BRP Acquires Majority Stake In Australian Aluminium Boatmaker Telwater
Canadian powersports vehicle and propulsion manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP) announced last week the acquisition of 80 percent of...
Australia
Altech Raises First Steel On High-Purity Alumina Plant Site
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. reached another milestone in the construction of its high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in Johor with the raising of the first construction steel at the site. Following a South African custom known as Opstaan Yster, or “stand-up of...
Metro Mining To Restart Operations At Bauxite Hills Within Weeks
With the area’s rainy season behind it, Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. said yesterday that it will soon restart bauxite mining...
Altech Conducts First-Ever Site Visit At HPA Site For Current And Potential Stakeholders
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. hosted a site visit from several of its investors over the weekend to its under-construction...
Events
ABx Mines 31,600 Metric Tons Of Bauxite Three Weeks Ahead Of Scheduled Shipment
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced yesterday the production of 31,600 metric tons of cement-grade bauxite ore since its previous shipment, achieving the contract tonnage necessary for the next shipment with three weeks to spare. ABx says it will continue production at the Bald Hill Bauxite Project through the end of the week, estimating that production […]
ABx Inks Agreement With Tianshan Aluminium For Up To 1.5 Million Metric Tons Per Year Of Binjour Bauxite
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced yesterday the signing of a memorandum of understanding with marketing partner Rawmin Mining and Industries and Chinese metals firm Tianshan Aluminium for the sale of between 500 thousand and 1.5 million metric tons per annum of bauxite ore harvested from ABx’s Binjour Project in Queensland. The agreement, which is contingent […]
Rio Tinto Confirms Restart At Weipa After Passage Of Tropical Cyclone Trevor
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group said yesterday that operations at Weipa are back to normal after a brief closure as Tropical Cyclone Trevor whipped through the Queensland area over the weekend. Operations at the bauxite mine were closed last Wednesday in anticipation of the event. “Rio Tinto Weipa Operations have returned to normal activities […]
Stage One Construction Well Underway At Altech’s High-Purity Alumina Plant In Malaysia
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. updated investors on progress at its high-purity alumina plant in Johor, Malaysia on Tuesday, noting that stage 1 construction at the site continued as scheduled. Per the firm, the site has been established and fenced, and the construction office and security post have been built. Also constructed at the site […]
Rio Tinto Collaboration With Apple On Carbon-Free Aluminium Production To Move Forward
In an effort at transitioning its aluminium business to capitalize on the coming low-carbon economy, Rio Tinto Group said last Friday that it is negotiating with Apple on a project to commercialize a process for smelting aluminium that emits only oxygen as a byproduct. Commenting at the commissioning of bauxite mining operations at Amrun, Rio […]
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s aluminium assets in Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, priced at up to US$ 350 million, news agencies reported earlier this month. A ...
Aluminium Extrusions Are Winning The Race For Battery Enclosure In EVs
Battery enclosures for electric vehicles (also called frames, housings or battery packs) have a pretty straightforward purpose: holding and protecting ...
Half-Year Report: Aluminium Prices Still Under Pressure
Base metals prices continued to slide in May and early June, with metals traded on the LME witnessing some serious ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
