Guinea

Beijing Expects Guinea Will Take Up Slack From Potential Indonesia Bauxite Export Ban

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...

Events

Rusal Delivers 10 Thousand Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine To Guinea

Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal announced on Thursday that it has delivered a batch of Sputnik V vaccine to Guinea. The Sputnik V vaccine is the first registered vaccine against the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. A delegation of Russian government officials and Rusal representatives delivered the batch of 10 thousand doses of Sputnik V […]

Lindian Inks Memo With Chinese Rail Firm On Infrastructure At Guinea Bauxite Projects

Australian mineral exploration firm Lindian Resources Limited announced last week the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with state-owned China Railway Seventh Group Co. Ltd (CRSG) on establishing infrastructure for its bauxite projects in Guinea. Per the terms of the agreement, CRSG and Lindian will work toward a solution to bringing the bauxite ore harvested […]

French Court Awards Alteo To Guinea’s United Mining Supply

A French court awarded control of specialty alumina producer Alteo to Guinean logistics firm United Mining Supply (UMS) last week. UMS was Alteo’s final remaining candidate in the running for acquiring the troubled firm, which suffered a significant drop in business due to the lately-volatile aluminium sector. The Marseilles-based firm filed for bankruptcy about a […]

Rusal’s Port At Taressa, Guinea Granted IMO Identification Number

Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal obtained last week a unique International Maritime Organization (IMO) identification number for its Guinean mining port Taressa. The assignment followed a successful registration of the port with the IMO’s Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS). The port facilities at Taressa are part of the COBAD SA infrastructure, which supports […]