Ghana Bauxite Authority Urged By Domestic NGOs To Seek ASI Certification
A domestic NGO is urging the Ghanaian aluminium authority to pursue certification by the Aluminum Stewardship Initiative (ASI) in order...
Republic of Ghana
First Payment On Infrastructure-For-Bauxite Deal Made By China To Ghana
After talks last weekend between representatives of the two governments, Ghana confirmed that it is going ahead with a US$2-billion deal with the People’s Republic of China to exchange infrastructure improvements in the West African country for bauxite ore. According to Ghanaian...
Ghana Government Promotes “Open Door” Policy For Domestic Bauxite Trade
Ghana’s aluminium promotion and development body is attempting to foster greater communication between the state and various stakeholders in order...
Government Increases Security At Ransacked Bauxite Mine In SW Ghana
The fallout from violent protests at a bauxite mining operation in southwest Ghana continues as the mine’s management company called...
Events
Violent Protests Rock Bauxite Mine In SW Ghana
Workers at a bauxite mine in southwest Ghana staged violent protests earlier this week to call attention to poor working conditions and low pay and to demand changes for the better from Ghana Bauxite Company, the mine’s operator. Ghanaian news media reported earlier this week that contract employees complained of “meager” pay, calling for a […]
Locals Say They’ve Been Shut Out Of Bauxite Concessions By Ghana Government
Ghana’s government is fending off accusations made by locals in the southwestern portion of the country that they were not properly notified by the state regarding bauxite concessions there. Local media reported late last week that residents of Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region recently raised such complaints, saying that the area had already been leased […]
Contract Workers At Ghana Bauxite Mining Company Threaten Walkout Over Poor Work Conditions
Labor unrest threatens production at Ghana Bauxite Mining Company Limited, as contract employees pledged to walk off the job unless and until working conditions improve at the site. Per labor spokesperson Issahaku Yakabu, management at the plant is not paying into the country’s Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) as safety conditions continue to […]
Proceeds From Bauxite Mining Will Benefit The Ghanaian People: MP Asiamah
Responding to concerns raised by his constituency, MP Isaac Kwame Asiamah went on record earlier this week to promise that proceeds from the Nhyinani bauxite operations would benefit the populace and not big businesses or government officials. “The government is now banking [its] economic hope on our bauxite so I can say that majority of […]
Ghanaian Think Tank Counsels Caution On Bauxite Deal With China
Opposition continues to mount against the US$2-billion bauxite-for-infrastructure deal between the government of Ghana and the People’s Republic of China’s Sinohydro Group Limited, as a local think tank says that the agreement puts Ghana at risk of judgment debts and abandoned projects. IMANI Africa released a seven-page missive against the deal earlier this week, noting […]
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 and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their ...
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 ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
