China’s aluminium export surge in the first half (H1) of 2026, crossing 250,000 tonnes, has come with a surge in its alumina imports as well, feeding the smelting and primary aluminium production. China’s January-June alumina imports marked a drastic year-on-year surge of about 749.4 per cent,...
On July 23, 2026, a delegation from Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) conducted an on-site visit to TRAN HONG QUAN METALLURGY Co., Ltd. (THQ) in Vietnam. The delegation included: Logan Lu, CEO of SMM Cason Lou, Director of Aluminium Processing, Marketing Department Lexi Chen, Key Account Manager for...
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It is said that about 1 tonne of untreated waste and 500 cubic metres of wastewater were discharged daily into the Nam Thanh Commune's Binh Yen Village. Over the past five years, some 269 of 570 households in the village have been engaged into the process of recycling aluminum, mainly from beer...
Vietnam’s alumina exports to China were expected to rise further in 2014 as new capacity comes on stream, Shanghai Metals Market has learned. July marked the first time that China ever imported alumina from Vietnam when inbound shipments of the raw material hit 14,944 tonnes. China imported another...
National Coal-Mineral Industries Group Vinacomin has received an import duty exemption from the Ministry of Finance on its machine spare parts for Tan Rai, Vietnam’s first bauxite plant that began official operations in September. Normally the government will consider a tax break for shipments of...
The transaction to combine Norsk Hydro's aluminum extruded products business area and Orkla's Sapa into a 50:50 joint venture has been completed as planned, the two Norwegian companies said Monday. Last October, the two companies announced a proposed joint venture which would own and operate the...
Crown Holdings has announced the commercialisation of two new Southeast Asian facilities in Nong Khae, Thailand and Da Nang, Vietnam. The Nong Khae facility will begin producing beverage cans on one line in June. Annual production capacity is estimated to be 500m two-piece 33cl aluminium cans. “We...
Mr. Le Viet Quang, Chairman, Lam Dong Aluminum Company, has said that the construction of the Tan Rai bauxite project in Lam Dong Province has been completed, with 1.6 million tons of bauxite ore mined. The first phase of this project is designed with a capacity of 650,000 tons of alumina a year....
Dr. Dang Trung Thuan, Chair of the Vietnam Geochemistry Association, feels that Vinacomin, the investor of the Central Highlands’ bauxite project – will find it hard to revert to the original state and recover the environment at the mining site. Vinacomin has committed to follow necessary steps in...
Vietnam's deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has confirmed that the bauxite project in the Central Highlands region will bear fruit in the long run, easing public worries about the economic efficiency of the project. The project has been given the green light from the Party’s Political Bureau...
The Viet Nam National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corp (Vinacomin) has clarified a statement on the export of alumina. It has said that a zero tariff would apply, but that it did not extend to the export of aluminum ore, for which tariffs of 15-40 per cent were applicable. The comment followed...
Vinacomin said that it had considered a halt to the Nhan Co bauxite project, but was scared about the major losses in its investment. At a press conference of the group on May 16, Vinacomin spokesman Nguyen Tien Chinh said, “We’ve spent a huge amount of money on the project. The EPC contract has...
Based on recently released figures, the two bauxite mining plants in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong are facing a risk of great losses, an official said. Dr Nguyen Thanh Son, director of the Hong River Delta Project Management Unit under the Vietnam Coal and Mineral Group, gave the...
Pham Quang Tu, director of the Office of Social Evaluation and Consultancy, on May 9 said that it is time to evaluate the bauxite project in the Central Highlands instead of waiting for Nhan Co alumina plant to do so. The Central Highlands bauxite project includes Tan Rai alumina plant in Lam Dong...
Despite pubic concerns, Tan Rai and Nhan Co. bauxite projects in the central highlands region are necessary for the development of Vietnam’s aluminium industry, one official said. The projects had been carefully considered before assigning them to the state-owned company Vietnam National Coal and...
Investing in two pilot bauxite projects in the Central Highlands is the right move for Vietnam and will pave the way for the country's aluminium industry to take off, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang. "The decision to go for these two projects was made after careful...
As requested by the Prime Minister of Vietnam, the two bauxite plants Tan Rai and Nhan Co will have their capacities unchanged during the trial period from now to 2015, said Nguyen Manh Quan, director of the Heavy Industry Department under the trade ministry. By 2020, their capacities would be...
The Government is continuously pushing for the application of advanced technology in bauxite mining in a bid to make the process more environmentally friendly and to enhance socio-economic efficiency, the head of the Government Office Vu Duc Dam has confirmed at his monthly press briefing. He told...
After the Prime Minister agreed to halt the construction of Ke Ga Port, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has requested the Ministry of Industry and Trade to assign the Coal and Mineral Industry Group Viet Nam (Vinacomin) to look for an alternative plan for production mining project of Tan Rai...
Although Tan Rai, Vietnam’s first bauxite plant, has already become operational and had its very first batches of products, experts close to the matter say the plant will be facing a paradox in which more products mean more losses. The US$460-million facility, based in the Central Highlands...
