Bauxite Operations Back To Normal In Guinea After Deadly Political Protests
Normal operations have resumed at bauxite mines in Guinea after several days of unrest that led to slowed production, as...
Business
Aughinish Contractor Files Suit To Stop Proposed Strike At Plant
A contractor for Aughinish Alumina has filed suit in the Republic of Ireland’s High Court to enjoin a planned work stoppage at the plant on the grounds that the strike is not a valid trade dispute. Murphy International Ltd (MIL) initiated proceedings...
Alcoa Launches Multi-Year Portfolio Review
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation released results for the third quarter yesterday as well as announcing a multi-year portfolio review...
European Aluminium Can Recycling Rates Set Record High Of 74.5 Percent In 2017
Aluminium recycling rates in Europe rose again in 2017 to 74.5 percent, a 2.3-percent bump from the year prior and...
Events
China Hongqiao Planning New Aluminium Smelter In Yunnan
World-leading aluminium producer China Hongqiao Group Ltd. is reportedly in talks with officials from the Yunnan provincial government to build a new aluminium smelter in the region. “They are in the process of discussing this issue,” explained Yunnan’s vice governor Dong Hua to Reuters earlier this week. “Once they have discussed it, you will know.” […]
Metro Mining Plans A$51.4 Million Expansion At Bauxite Hills
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. updated investors on the progress of the Stage 2 expansion at its operations at Bauxite Hills yesterday In its update, Metro Mining revealed that the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) is now complete, offering several key conclusions regarding the mine. The study bolstered the economic case for expanding the mine to a […]
Alba Sets Records For Production And Sales Volume In Q3
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. announced yesterday that it set a record last quarter for both production and sales volume of primary aluminium. In the third quarter Alba smelted a total of 385,396 metric tons of primary aluminium, up by 53 percent on the year from last year’s third-quarter total production of 251,472 metric tons. Meanwhile, the […]
China Government Planning Strict New Standards For Imported Scrap Aluminium, Copper
According to a report obtained by a prominent commodities news outlet, the government of the People’s Republic of China is planning to recategorize high-purity scrap metal imports only months after setting quotas on the import of the same. Per Argus media, an unpublished proposal circulated in Beijing describes a plan to increase aluminium and copper […]
U.S. Aluminium And Steel Firms Sue Railroads On Allegations Of Price Fixing
An array of United States aluminium and steel producers filed suit against a quartet of the country’s largest railroad firms last week alleging a conspiracy among them to inflate prices and overcharge customers for their services over the course of several years in the previous decade. Alcoa, Alumax Mill Products, Arconic, Eastalco Aluminum, Intalco Aluminum, […]
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an old tradition, a one-day field trip for conference delegates was organized to the Aluminium of Greece (AoG) plant, some 180 km from ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
Electric Vehicles (EVs): outlook for sales and aluminium demand
After last year’s electric vehicles (EVs) sales increase of 72% year/year, to 2.02 million, this year’s growth is expected to ...
Are Things Finally Looking Up For The Aluminium Market?
Base metals prices recovered sharply in the first half of September, after a seasonal slump in August, as investors and ...
