September 8, 2025

Rio Tinto’s Simandou mine may come with costly refinery twist

Guinea, the second largest bauxite producer, has already cancelled deals with miners due to slow alumina refinery construction.

September 4, 2025

Canada to unveil promised aid for aluminum soon

Canada is still hoping for relief from US tariffs on steel, aluminum and autos.

September 2, 2025

China’s aluminum factories are changing to escape a crushing price war

Midstream producers are facing complex situations such as weak domestic demand, increased uncertainty in foreign trade, and intensified internal competition.

August 31, 2025

Ukraine says minerals deal with US progressing ‘nicely’

A US delegation is set to visit Ukraine in September to decide which companies will benefit from the first investments.

August 29, 2025

Baosteel expects China’s steel exports to stay above 100Mt in 2025

China's steel exports in the first seven months climbed 11.4% to hit a record high.

August 28, 2025

Tariffs turn Rio Tinto into aluminum buyer in US market

Rio has bought at least 50,000 tons of aluminum from the US spot market since June, according to Bloomberg.

August 28, 2025

Column: LME storage capacity falls as politics upend metal flows

LME's global warehousing capacity shrank by 4.25% over the first half of 2025 despite the opening of new delivery locations.

August 27, 2025

South32 sees limited risk of Indonesia replicating nickel success in alumina

South32 reported a 75% surge in full-year profit on Thursday, helped by strong performance at its alumina division and higher commodity prices.

August 27, 2025

Rio Tinto overhaul cuts to three units, axes execs, reviews mines

Rio Tinto’s new boss Simon Trott is merging divisions, reviewing mineral assets and signalling more tough choices ahead.

August 22, 2025

Emirates Global Aluminium unit to exit Guinea after mine seized

Guinea earlier this month transfered GAC’s bauxite mining lease to a newly created state-owned company.