Australian Bauxite expects strong demand despite coronavirus

Thursday, Apr 02, 2020
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   Tasmania's bauxite miner is ramping up production and expects strong fertiliser product demand despite the coronavirus crisis.

 
  "The resurgence of agricultural production in recent months due to the recent rains augers well for a strong demand for fertiliser this year," Australian Bauxite Limited (ABx) said on Wednesday.
 
  The company said it was starting delivery of 800 tonnes of fertiliser bauxite product from its Bald Hill project at Campbell Town to the fertiliser production plant operated by Impact Fertilisers in Hobart
 
  "Fertiliser production is essential to the food industry," the company said.
 
  It said its operations in Tasmania were "an integral part of the supply chain of this essential industry" and the company and its contractors were permitted to continue operations during the coronavirus crisis restrictions.
 
  " ... mine management, contractors and customers have implemented strict health safety protocols on arrival at site, during production, loading and transport to the fertiliser production facility in compliance with the national response to the coronavirus pandemic," Australian Bauxite said.
 
  "The research centre operated by ABx's 90 per cent-owned subsidiary, Alcore Limited, remains open and the technical team are assessing results from tests on its aluminium fluoride products that are being conducted by major laboratories nominated by its three potential customers for Alcore's aluminium fluoride products and corethane gas-substitute.
 
  "Alcore's technical team led by Dr Mark Cooksey have devised a series of critical experiments which will commence soon."
 
  " Enthusiasm and morale are high and the outlook is positive," chief operating officer Leon Hawker said.

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