February 5, 2024

New process turns scrap aluminum into usable construction materials

Twisted aluminum mesh, banged-up bicycle frames and used car parts languishing in junk yards could gain new life as building structures.

February 2, 2024

Rusal loses suit against Rio Tinto over alumina refinery

Company sought to win back access to its 20% share of the alumina produced at a jointly owned refiner in Queensland.

February 1, 2024

Base metals drop as investors weigh Fed path, China consumption

Industrial metals have had a soft start to the year.

February 1, 2024

Hydro to invest 180 million euros in new Spanish aluminum recycling plant

The plant will produce 120,000 metric tons of low-carbon metal for Europe's energy transition plan, Hydro says.

January 31, 2024

Metals sanctions are dividing the biggest traders and banks

The latest UK sanctions on Russia are creating new fault lines across the global metals world.

January 31, 2024

Activists, Hollywood take down top 50 mining company

The ranks of the most valuable mining companies in the world were throughly scrambled in 2023 as governments intervened, lithium and nickel prices tumbled, gold hit records and a new…

January 30, 2024

LME targets Hong Kong as option for warehouse expansion

Chinese rules and regulations alongside resistance from competitor Shanghai Futures Exchange have frustrated LME's attempts to expand its network to China.

January 25, 2024

Vedanta beats Q3 profit view on production, sales uptick

Grappling with falling metal prices, the company has reported profit falls since the first quarter of 2022.

January 23, 2024

Aluminum price jumps after report EU may sanction Russian metal

Prices rose as much as 3.6% on the London Metal Exchange.

January 23, 2024

Rio Tinto taps Australia’s largest solar farm to power aluminum assets

Once developed and approved, the Upper Calliope solar farm will have the potential to cut down Rio's operating carbon emissions by 1.8 million tonnes per year.