Winning Shipping Drops From International Aluminium Institute
World leading bauxite shipper Winning International Group was not on the International Aluminium Institute’s (IAI) updated list released earlier this...
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Guinean Government Seeks Bauxite Miners’ Plans For Domestic Alumina Refineries
The Guinean government last week asked companies operating bauxite mining operations to present plans for refining alumina within its borders by May of this year. The interim government that took power via coup in September has opted to take a harder line...
Guinea’s New Bauxite Railway To Begin Operation In Summer Of 2021
According to the consortium constructing a new railway in Guinea for transportation of bauxite ore, the line will begin moving...
Guinea To Quadruple Electrical Output Over Next Six Years To Encourage Bauxite Refining: Energy Minister
In an effort at encouraging mining firms to refine bauxite ore harvested in country domestically, the Guinean government announced late...
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Indonesia’s Sole Smelter-Grade Alumina Refinery Hits 2 Million Metric Ton Production Mark
Indonesia’s only smelter-grade alumina (SGA) refinery PT Well Harvest Winning (WHW) churned out over 2 million metric tons of the aluminium precursor since commencing operations in June 2016. So said a corporate representative in an interview with domestic media last week. Well Harvest Winning public relations executive Hen Roliya told The Jakarta Post on Friday […]
French Miner AMR Begins Operations at Guinea Bauxite Mine
French mining concern Alliance Miniere Responsable (AMR) began production at its bauxite mine in the African country of Guinea on Tuesday. According to a statement by the firm, the mine will produce bauxite at a rate of between 6 million and 10 million metric tons per annum in the near future. The company continued by […]
CRU Declares 2016 “The Year of Guinea” As It Breaks Down the Global Bauxite Market
CRU issued a report late last week detailing the future of bauxite ore, and, according to CRU’s analysts, the future looks pretty good. Following is an overview of the top bauxite-producing regions and an outlook for the coming months. Indonesia – the archipelagic country had been the source for up to 70% of bauxite imports […]
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 ...
