August 17, 2025

Rusal swings to first-half loss as expenses surge

Rusal has faced sustained pressure for more than three years from the fallout of Western sanctions on Russia.

August 14, 2025

Africa’s second-largest aluminum smelter at risk of shutdown

The Mozal plant will no longer be viable under a proposed new tariff set to replace the existing one early next year.

August 13, 2025

South32 says to mothball Mozal; flags $372 million hit

South32 said that given care and maintenance was the most likely scenario.

August 11, 2025

Iron ore price rises on report China mills to temporarily halt output

Tangshan steel mills were ordered to stop output from Aug. 25 for cleaner air before Beijing’s Sept. 3 parade.

August 8, 2025

Glencore shakes up trading team with head of coal to exit

Ruan van Schalkwyk, a longstanding executive who runs coal trading for Glencore, is retiring.

August 7, 2025

Century Aluminum to invest $50M in Mt. Holly smelter restart in South Carolina

The company plans to restart over 50,000 metric tons of idled production by end of June 2026.

August 7, 2025

Rio Tinto okays $180M expansion at Amrun bauxite mine

The Norman Creek project in Queensland's Cape York aims to access almost half of the 978 million tonnes of reserves at Amrun.

August 5, 2025

Why did copper escape US tariffs when aluminum did not?

Since June, aluminum metal shipped to the US, where smelters face higher electricity bills than copper producers, has attracted 50% tariffs.

August 5, 2025

Guinea strips EGA of bauxite rights, hands asset to state firm

Move further escalates a standoff over construction of an alumina refinery in the country, the world's second largest bauxite producer.

August 4, 2025

Alcoa flags gallium potential in study with Japanese partners

Company will investigate production of metal used in semiconductors as a byproduct from existing aluminum operations in Western Australia.