Aluminum deals on hold, show growing concerns over price outlook

Aluminum prices have stalled this year after a surge of more than 40% in 2021, the biggest rally in more than a decade.

Bloomberg News | June 13, 2022 | 1:00 pm

Ghana seeking strategic partner to rebuild VALCO aluminum smelter

Ghana is on a roadshow to find a strategic partner to rebuild state-owned smelter.

Reuters | June 13, 2022 | 9:53 am

Trafigura profit surges despite war raising trading risks

Trafigura Group posted record first-half profit, even after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced the commodities giant to pare back its activities as trading risk soared.

Bloomberg News | June 10, 2022 | 7:35 am

Stronger alloys for casting, welding closer to becoming reality

New technology has allowed researchers to better understand how aluminum-copper alloys behave.

Staff Writer | June 10, 2022 | 5:06 am

Aluminum mood turns bearish at top North American conference

The aluminum industry’s best days might be in the rear view mirror.

Bloomberg News | June 9, 2022 | 9:52 am

China’s appetite for commodities sapped by virus, surging prices

The renewed lockdown of one district in Shanghai has raised concerns that a full reopening of the financial center could be delayed.

Bloomberg News | June 9, 2022 | 7:55 am

New Li-ion battery can operate below zero and above 50 degrees Celsius

Chinese researchers came up with a solution to the safety issues that lithium-ion batteries experience below 0℃ or above 50℃.

Staff Writer | June 8, 2022 | 6:06 am

Traders in China rush to check metal stocks on pledging concerns

Glencore and Trafigura are among traders checking their aluminum inventories after several domestic trading firms claimed last week they were duped into providing loans against artificially inflated stockpiles.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2022 | 9:58 am

‘Fake’ aluminum stocks put perils of China’s commodities funding in spotlight

The opaque world of funding commodities trading in China is again under the spotlight.

Bloomberg News | June 6, 2022 | 8:09 am

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