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.

July 31, 2025

Vedanta misses quarterly profit estimates on weak aluminum prices

Its aluminum business is the biggest in India and contributes to nearly 40% of the company's revenue.

July 30, 2025

Column: Aluminum flows shift after Trump doubles down on tariffs

Canadian smelters have started diverting primary metal away from the United States in response to the ratcheting up of import tariffs.

July 28, 2025

Ghana cancels $1.2 billion bauxite deal, eyes global partnership

Potential partners include Dubai-based Emirates Global Aluminium or a Chinese firm.