Alumina/Bauxite latest news

• March 2012

  UPDATE HIG to keep on Rio Tinto management in alumina business

  29 March 2012

  Business to expand and launch new projects under current management

• Rusal signs non-binding MOU with Orbite to set up joint venture

  28 March 2012

  Potential $25m investment to extract alumina and rare earths from Canada deposit

• Rio Tinto receives binding offer for alumina business

  28 March 2012

  Diamond and minerals CEO tells IM: Rio focusing on upstream side of business

• Saint Gobain given green light for Brosette sale

  27 March 2012

  Construction giant must sell 22 retail units in order for the takeover to go ahead

• S&B profits rise 43% year-on-year on bauxite growth

  23 March 2012

  Profits in bentonite and perlite units also boost Greek industrial minerals group

• ANH Refractories Europe clinches petrochem market deal

  21 March 2012

  Monolithic refractories for petrochemical industry as Middle East markets boom

• Orbite to move high-purity alumina plant to full production

  15 March 2012

  Will supply plant from 1bn tonne Grand-Vallée aluminous clay deposit in Quebec

• Mineral trade outlook: China, rare earths, frac sand, graphite

  01 March 2012

  China concern 2013; trade driven by logistics, environment, resource development