June 17, 2021 EXPLAINER: What we know about China’s metals reserves release Beijing confirmed the release of state reserves for the first time in a decade to cool metals markets. Here is what analysts know about the sale.
June 16, 2021 Rio Tinto to study using hydrogen in alumina refining in green push The Australian Renewable Energy Agency will provide half the funds for the $925,000 study.
June 16, 2021 Aluminum industry faces big decarbonization challenges — report An analysis by Wood Mackenzie states that aluminum’s role in the green economy may be dampened by the industry’s steep road to secure low-carbon power.
June 16, 2021 China to release copper, aluminium and zinc reserves to stabilize prices Notice came as Beijing struggles to cool a surge in metal prices this year fuelled by a post-pandemic economic recovery, ample global liquidity and speculative buying that has dented manufacturers’…
June 13, 2021 Fast-charging aluminum-ion batteries being developed in Australia According to Graphene Manufacturing Group and The University of Queensland, graphene aluminum-ion batteries can charge 70 times faster than Li-ion batteries.
June 11, 2021 China eyes releasing up to 900,000 tonnes of aluminum reserves – consultancy The world's biggest producer of aluminum rarely sells state metal stockpiles.
June 8, 2021 Home: World’s largest aluminum producer still short of metal April was another record month for Chinese aluminium production, the latest in a series stretching back over a decade that has seen China's share of global output rise from 40%…
June 8, 2021 Tsingshan to ramp up aluminum production in Indonesia in 2023 – CRU The company is planning to build a 1 million tonnes per year aluminum smelter with Huafon Group at its industrial park on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.
June 7, 2021 Rusal to complete demerger of higher carbon assets in early 2022 Company plans to change its name to AL+ as part of the process, which it hopes will help it to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
June 2, 2021 Mining industry to continue flying high through 2022 – report Capex budgets are on the rise after major mining companies were able to weather the covid-19 pandemic.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am