August 28, 2018 Russia may buy aluminium for state stocks to support Rusal -minister Russia has a plan to support world No.2 aluminium producer Rusal against U.S. sanctions put in place in April.
August 28, 2018 China exporting alumina again as soaring prices upend market Contracts to export over 140,000 tonnes of alumina from China were signed in July amid a favourable price arbitrage.
August 23, 2018 US disrupts aluminium supply chain, but not where it counts In the United States, old aluminium smelters are being brought back to life.
August 23, 2018 Australia’s South32 annual profit jumps on robust manganese, alumina demand Australia's South32 Ltd posted a 16 percent rise in its annual underlying earnings, as healthy demand for manganese and alumina helped offset tepid output at its Illawarra coal project.
August 19, 2018 Hedge funds turned record short on metals just before the rout As U.S.-China trade tensions escalated mid-June, fast-money traders flipped to a short position in metals overall.
August 17, 2018 Granges halts plans for North America aluminium manufacturing joint venture The venture was expected to combine Granges' and Mitsubishi Aluminum' expertise in aluminium rolling.
August 15, 2018 Mining and metals markets crater as copper price enters bear market Investors found no solace in traditional safe haven gold with the precious metal setting a one-and-a-half year low.
August 13, 2018 China may end up inadvertent winner from Trump’s aluminium tariffs: Russell It's probably not what U.S. President Donald Trump had in mind when imposing tariffs on aluminium imports, but it looks likely that some of the big winners from the 10%…
August 12, 2018 Brazilian steelmaker Usiminas: those injured in blast have left hospital The blast was centered on a huge barrel-shaped piece of equipment that stores gases released during the steel production process.
August 12, 2018 CSN hires Jefferies to sell assets in Portugal, Germany -paper The Brazilian steelmaker is also seeking to close a streaming deal next week with a Canadian bank for its mining output in coming years.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am