Ghana’s Parliament Soon to Debate Bill Establishing Aluminium and Bauxite Authority
Ghana’s government has taken the next step in what it hopes to be a journey ending at a fully-developed aluminium...
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Ghana’s Minority Leader Calls On IMF To Review Bauxite Deal With China
Pushback is increasing against a deal between the governments of Ghana and the People’s Republic of China over a US$2-million deal to trade Ghanaian bauxite ore for the construction of badly-needed infrastructure in the country by China, as Thursday saw Ghana’s minority...
Ghana President Akufo-Addo Pledges Government’s Commitment to Developing Bauxite Reserves
Ghanaian president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo reiterated his government’s commitment to making the most of his country’s native bauxite ore...
Processing Ghana’s Bauxite Ore Could Net the Country US$450 Billion: V.P. Bawumia
Ghana’s Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says that his country could earn US$450 billion dollars from the successful processing and...
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National Bauxite Authority to be Established in Months: Ghana’s Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s new president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo revealed plans for his government to establish a bauxite and aluminium development authority within the next three months earlier this week. In comments made at the 5th Africa CEO Forum held in Geneva, Switzerland, Akufo-Addo said such a move would help establish a strong aluminium industry in Ghana […]
Ghana to Develop Integrated Aluminium Industry: Mines Minister
The Ghanian Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta told domestic media last week of the government’s intention to fast-track economic development by developing an integrated aluminium industry. Ofori-Atta outlined a six-point plan for developing such an industry: establishing bauxite mines in Awaso, Nyinahin, and Kyebi; building an alumina refinery, most likely in Kyebi; establishing inexpensive and […]
Ghanaian Presidential Challenger Promises Domestic Aluminium Industry
Ghanaian opposition presidential candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo told voters this week that the government would begin to take advantage of its bauxite ore deposits by initiating a domestic aluminium industry. “The time has come for us to move our industrial development forward,” said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, adding that mining the ore […]
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 ...
