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Sherwin Alumina was fined just over $48,000 during the same period for 12 violations.
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Read more: Sherwin Alumina Plant, Red Dust, Point Comfort, Eddy Arnold Jr.,
Red Dust From U.S. Alumina Refineries Covers Nearby Towns, Worries Residents After Hungary Toxic Sludge Flood The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Alumina, which is processed from bauxite ore, is smelted to become primary-grade aluminum.
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Alumina, which is processed from bauxite ore, is smelted to become primary-grade aluminum.
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Alumina dropped 1.2% after aluminum major Alcoa said it may halt its Australian aluminum smelter output because of factors including the strong Australian dollar.
Asian Shares Up Slightly Shri Navaratnam 2012
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OZ Minerals shed 1.1%, Alumina dropped 1.4% and Origin Energy fell 0.7%.
Asian Shares Mixed Amid Caution Shri Navaratnam 2011
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Alumina was down 3.9% on disappointment over its potential share of profit from its Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals joint venture with Alcoa.
Asia Shares Mixed; Flooding Sinks Australia Colin Ng 2011
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Mining giant BHP Billiton said Thursday it will have to invest US$3 billion to cover its share of the costs in the Worsley Alumina refinery in Western Australia, up from an estimated US$1.9 billion announced in 2008.
Murchison Seeks Chinese Partners for Project David Winning 2011
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Alumina is primarily used in the making of aluminum--made by the mainstay business unit of the Aditya Birla Group--Hindalco Industries Ltd which in 2007 acquired Atlanta, Georgia-based aluminum products maker Novelis Inc. for $6 billion.
Aditya Birla Unit to Buy Kanoria Chem Kenan Machado Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES 2011
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Alumina fell 2.5% after Alcoa's below-expected sales figures, while BHP Billiton lost 1.2% and Fortescue Metals shed 1.3%.
Most Asian Markets Lower; Fresh Nuclear Concerns Dent Tokyo Shri Navaratnam 2011
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