Aluminum Top Stories

Traders in China rush to check metal stocks on pledging concerns

Glencore and Trafigura are among traders checking their aluminum inventories after several domestic trading firms claimed last week they were duped into providing loans against artificially inflated stockpiles.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2022 | 9:58 am

‘Fake’ aluminum stocks put perils of China’s commodities funding in spotlight

The opaque world of funding commodities trading in China is…

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2022 | 8:09 am

Rusal files suit against Rio Tinto over alumina refinery

The lawsuit challenges Australia's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine,…

Reuters | June 6, 2022 | 7:22 am

Ma’aden to use steam from massive solar facility to produce alumina

The Saudi Arabian Mining Company and GlassPoint joined forces to…

Staff Writer | June 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

BofA identifies the prime causes of violent metal short squeezes

LME inventories and non-commercial futures positioning are the primary drivers…

Henry Lazenby | June 2, 2022 | 11:02 am

The state of Chinese commodities shows recovery taking hold

From oil to copper to coal, China’s gigantic commodities industry is signaling that the first economy to be flattened by the coronavirus is getting closer to a return to normality.

Bloomberg News | April 7, 2020 | 9:35 am

Covid-19 cuts $280bn swathe through top 50 mining companies

MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a beleaguered industry at the end of the first quarter 2020.

MINING.com Editor | April 6, 2020 | 2:59 pm