Equispheres Partners With McGill University On Aluminium Powder For Binder Jet 3D Printing
Canadian materials science company Equispheres teamed up with Montreal’s McGill University to develop an aluminium alloy powder capable of producing...
Business
Henan Aluminium Producers Experience Brief Environmental Curtailment Due To Ethnic Festival
Makers of aluminium rod, coil, and plate in Henan province are seeing a temporary drop in production due to environmental curbs related to the area’s hosting of the 11th Chinese Ethnic Games this week according to domestic trade media. Producers in the...
Alcoa Revamps Operating Model
Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced the implementation of a radical new operating model on Monday that the firm believes...
Pahang Government To Administer Bauxite Licensing Under New SOP
According to the new rules governing bauxite mining in the state, those who wish to engage in the practice must...
Events
Expected Tepid Response Delays Odisha’s Auction Of Bauxite Blocks
Despite residing above over half the country’s total known bauxite reserves, the Odisha government has yet to place a single block up for online auction to date. According to experts, state officials have thus far backed away from auctioning the blocks over concerns that the bauxite ore outcroppings will not draw the sort of significant […]
Small-Scale Test Of Bauxite Mining SOP Critical To Safe Resumption: Kuantan MP Fuziah
Though standard operating procedures (SOP) for bauxite mining have been finalized by regulators from the Malaysian government, a member of Parliament in Pahang is counseling slow going before fully ramping up mining operations in her area. Kuantan MP Fuziah Salleh told local media on Friday that a small-scale trial run at a few mines should […]
Rusal Places This Year’s Third Set Of Ruble Bonds
Russian aluminium titan U.C. Rusal closed the book-building process on its third placement of 10-year ruble-dominated bonds earlier this week. With a three-year put option on the Moscow Exchange and a nominal value of ₽15 billion, the bond has a record-low coupon rate of 8.25 percent. Per the firm, the placement generated interest from a […]
Malaysian Government Implements New SOP For Bauxite Mining in Pahang
The Malaysian government released standard operating procedures (SOP) for bauxite mining and export in Pahang yesterday, which the government will begin enforcing with immediate effect. Commenting to domestic media, Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr. A. Xavier Jayakumar said the guidelines are the product of consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, including academics, […]
Novelis Strikes Back At Anti-Competition Claims Raised By DOJ In Lawsuit Over Aleris Purchase
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. yesterday took to the court of public opinion its defense of a lawsuit against it filed by the United States Department of Justice challenging its attempted purchase of Cleveland rolled aluminium firm Aleris International, Inc. Novelis said in a press release that the DOJ’s suit to block […]
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 traders hope that easing trade tensions between U.S. and China might boost demand for metals in the remaining part of the year. ...
Zhongwang Fake Semis Prosecution May Slam The Door On Key Routes For U.S. Import Duty Avoidance
The global aluminium market has been watching the trials and travails of Chinese behemoth Zhongwang with intense interest for the ...
Aluminium Prices Under Double Pressure: Trade Wars and Chinese Exports
Base metals prices tumbled to their lowest in several weeks at the start of August, after U.S. President Donald Trump ...
Dirty Metal – China’s Troublesome Tether Between Coal And Aluminium
The year 2019 has been a red-letter year for the aluminium sector in the People’s Republic of China. Despite trade ...
