September 24, 2019 Hydro CEO says economic clouds may dampen aluminium demand Hydro until recently expected world aluminium demand excluding China to grow by up to 1% in 2019, but now instead forecasts a decline of 1-2%.
September 23, 2019 Rio Tinto now offering ASI certified aluminum across Canada The certification provides independent verification that materials can be traced through a ‘chain of custody.’
September 18, 2019 Steel and base metals express divergent views on China — opinion Industrial metals have fallen into two very distinct camps over the course of 2019.
September 17, 2019 China’s August zinc output at highest since December 2017 — stats bureau Also, China's August alumina output rose 3.5% year-on-year to 6.04 million tonnes.
September 16, 2019 MIT engineers ‘hide’ $2m-diamond under world’s blackest black material LJ West Diamonds gave them a 16.78-carat natural yellow diamond to experiment with.
September 13, 2019 Sliding Japan premium confirms aluminium’s demand problem — opinion A sharp fall in Japanese physical premiums for Q4 shipments is the latest sign that aluminium is not immune from the demand weakness that is sapping the industrial metals complex.
September 12, 2019 Canadian economy won’t feel impact of battery metal mining A new study says global battery metals consumption will rise six-fold by the mid 2020s but impact in Canada will be minimal.
September 8, 2019 China’s copper imports, aluminium exports fall in August as slowdown bites China's unwrought copper imports fell in August after a bounce in the previous month.
September 4, 2019 Malaysia firms up bauxite mining, export operating procedures The new operating procedures include capping monthly bauxite exports at 600,000 tonnes.
September 4, 2019 US sues to stop Novelis purchase of Aleris The proposed $2.6 billion purchase would combine two of the four major North American producers of aluminum to make automobile bodies.
Ferrexpo halts Ukraine operations, furloughs staff after power grid attacks The suspension will remain in place until power can be provided consistently at required levels, the company said. January 20, 2026 | 10:15 am