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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Bauxite Ban in Pahang Extended Through Remainder of 2017
Pahang will see no legal bauxite mining for the remainder of 2017, as the moratorium that was set to expire today now runs through December 31. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar made the announcement yesterday,...
Malaysia’s Bauxite Ban Extended Through End of June
Another chapter has been added to the ongoing saga of Malaysia’s bauxite moratorium as the government extended the ban yet...
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...
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Locals Fear Bauxite Mining May Be Happening in Pahang Despite Ban
Though the prohibition against it will run for over a month at minimum, Pahang locals fear that the appearance of bauxite mining equipment mean the practice has resumed in their area. The People’s Movement to Stop Bauxite Pollution (Geram) chairman Ali Akbar Othman said residents in Beserah’s Kampung Jeram noticed the presence of two excavators […]
Wan Junaidi Notes Significant Decline in Illicit Bauxite Mining in Pahang
Malaysia’s Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar told local media on Friday that there existed a possibility that illegal bauxite mining was still occurring at Felda Bukit Goh, but he has yet to find conclusive evidence of it. Wan Junaidi said that he identified several stockpiles of bauxite ore […]
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, has been extended through the first three months of 2017. The reasoning for […]
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 facilitating bauxite ore shipments in the event that the moratorium on bauxite mining is allowed to expire at the end of the month. “KPC has spent a lot of money on improving facilities to ensure […]
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 the bauxite mining moratorium that was implemented fifteen days into the year. Pahang’s head of government Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob told local media that the royalties received by the Pahang government in 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 ...
