Construction Commences At Altech’s High-Purity Alumina Project
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. updated investors on the progress of construction at its high-purity alumina (HPA) site in Johor,...
Asia
Iran Aluminium Production Tops 275 Thousand Metric Tons Of Aluminium Production Over Past Year
Iranian primary aluminium production skyrocketed this spring, jumping by almost 20 thousand tons on the year to 60,677 metric tons across the months of mid-March through mid-May Per domestic media, in the month ending on May 19, Persian smelters turned out 30,647...
Alba Supports Biodiversity At Citra Plant Via New Fish Farm
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced yesterday the opening of a fish farm at its plant in Citra as part of...
Vedanta Plans Capacity Increase To 1.8 Million MTPA At Lanjigarh Alumina Refinery In Coming Fiscal Year
Indian aluminium producer Vedanta said last week it expects to ramp up production at its Lanjigarh alumina refinery by 300...
Events
Japan’s First Second Quarter Aluminium Premiums Deal Lower By 22 Percent From 2019
Japan saw the first significant aluminium delivery deal for the second quarter of this year settle at US$82 per metric ton above London Metal Exchange cash price earlier this week according to industry sources who spoke to metals media. Per S&P Global, the anonymous source said the deal was for over 500 metric tons per […]
Construction At Altech’s Johor High-Purity Alumina Plant Progressing One Month Ahead Of Schedule
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. updated investors regarding progress on construction at its high-purity alumina (HPA) production site in Johor, Malaysia earlier this week, noting that the process continues to be well ahead of schedule. Per the firm, the entirety of significant structural work is now complete, with construction of the electrical station at the […]
EGA Extends Alumina Deal With Vinacomin Through 2023
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced yesterday the signing of a new three-year deal with Vietnam’s Vinacomin for the supply of alumina to EGA’s smelters. The new agreement extends a contract between the two firms that was initially begun toward the end of 2017 and was slated to expire at year’s end. EGA will continue […]
Prices For Second Quarter Aluminium Deliveries Rise In Japan As Coronavirus Depresses Demand
Prices for aluminium in Japan have jumped by over one fourth over last quarter’s asking price, but buyers have shown little interest in those prices due to weak demand. Such is the situation as relayed by sources involved in the negotiations to the news service Reuters earlier this week. According to a trio of sources, […]
Alumina Production Costs Fall While Refining Rates Rise In Vedanta’s Third Quarter
According to numbers for the just-ended quarter, metals miner Vedanta refined more alumina at a lower cost than previous quarters thanks to an increased reliance on domestic bauxite sources. In a presentation to investors earlier this week, Vedanta said it was able to trim 8 percent from the cost of refining alumina at the Lanjigarh […]
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 ...
