Column: US tariffs on Russian aluminum risk more market fracture Russian producers of industrial metals have largely evaded the official sanctions net since the invasion of Ukraine. Reuters | February 10, 2023 | 4:02 am
Russian metal makes up 42% of LME warehouses’ stocks – report Last year, the LME decided not to ban Russian metal from being traded and stored in its system. Reuters | February 9, 2023 | 1:28 pm
Hindalco posts 63% slump in Q3 profit, sees “much better” Q4 Profit more than halved at Hindalco's aluminum upstream segment, which includes bauxite and coal. Reuters | February 9, 2023 | 4:28 am
Glencore deposits more Russian aluminum on LME system Glencore has deposited more than 100,000 tonnes of aluminum in LME registered warehouses in South Korea. Reuters | February 8, 2023 | 10:11 am
UK provides model for LME response to US aluminum tariffs When the UK imposed tariffs on Russian metal last year, the LME responded by banning new deliveries of Russian metal into its warehouses in the UK. Bloomberg News | February 7, 2023 | 11:00 am
US plans 200% tariff on Russia aluminum as soon as this week The move against aluminum also continues efforts by the US and European Union to blunt Russia’s role as global commodities powerhouse. Bloomberg News | February 6, 2023 | 10:01 am
New device converts wave energy into electricity to power tsunami, hurricane sensors A new cylindrical triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) is a small powerhouse that converts wave energy into electricity to power devices at sea. Staff Writer | February 6, 2023 | 6:06 am
Alcoa says workers back 2024 restart of aluminum smelter in Spain The US metals producer had reached a deal with workers in December 2021 to end primary aluminum production at San Ciprian. Reuters | February 3, 2023 | 4:22 pm
US detains Chinese aluminum suspected of forced-labor origin Aluminum, and items made from the metal, now join cotton, tomatoes and polysilicon, in coming under scrutiny over links to forced labor in Xinjiang. Bloomberg News | February 1, 2023 | 1:21 pm