May 2, 2022

The key minerals in an EV battery

The cells in the average battery with a 60 kilowatt-hour (kWh) capacity contained roughly 185 kilograms of minerals.

May 2, 2022

South32 boosts Brazil green aluminum supply with bauxite mine buy

South32 now owns 33% of the Mineração Rio do Norto bauxite mine.

May 1, 2022

Europe’s Green Deal requires massive amounts of battery metals – study

About 35 times more lithium and 7 to 26 times the current amount of rare earth metals will be needed in Europe by 2050.

April 30, 2022

Vedanta in talks to raise up to $3 billion debt in semiconductors push

The oil-to-metals conglomerate decided in February to diversify into chip manufacturing.

April 29, 2022

Aluminum orders stall as US buyers fear looming recession

A measure of US manufacturing activity lost steam last month, falling to the lowest level since 2020.

April 28, 2022

Rusal executives to buy out US aluminum unit, rename it

The new company will continue to selling Rusal’s metal.

April 28, 2022

Vedanta doles out $1.5 billion dividend in relief for parent

Separately, Vedanta Resources announced a tender offer to buy back as much as $500 million of its dollar notes due in July.

April 27, 2022

Aluminum price rebounds on China infrastructure push, low inventories

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for all-out efforts to spur infrastructure spending.

April 26, 2022

CME steps up battle against LME with new aluminum contracts

CME Group has made major strides in its competition with the larger London Metal Exchange in recent years.

April 23, 2022

Indian aluminium producer NALCO faces coal scarcity due to train shortage

Coal supplies are being diverted to priority electricity generation.