Aluminum and zinc producers have been hit particularly hard by soaring gas and electricity prices.

The Future Minerals Forum recently heard Saudi Arabia is looking to invest its massive capital potential to not only develop its industry, from exploration to downstream battery metal processing.

Industrial metal markets are marching higher again, as production outages and shrinking inventories revive worries about global supplies.

The dam provides hydro power to Rio's aluminum smelter in Kitimat.

There are no details on the quantities or the value of Israel's aluminium imports from Bahrain.

Four operators have announced curtailments totalling over half a million tonnes of annual production capacity, reports Andy Home.

South32 said on Thursday it would spend about $70 million to restart the Alumar smelter.

Both London and Shanghai copper benchmarks have gained more than 20% this year so far.