January 14, 2021 Rio Tinto to keep New Zealand aluminum smelter until 2024 Power deal with Meridian Energy delays the likely closure of the facility by at least three years.
January 6, 2021 Goldman proclaims the dawn of a new commodity supercycle Goldman’s view is predicated on how the world will recover from the pandemic with an emphasis on a green industrial revolution.
January 4, 2021 Pandemic restrictions hit mega-projects in British Columbia Mega-projects that employed over 12,000 in the Province in 2020 to scale back to less than 1,500.
December 28, 2020 Metso Outotec sells aluminum business The Finnish company reached a deal with France’s REEL International.
December 24, 2020 Steelmakers set to lead India metals to best quarter in decade Shares of the country’s oldest steel mill have climbed more than 70% since Oct. 1, clocking its best performance in more than 11 years.
December 17, 2020 Aluminum surges on concern US may reapply Rusal sanctions Russia’s primary aluminum output accounts for about 6% of global supply, with Rusal being the top supplier in Europe.
December 17, 2020 A tale of two crises – metals in the year of covid-19 It’s been a tumultuous year for industrial metal markets, both the worst of times and the best of times.
December 16, 2020 LME to forge ahead with plans to support sustainable metal production The London Metal Exchange will roll-out by mid-2021 a digital register to store carbon related details of aluminum.
December 15, 2020 Base metals get supercharged thanks to China rebound Industrial metals are well on their way to being among the top performers of 2020.
December 15, 2020 Pendulum swings in favour of aluminum demand and prices Flourishing demand in China and the United States, higher freight costs and tight scrap supplies are expected to fuel further rises in prices of the metal.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am