Aluminum demand is rising just as China’s push to cut carbon emissions spurs expectations that aluminum-supply expansions will be curbed.

European automakers are dividing over whether to fight for PHEVs, or spend their financial and political capital accelerating the leap to fully electric vehicles.

Years of neglecting its critical metal supplies is catching up with the United States, as demand for the raw materials needed to build a new green economy that rejects fossil fuels gears up.

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings surged 18% in the March quarter to become the best performer on Malaysia’s benchmark stock index.

Even the world’s largest producer - China - seems to be running short of aluminum.

Consultancy CRU previously estimated a total of 100,000 tonnes of annual aluminum production may be cut as a result of the Inner Mongolia restrictions.