Aluminum Top Stories

Global shortage of magnesium could cripple car industry

Germany’s association of metals producers warned that current magnesium inventories in Europe will be exhausted by the end of November 2021.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 19, 2021 | 5:18 am

Wild markets gatecrash London Metal Exchange Week party

This year’s LME Week was a subdued affair by comparison…

Reuters | October 18, 2021 | 8:08 am

What the energy transition may bring for five battery metals – report

London-based ING Economics predicts what the ongoing energy transition might…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 17, 2021 | 6:07 am

Aluminum makers sound the alarm about US magnesium shortage

Matalco Inc., the largest US producer of aluminum billet, is…

Reuters | October 16, 2021 | 7:28 am

Alcoa CEO says aluminum rally will last longer

Alcoa’s stock has more than quadrupled from a year ago,…

Bloomberg News | October 15, 2021 | 11:52 am

Aluminium producer Norsk Hydro warns of Brazil bauxite shortfall

The Mineracao Rio do Norte (MRN) bauxite mine is experiencing problems with its tailing systems due to a water shortage caused by dry weather.

Reuters | September 25, 2017 | 9:29 am

Electric London cabs spur reopening of UK aluminium plant

Norsk Hydro is reopening a British plant in Wales to supply material for the country's first electric vehicle factory.

Reuters | September 18, 2017 | 12:03 pm

China’s Yunnan province starts safety checks on metals plants

Those that do not pass the tests will have to make necessary improvements by the end of December or face closure.

Cecilia Jamasmie | September 5, 2017 | 2:00 am

China’s Chalco plans $500m investment in Guinea bauxite project

The deal comes after a trip by the Guinean mines minister, Abdoulaye Magassouba, to China and follows other major Chinese investments in the resource-rich West African nation.

Reuters | August 16, 2017 | 10:11 am

Tech guru unveils new battery to challenge lithium-ion

The rise of electric vehicles and the quest to find solutions to energy storage for the renewables industry have created a breeding ground for tech experts to develop battery technologies.

Oilprice.com | August 15, 2017 | 10:11 am

China aluminium soars due to capacity closures

The news around China’s pollution crackdown spiked investors concerns

MINING.com Editor | August 10, 2017 | 12:03 am

Utah asks the EPA to pay $1.9 billion for mine-waste spill

The western U.S. state is asking the EPA to pay for the cost of cleanup and long-term maintenance of the San Juan River and Lake Powell

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | August 9, 2017 | 8:00 am

Price recovery sparks domestic Chinese copper, iron ore production boom

As steel production reaches all-time high Chinese miners pump out most iron ore since 2015 while refined copper output jumps 12% to highest in 18 months.

Frik Els | July 19, 2017 | 3:53 pm

Clean energy transition to increase demand for minerals — World Bank

Big winners will be aluminum, copper, lead, lithium, manganese, nickel, silver, steel, and zinc and rare earth minerals such as indium, molybdenum, and neodymium.

World Bank | July 18, 2017 | 6:10 am

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