EGA Expands Bauxite Residue Research Partnership With Belgian Firm
UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced earlier this week the widening of a partnership with Belgian research and technology...
Asia
Vedanta Files Suit Against Nalco To Tap Into Exported Alumina Stream
Staring the prospect of a winnowing feedstock supply square in the eye, India metals miner Vedanta has turned to the courts to compel state-owned National Aluminium Company (Nalco) to sell to them a portion of the alumina they currently send overseas. In...
Alba’s Line 6 Aluminium Potline Reaches 50 Percent Capacity
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. announced over the weekend another milestone in its Line 6 Expansion Project with the handover of over...
Kuantan PM Fuziah Pumps Brakes On Resumption Of Bauxite Mining In Pahang
An announcement to the contrary last month notwithstanding, it appears that legal bauxite mining will not return to Pahang at...
Events
Dubai Commodities Exchange To Debut Aluminium And Zinc Contracts Later This Month
Traders in the Middle East will soon have a new venue for dealing in aluminium futures, as the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) announced on Saturday that the versatile metal would be one of two for which futures contracts will soon be offered. In addition to an aluminium offering, the exchange is also debuting […]
Alba Joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. became the newest member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative last week, entering the body as a Production and Transformation member. Alba joins the ASI as its 81st member after achieving full compliance with the most recent ISO certification, implementation of International Finance Corporation protocols, its substantial reported track record of safety and […]
Malaysian Mines Ministry To Hold Public Hearings On New Bauxite Regulations
In an effort at easing the transition to bauxite production, Malaysia’s Water, Land and Natural Resources Ministry announced on Saturday that it will conduct hearings to discuss the new set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) by which bauxite miners will be expected to abide upon resumption of production at the end of next month. Per […]
Alba Commissions 40 New Pots On Line 6
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. updated investors on its Line 6 Expansion Project earlier this week, noting the successful testing of over three dozen pots, all of which are now fully operational. In addition to bringing 40 new potlines online, Alba pointed out the safety record achieved in the process. Per the firm, employees on the project […]
Glencore Buys 200 Thousand Tons Of Aluminium From ISTIM’s Port Klang Warehouse: Reuters
According to a quintet of sources who spoke to Reuters earlier this week, Anglo–Swiss mining firm Glencore plc has purchased 200 thousand metric tons of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange for delivery at Malaysian warehouses owned by ISTIM UK. Though Glencore ultimately needs the aluminium supply for delivery to an end user, the sources […]
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to dizzying heights with every new estimate. Among the brighter stars in the consumption constellation continues to be that of electric vehicles. As ...
Alumina Market Update: Surplus Of Alumina, Lower Prices Expected In 2019
2018 was a turbulent year for both the alumina market and the price, signified by the fact that spot price ...
Leaders Emerge In The Aluminium Industry’s Race To Zero Carbon
One of the aluminium industry’s major goals continues to be the production of metal in a manner that emits the ...
Aluminium Market Update: Why Are Aluminium Prices Lagging Behind Other Base Metals?
Base metals prices have recovered significantly since January’s lows after news that the US and China are inching closer to ...
