International Committee for the Study of Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium （ICSOBA）

PRESS RELEASE
14 December 2010

国际铝土矿、氧化铝及铝工业技术研究委员会通讯

2010.12.14

Recently the International Committee for the Study of Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium (ICSOBA) held its 18th Symposium in Zhengzhou, China. The recent dam failure of a red mud storage basin near Ajka in Hungary was high on the agenda.

第十八届ICSOBA国际会议在中国郑州召开。在这次会议上，与会专家对匈牙利Ajka赤泥坝垮塌事件高度重视。
ICSOBA, as independent organization of professionals involved in the bauxite-alumina-aluminium value chain, trusts that relevant parties will carry out a thorough and transparent investigation of the Ajka tragedy and will make outcomes and recommendations available to the public.

作为铝土矿、氧化铝、铝工业领域的独立专业机构，ICSOBA相信相关部门会对这一事件进行全面、透明地调查，并会将调查结果公之于众。
Based on available information, it is ICSOBA’s opinion that injuries and the tragic loss of lives were caused by the sudden release of an enormous amount of water and by the caustic soda content of that water. At this stage there is no evidence of harm that was caused by red mud solids, also named bauxite residue.

基于有效信息，ICSOBA认为，这一悲剧是由于大量含碱废水的突然泄露造成的，目前尚没有证据表明与固体赤泥（亦称为铝土矿渣）有关。
The use of modern bauxite residue storage technology would have avoided the Ajka calamity and ICSOBA advocates that governments re-examine applicable legislation. Due consideration should be given to the use of modern technology, such as dry storage of residue, rehabilitation & utilisation of closed storage areas and the use of bauxite residue as feed-stock for further processing.

现代赤泥堆存技术的应用有可能避免Ajka的不幸。ICSOBA建议政府重新考虑相关法律，在干法堆存、闭场后堆场复垦利用以及赤泥的后续利用等方面应给予足够的重视。
To promote the safe and sustainable management of bauxite residue worldwide, ICSOBA is organising a Bauxite Residue Seminar in the second half of 2011. This Seminar will bring together experts from academia, industry and other parties from all over the world. The agenda includes:

为促进全世界赤泥的安全管理与可持续发展，ICSOBA将于2011下半年组织一个赤泥论坛，届时将汇集全世界的学术、企业及其他团体的相关专家。论坛的主要议题包括：
- Washing, de-watering and neutralization of bauxite residue slurries - Dry storage of residue solids, avoiding hazardous discharges to the environment. - Rehabilitation and safe utilisation of storage areas once