Bright Future Ahead For Alumina And Aluminium Sectors: Jamaican MP Paulwell
Though 2018 was a difficult year for the alumina and aluminium sector, the market for both continues to improve thanks...
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Falling Aluminium Prices May Make Life Difficult For Jamaican Bauxite Operations: PM Paulwell
Jamaica’s Opposition Spokesman on Mining Phillip Paulwell expressed concern late last week that weakening aluminium prices may be the early signs of a global recession, which may imperil the continued operations of Jamaica’s bauxite operations. In comments to a local call-in radio...
Boiler Failure At Alpart To Halt Alumina Production For At Least Ten Days
An ongoing equipment failure at Alumina Partners of Jamaica has led to a week-long production stoppage at the plant, and...
Jisco Announces Plans for US$3 Billion Aluminium Plant in Jamaica
China’s Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) announced last week plans to invest US$3 billion in constructing an alumina refinery...
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Alpart Finalizes Contract for Diesel Locomotives with Chinese Firm CRRC Qishuyan
Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) took another step in streamlining production at its refinery in St. Elizabeth last week with the announcement of a contract with a major diesel locomotive manufacturer from the People’s Republic of China to supply diesel locomotives to the operation. According to industry media, Alpart engaged CRRC Qishuyan Locomotive Co., Ltd. […]
JISCO’s Alpart Refinery Ships First Alumina Since 2009
Jiuquan Iron and Steel Company (JISCO) Limited shipped the first load of alumina from its newly-opened operations at Jamaica’s Alpart facility. According to domestic media the first load from the facility was loaded upon the Wuchow, a 590’ bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Hong Kong. The vessel left Port Kaiser on Friday with […]
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 have issued almost all of the 355 land titles to individuals displaced by bauxite mining activities that were scheduled to be issued in 2017. According to Henry, Windalco, Jamalco, Alpart, and Noranda Jamaica Bauxite Partners […]
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 […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
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 ...
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 ...
