December 2, 2019 Trump, citing US farmers, slaps metal tariffs on Brazil, Argentina President Donald Trump ambushed Brazil and Argentina on Monday, announcing he would restore tariffs on US steel and aluminum imports from the two countries.
November 21, 2019 Canadian railway strike snags steel, copper trade with US CN Railway serves all nine smelters in Canada.
November 20, 2019 LME may create green aluminium mark for inventories LME has been in discussions with the metals industry over how to support the transition to a low-carbon economy.
November 18, 2019 Russia’s Rusal faces tough market for aluminium even after sanctions dropped Most aluminium sellers have run into difficulties during the current negotiating season.
November 14, 2019 Vedanta beats all estimates on tax gain Vedanta Ltd. reported a 61% jump in quarterly profit as a one-time tax benefit countered lower metal prices and slowing demand.
November 14, 2019 China’s Chalco to ship first bauxite from Boffa mine by early December Operations at the mine are now expected to be underway by early December and it will eventually produce 12 million tonnes of bauxite a year.
November 3, 2019 Malaysia to issue bauxite mining licences by January after ban lifted The Southeast Asian country was once the biggest bauxite supplier to top aluminium producer China.
November 1, 2019 Anti-plastic trend raising aluminium demand — Novelis The world's largest producer of rolled aluminium products expects demand to also be underpinned by a trend towards more electrically powered cars.
October 31, 2019 Rio Tinto flags higher costs, cloudy Australian aluminium future Rio, which could become the world's top iron ore producer this year, was beset by weather and operational issues in the first quarter which caused it to cut its annual…
October 29, 2019 Alcoa wants to sell its $250m Texas ranch with an industrial past Alcoa has owned the property since the 1950s and had a plant there that was shut down in 2008.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
