Aluminum Top Stories

‘Salty’ freeze-thaw battery a step toward seasonal storage

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a ‘freeze-thaw battery’ that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity.

Staff Writer | April 5, 2022 | 6:06 am

China lifts aluminum exports as Western production slides

Europe and the US need more aluminum. China, it seems,…

Reuters | April 4, 2022 | 7:43 am

Carmakers dream of clean, green, mean electric machines

An electric car is a clean car, right? If only…

Reuters | April 4, 2022 | 6:56 am

The price for Europe to wean off Russian gas keeps going up

The war in Ukraine is making steel, copper and aluminum…

Bloomberg News | April 3, 2022 | 10:50 am

Hindalco Industries to spend $7.2 billion on aluminum demand bet

The company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla will invest…

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 3:25 pm

Rio Tinto shipping more aluminium to Europe as US demand slows

The company says demand for its products had not been impacted by the US-China trade dispute.

Reuters | May 9, 2019 | 9:14 am

Trump bans trade in Iranian metals, ratcheting up tensions

The latest order aims to discourage foreign companies and countries that may still be trying to maintain business with Iran.

Bloomberg News | May 8, 2019 | 1:49 pm

Rusal’s political comeback powered by “green” aluminium

In April, Rusal landed a major equity and supply deal with Braidy Industries, which is building the first greenfield aluminium rolling mill in the United States in 37 years.

Reuters | May 8, 2019 | 9:15 am

Faltering metals get check-up as industry gathers in Hong Kong

Base metals have had a shaky start to 2019, with a cautious Q1 advance giving way to an April drop on uncertainty about the global economy.

Bloomberg News | May 6, 2019 | 11:14 am

Hong Kong exchange to launch dollar-denominated mini contracts for base metals

The new offering comes five years after a similar product fizzled on the Singapore Exchange (SGX).

Reuters | May 6, 2019 | 9:14 am

China’s metals imports robust despite macro doubts

Industrial metal markets are taking a breather as they await tangible evidence that China's latest stimulus package is feeding through to a flagging manufacturing sector.

Reuters | April 30, 2019 | 11:01 am

Global aluminium output flatlines as outages offset ramp-ups

A couple of long-running outages together with curtailments in Europe caused aluminium production outside China to dip 1.4%.

Reuters | April 24, 2019 | 11:25 am

Metals trader Concord doubles profit due to aluminum chaos

The metals trading startup benefited from the turmoil in aluminum and alumina markets following sanctions on Russian producer United Co. Rusal.

Bloomberg News | April 22, 2019 | 8:58 am

LME ready to address flaws in its metal storage rules

A problem has emerged in relation to the LME's "load-in and load-out" rules, which specify the tonnage that has to be shipped out when a queue to deliver metal is longer than 50 days.

Reuters | April 18, 2019 | 9:14 am

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