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...
Australia
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...
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...
Rio Tinto Completes Commissioning Of Amrun Bauxite Mine
Anglo-Australian mining titan Rio Tinto Group announced on Friday the completion of commissioning of its Amrun bauxite operations at Cape...
Events
Altech Seals Deal With Macquarie Bank For Mezzanine Finance Arrangement
Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. announced on Friday that it has chosen Macquarie Bank to be the preferred lender for its planned high-purity alumina plant under construction in Malaysia. Per the firm, the two companies have reached an agreement regarding the terms of the mezzanine debt arrangement and have executed a mandate letter appointing Macquarie […]
Despite Rains, Metro Mining Carries Out Improvements At Bauxite Hills Mine
Australia’s Metro Mining Ltd. updated investors regarding operations at Bauxite Hills Mine yesterday, detailing the events that have taken place over the wet season and since the firm’s announced transition to the site’s owner-operator. Per the press release, Metro ended mining operations in December, shifting the focus at the site to maintenance and infrastructure improvements. […]
South32’s Profit Rises By 35 Percent In FY 19-20’s Front Half
Australian metals miner South32 Limited released results for the first half of FY 2018-19 on Thursday, turning in production numbers essentially level with previous periods but respectable growth in financial returns. In the fiscal year’s first half the firm reported revenue of US$3,811 million, up by 9 percent on the year from last year’s total […]
ABx Prepares Next Custom Bauxite Ore Shipment At Bald Hill
Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) reported to investors yesterday that operations at the Bald Hill Bauxite Project have ramped up in order to produce the bauxite ore necessary to fill the next contracted sale. Though not identified by the firm, ABx says it has been coordinating with the buyer for four months to obtain the desired […]
Rio Tinto Promises Carbon-Free Smelting Technology At Tiwai Point
New Zealand’s Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter is in line to possibly become the world’s first carbon-free aluminium smelter after a productive discussion between the heads of Rio Tinto Group and the New Zealand government last week. A Kiwi news source says Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussed the matter […]
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 old tradition, a one-day field trip for conference delegates was organized to the Aluminium of Greece (AoG) plant, some 180 km from ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
Electric Vehicles (EVs): outlook for sales and aluminium demand
After last year’s electric vehicles (EVs) sales increase of 72% year/year, to 2.02 million, this year’s growth is expected to ...
Are Things Finally Looking Up For The Aluminium Market?
Base metals prices recovered sharply in the first half of September, after a seasonal slump in August, as investors and ...
