New Round of Riots in Guinea Impede Bauxite Shipments
Violent protests have again rocked several cities in the western African nation of Guinea, disrupting bauxite ore shipments from the...
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Guinea Has Set Its Sights On Becoming World’s Premier Bauxite Producer: Mines Minister
Though other metal projects are struggling, the Guinean government has voiced its commitment to becoming a global leader in the aluminium value chain. In comments to Reuters earlier this week, Guinea’s mines minister Abdoulaye Magassouba said the 60 million metric tons of...
Iran to Add 336 Thousand MTPA of Aluminium Smelting Capacity Next Year
A spokesman for the Iranian government told industry media last week that the country intends to add 336 thousand metric...
China to Loan Guinea US$20 Billion for Access to Bauxite Reserves
The Republic of Guinea will be the recipient of a US$20 billion loan from the People’s Republic of China in...
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Mali Triples Bauxite Estimates to 1.63 Billion MT
After a series of significant discoveries, the Republic of Mali’s Chamber of Mines now estimates a tonnage of 1.63 billion metric tons lies beneath the surface of its Falea project, which it says is equivalent to 572 million metric tons of primary aluminium. Chamber of Mines President Abdoulaye Pona informed Reuters earlier this week that […]
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 ...
