American Rare Earths has appointed Dr Sanja Miskovic as Chief Technical Advisor, with her work focused on process optimisation and recovery as the company advances the feasibility study for its Halleck Creek Rare Earths Project in Wyoming, USA. Miskovic will work on flowsheet development, mineral...
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi visited Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) Jebel Ali site in Dubai, highlighting the strategic importance of the NALCO–EGA technology licensing partnership in strengthening Odisha’s aluminium industry. During the visit, Majhi emphasised how the collaboration...
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Futures: In the night session on March 16, the SHFE aluminium 2605 contract opened at RMB 24,975 per tonne, hit an intraday high of RMB 25,080 per tonne and a low of RMB 24,865 per tonne, and finally closed at RMB 24,970 per tonne, down RMB 200 per tonne from the previous close, or 0.79per cent....
Shares of the Indian aluminium manufacturing company, Hindalco Industries Limited, rose by around 2 per cent in the Indian stock market, reflecting improved investor confidence in the company’s growth outlook. The development follows a positive update shared by Hindalco on March 16, whereby the...
On March 16, Tianshan Aluminum Group Co., Ltd., a China-based aluminium sheet provider, experienced a drop in its stock price, sliding by 4.21 per cent to reach an intraday low of CNY 18.50 (USD 2.66). The decline is taking place against the backdrop of a wider market downturn, as the China...
The SHFE aluminium 04 contract opened higher and extended gains today, while market transactions were relatively sluggish. Futures later fell, and as buying sentiment strengthened and price acceptance improved, transaction prices in the spot market moved higher. Today’s mainstream quotations and...
On March 16, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price, even after being amidst the war and supply crunch due to the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz, after days of an upward rising trend, has calmed down. However, at the longer dated contracts, the LME price seems to continue its...
Hindalco Industries Limited (Hirakud Power & Smelter) has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) with Provisional status for the manufacture and dispatch of aluminium products, including rolling ingots and cast coils, primary aluminium smelting, and the operation of associated facilities,...
Vedanta Power, among India’s leading private power companies, marked National Safety Month (commenced on 4 th March, 2026) by reaffirming its commitment to workplace safety, reporting zero fatalities across its plants in FY2026 . The achievement places the company among the strongest safety...
Growing consumer preference for sustainable packaging is driving increased adoption of metals such as aluminium and steel across industries including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals and more. Against this backdrop, Polytag has released a report calling for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)...
Unable to secure a long-term, affordable electricity supply , South32 has placed the Mozal Aluminium Smelter near Maputo, Mozambique, on care and maintenance, effective March 15, 2026. The move effectively brings 25 years of primary aluminium production at the site to a conclusion. Explore- Most...
Russia proposed cooperation with West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, on nuclear power development, aluminium processing and education during a visit by Ambassador Sergey Tolchenov to the Indonesian province in early March 2026. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook,...
The Government of Mozambique is seeking negotiations to prevent a permanent shutdown of the Mozal Aluminium Smelter. Owned by South32, Africa’s largest aluminium smelter, Mozal is to suspend operations from March 15, owing to unsustainable electricity costs. As the smelter is a key pillar of the...
Meanwhile, regional price assessments for the same grade of spot alumina rose across China's five major alumina production hubs. The assessed prices in Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Guizhou provinces and in the Guangxi autonomous region all increased by RMB 5 per tonne on the day, averaging between...
In April 2025, the US government issued an executive order focused on offshore critical minerals. The order encourages the development of mineral deposits on the seabed. It refers to minerals located both inside US waters and in ocean areas outside national control. Resources found within the...
Glencore Chief Executive Officer Gary Nagle expects the recent rise in coal prices to revive merger discussions with Rio Tinto. Earlier this year, the two companies talked about creating a USD 240 billion mining group. The deal would have combined Glencore’s trading business and copper assets with...
At the Panchpatmali Bauxite Mines, part of the National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO), nestled within the Mines and Refinery (M&R) Complex in Koraput, Odisha, a field inspection was conducted. This was conducted by Shri M. R. Prasad, a scientist from the Regional Office of the Ministry of...
On March 15, Sunday, Hindalco, the Indian aluminium manufacturing company and a subsidiary of the Aditya Birla Group, refused to the notice of its aluminium extruded production halt, which was surfaced on the same day. Before this revelation by the Indian aluminium firm, a notice was seen by...
HOMEFOIL, the premium consumer brand of LSKB Aluminium Foils Pvt. Ltd., is participating in AAHAR 2026, the ongoing International Food & Hospitality Fair held in New Delhi, presenting its comprehensive range of aluminium foil products to distributors, HoReCa operators, and retail partners. The...
Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter operating on a single site, has initiated a controlled and safe shutdown of Reduction Lines 1, 2 and 3. These lines account for approximately 19 per cent of Alba’s total annual production capacity of 1.62 million tonnes. The...
