Kuantan’s Ports Ready to Ship Bauxite After Ban Ends
According to an interview in domestic media, Kuantan Port Consortium Sdn Bhd (KPC) says that it is prepared to begin...
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Malaysian Bauxite Ban Extended Through March
The bauxite mining moratorium enacted by the Malaysian government fifteen days into this year has been extended yet again. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar announced yesterday that the ban, whose latest extension was to expire on the 31st,...
Heavy Metal Pollution Found in Pahang’s Bauxite Mining Areas
An audit analysis of water quality sampling conducted by the Department of Environment (DOE) found high concentrations of heavy metals...
Bauxite Ban Has Cost Pahang Government Over US$4.2 MM
Royalties from the bauxite trade paid into the Pahang government’s coffers dropped by almost US$4.2 million as a result of...
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Malaysia’s Bauxite Ban Extended to End of Year
Citing a significant amount of ore that has yet to be cleared from Kuantan’s port, the Malaysian government extended its moratorium on bauxite mining to the end of the year. Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environment minister Datuk Seri Dr. Haji Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar told a press conference yesterday that, despite over three dozen approved […]
Decision on Malaysia’s Bauxite Moratorium to Occur on Wednesday: Wan Junaidi
Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environment minister Datuk Seri Dr. Haji Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said that a decision on whether the government will once again extend the country’s moratorium on bauxite will be made public after a cabinet meeting tomorrow. Wan Junaidi said that his ministry will share its findings with the Cabinet on Wednesday. […]
Miners to Pay Cost for Dedicated Road in Pahang
The Kuantan government decided last week that the cost of constructing a dedicated road for transporting bauxite from Bukit Goh to the Port of Kuantan will be paid by the mining operators. Pahang’s Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob indicated that, based upon his consultation with the state’s Land and Mining Office, the road is […]
Malaysia Extends Bauxite Ban Two More Months
Malaysia’s government announced yesterday that the ban on bauxite ore mining in Pahang will be extended yet again, this time for another two months. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar explained that the moratorium, slated to end in two weeks, was extended to allow for the clearance of existing […]
Kuantan Bauxite Ban May Be Extended Yet Again
Representatives of Kuantan’s government indicated this week that the moratorium on bauxite mining could be extended a third time if conditions for lifting the moratorium are still not met. Conditions that have been laid out for mining to resume in the area include abiding by the new standard operating procedures (SOP) regarding bauxite ore transportation, […]
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 ...
