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Bauxite

Base Metals 

Rio Tinto achieves record bauxite production

May 16, 2025May 13, 2025 admin Bauxite

Aluminium raw materials provider and smelter operator Rio Tinto achieved a production record earlier this year. It reported a 12%

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Product News 

Rio Tinto new solar farm to power its Amrun bauxite operations

December 11, 2023December 8, 2023 admin Bauxite

WEIPA, Australia – Rio Tinto has approved a new 12.4MW solar farm and 8.8MVa/2.1MWh of battery storage to provide renewable

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Base Metals 

Kennecott’s smelter and refinery to undertake largest rebuild in nine years

October 25, 2022October 18, 2022 admin Aluminium, Bauxite, Copper, Rio Tinto, Titanium

Rio Tinto reports mined copper production of 138 thousand tonnes was 10% higher than the third quarter of 2021 due

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Refractories/Insulation 

High grade refractory bauxite from Bonasika Mine in Guyana

May 12, 2022May 11, 2022 admin Bauxite

First Bauxite produces high grade, low impurity bauxite with raw ore alumina contents at 63% and, when sintered, up to

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Base Metals South America 

Novel bauxite tailings concept a success in full operation

November 17, 2021November 16, 2021 admin Aluminium, Bauxite, Hydro, Tailings

Hydro’s new method for storing bauxite tailings from its mine in Brazil has proven to be a more-sustainable solution. Following

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Asia Refractories/Insulation 

Chinese refractory grade bauxite and magnesite in short supply

September 27, 2021September 26, 2021 admin Bauxite, China, Magnesite

Since 2017, non-metallurgical bauxite supply has significantly changed in China due to environmental protection regulations and activities which will continue

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Africa Base Metals 

Rocksure is strategic partner for Ghana’s $6bn aluminium project

September 19, 2021September 18, 2021 admin Aluminium, Bauxite, Ghana

The choice of Rocksure International, a wholly Ghanaian owned company, is a major step forward towards building capacity in Ghana

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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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Africa Base Metals 

Bauxite mining industry of Guinea and future prospects

September 14, 2021September 13, 2021 admin Aluminium, Bauxite, Guinea

Guinea, a small West African country with a population of 12.4 million and an area of 245,857 square kilometres, with

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Africa Base Metals 

Troubled Guinea’s bauxite mining sector hangs in the balance

September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 admin Bauxite, Guinea

A stable political regime is a key consideration when it comes to investing into a mining project. Sadly, however, regime

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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 Europe New Technology 

Bauxite residue activation for sustainable cement production

May 30, 2021May 28, 2021 admin Bauxite

On the 1st of November 2020 LafargeHolcim, in cooperation with 20 partners across 12 European countries, launched the ambitious 4

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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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Base Metals New Technology 

Hydro Pioneer Solution for Bauxite Tailing Dams

March 10, 2021March 9, 2021 admin Bauxite, Hydro, Tailings

A new solution for storing dried tailings from Hydro’s Paragominas bauxite mine in Brazil replaces the need for raising and

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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

Refratechnik celebrates its 75 anniversary
Refractories/Insulation 

Refratechnik celebrates its 75 anniversary

June 16, 2025June 12, 2025 admin

Proudly, Refratechnik celebrates its 75th anniversary with sincere thanks to all business partners and employees. What began in 1950 with

Design features of modern induction furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnaces

January 21, 2025January 17, 2025 admin
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

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Enhanced copper electrorefining technology for high-purity copper cathodes
Product News 

Enhanced copper electrorefining technology for high-purity copper cathodes

July 3, 2025July 1, 2025 admin

Metso is introducing enhancements in copper electrorefining technology for the sustainable and cost-effective production of LME grade A copper cathodes.

Acciaierie successfully bolster production reliability of tandem cold mill
Product News 

Acciaierie successfully bolster production reliability of tandem cold mill

July 2, 2025July 1, 2025 admin
Jiuli expands capacity with three cold pilger mills for seamless stainless steel tubes
Product News 

Jiuli expands capacity with three cold pilger mills for seamless stainless steel tubes

June 26, 2025June 23, 2025 admin
Modernization of Jingye Steel’s heavy plate mill with new automation
Product News 

Modernization of Jingye Steel’s heavy plate mill with new automation

June 25, 2025June 23, 2025 admin
State-of-the-art rail and section mill facility for Vietnam
Product News 

State-of-the-art rail and section mill facility for Vietnam

June 24, 2025June 20, 2025 admin
Rio Tinto launches ore sorting demonstration project at its mine
Product News 

Rio Tinto launches ore sorting demonstration project at its mine

June 23, 2025June 20, 2025 admin
Pilot and demo plants for pCAM to support process development
Product News 

Pilot and demo plants for pCAM to support process development

June 20, 2025June 17, 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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