The lessons we learn in school can lay the habits of a lifetime, and among the more important lessons we can teach our children is the nitty-gritty of recycling. Recycling needn’t be an add-on to the day’s learning. It can be easily integrated into a range of subjects, with its practical and hands-on nature helping
Of all the earth’s natural elements, aluminum happens to be the third most abundant resource on our planet in its raw form. With rather humble origins as a soft, red, mineral-laden rock called bauxite, highly valuable aluminum ore contains boehmite, diaspore and gibbsite as well as clay, iron hydroxides and free silica. On an annual basis, more
LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – The alumina price is on a charge again. The CME cash contract, indexed against Platts' assessment of the Australian price, is currently quoted at $626 per tonne, just shy of the record $643 seen at the start of May. In China spot prices are at their highest since December last
