Bauxite Ban Could Last Until Next General Election: Pahang Menteri Besar Adnan
Pahang’s head of government told local media this weekend that the state’s current moratorium on bauxite mining could possibly be...
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Illicit Bauxite Mining in Pahang Finally Stopped Upon Seizure of Stockpiles: Pahang MB
Certain bauxite ore miners in Pahang continued to mine in contravention of the continuing bauxite moratorium until the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) seized all remaining stockpiles in August. Such was the report of Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob to state...
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...
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...
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Pahang Bauxite Ban Cost Industry, Area Economy Hundreds of Millions: Industry Association
The e (PPMNP) said Wednesday that the industry has sustained a loss of RM800 million (US$197 million) since the ban on bauxite mining in the region went into effect on January 15. In addition, PPMNP vice-president Yap Soon Huat said that the moratorium has caused secondary industries, like the services sector, transportation operators, restaurants, and workshops […]
Malaysian Government Says Affected Land Could Be Industrial Park
A representative of Malaysia’s Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) said last week that land used at the Bukit Goh palm oil plantation may be suitable for development into an industrial park if it is found to no longer be suitable for use in palm oil cultivation. State Felda affairs committee chairperson Abu Bakar Harun indicated […]
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 ...
