US Commerce Department Levies Preliminary Antidumping Duties On Aluminium Sheet From 18 Countries
On Friday the U.S. Department of Commerce issued its preliminary determination on a complaint by domestic aluminium producers that imports...
Business
Lindan Survey Of Lelouma Bauxite Project Prompts Higher Estimated Resource Totals
Australian mineral exploration firm Lindian Resources Limited upgraded its estimated resources at its Lelouma Bauxite Project on Tuesday to 900 million metric tons at 45.0% Al2O3and 2.1% SiO2. Earlier this year the firm commenced a new drilling campaign to update the database...
Production Resumes At Paragominas Bauxite Mine After Scheduled Repairs
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA said on Friday that it has resumed bauxite extraction activities at its operations in...
Luoyang Wanji Aluminium Achieves ASI Certification
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced yesterday the certification of Luoyang Wanji Aluminium Processing Co., Ltd.’s rolling facility in Luoyang,...
Events
Ghana’s Bauxite Mining Plans Well Underway: President Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s president announced earlier this week that his government is well into plans to take advantage of the bauxite ore reserves in the eastern reaches of his country. In a speech delivered while touring the region President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said that the government-owned Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) is working toward bauxite […]
Alba Lauded For Region’s Best Investor Relations By MEIRA
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) received a pair of prestigious awards late last month in recognition of its investor relations. In a virtual awards ceremony and conference held on September 22 and 23, Alba was named the Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in Bahrain and Best Investor Relations Professional – Bahrain. The awards were bestowed upon […]
Talks Fall Through Between Alcoa And San Ciprián Labor Union
The formal talks between Alcoa Corporation and the union representing the San Ciprián aluminium smelter labor force over the fate of the plant ended last week lacking an agreement as to the unit’s continued operation. The consultation process ended on September 28, which the parties are mandated by the government to hold prior to a […]
Audi Hungaria To Launch Aluminium Closed Loop Project Next Year
Automaker Audi Hungaria Zrt. announced on Friday the implementation of a project to develop an aluminium closed loop that would begin next year. The firm uses 38 thousand metric tons of aluminium per year in automobile production. Noting the energy-intensive nature of aluminium production, Audi Hungaria attempts to maximize energy efficiency by utilizing a recycling […]
Sale Of Duffel Plant To Alvance Clears Path For Novelis Purchase Of Aleris
Atlanta’s rolled and recycled aluminium firm Novelis Inc. yesterday announced the completion of the sale of its operations in Duffel, Belgium to GFG Alliance’s international aluminium subsidiary Alvance in compliance with conditions placed on it by the EU and China for purchase of Aleris. Novelis received payment of €210 million in cash from GFG Alliance, […]
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
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 ...
