Infrastructure Improvements Outweigh All Other Concerns Over Bauxite Deal With China – Ghana PM Osei Owusu
Debate continues to rage over the proposed US$2-billion deal between the west African republic of Ghana and the People’s Republic...
Ghana
China’s Plan To Mine Bauxite Beneath Ghana’s Forests Criticized By Group Of 65 Civil Society Organizations
A group of over five dozen civil society organizations (CSOs) spoke out against plans by the People’s Republic of China to develop Ghana’s bauxite resources on the grounds of societal and environmental concerns. The group of 65 CSOs, which include 37 Ghanaian...
Ghana’s Minority Leader Calls On IMF To Review Bauxite Deal With China
Pushback is increasing against a deal between the governments of Ghana and the People’s Republic of China over a US$2-million...
Ghana Politician Counsels Renegotiation Of US$2 Billion Bauxite Deal With China
A former Ghanaian state official is speaking out against the US$2 billion bauxite deal his government negotiated with the People’s...
Events
Ghana’s Chamber Of Commerce Lends Support To Government’s Bauxite Plans
Ghana’s chamber of commerce announced their support for the country’s plan for bringing its significant bauxite ore to market last week. Mark Badu-Aboagye, president of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI) said in a statement that the country’s Integrated Bauxite and Aluminium Project represented an excellent first step in the journey to […]
Ghana’s Parliament Signs Off On Deal With Chinese Firm To Trade Bauxite Ore For US$2 Billion In Infrastructure Improvements
The Ghanaian parliament passed late last week an agreement with the People’s Republic of China’s SynoHydro Corporation to build US$2 billion in infrastructure improvements in exchange for access to Ghana’s sizable bauxite ore reserves. Per the agreement, which the government stresses is a barter agreement and not a loan, SynoHydro will construct roads, bridges, interchanges, […]
Ghana’s VP Calls Upon United States To Partner On Bauxite Development Project
In a speech delivered at a conference between the two countries’ governments, Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia called upon United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross to aid in bringing the African nation’s fledgling bauxite ore sector into global prominence. Speaking at the inaugural U.S.-Ghana Business Forum late last week, Bawumia said that the United […]
Ghana to Begin Refining Bauxite As Early As 2019: Vice President Bawumia
Ghana’s Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia said on Tuesday that his government is continuing down the path of opening a bauxite operation, as the establishment of in-country processing of the ore is critical to realizing the highest financial benefits from the mineral. Bawumia went on to say that such a move will also yield […]
Ghana’s Parliament Soon to Debate Bill Establishing Aluminium and Bauxite Authority
Ghana’s government has taken the next step in what it hopes to be a journey ending at a fully-developed aluminium sector by drafting a bill to be presented to Parliament establishing the Ghana Integrated Aluminium and Bauxite Development Authority. Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia spoke on the subject at a regional forum regarding raw […]
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 ...
