Oceania’s primary aluminium industry is facing a fragmented energy transition. While Australia, the leading aluminium producer of the continent, has abundant renewable resources and a well-established aluminium value chain, its smelters remain significantly more dependent on fossil-fuel-based...
New Zealand’s aluminium extrusion industry is calling for urgent government action as it faces growing pressure from low-priced imports. The Aluminium Extruders Association of NZ (ALENZ) says a rise in imported aluminium extrusions, particularly from China, is affecting local manufacturers, with...
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<p>Altech Chemicals Limited has provided an update on the due diligence activities associated with the financing of its proposed high purity alumina (HPA) project. The various independent reviews and associated confirmatory pilot plant test work are now well advanced and nearing completion.</p>...
<p>Altech Chemicals has just released December 2016 Quarterly Activities Report and cash flow update. The highlights of the report show steady growth of its HPA project.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"...
<p>Boyne Smelter Limited is in the process of determining the number of job cuts and production reduction at its facility in Australia. The aluminium company, unable to cope with the surging electricity costs, is mulling downsizing, reported sources aware of the matter. This comes at a time when...
<p>Gunsynd PLC on Monday has recently announced its agreement on investing GBP40,000 to acquire 10% stake in Sunshine Minerals Ltd. The invested company is planning to acquire nickel and bauxite deposits in the Solomon Islands.<br /><br />"Whilst this investment is not in line with our recent...
<p>Rio Tinto has awarded a $70 million bulk earthworks contract for infrastructure development to QBrit, a civil engineering firm, at its Amrun bauxite project in northern Queensland.<br /><br />As per company, the contract will create 150 employment opportunities in addition to...
<p>Alcoa announced on Friday morning that its Portland aluminium smelter will resume production of the lost capacity after the federal and Victorian governments offered rescue packages for the smelter worth A$30 million ($23 million) and promises to keep the smelter open till 2021.<br /><br />The...
<p>Alcoa’s aluminium smelter in Victoria has shown “progress” after Australia government offered financial assistance to the 30-year-old aluminium smelter which was damaged by a state-wide power outrage in December 2016. The smelter has been running at one-third of its...
<p>Alcoa started 2016 on a 52-week low like any other mining companies and the stock continued with rise and fall throughout the year with the volatile commodity market. During November 2016, after the split into Alcoa Corporation and Arconic and Donald Trump’s election Alcoa saw some upward...
<p>Southland's Tiwai Point aluminium smelter which employs 800 people and brings $500 million annually to the region's economy now has an options in its power contract to terminate its contract with the power provider by giving one year’s notice. </p> <p>However, the smelter is expected...
<p>Japan’s aluminium industry is import based and it has stopped producing primary metal altogether shifting its focus towards value added applications and in secondary recovery. The country is Asia's top importer of aluminium and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each...
<p>Custom flags and Car flags manufacturer Australian Flag Makers and Ben Beazley announced that their custom printed marquee line is available in customised colours and designs to suit the needs of the customer. The back side walls and roof of the canopy are constructed of high quality and durable...
<p>With the growing demand for aluminium in the end user market and the growing aluminium production in Asian countries including China and the Middle East region, demand for bauxite grew manifold during 2016. Countries competed with each other to supply bauxite to China, the largest aluminium...
<p>According to a report by Fiji Times, The Ministry of Land in Fiji is awaiting clarifications from its permanent secretary on questions by the same newspaper regarding the total royalties which were received by landowners in Nawailevu, Bua for giving bauxite mining rights on their lands.</p>...
<p>General Cable Corporation has confirmed that it will shut its New Zealand manufacturing and support operations in 2017, while axing the jobs of 170 employees. The company had announced a proposal to wind down the local unit in November and eventually converted it into a shut down.</p> <p><img...
<p>Award-winning Australian architects, Bates Smart used Fairview Vitrabond FR aluminium composite panels to develop a standing seam cladding on the facade of Sydney's Monarch project in Mosman suburb.<br /><br />Bates Smart chose Vitrabond FR aluminium composite panels instead aluminium sheets or...
<p>Schools in the Island of Guam on Pacific Ocean will be receiving new recycling bins for aluminium cans under the novel I*Recycle Programme. The initiative is aimed at encouraging youngsters in as many as 60 schools to recycle more aluminium cans for a greener earth and a better tomorrow. New...
<p>Intercontinental aluminium extruders formed an association – International Fair Trade Alliance – to promote and defend fair trade practices.<br /><br />The IFTA is a non-profit organisation created to unite aluminium extrusion manufacturers and suppliers in order to promote free and...
<p>Fiji's leading mineral development company Xinfa Aurum Exploration is making steady progress towards expanding its bauxite mining operations further north in Vanua Levu. The company has already secured additional Special Prospecting License in Nawailevu, Bua and Naibulu East Mine, in Dreketi,...
