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Alcoa To Restart Alumar Aluminium Refinery In Brazil After Six Year Shutdown

Alcoa To Restart Alumar Aluminium Refinery In Brazil After Six Year Shutdown

Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced this week the reopening of its Alumar aluminium smelter in São Luís, Brazil. The operation has been shuttered since 2015. Alcoa says it is immediately restarting the facility, with the expectation that first metal will emanate...

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Events

South32’s Bottom Line Punished By Weak Aluminium Prices In FY 2019

South32’s Bottom Line Punished By Weak Aluminium Prices In FY 2019

A drop in aluminium prices thanks to the heightening trade war between the United States and the People’s Republic of China took a serious toll on Australian metals miner South32 Limited’s results for the fiscal year of 2019, as the firm reported a 25-percent fall in annual profits over the course of the year. According […]

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South32 Alumina Production Jumps 9 Percent Last Quarter To 1,307kt

South32 Alumina Production Jumps 9 Percent Last Quarter To 1,307kt

Australian metals miner South32 Limited updated investors on progress during the closing quarter of fiscal year 2019 yesterday. Overall alumina production in the June quarter rose by 9 percent, with Worsley Alumina leading the charge with a 12-percent jump in production. South32 reported a 1-percent increase of production for the year at Worsley Alumina, ending […]

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Japanese Premiums For Aluminium Shipments Increase By 3 Percent In Third Quarter

Japanese Premiums For Aluminium Shipments Increase By 3 Percent In Third Quarter

Third-quarter premiums for Japanese aluminium shipments will rise by 3 percent to US$108 per metric ton thanks to a fall-off in supply that overrode apprehension over a possible drop in regional demand. The rise in premiums is the second consecutive rise, following an increase to US$105 per metric ton in April. Sources who spoke to […]

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South32 Seals Contract With SRG Global For Engineering Services At Worsley Alumina

South32 Seals Contract With SRG Global For Engineering Services At Worsley Alumina

Australian metals miner South32 Limited named Western Australia specialist construction, maintenance, and mining services firm SRG Global as the long-term engineering provider for its Worsley Alumina bauxite operations. Per a filing with the ASX, SRG Global has agreed to a three-year contract to provide engineered access solutions, including scaffold services and rope-access technicians. The contract […]

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South32 To Shed 500 Jobs At Hillside Aluminium Smelter In South Africa

South32 To Shed 500 Jobs At Hillside Aluminium Smelter In South Africa

In a bid to restructure operations and reduce costs, Australian metals miner South32 Limited announced earlier this week the laying off of around 500 workers at its Hillside aluminium smelter in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. According to the trade union Solidarity, South32 has begun the process with the government for shedding jobs at the plant, which […]

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