April 4, 2023

Shanghai Futures Exchange lowers margin requirements for metals trading

Margin requirements for copper and aluminum will be lowered from 12% to 9%.

March 27, 2023

US Supreme Court turns away challenge to Trump’s tariffs on steel imports

The top court declined to hear a challenge to the steel import tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump in 2018.

March 23, 2023

Rusal plans further lawsuit against Potanin over Nornickel pact

Rusal wishes to "bring certain further claims" against Potanin and his affiliate Whiteleave Holdings.

March 17, 2023

Rusal reports 2022 profit slump as aluminum costs soar

Rusal's net profit fell by around 44%.

March 17, 2023

Hydrogen-based thermal power produced using aluminum scrap

Found Energy produced 20 kW of continuous, hydrogen-based thermal power using 1 kilogram of hard-to-recycle aluminum scrap.

March 16, 2023

Glencore won’t renew Rusal aluminum deal as things stand

Glencore Plc is willing to walk away from a $16 billion deal to buy aluminum from Russia’s No. 1 producer.

March 15, 2023

Alcoa Australia to cut Portland aluminum smelter output to 75% capacity

The company cited instability and production challenges.

March 15, 2023

China Jan-Feb aluminum output up 7.5% as demand hopes rise

That marked the highest output for the two months since at least 2015.

March 13, 2023

Nornickel board rejects Rusal proposal to replace chairman

Rusal had proposed replacing current chairman Andrei Bugrov with independent director.

March 9, 2023

Europe loses another smelter as energy crisis leaves deep scars

Speira Gmbh will shut its Rheinwork plant in Germany this year due to challenges in the energy market.