Boffa is slated to eventually produce 12 million tonnes of bauxite per year.

But demand for lithium and cobalt is set to improve next year.

Valued for its lightness and anti-corrosive properties, demand for aluminium from US drinks firms is expected to rise over coming years.

The Alcoa-Rio joint venture wants to commercialize a technology by 2024 that uses a ceramic anode to make aluminum and emits only oxygen.

Indonesia is home to some of the world’s largest deposits of copper, nickel and tin.

President Donald Trump ambushed Brazil and Argentina on Monday, announcing he would restore tariffs on US steel and aluminum imports from the two countries.

CN Railway serves all nine smelters in Canada.

LME has been in discussions with the metals industry over how to support the transition to a low-carbon economy.