January 10, 2022

British Columbia First Nation sees partial win in fight against Rio Tinto’s Kenney Dam

The dam provides hydro power to Rio's aluminum smelter in Kitimat.

January 9, 2022

Israel began buying aluminum from Bahrain, envoy tells Al-Ayam newspaper

There are no details on the quantities or the value of Israel's aluminium imports from Bahrain.

January 7, 2022

Europe’s power crunch sparks aluminum smelter meltdown

Four operators have announced curtailments totalling over half a million tonnes of annual production capacity, reports Andy Home.

January 5, 2022

South32, Alcoa to restart Alumar aluminum smelter in Brazil

South32 said on Thursday it would spend about $70 million to restart the Alumar smelter.

December 31, 2021

Base metals shine in 2021 on robust China demand, supply concerns

Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than 20% this year so far.

December 30, 2021

Aluminum price climbs with output facing pressure in Europe, China

The latest output cuts come soon after curbs at Europe’s top smelter, highlighting supply risk into next year and beyond.

December 30, 2021

Norway’s Hydro to cut Slovakia aluminium output due to power cost

The aluminium plant will cut its output to around 60% of capacity in response to high electricity costs.

December 29, 2021

China vows to cut carbon emissions from aluminum smelters by 5% by 2025

A five-year plan adds some details on Beijing’s drive to reshape heavy industries.

December 29, 2021

Alcoa to curb aluminum output in Spain after energy costs soar

While aluminum prices have rallied more than 40% this year, profitability is being eroded by the far greater surge in power prices.

December 22, 2021

Europe’s biggest aluminum smelter cuts output on power price surge

The Aluminium Dunkerque plant has lost about 20 million euros ($22.6 million) since the beginning of November.