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Strikers At Rusal’s COBAD Bauxite Mine In Guinea Win Concessions On Pay And Working Conditions

Strikers At Rusal’s COBAD Bauxite Mine In Guinea Win Concessions On Pay And Working Conditions

A strike at Russian aluminium firm UC Rusal’s Guinea operation Compagnie des Bauxites de Dian-Dian (COBAD) concluded last week after a week and labor’s concessions on salary and working conditions. The COBAD strike, which commenced on 26 May, sought a bump in...

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Rusal’s Port At Taressa, Guinea Granted IMO Identification Number

Rusal’s Port At Taressa, Guinea Granted IMO Identification Number

Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal obtained last week a unique International Maritime Organization (IMO) identification number for its Guinean mining port Taressa. The assignment followed a successful registration of the port with the IMO’s Global Integrated Shipping Information System (GISIS). The port facilities at Taressa are part of the COBAD SA infrastructure, which supports […]

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Bauxite Operations Back To Normal In Guinea After Deadly Political Protests

Bauxite Operations Back To Normal In Guinea After Deadly Political Protests

Normal operations have resumed at bauxite mines in Guinea after several days of unrest that led to slowed production, as sources in country told Reuters that locals initiated violent protests against a move by the president to extend his term in office. Conakry and several other northern cities were the site of such protests, which […]

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Metal Bulletin’s 23rd Bauxite and Alumina Conference

Metal Bulletin’s 23rd Bauxite and Alumina Conference

Metal Bulletin held its 23rd Bauxite and Alumina Conference in Miami last week. The gathering brought together major industry participants in a collegial environment to discuss tactics and strategies related to production and consumption of bauxite and alumina. Representatives from over 160 public and private organizations on six continents attended the three-day meeting. More than […]

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Firms that Give Back – Profiles in CSR in the Aluminium Industry

Firms that Give Back – Profiles in CSR in the Aluminium Industry

These pages have featured stories about the business aspect of the global aluminium trade for quite some time now. While the dollars and cents of the trade are of obvious importance, the corporate social responsibility conducted by the firms we report on, while not directly contributing to their bottom lines, are of an even greater […]

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