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 Posted - 01/13/2009 : 18:37:39
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This may effect the supply & price of aluminum in the future
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Chinese power company successfully produces alumina from coal ash
Posted: Sunday , 11 Jan 2009
BEIJING (Reuters) -
...Ash remaining after coal is burned typically contains metals, including alumina, the raw material for aluminium, and recapturing and using them could reduce demand for natural resources. The challenge has been to develop the technology to the point where it is cost-effective.
...A Chinese power company has succeeded in producing alumina from coal ash, a step that could help ease China's chronic raw materials shortage, the Economic Daily said.
Datang International Power Generation Co (601991.SS) has completed construction of a plant capable of producing 3,000 tonnes of alumina a year from coal ash, and produced its first batch of alumina, the paper said, citing a company forum on the topic.
....Although the economic downturn has idled some aluminium smelting capacity, China's appetite for raw materials is still expected to be formidable in the long term.
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RyanAKL
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Posted - 01/15/2009 : 08:51:10
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| i really dont think that this will effect us in the future, look at these countrys in the east that are building these insane city's, there will always be a strong demand for aluminum export, the economy will get better it always has, this is just my opinion. |
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Nickelless
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Computer Jones
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Posted - 01/30/2009 : 22:32:08
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I think the return on refining used Al beverage containers has got to beat the return on refining fly ash.
I predict that the demand for cans won't be affected much by this new technology.
Now if they can extract the Au from seawater at a better return than Au in Japanese sewage... |
There's profit if you melt things!!
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Posted - 09/04/2009 : 14:39:39
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| I don't think this will make the huge impact people are worrying about. I guess we'll see over time but so far all is good |
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