Noranda Bauxite, Noranda Alumina Names Executive Team
DADA Holdings LLC announced the executive leadership team of Noranda Bauxite and Noranda Alumina, the companies that operate bauxite mining...
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Bauxite Levy Alive and Well: Jamaica Mining Minister
Jamaica’s Transport and Mining Minister Mike Henry reaffirmed the existence of the government’s bauxite levy when speaking with a legislative committee last week. Henry explained to the Standing Finance Committee of Jamaica’s House of Representatives that the bauxite levy is still in...
“Seamless” Transfer of Ownership of Jamaican Bauxite Operations to New Day: Jamaican Minister of Finance
Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service Audley Shaw told an audience on Sunday that the transfer of ownership...
New Day Aluminum Acquires Noranda’s Upstream Assets for US$24.43 MM
Noranda Aluminum’s remaining upstream assets are now the property of New Day Aluminum after having submitted the winning bid at...
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Sherwin Alumina to Close Texas Refinery
Sherwin Alumina Co. announced yesterday that it is closing its plant in Gregory, Texas. The closing is part of Sherwin’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation plan. According to the company, the plant, which is located about 200 miles southwest of Houston, is a casualty of the bankruptcy court’s releasing of Noranda Bauxite Ltd. from its supply […]
Noranda, Government Partners to Make Bauxite-Mind Lands Fertile Again in Jamaica
Greenhouse farms are popping up on areas formerly used for mining in Jamaica, as Transport and Mining Minister Mike Henry observed as he toured one in St. Ann Parish. Accompanied by executive director of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) Parris Lyew-Ayee and managing director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Omar Sweeney, Henry toured […]
Noranda Files for Chapter 11 Protection in Federal Bankruptcy Court
Tennessee’s Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation (Noranda) announced today in a press release that it has filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in St. Louis. Noranda said it has taken this step to give itself “additional time and financial flexibility to evaluate options for […]
Jamaican Government Calls for Three-Way Meetings with Noranda, Labor Unions
Jamaica’s Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, is seeking a three-way meeting among the Jamaican government, labor unions, and the management of Noranda Bauxite Limited (NBL). Speaking at a meeting with labor union officials on Friday, Paulwell indicated that the purpose of such a meeting would be to make sure the […]
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 ...
