November 1, 2021 Rusal seen completing demerger of higher carbon assets in H2 2022 The new AL+ is expected to keep 60% of its current aluminum and 70% of alumina production assets.
October 31, 2021 EU and US end clash over steel and aluminium, take aim at China’s ‘dirty’ steel The future EU-US arrangement will be a challenge for China, which produces more than half of the world's steel.
October 30, 2021 US, EU end Trump-era tariff war over steel, aluminum The decision ends one of the biggest areas of friction between the allies.
October 27, 2021 Rio Tinto and USGS team up for Montana critical mineral hunt The USGS will deploy its hi-tech Earth MRI to look for critical minerals.
October 27, 2021 Copper price to extend slump in 2022 as mines ramp up, China weakens Copper prices are due to extend their decline next year from record levels touched in 2021 as mine supply ramps up and economic growth tapers in top market China.
October 27, 2021 Rio Tinto to host world’s first carbon mineral storage hub near Iceland smelter Iceland-based Carbfix will use Rio Tinto’s land surrounding the ISAL smelter for onshore CO2 injection.
October 26, 2021 Aluminum sector needs $1.5 trillion just to decarbonize power Around 60% of the aluminium sector's emissions are from the production of electricity consumed in the smelting process, but investment is also needed to shift to green hydrogen, deploy carbon…
October 22, 2021 Commodity boom at risk as supporting factors fade, Fitch says The pace of global industrial production growth is falling “quite swiftly” after an impressive spike in demand for durable goods during lockdowns.
October 22, 2021 EU in talks with China to avoid “catastrophic” magnesium crunch China supplies the block with about 95% of the silvery-white metal used to make aluminum alloys for auto parts.
October 22, 2021 Shanghai aluminum at over 1-month low as coal prices drop China’s thermal coal futures plunged and turned in their worst week in five months, following Beijing’s strongest intervention in years to boost supply and cool runaway prices.
Construction on track for Q1 completion at Sibanye’s Keliber lithium project in Finland Keliber is the EU's most advanced integrated lithium project, with planned LiOH production of around 15,000 tonnes per annum. January 19, 2026 | 01:57 pm
