CBG Says Alumina Refining In Guinea Is Possible If The Conditions Are Right
A Guinean state-owned bauxite miner said last week that domestic alumina refineries are possible in the near future, but they...
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Guinea Alumina and Electricité de Guinée Ink Agreement On Sustainable Electricity Supply
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) affiliate Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) and Electricité de Guinée (EDG) signed an agreement to guarantee a steady supply of 10 megawatts to its operations at the port of Kamsar. The contemplated connection will result in 26 million kilowatt...
Strikers At Rusal’s COBAD Bauxite Mine In Guinea Win Concessions On Pay And Working Conditions
A strike at Russian aluminium firm UC Rusal’s Guinea operation Compagnie des Bauxites de Dian-Dian (COBAD) concluded last week after...
Workers At Rusal Mine In Guinea Declare Strike
Russian aluminium giant Rusal said earlier this week that a strike at its Compagnie des Bauxites de Dian Dian (COBAD)...
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Guinean Government Seeks Bauxite Miners’ Plans For Domestic Alumina Refineries
The Guinean government last week asked companies operating bauxite mining operations to present plans for refining alumina within its borders by May of this year. The interim government that took power via coup in September has opted to take a harder line against foreign corporations mining in Guinea, reversing the previous government’s friendly attitude to […]
EGA Inks Bauxite Supply Agreement With Bosai Minerals Group
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced this week the signing of a three-year agreement with China’s Bosai Minerals Group to supply the firm with bauxite ore from its operations in the West African state of Guinea. EGA did not give specific details of the agreement, indicating only that it would supply “several million tonnes” of […]
EGA Awards US$34 MM Guinea Bauxite Mining Contract To Domestic Firm Guinéenne de Prestation et de Construction
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC’s (EGA) wholly-owned subsidiary Guinea Aluminium Corporation awarded a major contract to a domestic construction firm as it continues to fulfill the promises made to enhance the Guinean economy. GAC awarded the US$34-million mining contract to Guinéenne de Prestation et de Construction, which the firm estimates to be among the biggest contracts […]
Beijing Expects Guinea Will Take Up Slack From Potential Indonesia Bauxite Export Ban
Although Indonesia is currently mulling a ban on the export of bauxite ore, the Chinese government expects to mitigate any losses by increasing imports by Guinea. Such was the message relayed last week by state-run research firm Antaike. The announcement came just days after Indonesian President Joko Widodo said his government is strongly considering limiting […]
Lindian On Cusp Of Production At Guinean Bauxite Reserves
Australian mineral exploration firm Lindian Resources Limited is on the verge of bringing its vast bauxite ore resources into production according to the firm’s chairman, who was interviewed by industry media last week. Asimwe Kabunga said that the over one billion metric tons of bauxite ore reserves the firm has in the Republic of Guinea […]
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 ...
