Alumina/Bauxite latest news

• July 2019

  BREAKING: Andalusite Resources to resume production by July-end

  23 July 2019

  The South African andalusite producer should restart operations over the coming week, after a hiatus of a month and some 6,000 tonnes of lost output.

• Alunorte alumina refinery at 80-85% capacity; Albras smelter also ramping up successfully

  23 July 2019

  The Brazil-base alumina refinery has ramped up its output gradually since the federal court removed the production embargo in May.

• EU new car sales fall by 8% in June, ACEA says

  18 July 2019

  The ACEA said the year-on-year drop was due to there being fewer working days in June this year.

• China’s daily crude steel output stays high in mid-June

  18 July 2019

  The daily crude steel output rates among China’s major mills held steady in mid-June in spite of steelmaking restrictions in the country’s production hub of Tangshan.

• Rio Tinto’s mineral production falls across two commodities

  17 July 2019

  Alumina production down, bauxite output marginally up in January-June this year, Rio Tinto says in half-year report.

• China’s crude steel output rises 10% in H1

  16 July 2019

  China’s crude steel and finished steel output both increased by about a 10th in the first six months of 2019 amid steady growth in demand and healthy profit margins for steelmakers in the country.

• Production remains idled at Andalusite Resources

  15 July 2019

  There is still no timeline for a resumption of andalusite production by the South African miner.

• Almatis sells Burnside alumina refinery to Arthur Metals

  15 July 2019

  Almatis said it will focus on core businesses and expand its footprint in higher value-added products.

• GIFA 2019: What we learned

  09 July 2019

  Here is a selection of main takeaways from the GIFA and Metec trade show held in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 25-29.

• Brazil’s steel import volumes decline on lower volumes from China, Turkey

  09 July 2019

  Brazil’s steel import volumes decline on lower volumes from China, Turkey

• German investor Mutares acquires two of ArcelorMittal’s French wire mills

  09 July 2019

  Mutares has completed the purchase of the TrefilUnion wire products mills in France for an undisclosed sum. The mills are a “perfect” fit, the Mutares CEO said.

• Alcoa signs conditional agreement with Swiss private equity firm to sell La Coruña and Avilés

  05 July 2019

  Alcoa has signed a conditional share purchase agreement with Swiss private equity firm Parter Capital Group for the firm to acquire Alcoa’s La Coruña and Avilés smelters in Spain, the aluminium producer said on Friday July 5.

• GIFA 2019: RHI Magnesita’s Borgas expects further M&A activity in refractories

  03 July 2019

  The chief executive of major refractories producer RHI Magnesita says that consolidation in the industry is likely to continue.

• GIFA 2019: More calcined alumina available but market ‘will soften in H2’

  02 July 2019

  Buyers of calcined alumina are putting downward pressure on producers’ prices during second-half contract negotiations, with sentiment turning because of weaker end markets.

• GIFA 2019: Demand for refractories in Europe expected to weaken further, sources warn

  01 July 2019

  Planned reduction in steel output will continue to dampen demand in the coming months, sources at the Dusseldorf trade show said.