July 4, 2019 Rio Tinto’s Icelandic aluminium plant attracts Glencore — sources Rio Tinto restarted the sale process for the assets in late 2018 after Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro pulled out of buying them.
July 3, 2019 Bosnia’s indebted Aluminij threatens to close down on July 6 Aluminij, among Bosnia's biggest exporters, has been in trouble for years over debt accumulated because of high alumina and electricity prices.
July 2, 2019 HKEX launches spot aluminium trading on mainland China platform Trading started on Friday, June 28, with six Chinese companies, including a unit of state-run Chalco.
June 24, 2019 US waives tariffs on Japanese aluminum for Tesla battery cells The U.S. Commerce Department has agreed to Tesla's request to waive 10% tariffs on imported aluminum from Japan.
June 21, 2019 Japan aluminium premiums climb to $108/tonne in Q3, up 3% Japan is Asia's biggest importer of aluminium and the premiums for primary metal shipments it agrees to pay each quarter over the LME cash price set the benchmark for the…
June 17, 2019 Bosnia’s Aluminij seeking strategic partner, says talking to Glencore Aluminij, based in Bosnia's southern town of Mostar and one of the Balkan country's biggest exporters, has been in trouble for years over heavy debt accumulated because of high alumina…
June 17, 2019 Rio Tinto unveils new aluminium alloy to make lighter cars Revolution-Al can reduce the weight of vehicle wheels by as much as 7%.
June 6, 2019 Russia’s Rusal says no plans for any projects in Venezuela Russian aluminium producer Rusal does not plan to implement any projects in Venezuela.
June 5, 2019 Aluminum’s price premium has doubled and buyers want to know why Donald Trump’s trade wars are increasing scrutiny of an obscure process that has boosted how much U.S. beer makers and bottlers pay for aluminum cans.
June 3, 2019 Indian commodity exchange approves Steinweg as storage facility Dutch-based Steinweg is unique in being approved by the London Metal Exchange, the Shanghai Futures Exchange and CME Group, three major exchanges where metal is traded.
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