Chinese companies will face challenges in importing a key raw material for the electrolytic aluminum industry when the Indonesian government introduces new export policies, experts said. Wan Ling, manager of China nonferrous metals at ...
Tags: nonferrous metals, bauxite
Metals are utilized to manufacture a range of commodities. It is highly valuable for its versatile use. So, it is very important to conserve this precious resource of earth as much as possible to maintain sustainable development of ...
You might not know what "lattice-matched heterojunctions" are, but if you stopped at a new stoplight, played a DVD or used a laser pointer, you've made use of technology pioneered by Jerry Woodall, distinguished professor of electrical and ...
Due to high global oversupply and stock, the aluminum prices fell by 1.4% to US$1,748/ton on November 27th, the the lowest since July 2009. Decline in aluminum prices may cause the Jamaican major aluminum producers Rusal and Alcoa to ...
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Reportedly, Jamalco, one of Jamaica's major bauxite and alumina companies said that the industry is undergoing its longest crisis. Compared to six years ago, the metal price today is only half than it. The price of metal on the LME has ...
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Rio Tinto will move to suspend alumina production at Gove and focus on its bauxite operations after determining the refinery is no longer a viable business in the current market environment. Rio Tinto will now work on the scope and phased ...
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Rio Tinto said on Tuesday that the company is evaluating the prospects of its Australian Gove alumina refinery losses. It ever shelved the fuel source produce into natural gas plans, due to deteriorating market conditions. Rio Tinto ...
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Vale announced Monday that it plans to sell as much as 407 million shares (an approximate 22 percent stake) of Oslo, Norway-based aluminum producer Norsk Hydro ASA in order to cut costs and boost profits. Norsk Hydro is valued at about ...
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Rio Tinto and Chinalco will explore a partnership to bring forward the next era of mining technology aimed at delivering significant value and re-shaping industry best practice. Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh and Chinalco president ...
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Its' reported that the state-owned mining company Aneka Tambang (Antam) announced said that it has started the operation of a bauxite processing plant in West Kalimantan. Meanwhile, the bauxite processing plant is the largest one in ...
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China Nonferrous Metal, or NFC, announced plans Thursday to build an 8 million mt/year lead and zinc project in North Sumatra, Indonesia, with Russia's Metals of Eastern Siberia Corp., or MBC. "On October 22, NFC and MBC inked the Dairi ...
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The mining industry employs 2.2 percent of the country's total labor force, an indication of its importance and its influence in the economy and immigration. All states see mining activities with the most mined ores and minerals being iron ...
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Venezuela's CVG-Bauxilum alumina sales totaled 55,412 mt in August, up 15% on sales of 48,049 mt in August 2012, Bauxilum said Tuesday. August sales were down 8%, however, on sales of 59,997 mt in July 2013. Of August sales, 30,201 mt ...
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China Power Investment Corporation (CPI) signed a bauxite project development agreement with the Guinea government on September 6, which will promote the social and economic development of Guinea. The 100 MW of electricity produced by the ...
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Caustic soda also known as sodium hydroxide and NaOH is the natural co- product of chlorine production. Firstly it was introduced by Nicolas Leblanc, a French chemist. It is a widely used chemical in industrial processes and constituents an ...
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