February 12, 2026 Aluminum price rises as looming smelter closure adds to supply strains Copper also extended gains, buoyed by a tighter supply outlook and a weakening dollar.
February 11, 2026 South32 confirms Mozambique plant wind-down after profit beat South32 last year took a $372 million impairment on the business.
February 11, 2026 South32 HY profit beats estimates, trims production view for Brazil operations Its underlying earnings attributable was $435 million for the half-year ended December 31.
February 11, 2026 Top aluminum buyer seeks $218 million purchase as Trump tariffs roil market The amount Arconic is seeking to buy is equivalent to about 10% of US monthly aluminum consumption.
February 11, 2026 Hindalco sees up to $1.6B impact from fire at unit’s New York plant Earlier in the day, Ford Motor flagged that it saw lower production in the fourth quarter due to the Novelis fires.
February 10, 2026 Copper and aluminum prices drop as gains peter out before China break Exchange inventories have been rising in China and the wider Asian market in the run-up to the holiday.
February 9, 2026 Mozambique pushing to keep South32 aluminum smelter open, minister says South32 said in December that it would place the Mozal plant under care and maintenance by March.
February 7, 2026 Column: As global metals fever spreads, markets buckle under the heat China's metal exchanges have for two months been struggling to contain the unprecedented liquidity rush caused by the spreading metals mania.
February 6, 2026 US mineral supply chains remain exposed to China chokehold: USGS report The USGS found that the country was 100% import reliant last year for 16 minerals.
February 4, 2026 Bullish, not breathless: analysts temper base metals calls It should come as no great surprise that copper is the analyst pick for best-performing base metal in 2026.
Copper price: Strains deepen as global smelting activity hits decade low Copper prices are under renewed pressure after satellite data showed 1.2 million tonnes of January smelter capacity outside China went idle. February 12, 2026 | 11:01 am
