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...
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Indonesia To Halt Bauxite Exports By End Of 2022
Indonesian president Joko Widodo said last week that the country will cease its exports of bauxite ore by year’s end and do the same with copper ore by the close of next year. In a bid to increase its downstream economy and...
Indonesia Weighing Expedited Ban On Bauxite Exports
Days after the government announced an unexpected ban on the export of nickel ore, Indonesian officials said earlier this week...
Though Prohibition Remains, Illicit Bauxite Mining Continues In NW Indonesia
A longstanding ban on the practice notwithstanding, illicit bauxite mining reportedly continues in the northwestern reaches of Indonesia. Such was...
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Indonesia Pledges to Allow Exports from Miners Who Commit to Domestic Smelter Construction
Indonesia’s government clarified its new regulations on the export of ores from its shores on Saturday. According to relevant government officials, local miners will be allowed to export ores, including bauxite ore, if they can convince the government that they will build local smelters and fuel them with at least thirty percent domestic ore. “Nickel […]
Indonesia Relaxes Ban on Bauxite and Nickel Ore Exports
The Indonesian government implemented a significant change to its policies regarding the export of nickel ore and bauxite ore on Thursday, turning back on the spigot after a ban of slightly more than two years. The government banned the export of unprocessed ore in early 2014 in an effort to jump-start the country’s refining capacity. […]
Indonesian Draft Regulation May Allow Bauxite Export
A revised draft of an Indonesian mineral regulation could open the door for the resumption of bauxite ore from the country. The Office of the Coordinating Economic Minister’s fourth revision to Government Regulation No. 23/2010 would allow for the export of partly-processed mineral ore, leaving the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry to determine the commodities […]
Indonesian Government May Relax Ban on Export of Bauxite Ore
The Indonesian government is working to draft a regulation that may ease the ban on the export of certain raw minerals, including bauxite ore. According to sources speaking to local media, the Energy and Mining ministry is cooperating with the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs to make exceptions to the ban, which was first implemented […]
Domestic Bauxite Producers Group to Ask Indonesian Government to Lift Export Ban
A bauxite production group in Indonesia is expected to ask that country’s government to resume exports of the ore, allowing for an annual quota of forty million metric tons. This is expected to be the first step in easing off of the nationwide ban on the entirety of ore shipments instituted two years ago. Reinstating […]
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 ...
