Covid-19 cuts $280bn swathe through top 50 mining companies MINING.COM's ranking of the world's 50 largest mining companies based on market value shows a beleaguered industry at the end of the first quarter 2020. MINING.com Editor | April 6, 2020 | 2:59 pm
Canned food sprees won’t save aluminum Demand has slowed for a decade, and a surplus was expected this year even before the current crisis. Bloomberg News | April 6, 2020 | 8:28 am
Rusal, Glencore strike aluminum deal worth up to $16.3bn Rusal will supply up to 6.9 million tonnes of the metal to Glencore under the contract. Reuters | April 3, 2020 | 8:39 am
Collapsing auto sector a body blow for industrial metals In terms of industrial metal markets, the automotive sector has turned from hero to zero in the space of weeks. Reuters | March 30, 2020 | 11:32 am
Aluminium surplus to balloon as producers resist output cuts Wood Mackenzie expects to see a surplus of at least 1.5 million tonnes this year. Reuters | March 27, 2020 | 9:26 am
India’s three-week lockdown ripples through metal sector Meanwhile, steel mills across the country continue to run. Bloomberg News | March 25, 2020 | 9:23 am
China steel, copper inventories dip as demand recovers from virus Industrial output in China contracted at its sharpest pace in 30 years in the first two months of 2020. Reuters | March 20, 2020 | 2:36 pm
Norsk Hydro says coronavirus will likely impact demand, activities Most of Hydro's operations are running at normal production levels. Reuters | March 18, 2020 | 9:18 am
Will aluminum heed the lesson from last demand shock? The global aluminum industry has a terrible record of responding to demand shocks. Reuters | March 17, 2020 | 9:00 am