April 22, 2021

Aluminum commands record premium in US amid economic recovery

The latest surge is driven by a jump in demand and shipping costs and a tariff holdover from the Trump administration.

April 21, 2021

Elysis selects Alma smelter for first installation of GHG emissions reducing tech

In Canada alone, Elysis technology has the potential to reduce GHG emissions by 7 million tonnes, equivalent to removing 1.8 million cars from the road.

April 21, 2021

China to strengthen raw material price supervision, crack down on speculators

Rising commodity prices have increased Chinese manufacturers' costs and squeezed margins.

April 20, 2021

Chinese aluminum smelters forced away from captive coal-fired power — report

According to Wood Mackenzie, China’s march towards carbon neutrality is forcing its aluminium smelters away from using captive coal-fired power.

April 16, 2021

Time running out to resolve US metal tariffs dispute, EU official says

Citing US national security grounds the Trump administration in 2018 imposed tariffs of 25% on EU steel and 10% on aluminum.

April 16, 2021

Shanghai aluminum price hits 11-year high as smelters break records

Primary aluminum output in China, the world's top producer, was up 8.5% year-on-year at 3.28 million tonnes in March

April 14, 2021

Aluminum price near 10-year high on China’s export momentum

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

April 12, 2021

Once ‘green’ plug-in hybrid cars suddenly look like dinosaurs in Europe

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

April 8, 2021

Value of top 50 mining companies surges $600 billion from covid lows

Despite gold's price slump, strong copper and iron ore prices lifted MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 most valuable miners to a new record high of $1.35 trillion.

April 6, 2021

GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance

Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a sliver of global mining production.