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Mozambique confirms talks over future of Mozal aluminium smelter
The Mozambican government said negotiations are under way regarding the future of the Mozal aluminium smelter, the country's largest industrial operation. The facility has been under care and maintenance since March after operations were halted over concerns about rising electricity costs....
Mozal shutdown exposes Africa’s aluminium production vulnerability as Q1 2026 output falls 6.2%
Africa’s aluminium sector entered 2026 facing a difficult question: how exposed has the continent’s supply chain become to power disruptions and concentrated production risks? The concern intensified after regional aluminium production declined to 381,000 tonnes in Q1 2026, marking a 6.2 per cent...
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Noranda names presidents for bauxite and alumina business and primary aluminum business
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced today the hiring of Julio Costa as President of the Company's Bauxite and Alumina business. Noranda also announced that Mike Griffin, the Company's Vice President of Manufacturing, has been named President of the Primary Aluminum business. Costa and...
Bahrain's Midal Cables opens $65 mln aluminium factory in Mozambique
Bahrain's Midal Cables said on Wednesday it had spent $65 million to construct an aluminium factory in the Mozambican capital that will export to other African countries. The plant, situated near Mozambique's Mozal aluminum smelter, has an annual output capacity of 50,000 metric tonnes and will...
BHP’s aluminium production dips in the second half of 2014
BHP’s aluminium production has seen a 16% dip in the second half of 2014 dropping to 517,000 tonnes while its alumina and manganese ore productions have risen. In the December quarter, a drop of 15% year-on-year and a 1.9% quarter-on-quarter was noticed with the company producing 256,000 tonnes of...
Mozal is largest company in Mozambique in 2013
The Mozal aluminium foundry is once again the largest company in Mozambique, a position it has held for more than a decade, according to the list of Mozambique’s 100 Largest Companies in Mozambique by auditing firm KPMG Mozambique. Based on the results for 2013, the KPMG study shows that Mozal...
Dickinson Group of Companies shows increase in business by adopting new techniques
Local furnace and industrial services company Dickinson Group of Companies, has shown an increase of 60% in business over the course of last 20 years through constant expansion of its specialized industrial services in the aluminium industry. The MD of DRS Mozambique, the aluminium smelter services...
UAE leads GCC region in export of petrochemicals and aluminum to non-Arab African markets
According to the report, the UAE’s aluminum and petrochemicals exports to African non-Arab countries in 2012 stood at $6.5 billion, accounting for only 1.8 percent of their total imports which stood at $352 billion in the same year. In 2012, five African countries including South Africa, Nigeria,...
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