Aleris Lands Aluminium Supply Deal with Embraer
Cleveland rolled aluminium firm Aleris International, Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has come to terms with Brazilian aerospace conglomerate...
Latin America
Ball Corporation Expanding Aluminium Beverage Can Operations in Argentina and Paraguay
In a move aimed at capitalizing on South America’s growing reliance on aluminium beverage cans, Colorado’s Ball Corporation yesterday announced plans to add capacity to operations in Paraguay and Argentina. The company’s announced plans include the addition of a one-line manufacturing plant...
Arconic Deals Two Brazilian Extrusion Plants to Norsk Hydro for US$10 Million
Norwegian aluminium firm Norsk Hydro A.S.A. announced yesterday that its subsidiary Hydro Extruded Solutions AS has come to an agreement...
Jamaican Bauxite Firms to Issue 355 Land Titles to Relocated Owners by Year’s End: Mines Ministry
Jamaica’s Transport and Mining Minister Mike Henry said earlier this week that bauxite and alumina companies operating on the island...
Events
Norsk Hydro Alerts Bauxite Customers of Supply Problems from Brazilian Mine
Norsk Hydro ASA yesterday issued a notice of force majeure to buyers of its bauxite, as a lack of water in the area has prevented Brazilian miner Mineração Rio do Norte (MRN) from delivering sufficient levels of ore to cover its contractual obligations. The firm advised bauxite customers that a drought in the region has […]
First Bauxite Corporation Updates Guyana Government on US$50 MM Mining Project
Canadian mining firm First Bauxite Corporation (FBX) updated Guyana’s president on a US$50 million bauxite project set to begin construction next year. According to a press release from the Ministry of the Presidency, FBX’s president and chief executive officer Alan Roughead contacted Guyana’s Minister of State Joseph Harmon on Thursday and provided an update to […]
Jamaica’s Bauxite Levy Continues to Fund Capital Development: Finance Minister
In response to an opposition leader’s declaration that the country’s bauxite levy is “dead Act just waiting for burial,” Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw assured representatives on Tuesday that the levy is still in place and will continue to fund the Capital Development Fund (CDF) that it has replenished for […]
Jamaican Businessman Touts Revival of Alpart’s Bauxite Operations as Blueprint for Local Investment
Jamaica’s government should consider tax incentives for locals seeking to invest in domestic enterprises. Such was the advice offered by prominent St. Elizabeth businessman Dr. Lynden Rose when speaking at a recent forum. “We need to look at investments, and when I say investment, I mean big investment,” he opined. Rose was addressing the Gleaner […]
Jamaican Pols Voice Their Optimism Over Alpart’s Restart Next Month
Telling onlookers of his satisfaction with the prospect of the Alumina Partners of Jamaica plant’s resumption of full production at its bauxite and alumina operations in a matter of weeks, Jamaica’s opposition leader Dr. Peter Phillips toured the facility at St. Elizabeth on Friday. The president of the People’s National Party was joined by fellow […]
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 and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their ...
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 ...
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 ...
