Rio Tinto marks 70th year of operations at British Columbia’s only aluminum smelterRio hosted a celebration on June 1 at the Kitimat smelter site, with more than 1,800 attendees including four generations of employees and retirees.Staff Writer | June 3, 2024 | 4:22 pm
IXM co-head of refined metals is leaving traderAdhitya Sethaputra's departure is the latest in a series of…Bloomberg News | June 2, 2024 | 12:05 am
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Kloeckner to divest business in four European countries German metal trader Kloeckner plans to sell off parts of its European commodity distribution business to Spain's Hierros Anon. Reuters | December 22, 2023 | 8:18 am
Norsk Hydro takes $571 million hit in weak alumina market Hydro completed the sale of a 30% stake in Alunorte to Glencore Plc earlier this month. Bloomberg News | December 21, 2023 | 9:30 am
EU, US extend steel tariff detente until end-March 2025 The US quota system allows up to 3.3 million metric tons of EU steel and 384,000 tons of aluminum into the United States tariff-free. Reuters | December 19, 2023 | 7:39 am
Russia considering waiving export duties for two Rusal smelters Russia imposed export duties linked to the rouble-dollar exchange rate until the end of 2024 on a wide range of goods. Reuters | December 18, 2023 | 5:22 am
EU sets critical mineral goals, but faces struggle to hit them The Critical Raw Materials Act, due to enter force in early 2024, says the bloc should mine 10% of its annual needs by 2030. Reuters | December 18, 2023 | 5:15 am
LME faces fresh worries about Russian metal after UK sanctions Any move by the US or EU to follow the UK’s sanctions on metals trading would likely force the LME’s hand. Bloomberg News | December 15, 2023 | 12:23 pm
China Nov aluminum output boosted by growing demand The world's biggest producer churned out 3.54 million metric tons of primary aluminum last month. Reuters | December 15, 2023 | 10:02 am
New sanctions bar UK entities from trading most Russian metals Prices of metals produced by Russia surged as panicky traders struggled to understand how widespread the impact of the measures would be. Bloomberg News | December 15, 2023 | 6:41 am
Aluminum price weakest in more than three months on fund selling Aluminum has slid 10% on the LME since touching a five-month peak in early October. Reuters | December 11, 2023 | 7:33 am