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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On March 11, 2026, the government told Parliament that efforts to explore rare earth minerals are being expanded across coastal and inland regions. Ongoing surveys in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu are being conducted by the Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research (AMD) to...
The Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry has been reached out by the Aluminium Association of India (AAI), asking them to remove aluminium and its products from the recent government notification. This took effect immediately, slashing the Remission of...
The Middle East tensions continue to drive the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices. March 12 witnessed the LME aluminium cash price soar and surpass the USD 3,500 mark. Similarly, 3-month contracts reported gains, while exchange inventories continued to slide. The LME aluminium cash bid...
Anil Agarwal, Chairman, Vedanta, has shared a detailed post on LinkedIn emphasising India’s potential to achieve greater self-reliance in natural resources, reduce import dependence on critical commodities, and unlock the country’s geological strength through policy stability and entrepreneurial...
On 10 March 2026, Alcomet AD successfully completed the first extrusion on its newly installed 10-inch Presezzi extrusion press with a force of 40 MN (4,000 tonnes) at the company’s production facility in Shumen, Bulgaria. The milestone marks an important step in Alcomet’s ongoing investment...
Lynas Rare Earths and JARE have revised their supply agreement. The deal secures a long-term supply of rare earth materials and introduces a price floor. Under the agreement, JARE will buy 5,000 tonnes of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) each year from Lynas. The contract runs until 2038, and the...
Brazil's antitrust authority CADE has approved the joint acquisition of Companhia Brasileira de Aluminio (CBA) by Rio Tinto and Aluminum Corporation of China, also known as Chinalco, clearing the final regulatory hurdle on March 11, 2026. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book our...
Norsk Hydro has confirmed that aluminium production at the integrated aluminium complex Qatalum, Hydro’s joint venture with Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Company QPSC (QAMCO), will continue at around 60 per cent capacity. The announcement followed the initial announcement of a controlled shutdown of...
iCaur, the new-energy brand from Chery, before the official launch in 2026, chalked out insights about the engineering, testing and manufacturing processes behind its 03T compact SUV. The 03T will touch down in Mzansi later this year and requires a rigorous quality and durability testing program....
Australia’s transition to a clean industry could unlock a near AUD300 billion economic opportunity if decisive action is taken to deliver a pipeline of 70 projects, according to a new briefing from Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) and the Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA). For the global...
The global economy is staring at a supply shock triggered by a waterway barely 33 kilometres wide at its narrowest point. The Strait of Hormuz, sitting between Iran, Oman and the United Arab Emirates, has become the most dangerous chokepoint in global trade since the beginning of March. The...
Tredegar Corporation reported a significant improvement in its financial performance during the fourth quarter Q4) that ended on December 31 and full year of 2025. The report combined performances of the company’s two segments of Aluminum Extrusions and High Performance Films. This was supported...
On March 9, for example, the average price for domestically-generated #6063 aluminium scrap in South China's Guangdong province had jumped by 5.9 Per Cent from the end of February to reach RMB 19,750 per tonne (USD 2,872 per tonne), the highest since January 2023, according to Mysteel's assessment....
US imports of bauxite slowed noticeably in 2025 after a relatively steady climb in the previous year. By the third quarter of 2025, inbound shipments stood at 403,000 tonnes. That figure was 27 per cent lower than the 553,000 tonnes imported in the same quarter of 2024 and 38 per cent below the...
Canyon Resources, which is listed on the ASX, shared that at its Minim Martap bauxite project site in Cameroon, a surface miner has been brought. The firm is now planning to start with the mining operations before the end of March. As of now, the firm is aiming to start the first bauxite production...
US President Donald Trump has thanked India and Reliance Industries Limited for supporting a landmark investment to build the first new oil refinery in the United States in almost five decades. Posting about it via an update on Truth Social, Trump announced that the oil refinery is part of a USD...
The financing plan for the Minim Martap bauxite project in Cameroon faced a setback after shareholders of Canyon Resources rejected part of the company’s capital-raising proposal. The company said that on a special general meeting held on March 9, shareholders rejected the second tranche of a...
Novelis Inc., a leading sustainable aluminium solutions provider and the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling, has been honoured with the Münchner Management Kolloquium (MMK) Award of Excellence 2026 for its aluminium sheet made with 100 per cent end-of-life vehicle scrap, specifically...
