EGA Among Four New Members of The Aluminum Association
The Aluminum Association announced the addition of four new members last Friday. It now counts Almexa Alumino, Emirates Global Aluminium,...
Latin America
Domestic Bauxite and Alumina Industry to Add Over 1,000 New Jobs in 2017: Jamaican Minister Henry
Growth in the bauxite and alumina trades will have added over one thousand new jobs to the Jamaican economy by year’s end according to the country’s Minister of Transport and Works. Minister Mike Henry made the revelation in the course of remarks...
Trinidad & Tobago Planning Downstream Aluminium Plant
Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister Colm Imbert told his country’s Senate that, while it is no longer pursuing the building...
Bauxite Levy In Place for Upcoming Fiscal Year: Ministry of Finance
Jamaica’s Ministry of Finance laid to rest concerns regarding the government’s bauxite levy last week when it addressed Auditor General...
Events
Bauxite Levy Alive and Well: Jamaica Mining Minister
Jamaica’s Transport and Mining Minister Mike Henry reaffirmed the existence of the government’s bauxite levy when speaking with a legislative committee last week. Henry explained to the Standing Finance Committee of Jamaica’s House of Representatives that the bauxite levy is still in place. He estimated that the levy of US$1.50 per metric ton plus a […]
Jamaica to Review Environmental Permit Language After Jamalco Dust-Up
Jamaica’s National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) said last week that it intends to clarify certain language in some environmental permits after a local alumina refinery was accused of pollution. Domestic bauxite miner and alumina refining firm Jamalco was accused by local residents earlier this month of releasing hydrate dust, a byproduct of alumina refining, […]
Noranda Bauxite, Noranda Alumina Names Executive Team
DADA Holdings LLC announced the executive leadership team of Noranda Bauxite and Noranda Alumina, the companies that operate bauxite mining and alumina refining plants in Jamaica. The press release published on Tuesday indicated that David D’Addario had been named Chairman and CEO of both New Day Aluminium and DADA Holdings, Thomas Robb was named Chief […]
Brazil’s Aluminium Export Volumes Up But Revenues Down Over the First Nine Months of 2016
Though overall volumes were up, according to numbers released by Abal, revenue from primary aluminium into Brazil were down somewhat over the course of the first nine months of 2016, off by over ten percent year-on-year. Between January and September of 2016, Brazil exported 259.1 thousand metric tons, which was good for a 10.5% increase […]
Bauxite and Minerals Sector Primed for Growth: Jamaican Mining Minister
Jamaica’s Transport and Mining Minister Lester “Mike” Henry told reporters on Sunday that his country’s bauxite and minerals sector show a significant potential for growth in the coming months and years. Henry, who was addressing members of his ministry at a weekend retreat, said that a policy shift in the direction of downstream operations profit […]
Aluminium Industry Riding To Higher Demand In Electric Vehicles
This is an exciting time indeed for aluminium consumption, with demand for this highly versatile metal continuing to rise to dizzying heights with every new estimate. Among the brighter stars in the consumption constellation continues to be that of electric vehicles. As ...
Alumina Market Update: Surplus Of Alumina, Lower Prices Expected In 2019
2018 was a turbulent year for both the alumina market and the price, signified by the fact that spot price ...
Leaders Emerge In The Aluminium Industry’s Race To Zero Carbon
One of the aluminium industry’s major goals continues to be the production of metal in a manner that emits the ...
Aluminium Market Update: Why Are Aluminium Prices Lagging Behind Other Base Metals?
Base metals prices have recovered significantly since January’s lows after news that the US and China are inching closer to ...
