ABx Inks MoA with Japanese Firm Sojitz On Possible Aluminium Fluoride Production Partnership
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) said yesterday it’s subsidiary Alcore Limited has entered into an agreement with Japanese global trading company...
Australia
FYI Resources Inks MOU With Alcoa Of Australia Over High-Purity Alumina
Australian resource firm FYI Resources Ltd. announced yesterday a Memorandum of Understanding with Alcoa of Australia to develop high-purity alumina (HPA). According to industry media, variability trials at the pilot plant will determine the viability of such a partnership, which would involve...
ABx Ships 33 Thousand Metric Tons Of Cement-Grade Bauxite Ore To Undisclosed Buyer
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) announced yesterday the sale of 33,405 metric tons of cement-grade bauxite to an unnamed buyer earlier...
Talks Continue On Fate Of NZAS Tiwai Smelter, Though Opinions Differ Regarding Progress
Though negotiations are ongoing, the parties involved in talks to save New Zealand Aluminium’s (NZAS) plant at Tiwai have decidedly...
Events
ABx To Ship Next Load Of Bauxite Ore From Bald Hill Ahead Of Schedule
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) said yesterday its next batch of bauxite ore from Bald Hill mine is ready ahead of schedule, with shipping to port to commence in several days. Per the firm, the 35 thousand metric ton shipment is cement grade, and shipment from the mine near Campbell Town, Tasmania to port facilities at […]
Record Production At Brazil Alumina Propels South32 To 6 Percent Rise In Production In Prior Quarter
Australian metals miner South32 Limited released results for the second quarter earlier this week. Production of alumina rose slightly in the quarter while aluminium production held steady. In the previous quarter South32 refined 1,358 thousand metric tons, up by 6 percent on the month from last quarter’s total of 1,276 thousand metric tons and roughly […]
Rio Tinto Sees Third-Party Bauxite Shipments Rise 13 Percent In Q2
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group released production and financial results for the second quarter yesterday. Though bauxite ore and alumina production rose in the quarter, production cuts stunted the firm’s aluminium production in that period. In the previous quarter Rio Tinto mined 14,560 thousand metric tons of bauxite ore, up by 9 percent on […]
Rio Tinto Begins Shutdown Of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group said yesterday it will be winding down production operations at New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) due to the firm’s dim predictions of its continuing viability. According to the firm, a recent review found the operation of the plant wouldn’t likely make a profit in the near future due to […]
Stage Two Of Construction Of Altech’s High-Purity Alumina Plant Completed
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. updated investors on the progress of construction at its high-purity alumina (HPA) plant in Johor Bahru, Malaysia yesterday, announcing that Stage 2 construction is now complete. Per the firm, construction restarted in June after a pause occasioned by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic and the Malaysian government’s movement control order in […]
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 ...
