September 1, 2021

Home: China battles with aluminum’s decarbonization paradox

The world needs more aluminum to go green but the smelters that produce the stuff account for around 2% of all man-made emissions each year.

September 1, 2021

Aluminum makers in India plead for coal as power squeeze bites

The producers face severe disruption if smelters experience outages and have few alternatives to domestic coal.

August 31, 2021

LME launches digital sustainability passport, begins with aluminum

The LMEpassport stores electronic Certificates of Analysis, or quality assurance documents based on a metal’s size, shape, purity and other characteristics.

August 30, 2021

Shanghai aluminum price hits 13-year high on supply worries in China

The metal has surged more than 30% this year, second only to tin among the six base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange.

August 30, 2021

Emirates Global Aluminium sees profit soar ahead of possible IPO

Aluminum has climbed as major economies recover from the pandemic. Futures in London are up almost 35% in 2021 to $2,650 a tonne, the highest in around a decade.

August 27, 2021

Aluminum price hits highest level since April 2018 on China curbs

Worries about supplies from China escalated after the country's Xinjiang region imposed output limits on five smelters.

August 25, 2021

Aluminum price near 3-year high after Jamaica refinery blaze

The metal has surged 32% this year, second only to tin among the six base metals traded on the LME.

August 24, 2021

Chalco profits soar on higher aluminum prices, production

Chalco also lifted output of that material by 14.3% year on year to 8.25 million tonnes.

August 24, 2021

Rio Tinto, Sumitomo to assess hydrogen plant at Yarwun refinery

They will jointly study the feasibility of a hydrogen pilot plant at Rio’s alumina refinery in Gladstone, Queensland.

August 19, 2021

Factbox: What are Afghanistan’s untapped minerals and resources?

A former mines minister of the country once said the natural resources could be worth up to $3 trillion.