March 25, 2024

US awards record $6bn to back industrial emissions reduction projects

The initiative, the single largest industrial decarbonization investment in US history, will subsidize 33 industrial projects in 20 states.

March 25, 2024

Goldman says commodities to gain as central banks cut rates

Among Goldman’s year-end forecasts, copper was seen at $10,000 a ton, aluminum at $2,600 a ton, and gold at $2,300 an ounce.

March 22, 2024

Column: Copper registers strongest seasonal Shanghai stocks build

Copper has experienced the sharpest seasonal stocks build this year.

March 21, 2024

Brewer’s yeast helps recover metals from e-waste

Researchers have found a way of selectively capturing metals from a waste stream using spent brewer's yeast.

March 18, 2024

Put sanctions on Russian-origin aluminum, not on Rusal, industry group says

So far, sanctions have not been imposed, but they are still on the agenda in the EU.

March 14, 2024

Rusal’s profit slumps on subdued prices despite higher sales

The world's largest aluminum producer outside China reported an 84.3% slump in its annual profit on Friday.

March 12, 2024

Aluminum price nears six-week high on signs of seasonally robust demand

Aluminum stocks have surged by 85% this year in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange.

March 11, 2024

Alcoa to buy Australian partner Alumina in $2.2bn all-stock deal

Alumina owns about 40% of of Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, the world’s largest producer of the metal.

March 8, 2024

Column: Booming CME contract a sign of aluminum’s Atlantic drift

Activity on the CME's aluminum contract has shifted up several gears in recent months.

March 7, 2024

Rio Tinto says checking impact of gas pipeline incident on Gladstone operations

Rio's Gladstone operations include its Yarwun and Queensland alumina refineries and its Boyne aluminium smelter.