Bauxite Ban Violators Will Be Granted No Export Licenses: Malaysian Government
Though the government is prepared to issue bauxite export licenses (AP) for the first time since bauxite mining was banned...
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Pahang Bauxite Ban Extended Through End Of March
Though the calendar has changed, the situation for bauxite miners in Pahang remains the same, at least through the opening quarter of the new year, as Malaysia’s government extended yet again the moratorium on bauxite mining. The Water, Land and Natural Resources...
Malaysia To Begin Issuing Bauxite Ore Export Permits For Remaining Stockpiles
After languishing in place for almost 32 months, the Malaysian government has decided to give the go-ahead to bauxite mining...
Bauxite Mining May Resume In Pahang Next Year – LLT Group Director
An end to the almost three-year long ban on bauxite ore mining in Pahang may be in sight, as politicians...
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State And Federal Officials Meet To Discuss Malaysia’s Continuing Ban On Bauxite Mining
The Malaysian federal government is slated to meet with representatives of the government of the state of Pahang in the near future to discuss the situation surrounding bauxite mining in the region. So said Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr. Xavier Jayakumar on Thursday. “I have now asked for another meeting with the Mentri […]
Malaysia’s Bauxite Ban Extended Through December
Malaysia’s bauxite miners will remain idle until the end of 2018, as the government announced earlier this week that the ban on bauxite mining has been extended yet again. “The moratorium is until December 31, as there is still half a million tonnes of (bauxite) stockpiled at the ports,” declared a spokesman from Malaysia’s Ministry […]
Though Malaysian Bauxite Ban Extended Indefinitely, Pahang Miners Hold Out Hope For Prompt Resolution
Although the moratorium on bauxite mining in place since early 2016 in Malaysia has been extended indefinitely, bauxite miners in Pahang continue to remain hopeful that operations will begin again in the very near future. Pahang Iron Ore Operators Association president Tengku Datuk Seri Zulkifly Tengku Ahmad told local media late last week that he […]
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 Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar told local media on Sunday […]
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 made the decision to extend the ban another six months on Sunday. The moratorium, which was begun fifteen days into 2016, had been set to expire with the end of the year on Sunday. However, […]
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 ...
