Beacon Redevelopment Industrial Corporation announced that it’s wholly owned subsidiary Beacon Energy Corporation has finalized and completed the purchase of 100% of the coal rights for two parcels of land totaling 1020 acres in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. The coal forms part of the Upper and Thick Freeport Coal Seams in Western Pennsylvania.
Beacon Energy Corporation will [...]

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. announced that it will be establishing business operations in Trinidad and Tobago, expanding its presence to the southern Caribbean. Aegean is in the process of setting up its local logistics infrastructure and expects to commence operations by the end-of-the first quarter, 2009.
E. Nikolas Tavlarios, President, commented, “We are pleased to [...]

Century Aluminum Company and Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation announced today that Larry Holley has been named president and general manager of Gramercy Alumina, LLC and St. Ann Bauxite Limited, effective May 8, 2008.
“We are delighted with Larry’s appointment,” said Century’s chief operating officer Wayne R. Hale. “His technical background, mining experience and energy expertise make [...]

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc., an international marine fuel logistics company that markets and physically supplies refined marine fuel and lubricants to ships in port and at sea, today announced that it has taken delivery of the Milos, a newly built, 4,600 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker, from Fujiian Southeast Shipyard in China. The Milos, which [...]

Finding enough bauxite sources to feed the upcoming aluminium smelters in the Gulf will be a challenge as the region begins to emerge as a major producer of the metal. Availability of cheaper energy has encouraged new investment in aluminium production in the region.
Power is responsible for roughly one-fourth of a smelter’s operating costs, while [...]

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c54388) has announced the addition of “Alumina Refining Industry in the U.S. and its Foreign Trade (1996-2008)” to their offering.
This industry report focuses upon the Alumina Refining industry. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in refining alumina (i.e., aluminium oxide) generally from bauxite.

Xstrata plc, the fourth-largest copper and nickel producer in the world, has agreed to sell aluminium plants and a bauxite mine to New York-based Apollo Management LP for US$1.15 billion as it focuses on more profitable commodities.
The operations in the US and Jamaica were acquired by Switzerland-based Xstrata in 2006 when it bought Canada`s Falconbridge [...]

Century Aluminum Company announced that Giulio Casello has been named to the newly created position of senior vice president of business development. In this position, he will be responsible for identifying and securing new growth opportunities in the areas of primary aluminum, bauxite and alumina.
Casello joined Century in Sept. 2005 from Alcoa, where he [...]

Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. announced that it will hold a conference call to discuss the Company’s results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2006 on Thursday, March 1, 2007 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The Company will issue financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, [...]

The Jamaican government has hired a consultant to determine the boundaries of a jungle territory home to descendants of freed African slaves who are fighting plans for bauxite mining in the area, the agriculture ministry said Wednesday.
Ministry spokesman Rohan Richards said the consultant would determine the borders of Cockpit Country, spanning four parishes in northwest [...]