Malaysian Bauxite Ban Extended Through June 30, But Exceptions To Be Made
The official ban on bauxite mining in Malaysia will enter its second year later next month after the country’s government...
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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 set of standard operating procedures (SOP) in place by the time the ban is currently set to expire. Malaysia’s Natural Resources and...
Malaysian Government Removing Seizure Order Over Pahang Bauxite Stockpiles
The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) declared earlier this week that the seizure order covering 10 million metric tons of bauxite...
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...
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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) […]
Illicit Bauxite Miners Face Tougher Enforcement Measures: Malaysia’s Mines Minister
Malaysia’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment praised the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) late last week for its apprehension of nine enforcement agents of the Pahang Land and Mines Office who are suspected of corruption in relation to the illicit bauxite mining that is continuing in the region. Recognizing the continuing illegal mining still being […]
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 […]
Bauxite Ban Notwithstanding, Exports from Malaysia to China On the Rise
Despite an eighteen-month ban on bauxite mining, reports indicate that exports of the ore to the People’s Republic of China are on the rise, provoking public ire aimed at miners who are evading the ban. Mining of bauxite was halted two weeks into 2016 due to irresponsible mining and storage practices carried out by certain […]
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 ...
