Aluminum Top Stories

BC First Nations say river’s health can be restored without shutting down Rio Tinto smelter

Nechako River First Nations hope for a compromise that would restore river flows without having to remove the Kenney Dam and shut down Rio Tinto’s aluminum smelter in Kitimat, British Columbia.

Nelson Bennett - Business in Vancouver | October 13, 2021 | 12:54 pm

Breakthrough for Rio Tinto’s smelter hydropower project in British Columbia

The tunnel boring machine cut 7.6 kilometres through the rock…

MINING.com Editor | October 12, 2021 | 2:50 pm

Aluminum price hits 13-year high as energy surge pressures supply

Aluminum rose as much as 2.8% to $3,049 on the…

Bloomberg News | October 11, 2021 | 9:13 am

Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance strikes debt deal with Credit Suisse

Zurich-based Credit Suisse had previously disclosed some $2.3 billion worth…

Reuters | October 10, 2021 | 2:15 pm

Technology to transform bauxite red mud into fertile soil nearly a reality

Scientists have partnered with Rio Tinto and Queensland Alumina to…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 6, 2021 | 5:30 am

In response to CNN investigation, car manufacturer Daimler promises to audit cobalt supply ‘to the mine’

Daimler has pledged to investigate its supply chain to ensure child labour is not being used to power its electric vehicles.

CNN | May 3, 2018 | 12:12 pm

China’s metals trade is facing a year of upheaval: Andy Home

China's trade in industrial metals looks set for significant upheaval this year as the country adapts to fast-evolving supply chains.

Reuters | April 30, 2018 | 10:55 am

Guinea gives preliminary go-ahead for new bauxite project

Guinea is Africa's top bauxite producer and output more than doubled last year to about 50 million tonnes.

Reuters | April 27, 2018 | 10:46 am

Up to 500,000 tonnes of alumina being exported from China as Rusal crisis bites

The sanctions against Rusal, world's second-biggest aluminium producer, have up-ended the supply chain as companies cut contracts to use Rusal metal.

Reuters | April 27, 2018 | 9:27 am

US sanctions on Rusal shatter aluminium’s supply chain: Andy Home

By extending the sanctions deadline to Oct. 23, 2018, the Treasury Department has given Rusal and the aluminium market some much needed breathing space.

Reuters | April 26, 2018 | 10:33 am