January 2, 2025 Chinese firm to build Guinea’s biggest alumina processing plant The refinery will have the capacity to produce 1.2 million tons of alumina per year by the end of 2027.
December 29, 2024 China to cut import tariffs on some recycled copper and aluminum raw materials The Ministry of Finance announced adjustments to various import tariff categories, effective Jan. 1.
December 26, 2024 Trade spats to curb industrial metals demand: BMO BMO Capital Markets has lowered its demand estimates for next year on the anticipation that higher tariffs and multilateral trade friction could tamp down industrial output.
December 24, 2024 CHARTS: The coming critical minerals trade war is BRICS short of a load "While a large number of countries around the world continue to talk about securing raw material supply, China is actually doing something about it."
December 20, 2024 South32 secures approval for Worsley Alumina mine extension Worsley began operations around 40 years ago and is one of the world's biggest alumina refineries.
December 18, 2024 South32 expects to start rebuilding at Mozambique project after post-election hit Earlier this month, the company retracted its output prediction for the Mozal aluminum smelter in Mozambique.
December 18, 2024 Aluminum price falls to one-month low in wider commodity slump The longer run trends are more bullish for aluminum, according to Commerzbank.
December 13, 2024 Rio Tinto assesses potential for gallium production at Quebec operations Gallium is on the export ban list to the United States that China’s Ministry of Commerce announced last week.
December 10, 2024 South32 pulls Mozambique smelter forecast amid unrest Transport of raw materials to Mozal Aluminum is currently being blocked by Presidential election-related civil unrest.
December 5, 2024 Nornickel’s largest investor Interros objects to Rusal lawsuit over dividends Rusal first filed the lawsuit in 2022, alleging that Nornickel CEO Vladimir Potanin had violated their shareholder agreement.
Japan and Italy to cooperate on critical minerals Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni agreed to work together on critical mineral supply and elevate their […] January 16, 2026 | 11:33 am
