FAST Metals, the mining technology company recovering base and rare materials from red mud (bauxite tailings) and other iron-rich waste, has raised USD 4.3 million in pre-seed funding and announced its first commercial customer, Metalox Mineral Corporation. Under a strategic partnership, FAST...
Canadian climate technology company Enervoxa is planning to establish a commercial-scale rare earth processing plant in India that would recover critical minerals from red mud, the aluminium waste residue generated during alumina refining. The company is exploring partnerships with Vedanta...
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In the very recent Science and Technology Award of China Environmental Protection Federation 2023, Chinalco Shandong received prestigious recognition by winning the first prize for its scientific and technological progress in the comprehensive red mud utilisation project "Green Technology and...
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) received a disturbing video early on June 24, 2024, showing the greenish-coloured, polluted waters of the Rio Cobre at Zephyrton, St. Catherine. The Rio Cobre is a river in Jamaica. Its source is Rose Hall Mountain in the northeast of Saint Catherine Parish, and...
Only 400 of the 5,000 employees remain at the Nikolaev Alumina Refinery, which ceased operations in March 2022 at the onset of the full-scale Russia-Ukraine conflict, an independent local media reported. According to Oleksii Medvid, the acting General Director of Nikolaev Alumina Refinery, the...
In May 2024, the global aluminium industry experienced notable price gains, driven by rising demand despite ongoing geopolitical tensions and economic deceleration expected in several key nations. This uptick marks a significant shift from earlier projections. At the start of the year, AL Circle's...
In the realm of industrial sustainability, few challenges loom as large as the management of bauxite residue, commonly known as red mud. It's an industrial waste generated during bauxite processing into alumina using the Bayer process, which has a complex composition that poses significant...
Alumtek Minerals (AM), an Australian-based company, has recently concluded extensive research and development focused on bauxite residue waste, also known as red mud. This endeavour has led to the creation of cutting-edge technology capable of extracting critical raw materials from this waste. AM...
The European Union (EU) can bolster its recycling objectives by utilising waste generated during the production of aluminium, nickel, and other industrial materials. Recognising these challenges, a team of researchers secured funding from the EU to address the issues surrounding red mud. Their...
A significant groundbreaking ceremony marked the commencement of the annual production of 2 million tonnes of alumina and the establishment of the red mud transportation and storage facilities for the Guangxi Guangtou Beihai Green Ecological Aluminum Phase I Project. This project is of paramount...
The extensive stockpiles of hazardous red mud generated during alumina refining could be repurposed to produce green steel. Globally, approximately 4 billion tonnes of red mud are currently stored, posing an environmental risk and the potential for fatal accidents. The production of one tonne of...
Alteo, a globally recognised alumina and aluminium producer, is facing renewed scrutiny as environmental groups and residents in France's Bouches-du-Rhône department accuse the company of persistently discharging hazardous effluent into the Mediterranean Sea. Despite prior legal interventions to...
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, in November 2023, initiated the construction of a pilot plant to convert bauxite residue, a waste stream from alumina refining, into manufactured soil. The pilot plant is thought to be the...
Henan Zhongzhou Aluminium, one of the prominent manufacturers of aluminium alloy plates and coils in Series 1xxx, Series 3xxx, and Series 5xxx, was honoured with the pilot enterprise of industrial wastewater recycling 2023 in Henan Province. The China-based company is the only aluminium-related...
Spearheaded by Sergey Kidakov, at the helm of the innovative GreenAlum project, a remarkable journey has unfolded in engineering and information systems across diverse industries. Armed with a comprehensive education in information systems and construction engineering, Kidakov's proficiency extends...
The partnership between Graphene Manufacturing Group (GMG) and Rio Tinto, announced in May 2023, has set its sights on advancing the development of graphene aluminium-ion batteries, focusing on applications within the mining and minerals industry. "The world needs more batteries, and a lot of...
On November 7, China's Department of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilisation brought together representatives of relevant research institutions and key enterprises to hold a symposium on red mud. The purpose of the symposium was to discuss and promote the research, development, and...
Vedanta, India's largest aluminium producer, has achieved a significant breakthrough in bauxite refining, a pivotal step in aluminium production. In a collaborative effort with the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP), the company has developed an innovative method to substantially...
Scientists at the Ural Federal University have introduced a ground-breaking modification to the Bayer technology, significantly enhancing the efficiency of aluminium oxide (alumina) extraction from bauxite, the primary raw material for aluminium production. In traditional processing, alumina...
The Government of India is taking a significant step towards using Rare Earth Elements (REE) by establishing a cutting-edge pilot plant. This facility will process 100 kg of red mud, a hazardous waste generated from the alumina refining process, and extract REE from it. It's worth noting that red...
