December 18, 2011 Shenhua invests $21b to produce alumina from coal ash China Shenhua Group, the country's largest coal producer, on Sunday kicked off construction on a project capable of producing alumina from coal ash, a waste byproduct of thermal power generation.
December 16, 2011 Power cut hits Rio-owned UK aluminium smelter One of the production lines at Rio Tinto Alcan's Lynemouth aluminium smelter was knocked off line by a power cut, while production was partially curtailed at the other.
December 11, 2011 Mr Putin intervenes to save jobs at aluminum smelter Reuters reported that Mr Vladimir Putin PM of Russia facing a wave of voter outrage as he prepares a bid to return to the Kremlin intervened to prevent an archaic…
December 8, 2011 Week after flagging diamond division sale, BHP says likely no new investment in aluminum and nickel arms Finance News Network reports BHP Billiton's CEO Marius Kloppers says the miner will likely stop investing in its "tough" aluminium and nickel divisions and run them as "lean and mean…
December 2, 2011 Goldman says commodities to rally in 2012 Goldman Sachs Group forecast that commodities may rally 15% in the next 12 months, sticking with an “overweight” recommendation on raw materials and predicting Brent crude may surge to highest…
December 2, 2011 Global aluminum demand to slow in 2012, says top producer Norsk Hydro, one of the world's top aluminum producers, sees growth in global aluminum demand weakening in 2012 as a result of economic turbulence that is creating a weak market…
December 2, 2011 Rio Tinto to invest US$2.7 billion to complete the modernization of the Kitimat smelter Rio Tinto has given the green light to an additional US$2.7 billion capital investment to modernize its aluminium smelter in Kitimat, British Columbia. This new investment will allow for completion…
November 30, 2011 Stocks rally, lifting commodities North American stock exchanges are on a tear today after central banks made more funds available to lenders, giving investors hope for a way out of the European debt debacle.…
November 19, 2011 China aluminum users may take longer lunar holidays on weak demand Reuters reported that aluminum fabricators in China may take longer Chinese New Year breaks as product demand is set to stay lukewarm in the coming two months on tight credit…
November 18, 2011 Rio Tinto shuts aluminum plant The mining and metal making giant is closing a U.K. smelter due to rising carbon taxes and falling aluminum prices, Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO) said.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
