February 18, 2021 Copper price blasts to 9-year high on demand optimism Other industrial metals also jumped, with aluminum, nickel, tin and lead all hitting multi year highs.
February 18, 2021 South32 posts profit rise on rebound in commodities demand Australian miner posted a slight increase in half-year profit, and said a strong recovery in demand for key commodities outside China early this year has put the company on track…
February 18, 2021 US judge dismisses aluminum antitrust claims The purchasers had accused banks and commodity trading, mining and metals warehousing companies of conspiring to hoard aluminum when prices were low roughly a decade ago.
February 17, 2021 Rio Tinto to tackle customers’ emissions, hands out biggest dividend ever The miner is giving $9bn in cash back to shareholders and has laid out plans to tackle its global customers' carbon footprint.
February 16, 2021 Nornickel 2020 profit sinks 39% as $2bn set aside to cover fuel spill fine Company has been fined $2-billion for the damage caused by the spill last year in Russia's worst environmental disaster in the Arctic.
February 15, 2021 Rio Tinto reaches new power agreement for Iceland aluminum smelter Rio has also decided to withdraw a complaint filed in July 2020 regarding the energy supply for ISAL.
February 12, 2021 FYI, Alcoa achieve high-purity alumina at Western Australia pilot plant Once all trials are completed, the companies plan to target the LED lighting and lithium-ion battery markets.
February 9, 2021 Brazil group sues Norsk Hydro over alleged pollution Some 40,000 Brazilians are bringing a group-action lawsuit in the Netherlands against Norwegian aluminum producer over alleged toxic waste pollution in northern Brazil.
February 9, 2021 WTO delays ruling on US metal tariffs to second half of 2021 Decision gives president Joe Biden more time if he wishes to settle the disputes.
February 8, 2021 China aluminum sector must shut inefficient coal power to meet climate goals – report President Xi Jinping has vowed China will achieve peak emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
