both increased by 0.3 percent. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica's newest producer pricing index statistics indicated the rise in...
New Day Aluminum Holdings LLC, the parent company of Noranda Alumina and Noranda Bauxite, has officially announced the rebranding of its business to the Atlantic Alumina Company (ATALCO). The company will rebrand all its metallurgical and non-metallurgical bauxite and alumina operations in a staged...
The Members of the Cockpit Country Stakeholders Group (CCSG) have emphatically declined the Final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) organised by the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) to permit mining in the historic section of Jamaica. Cockpit country’s mining has been a primary...
This week a lot had happened in the Alumina industry. On Monday, September 27, the average alumina spot price had increased by RMB 126 per tonne to settle at RMB 3,733 per tonne. For September 28, the average alumina spot price was recorded at RMB 3,744 and for September 29, the spot price stood at...
Mining Minister Robert Montage informed the House of Representatives that the August 22 fire breakout in the Jamalco alumina refinery has caused the company lose US$500,000 per day. This is based on the production cost of US$150 per tonnes of alumina at a production rate of 3,170 tonnes everyday....
The mining and transport minister of Jamaica, Robert Montague stated that the Government finalised an agreement with Concord Resources Holding Limited for the reinstatement of the bauxite production levy on the export of aluminium ore. On 29th September 2021, Montague said to the House of...
The world aluminium sector in August 2021 demonstrated a sharp rise in demand for the metal from every corner of the earth. The month observed the surge in the price of aluminium, which escalated by over 30% from $ 2013.50 per tonne to US$ 2673.50 per tonne, while it has been recorded as a 10 year...
In the second quarter of 2021, the United States imported 383,000 tonnes of alumina, a decrease of 33,000 tonnes or 7.93 per cent from 416,000 tonnes in the first quarter, found the US Census Bureau. However, on a year-on-year calculation, the United States alumina imports in Q2 2021 stood 6.09 per...
According to the latest data revealed by the US Census Bureau, the United States imported 734,000 tonnes of crude and dried bauxite in the second quarter of 2021. That reflected an increase of 5.61 per cent quarter-on-quarter from 695,000 tonnes and a surge of 103.32 per cent year-on-year from...
The past week saw Rio Tinto announcing its production results for the second quarter. Rio Tinto’s alumina production stood at 2.0 million tonnes in the second quarter of 2021, 1% higher than the corresponding period of 2020, reflecting strong operational performance at the refineries. Aluminium...
