Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée Joins ASI
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative welcomed Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée to the fold of members this week, boosting the organization’s membership...
Africa
SMB Opens US$1 Billion Bauxite Railway In Guinea
The west African nation of Guinea is set to become an even bigger player in the global bauxite ore trade as Societe Miniere de Boke has begun shipping the ore to the coast via its US$1 billion new railway. The 84-mile railway...
Canyon Resources Inks Deal With Cameroon On Development Of Minim Martap Bauxite Project
Perth-based mineral miner Canyon Resources Limited reported last week the execution of an agreement with the Cameroonian government to reach...
Canyon Resources Estimates Half A Billion Metric Tons Of High-Grade Bauxite Ore At Cameroon Project
Perth-based mineral miner Canyon Resources Limited said this week that their Minim Martap Project in West Africa has a high-grade...
Events
Egypt Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties On Imports Of Certain Aluminium Products
The Egyptian government this week announced anti-dumping measures against imported aluminium products for the next three years. According to domestic media, the government will impose anti-dumping measures on molds, cylinders, and wire starting this week. The sanctions would be set at 16.5 percent of Insurance and Freight (CIF) value, with a minimum of US$333 per […]
Canyon Expects To Submit Environmental Report To Cameroon Government Next Month
Australian minerals miner Canyon Resources Limited announced last week that the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for its operations at Mining Martap Bauxite Project, which will bring it one step closer to beginning production at the site. Canyon submitted an application to mine the site to the Cameroon Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and […]
Chinese Logistics Firm Completes Site Visits At Several Lindian Bauxite Projects In Guinea
China Railway Seventh Group recently visited Lindian Resources Limited’s bauxite project and related infrastructure in Guinea as a follow up to a memorandum of understanding between the two firms inked in January. CRSG is already significantly involved in infrastructure programs on the continent, and Lindian is in negotiations with the firm to build out the […]
Rusal Delivers 10 Thousand Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine To Guinea
Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal announced on Thursday that it has delivered a batch of Sputnik V vaccine to Guinea. The Sputnik V vaccine is the first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. A delegation of Russian government officials and Rusal representatives delivered the batch of 10 thousand doses of Sputnik V […]
Rusal Recognized For Fight Against COVID-19 In Guinea
Earlier this week the corporate representative of Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal in Guinea received the Guinea Best Company Award in recognition of its contribution to fighting the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The award has been given yearly since 2010 by COPE-Guinée (Coordination of Guinean non-governmental organizations for the promotion of excellence) to […]
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 ...
