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Brazil’s alumina ambition leaves a 13Mt red mud challenge: How effective is residue handling? The story behind one of aluminium's largest residues
Alumina
Every year, Brazil produces more than 13 million tonnes of red mud, making it one of the world's largest generators of the aluminium industry's biggest industrial residue. Created during alumina refining, red mud is unavoidable-but the amount produced is never determined by the residue itself. It depends on everything that happens much earlier, from the quality of bauxite entering a refinery to how efficiently alumina is extracted. In 2025, Brazil mined 33 million tonnes of bauxite. Around 27 ...
Australia nears Tomago aluminium rescue as PM joins final funding talks
Sustainability
Australia is edging closer to securing the future of Rio Tinto-controlled Tomago aluminium smelter. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has stepped into final negotiations with New South Wales (NSW) Premier Chris Minns over a long-term funding package to keep the facility operating beyond 2028, when its current electricity contract expires. An announcement is expected in August, after a long period of negotiations between the Federal and NSW governments over cost-sharing of subsidised electricity ...

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Rio Tinto-operated Bell Bay Aluminium, Australia’s only predominantly renewable-powered, green aluminium smelter, has been left out of the Federal Government’s AUD 2 billion (USD 1.39 billion) Green Aluminium Production Credit scheme. As a result, the facility faces renewed pressure as it races to secure a long-term electricity agreement before the end of the year. The Tasmanian smelter, which has operated since 1955 and has an annual production capacity of 187,000 tonnes, relies largely on h ...
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