State And Federal Officials Meet To Discuss Malaysia’s Continuing Ban On Bauxite Mining
The Malaysian federal government is slated to meet with representatives of the government of the state of Pahang in the...
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Bauxite Mining May Resume In Pahang Next Year – LLT Group Director
An end to the almost three-year long ban on bauxite ore mining in Pahang may be in sight, as politicians and regulators revealed to industry leaders that it is finalizing a set of standard operating procedures (SOP) to put into place once...
Malaysia’s Bauxite Ban Extended Through December
Malaysia’s bauxite miners will remain idle until the end of 2018, as the government announced earlier this week that the...
Malaysian Bauxite Mining SOP Will Be Ready By June: Wan Junaidi
Though legal bauxite mining in Malaysia is still several months away, the government says it fully intends to have a...
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Anti-Corruption Enforcement Activities Against Illegal Bauxite Mining Winding Down in Kuantan
According to a source who spoke to local media, the probe by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) into illegal bauxite mining and corruption related to the illicit practice will be winding down in the very near future. MACC launched the investigation earlier this month in order to clamp down on bauxite mining that has continued […]
Malaysian Government Seizes 10 Million Metric Tons of Bauxite in Pahang
In a bid to tamp down ongoing graft and corruption allegedly occurring in and around the Kuantan region over enforcement of the ban on bauxite mining, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) announced yesterday that it is seizing the entirety of bauxite ore stockpiled in the entire western state of Pahang. MACC deputy chief commissioner (operations) […]
Illegal Bauxite Mining Continues As Usual in Kuantan: Local Media
An investigation carried out by local media uncovered continued bauxite mining in Pahang despite a ban on the activity that has been in place for over eighteen months. According to reports by Malaysia’s Berita Harian, the illicit mining was conducted surreptitiously throughout the week they monitored Kuantan. A local trader told the paper that the […]
Malaysia’s Bauxite Ban Extended Through End of June
Another chapter has been added to the ongoing saga of Malaysia’s bauxite moratorium as the government extended the ban yet again, this time to the end of June. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar made the announcement yesterday, pointing out that the decision was made with the agreement of the cabinet and […]
Malaysia’s Bauxite Ban Likely to be Extended Yet Again
Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Jaafar told local media yesterday that there exists a strong likelihood that the continuing ban on bauxite mining in the country will be extended once more prior to its current expiration date of March 31. Wan Junaidi justified the probable extension by pointing out 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 ...
