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Alumina

North America 

Rio Tinto extracts gallium from its alumina refining process

May 13, 2025May 9, 2025 admin Alumina, Gallium

SAGUENAY, Canada – Rio Tinto and its new partner Indium Corporation have successfully extracted the first primary gallium as part

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

South 32 Worsley Mine Project receives federal approval

March 20, 2025March 17, 2025 admin Alumina

South32’s Worsley Alumina has received Western Australian State environmental approval for the Worsley Mine Development Project. The Federal approval is

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Base Metals South America 

Alunorte refinery starts new electric boilers, reducing carbon emissions

January 13, 2025January 8, 2025 admin Alumina, Refinery

Alunorte has invested NOK 580 million in implementing electric boilers for steam production at the alumina refinery. This will reduce

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Base Metals 

Alunorte starts alumina production using natural gas

August 23, 2024August 22, 2024 admin Alumina

Hydro Alunorte alumina refinery has started using natural gas in alumina production, replacing fuel oil. When fully completed, six steam

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Africa Base Metals 

EGA and Chinalco agree on alumina refinery development in Guinea

June 7, 2024June 6, 2024 admin Alumina

Emirates Global Aluminium and Aluminium Corporation of China (Chinalco) have signed a framework agreement progressing their cooperation on the development

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Rio Tinto to develop Australia’s largest solar farm for mining

January 26, 2024January 24, 2024 admin Alumina, Rio Tinto

MELBOURNE, Australia – Rio Tinto will drive development of Australia’s largest solar power project near Gladstone, after agreeing to buy

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Base Metals 

Hydro completes sale of alumina refinery to Glencore

December 8, 2023December 6, 2023 admin Alumina, Glencore, Hydro

Hydro has completed the USD 1.11 billion transaction for the sale of 30 percent interest in the Brazilian alumina refinery

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Base Metals 

Hydro gets competition clearing for Alunorte partnership with Glencore

November 27, 2023November 21, 2023 admin Alumina

The parties have received unconditional approval from relevant competition authorities, including Brazil, China, Germany and Austria, and there are no

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Base Metals 

The use of hydrogen in alumina refining 

October 18, 2023October 16, 2023 admin Alumina, hydrogen

Our research finds that 78% of aluminium value chain emissions arise from the smelting process, the casthouse and electrolysis. The

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Base Metals 

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo to build pilot plant for lower-carbon alumina refining

July 20, 2023July 17, 2023 admin Alumina

MELBOURNE- Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone as part of a A$111.1 million

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FEATURED 

Rio Tinto and Sumitomo hydrogen pilot plant for lower-carbon alumina refining

July 18, 2023July 13, 2023 admin Alumina, Rio Tinto

MELBOURNE – Rio Tinto and Sumitomo Corporation will build a first-of-a-kind hydrogen plant in Gladstone as part of a A$111.1

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Base Metals South America 

Hydro and Glencore to partners in developing Alunorte

May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 admin Alumina, Alunorte, Brazil

Hydro has signed an agreement with Glencore, who will acquire 30 percent of the Brazilian alumina refinery Hydro Alunorte and

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Refractories/Insulation 

Almatis opened integrated tabular alumina facility in Falta, India

May 2, 2023May 2, 2023 admin Alumina

Almatis,the market leader in speciality alumina products and solutions for the high performance refractory, ceramic, polishing and speciality markets,celebrated the

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Base Metals 

SOUTH32: Mozal Aluminium production increases by 30%

April 25, 2023April 24, 2023 admin Alumina, Aluminium, Hillside Aluminium, Mozal Aluminium, South Africa

Worsley Alumina saleable production decreased by 5% (or 134kt) to 2,827kt in the nine months ended March 2023 with planned

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Kwinana Alumina Refinery cuts production due to gas shortage

February 17, 2023February 15, 2023 admin Alcoa, Alumina

Following increased gas supply into the Western Australian domestic gas market, Alcoa has reverted to using gas to fuel 100

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Product News 

New range of specialty alumina solutions for refractories

January 27, 2022January 26, 2022 admin Alumina, Refractory tabular alumina

As a major player in the alumina industry for over a century, Alteo strengthens its leadership by offering more efficient

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Africa Base Metals 

Bright future for bauxite industry in Guinea

September 16, 2021September 15, 2021 admin Alumina, Bauxite, Guinea

The bauxite mining industry is booming in Guinea on the back of demand of Chinese, Russian, Gulf and Indian alumina

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Africa Base Metals 

Prospects of greenfield alumina plants in Africa

September 15, 2021September 15, 2021 admin Alumina, Bauxite, Guinea

Guinea’s Fria alumina refinery was started in 1960 by Aluminium Pechiney, France followed by Reynolds Company and then Rusal since

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FEATURED World 

BAUXITE: High alumina and low reactive silica may survive competition

September 15, 2021September 14, 2021 admin Alumina, Bauxite, China, Guinea

With the given bauxite export forecast of Guinea, there may be fierce competition and countries exporting high silica and boehmitic

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Base Metals 

Decade’s high aluminium amid political unrest in Guinea

September 7, 2021September 6, 2021 admin Alumina, Aluminium, Guinea

Aluminium climbed to the highest in more than a decade as political unrest in Guinea fuelled concerns over supply of

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Base Metals Europe 

Eurallumina to restart its alumina refinery in ninety days

September 3, 2021September 2, 2021 admin Alumina

Eurallumina, Europe’s largest alumina refinery located in the industrial area of Portovesme, on the island of Sardinia, Italy with access

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Refractories/Insulation 

REFRACTORIES: Fused alumina and bauxite prices rise in June and July

August 12, 2021August 12, 2021 admin Alumina, Bauxite

Roskill says prices for Chinese refractory bauxite increased by 1.5% between May and July to reach US$425-455/t (FOB Xingang, 85-88%

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Base Metals 

South32 reports record production at Worsley and Brazil Alumina

July 23, 2021July 22, 2021 admin Alumina, Aluminium, South32

South32 has reported record annual production at Worsley Alumina and Brazil Alumina with both refineries benefitting from high plant availability.

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals 

Rio Tinto partners with ARENA to reduce emissions in alumina refineries

June 23, 2021June 22, 2021 admin Alumina

Rio Tinto has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to study whether hydrogen can replace natural gas in alumina

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Australia-Oceania Base Metals New Technology 

Renewable energy to be tested for alumina refining

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021 admin Alumina

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is awarding Alcoa of Australia AUD 11.3 million toward testing the potential use of renewable

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Asia Product News 

Settler Washer Train technology for new alumina refinery in Indonesia

June 4, 2021June 3, 2021 admin Alumina

China International Aluminium Engineering Corporation has signed a contract with Metso Outotec for the delivery of sustainable technology and equipment

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Base Metals 

South32 set a year to date production record at Brazil Alumina

May 3, 2021April 30, 2021 admin Alumina, Aluminium, South32

South32 in its Quarterly Report March 2021, reports that net cash increased by US$242M to US$517M in the quarter as

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Refractories/Insulation World 

Alumina and bauxite for non-metallurgical applications

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021 admin Alumina, Bauxite

The marketplaces for both alumina and bauxite have experienced disruption of supply chains in recent years. Calcined bauxite was primarily

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Asia Base Metals 

Borneo Alumina begins construction of Alumina Refinery

January 16, 2021January 14, 2021 admin Alumina, Indonesia, PT Borneo Alumina, Refinery

PT Borneo Alumina Indonesia (PT BAI), a subsidiary of State Owned Enterprise (SoE) PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium – also known

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Base Metals 

Hydro resumes bauxite pipeline operation in Brazil

October 14, 2020October 14, 2020 admin Alumina, Aluminium, Alunorte, Americas, Bauxite, Brazil, Paragominas bauxite mine, Refinery

Hydro has resumed operation of the pipeline transporting bauxite from Hydro Paragominas bauxite mine to the alumina refinery Alunorte in

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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Design features of modern induction furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnaces

January 21, 2025January 17, 2025 admin

The design of the electric induction furnace provides for the presence of a melting and so-called induction furnace units. The

Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA
Refractories/Insulation 

Durability and wear monitoring of blast furnace 4 at ROGESA

January 15, 2025January 13, 2025 admin
Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Metal melting and energy saving in different types of melting furnaces

January 14, 2025January 10, 2025 admin
ROTARY KILN monitoring: Decisions that drive efficiency
Refractories/Insulation 

ROTARY KILN monitoring: Decisions that drive efficiency

November 15, 2024November 14, 2024 admin

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PRODUCT NEWS

Outokumpu Stainless modernises of its Steckel mill in Finland
Product News 

Outokumpu Stainless modernises of its Steckel mill in Finland

May 21, 2025May 19, 2025 admin

Outokumpu Stainless modernises of its Steckel mill in Finland Outokumpu Stainless (OTK) in Tornio, Finland, granted SMS group the FAC

Media handling systems for fast and safe handling of stirred mill media
Product News 

Media handling systems for fast and safe handling of stirred mill media

May 16, 2025May 13, 2025 admin
Concast continuous casters to increase billet and bloom production capacities
Product News 

Concast continuous casters to increase billet and bloom production capacities

May 14, 2025May 13, 2025 admin
Automation technology for high-capacity hot strip mill upgrade
Ferrous Metals Product News 

Automation technology for high-capacity hot strip mill upgrade

April 30, 2025April 29, 2025 admin
Infrared temperature measurement for aluminium rolling processes
Product News 

Infrared temperature measurement for aluminium rolling processes

April 29, 2025April 25, 2025 admin
Evolution in motion – Nordberg HP450e cone crusher 
Product News 

Evolution in motion – Nordberg HP450e cone crusher 

April 22, 2025April 16, 2025 admin
Anode Weighing and Casting Machine with superior casting accuracy
Product News 

Anode Weighing and Casting Machine with superior casting accuracy

April 16, 2025April 13, 2025 admin

SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Services 

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 admin

Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
Services 

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 admin
HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals
Services 

HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
Shutdown services tailored to suit customers
Services World 

Shutdown services tailored to suit customers

March 3, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

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