Vietnam to start alumina production in Nov-Vinacomin

The refinery was initially slated to start production in February and export alumina in March, but those plans had been delayed and it was due to turn out its first product on Sept. 20, Vinacomin and the Vietnam News Agency have said.

The refinery was initially slated to start production in February and export alumina in March, but those plans had been delayed and it was due to turn out its first product on Sept. 20, Vinacomin and the Vietnam News Agency have said.

The Vietnam News Agency has attributed the cause of the delay to adverse weather, power shortages and slow equipment delivery.

The Tan Rai bauxite-alumina complex is built in the central highland province of Lam Dong. Vinacomin, which is also Vietnam’s top coal producer, has been developing Nhan Co alumina project in the neighbouring province of Dak Nong, with projected initial output of 600,000 tonnes.

It has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction contracts for both the Tan Rai and Nhan Co complexes to China Aluminum International Engineering Co.

Vietnam’s mostly untouched bauxite ore reserves are estimated at between 5.6 billion and 8.3 billion tonnes, making it the world’s third-largest after Guinea and Australia.

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Posted by VBN on Sep 10 2011. Filed under Mining & Metal. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry