Aluminum Top Stories

New material could make it easier to develop high-performance solid-state batteries

A new material class with above-average conductivity could lead to the development of high-performance solid-state batteries.

Staff Writer | February 22, 2023 | 5:47 am

China supply concerns boost aluminum prices

China's Yunnan province has asked aluminum producers to reduce power…

Reuters | February 21, 2023 | 8:08 am

Rio Tinto partners with BMW for low-carbon aluminum supply

Aluminum will come from Rio Tinto's hydro-powered operations in Canada…

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 21, 2023 | 7:25 am

Perovskites may soon beat silicon’s efficiency in solar cells

Researchers are proposing a novel, physics-based approach to synthesizing perovskites.

Staff Writer | February 21, 2023 | 5:52 am

GRAPHIC: Steep levies on Russian aluminum could threaten US nickel supply

Russia accounted for 11% of US nickel imports in 2022.

Reuters | February 17, 2023 | 7:50 am

China lifts aluminum exports as Western production slides

Europe and the US need more aluminum. China, it seems, is going to supply it, writes Andy Home.

Reuters | April 4, 2022 | 7:43 am

Carmakers dream of clean, green, mean electric machines

An electric car is a clean car, right? If only it were so simple.

Reuters | April 4, 2022 | 6:56 am

The price for Europe to wean off Russian gas keeps going up

The war in Ukraine is making steel, copper and aluminum scarce and more expensive.

Bloomberg News | April 3, 2022 | 10:50 am

Hindalco Industries to spend $7.2 billion on aluminum demand bet

The company owned by billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla will invest the amount mainly across its businesses in India and North America.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 3:25 pm

Nickel price climbs in thin trading as investors weigh supply risks

Prices rose as much as 4.2% on the London Metal Exchange, with about 200 lots changing hands in the first hour of trading.

Bloomberg News | March 30, 2022 | 10:35 am

Glencore to honour pre-existing Russia contracts, no new deals

Glencore holds a 10.5% stake in aluminum and hydropower company En+ that in turn is the majority owner of Rusal.

Reuters | March 30, 2022 | 7:52 am

Rusal can’t access alumina from Australia JV as pressure builds

Rusal owns a 20% stake in Queensland Alumina, which is operated by Rio Tinto.

Bloomberg News | March 28, 2022 | 9:51 am

US Supreme Court turns away challenge to Trump steel tariffs

The court declined to hear a challenge by steel companies to former President Donald Trump's 2018 decision to double tariffs on steel imports from Turkey.

Reuters | March 28, 2022 | 6:57 am

Metals trading in Shanghai goes quiet on China covid caution

Trading volumes in copper, aluminum and zinc on the Shanghai Futures Exchange all fell to the lowest level since Feb. 7.

Bloomberg News | March 23, 2022 | 9:05 am

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