Power Restored To Paragominas And Alunorte After Tower Collapse
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA said late last week that power has been restored to Mineração Paragominas, allowing production...
Latin America
UN Calls Upon Venezuela To Crack Down On Illegal Bauxite Mining
The United Nations is calling upon the Venezuelan government to crack down on illegal bauxite, diamond, and gold mines in the country, saying such illicit operations are run by criminal gangs who mistreat and murder mine workers. According to a UN report,...
Power Cut To Alunorte Alumina Refinery Prompts Sharp Reduction In Output
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA said yesterday that operations at Paragominas bauxite mine and Alunorte alumina refinery have been...
Ball Corporation To Purchase Brazil’s Aluminium Aerosol Firm Tubex For US$80 Million
Last week Colorado’s Ball Corporation entered into an agreement to purchase Brazilian aluminium aerosol firm Tubex Industria E Comercio de...
Events
Tariffs On Brazil Aluminium Imports Still A Possibility: Trump
Though praising the country’s executive, United States President Donald Trump did not indicate that he would back down on planned aluminium and steel tariffs against Brazilian exporters to the US. Trump was queried by reporters late last week at a dinner at Mar-a-Lago between himself and Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro by reporters regarding the possibility […]
Blaze At Albras Halts Aluminium Smelting At One Of Four Potlines
An electrical fire late last week at Norsk Hydro’s Albras Alumínio Brasileiro S.A.’s (Albras) in Brazil has shut down one of the plant’s four production lines, and the firm has yet to reveal a timetable for the resumption of smelting on the line. Hydro says the fire started for as-yet-undetermined reasons on Friday morning local […]
First Bauxite Says Guyana Aluminium Smelter A Possibility If Given Access To Offshore Natural Gas
The government of Guyana said earlier this week that the exploration firm First Bauxite LLC (FBX) is willing to construct an aluminium smelter should it have access to natural gas from offshore deposits. According to Finance Minister Winston Jordan, harvesting natural gas from undersea hydrocarbon deposits would provide the firm with an inexpensive source for […]
“Unrest” In Guyana Prompts Rusal’s Sudden Exit
Citing unrest and sabotage, Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal shut down operations in Guyana yesterday, leaving over 300 employees without a job. In a press release, Rusal said yesterday that several incidents in the recent past have pushed them to the inevitable. “As a result of serious illegitimate actions that have gone beyond the […]
Production Resumes At World’s Biggest Alumina Refinery In Brazil: Norsk Hydro
Norwegian aluminium giant Norsk Hydro ASA said on Saturday that power has been restored to Mineração Paragominas S.A. (Paragominas bauxite mine), allowing a return to normal production levels at Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A. (Alunorte alumina refinery). Return to production at Paragominas came ten days after power was cut to the mine. Hydro confirmed […]
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 ...
