FYI Resources Nears Completion Of Feasibility Study Of High-Purity Alumina Plant
Australian resource firm FYI Resources Ltd. is nearing completion of a definitive feasibility study regarding construction of a high-purity alumina...
Business
Trump Reinstates Aluminium And Steel Tariffs Against Argentina And Brazil Via Surprise Tweet
Citing currency weaknesses that he says are harming the American farmer, United States President Donald Trump announced on Monday the reimposition of import tariffs on aluminium and steel from producers in Brazil and Argentina. A surprise pre-dawn tweet by the head of...
Citic Dicastal Opens Second Moroccan Aluminium Alloy Wheel Plant In Kenitra
The People’s Republic of China’s aluminium alloy wheel producer Citic Dicastal commissioned a €350-million manufacturing plant in Northern Morocco last...
EGA Holds Workshop To Encourage Participation In ASI From UAE Downstream Aluminium Firms
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) encouraged its compatriot aluminium companies to engage with the industry trade group the Aluminium Stewardship...
Events
Gränges Buys Poland’s Aluminium Konin For SEK2.3 Billion
Swedish rolled aluminium firm Gränges AB announced on Thursday that it has come to an agreement to purchase its Polish counterpart Aluminium Konin from the Boryszew Group for SEK2.3 billion (US$240.8 million). Per the firm, the deal is equal to an EV/EBITDA multiple of 6.9x LTM (Last Twelve Months) from September’s EBITDA. In addition to […]
Rio Tinto Declares Force Majeure On Canadian Aluminium Deliveries Due To Rail Strike
A week-long rail strike in Canada prompted world’s biggest mining firm Rio Tinto Group to declare force majeure on all aluminium shipments originating from the dominion. Though the strike crippled the Canadian National Railway system, the Teamsters union came to a working agreement with CN to stop the strike and allow normal rail service to […]
EGA Inks Five-Year Bauxite Supply Agreement With Xinfa From GAC Mines In Guinea
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) said earlier this week it has come to a five-year agreement with Xinfa to supply its refineries with bauxite from its bauxite mines in Guinea. Per the firm, EGA’s Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) would supply the Chinese firm with “millions of tonnes” of bauxite starting next year and the first […]
ABx Designing Mine Lease Application For Binjour Bauxite Project
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) updated investors on the progress of operations at its Binjour Bauxite Project yesterday, noting that positive bulk sampling results has allowed the firm to begin designing the lease on the area. Per the firm, bulk sampling at the mine in Queensland earlier this year has defined the best Mining Lease Application […]
Scientists Discover Flexible Alumina Glass
A Finnish researcher may have discovered a method for producing glass with alumina that is far more flexible than conventional glass. According to research published by Erkka Frankberg at Tampere University in Finland, conventional glass has not found a wider range of applications due to its highly brittle nature. Conventional glass is formed by rigid […]
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 and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their ...
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 ...
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 ...
