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

Premiums for Japanese aluminium shipments for the October to December quarter were set at $103 per tonne.

The strike added to recent supply pressure on bauxite and alumina, key raw materials for aluminium production.

Northern China’s key industrial hub will adopt a more flexible program for its anti-pollution output curbs this winter.

Ford CEO Jim Hackett encouraged President Donald Trump’s administration to resolve trade disputes quickly or it could do “more damage” to his company.

The U.S. Treasury in April imposed sanctions against billionaire Oleg Deripaska and eight companies in which he is a large shareholder, including aluminum exporter Rusal, in response to what it termed "malign activities" by Russia.

Almost 18,000 lots traded in debut day, equal to 90,000 tonnes of metal.

The Norwegian firm, one of the world’s top producers of aluminum and alumina, said the deal faced opposition from European regulators.

The United States has thrown Russian aluminium company Rusal a lifeline by loosening sanctions imposed on the company in April.

Aluminij Mostar, Bosnia's sole aluminium smelter, is at risk from high alumina and electricity prices and only urgent government intervention can help it stay on line.