April 27, 2023 China’s property pain deflates ‘overhyped’ iron ore market Iron ore price dipped below $100 a tonne this week for the first time since early December.
April 27, 2023 Glencore buys stakes in Norsk Hydro and Vale’s assets in Brazil It's taking a 30% stake in alumina refinery Alunorte and a 5% interest in bauxite producer Mineracao Rio do Norte, both in Para, Brazil.
April 24, 2023 US-based researchers develop efficient process to transform scrap aluminum into new vehicle parts A new process reduces more than 50% of the embodied energy and more than 90% of the CO2 emissions used for transforming scrap aluminum into new vehicle parts.
April 21, 2023 Column: Aluminum’s fortunes tied to Yunnan weather forecast The province accounts for around 12% of China's aluminum capacity and is experiencing its worst drought in decades.
April 20, 2023 Alcoa CEO warns Russian aluminum will overwhelm LME warehouses Roy Harvey said aluminum from Russia now accounts for 53% of the total stockpiles in global LME warehouses.
April 18, 2023 Graphic: Hefty shortages to help buoy aluminum prices this year Supply disruptions in China are likely to offset slow demand growth and help bolster prices.
April 17, 2023 New battery recycling system allows for 70% lithium recovery A new recycling system allows for recovering 70% of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials.
April 14, 2023 EU’s Dombrovskis sees some progress on steel, battery minerals talks with US EU's top trade official said there has been progress on a trade agreement on steel and aluminum produced with reduced carbon emissions.
April 14, 2023 Column: LME volumes still subdued a year after nickel crisis A year on from the nickel crisis the London Metal Exchange is still struggling to regain trading momentum.
April 12, 2023 Rio Tinto starts construction to expand capacity at Quebec aluminum smelter The $178 million investment will allow more of Rio's aluminium production to be used to make billets from renewable hydroelectric power.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland rare earth supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the U.S. and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
