May 29, 2012

Farmland inundated after aluminum sludge leak

About 67 hectares of farmland were submerged in south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as of Tuesday after a sludge dump of an aluminum company began leaking Saturday.

May 22, 2012

Global aluminum market to reach $112.3 billion this year: report

The value of the global aluminum market will reach $112.3 billion this year according to a new study published by Netherlands-based research company ADSReports.

May 22, 2012

Rio Tinto sells aluminum business for $185 million

In what it seems a move towards exiting the aluminum wire business, diversified miner Rio Tinto (LON & NYSE:RIO) announced it is selling its U.S.-based wire and cable business Alcan…

May 10, 2012

Protesters want Rio Tinto off the Olympic podium

A protest against London 2012 sponsor Rio Tinto (LON & NTSE:RIO), which has supplied the metal to make the Olympic and Paralympic medals, welcomed the company’s shareholders this morning in…

May 10, 2012

BHP merging embattled aluminum and nickel divisions

BHP Billiton (NYSE:BHP) added to market rumors that its nickel business is not relevant for the miner anymore by announcing yesterday it had merged the stainless steel materials unit with…

May 1, 2012

Rio Tinto hopes to finalise alumina plant sale by September

The transnational miner said Tuesday it hopes to complete the sale of four alumina plants in France and Germany by the end of September

April 22, 2012

Rusal’s $43 billion seven-year Glencore deal feeds investor feud

United Co. Rusal (486), the world’s biggest aluminum supplier, is locked in to selling $43 billion of the metal to Glencore International Plc […]

April 19, 2012

Brazil’s aluminum output went up 3.7% in March

Brazil's aluminum output in March went up 3.7% to 125,000 tonnes, according to the national aluminum association, Abal.

April 17, 2012

Alufer Mining: Bauxite mine developer plans US$150-200 mln AIM IPO

Alufer Mining is laying the groundwork for a listing on the AIM market that will value the Guinea-focused bauxite specialist at between US$150 and US$200 million.

April 10, 2012

Alcoa BEATS earnings estimates, stock surges after hours

Alcoa reported first quarter results that topped expectations on both the top and bottom lines as revenue surged to a record high, […]