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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The research team of the University of Natural Sciences successfully implemented the project of manufacturing building materials from red mud arising in alumina production in the Central Highlands, creating economic efficiency and reducing pollution. Red mud is a waste generated from alumina...
JISCo Alpart Jamaica’s efforts to contain dust pollution from the bauxite/alumina waste disposal area, popularly known as the red mud lake, have received guarded thumbs up from political representatives. The news came after the Member of Parliament for St Elizabeth South Eastern Frank Witter told...
That time of the year is here when you have to bid farewell to one year and welcome another. So, to make this moment memorable, AlCircle presents a ‘Special Year-End Combo’ offer consisting of its 6 most popular reports that will take you down to the market trend in the past and give a brief...
RUSAL has demonstrated its commitment towards sustainability by processing and selling over 50% of the waste generated by its smelters in the last 10 years. Rusal processed about 10% of red and nepheline mud at the alumina refineries proving it to be leader in alumina mud processing among the...
Rio Tinto, Queensland Alumina Limited (QAL) and The University of Queensland’s (UQ) Sustainable Minerals Institute have received a recognition for their joint research into technologies that could turn bauxite residue, also known as red mud, into fertile soil. They are trying a new process that...
AlCircle’s new report- “Red Mud (Bauxite Residue) Management: Storage & Valorisation” is generating overwhelming response from the industry circle. From leading bauxite miners and alumina refineries to aluminium smelters, sustainability and environmental watchdogs, market and technical research...
Vedanta Ltd is aiming to achieve 80% fly ash utilisation of by 2020. In a recently released report, the company informed that it will introduce third-party review of tailings/ash dyke management system and development of site specific improvement plan in its India operations. Fly ash is by-product...
In 2018, alumina refineries in the world generated around 154 million tonnes of red mud while producing 130 million tonnes of alumina. Red mud or bauxite residue has remained one of the biggest challenges for the aluminium industry since its inception. The risk of environment hazards from red mud...
AlCircle has again come up with an informative report “Red Mud (Bauxite Residue) Management: Storage & Valorisation” to provide a comprehensive, in-depth study on red mud generation, processing, disposal/storage to various valorisation aspects including material extraction and usage in various...
Rio Tinto has disclosed additional information in relation to its global tailings facilities in its website in line with its commitment to disclose information about its practices. Rio Tinto, in its website, defines tailings as “residues created as part of mining, refining, smelting and water...
China’s manufacturing firm East Hope Group has reportedly entered into an agreement with Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) to explore the feasibility of setting up a project in that region by investing $10 billion. Samir Chaturvedi, CEO of KIZAD, and Meng Changjun, president of Investments,...
According to a recent report, the European Union is likely to collaborate with Jawaharlal Nehru Aluminium Research Development and Design Centre (JNARDDC) in May for working together on the management of aluminium waste. JNARDDC, a Central Government Institution, has long been working in research...
According to a brief from Hindalco Industries on Wednesday April 10, the company temporarily suspended the operations of its alumina facility in Muri, Jharkhand, after an incident, in which the red mud storage area connected to the plant had collapsed leading to injuries. "There was an incident in...
The Russian aluminium giant Rusal has signed a memorandum of intent with Tiocomposite to start test production of sulphur polymer concrete using red mud in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Further details of the location of the project and its economic and organizational conditions are expected...
According to a recent report, four designers from London’s Royal College of Art have made a series of terracotta-hued cups, bowls, and teapots with toxic red mud residue from aluminium production. This project, called ‘From Wasteland to Living Room’, displays an exalted transformation of red mud...
University of Queensland Sustainable Minerals Institute researcher Dr Tuan Nguyen has secured a fund of US$ 500,000 to develop a gel technology that will transform the way alumina refineries manage bauxite residues sustainably and economically. This mineral gel technology is expected to provide...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced on November 4 that the bauxite waste management system is ready at its under-construction Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi. This is another milestone in the preparation towards production launch of the Al Taweelah alumina...
According to a report by MTI on Tuesday, October 30, a Hungarian consortium is working on ways to recycle alumina refinery residues, also known as red sludge, in a HUF 1.5 billion project supported by the European Union. The R&D project, which will run until 2021, is supported by more than HUF 1...
