May 22, 2020

The global race to mine outer space

ispace has already booked and paid for flights with Elon Musk-founded Space X.

May 14, 2020

Alcoa CEO sees no certainty a definitive recovery is coming

Roy Harvey says the industry is now producing more aluminum than it needs.

May 12, 2020

Indonesia state miner Inalum raises $2.5bn in global bonds

The proceed will be used to refinance Inalum's maturing $1 billion debt.

May 11, 2020

Metals markets to move into surplus — report

Fitch has revised down 2020 copper consumption growth forecasts for China and the US.

May 11, 2020

Carmakers urged to invest in mines to avoid battery metal pinch

Auto companies have outlined plans to spend more than $140 billion on electric vehicle production.

May 6, 2020

China aluminum dances to its own beat as LME stumbles

Traders say weak demand for Chinese exports could soon take the shine off the market.

May 1, 2020

US lawmakers fault Trump for failing to curb Chinese aluminum overcapacity

Senators said neither the Phase 1 trade deal with China, nor Trump’s separate 10% tariffs imposed on aluminum imports in 2018 had solved the underlying problem.

April 29, 2020

Rusal alumina plant in Ukraine may temporarily suspend output

The plant said its supplies of bauxite had fallen to critical levels and may soon be unable to maintain production on a four-day week basis.

April 28, 2020

Talga Resources to provide graphene for Bentley’s e-axle

The objective is to deliver an aluminium-based solution aimed at outperforming and replacing the copper windings currently used.

April 26, 2020

China’s Yunnan launches 800,000 T metals stockpiling drive

The funds will be used to cover interests on bank loans taken out for the one-year stockpiling drive, which will include copper, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin, among others.