October 10, 2018

Rio Tinto to restart sale of Icelandic aluminium plant

Rio Tinto is close to restarting a sale process for some of its aluminium assets, including a plant in Iceland.

October 9, 2018

Norsk Hydro to resume Brazil’s Alunorte output at half capacity

Norsk Hydro has won permits from Brazilian authorities to restart half the capacity of its Alunorte, the world's largest alumina refinery.

October 9, 2018

China aluminium exports to surge on trade war – CRU

Chinese aluminium exports are expected to surge in coming months and next year after Beijing boosted tax rebates as part of a package to soften the impact of a trade war…

October 5, 2018

LME launches new contracts with steel, alumina best placed to succeed

The new products range from hot rolled coil (HRC) steel to alumina, the raw material for aluminium, as well as cobalt, which is key for EV batteries.

October 5, 2018

Battle lines drawn for London Metal Exchange

Away from the seminars and cocktail parties, metal producers, traders and users will meet behind closed doors to hammer out details of next year's contracts.

October 4, 2018

Global trader Concord takes minority stake in Noranda alumina parent

The stake comes as New Day Aluminium Holdings LLC completes a $110 million refinancing and as it readies two major expansion projects in Louisiana.

October 1, 2018

Canada, buoyed by trade deal, to push U.S. on metal tariffs

The agreement protects Canada's automotive industry from potentially devastating U.S. tariffs.

October 1, 2018

Japan Q4 aluminium premiums set 22 percent lower than Q3

Premiums for Japanese aluminium shipments for the October to December quarter were set at $103 per tonne.

September 28, 2018

Union says reached wage deal with Alcoa Australia, will end strike

The strike added to recent supply pressure on bauxite and alumina, key raw materials for aluminium production.

September 27, 2018

China adopts more flexible output curbs to battle winter smog

Northern China’s key industrial hub will adopt a more flexible program for its anti-pollution output curbs this winter.