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5 major material handling systems used in alumina refineries

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Material handling plays a pivotal role in the alumina refining process. Efficient material handling allows for streamlined refinery operations, ensuring that the raw material (bauxite), work-in-progress goods and the finished product (refined alumina) can be transferred smoothly across the production line. The systems are designed in such a way that they can handle a wide […]

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Alumina markets brace for cost pressures, demand uncertainties in Q4 amid energy concerns

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The energy crisis in Europe and energy rationing policies in China are worrying the aluminium smelter owners as well as the alumina market. As per the latest data, the largest alumina market lies in Asia-Pacific. However, China, a major player in the aluminium market, is imposing hefty regulations due to environmental audits and scrutiny. Before […]

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The ups and downs of alumina prices in China in the first six months of 2019

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China’s alumina price has been on the decline since the middle of December 2018. Alumina prices fluctuated in the first six months of 2019. The first quarter witnessed a decline, while the second quarter saw some corrections. From January to mid-April, the domestic prices remained on downward trends, mainly attributable to the low production cost […]

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When do you invest in alumina refinery cost reduction?

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An alumina refinery must continually improve to remain competitive. Making sustainable cost position efficiency improvements are a challenge. Beware the underlying trend of the market cycle! Aluminium price, like many commodities, is cyclical in nature due to the delay between investment decisions and additional capacity.  This results in oscillations between oversupply and excessive demand. Behind these […]

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Get Your Range of SMM Aluminium Prices through AlToolz

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China plays a dominant role in world aluminium. Any aluminium industry player would know the importance of China aluminium prices in international business. In fact, pricing movements of the raw materials (that go into the process of aluminium making) and downstream products in China major markets are referred to with great inquisitiveness by almost all […]

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Need for Innovation Driven Business in Non- Ferrous Mineral and Metal Industry

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Technology and innovation play an important role in achieving  sustainable growth and impacting competitiveness. Today, mineral and metal industry across the globe is facing a serious economic crisis due to continuous fall in commodity prices, depleting raw material sources, non-availability of high grade ores, stringent environmental rules and societal expectations. In the era of declining […]

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ICSOBA-2014 Conference & Exhibition in Zhengzhou, China: Explore Aluminium from Bauxite Mining to Casting

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Presently China produces 50% of the World’s alumina and aluminium. Since the 1950-ies, about 35 alumina refineries and 60 aluminium smelters were built in China using domestic and imported raw materials. Consequently, there are multiple refinery technologies in China, e.g., high temperature and low temperature Bayer process, sintering process, flotation-Bayer process and sweetening process. Absence […]

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IBAAS-2014: International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society Conference

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During the past few decades, application areas for aluminium have steadily expanded. The metal’s properties like recyclability, non-corrosiveness, low density and high strength benefit the industrial, construction and manufacturing sector in a number of ways. Aluminium production is rapidly developing all over the world and the growth of the industry in a specific country is […]

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