As we reflect on the Middle East crisis that commenced on February 28, 2026, and stretched into the second half of the year, it brings to mind the dramatic rise and fall of the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price that reached four-year highs before cooling down. The skyrocketing prices...
A cut in US tariffs on Canadian aluminium alone is unlikely to bring down the elevated Midwest aluminium premium significantly, according to Alcoa CFO Molly Beerman, as the US still relies on imports from other countries to cover a structural supply gap. Speaking at the Jefferies Global Industrials...
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While the newly published Economic Security Doctrine and the RESourceEU Action Plan confirm the central role of recycling and secondary raw materials in securing Europe’s industrial future, BIR cautions that several measures risk undermining the very resilience and competitiveness the EU seeks to...
Western Australia’s alumina industry has emerged as one of the quiet stabilisers of the state’s resources sector in 2024–25, securing its second-highest sales value on record at USD 8.2 billion despite lower production volumes. New figures from the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA) show...
Employees drove literacy, skilling, health, and environmental initiatives, empowering communities and fostering inclusive growth. New Delhi, 5th December 2025: Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, marked International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development by...
The farewell of 2025 and the fast-approaching 2026 drive home with it the anticipation for a global revolution of electric vehicles (EVs). The most influential manufacturers gear up for the revving launch of the next-gen, advanced, hi-tech, battery-electric models, while circumstantial roadblocks...
The global aluminium industry is closing the year on a note that looks calm on the surface but carries deep structural shifts underneath. Prices remained relatively steady, yet the stories shaping the primary metal, alumina, and bauxite markets hinted at a sector adjusting to new geopolitical,...
Michelle Henderson has been appointed as the new general manager of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS), marking a return to the Tiwai Point operation where she first started her career. Her appointment brings a mix of operational experience, governance expertise and deep regional ties at a time...
On December 1, 2025, Anthony Evans, after the appointment, took the seat as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alucast. With his in-depth knowledge, expertise and leadership attributes, he has marked a significant position within the casting community. Previously, Mr Evans has shared his...
On December 2, 2025, Chinese automotive equipment manufacturer Hubei Hantek Equipment Manufacturing Co., Ltd. unveiled the world’s first one-piece, low-pressure-cast, all-aluminium large-vehicle frame at the 2025 Yangtze River Industry and Technology Innovation Conference in Hubei. The structure is...
Rio Tinto and BHP have collaborated for Australia’s first Cat® 793 XE Early Learner battery-electric haul trucks to test whether large-scale mining can realistically shift away from diesel. The two trucks have arrived at BHP’s Jimblebar mine, where both companies will run trials alongside...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of Bahrain’s leading industrial employers of women, marked Bahraini Women’s Day with a special ceremony on 04 December 2025 at its Oasis Hall to celebrate the contributions of its female workforce. The event was attended by Alba Board Directors Rasha Sabkar and...
MORAVIA CANS a.s. has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the production of cans at their facility located in Bojkovice, Czechia. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) today announced that MORAVIA CANS a.s. has been certified against the ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023). The...
The weekly operating rate of leading domestic aluminium downstream processing enterprises fell 0.4 percentage points w-o-w to 61.9 per cent, with the market continuing to show structural divergence. The operating rate of primary aluminium alloy remained stable at 60.2 per cent, as long-term...
Iochpe-Maxion, a global manufacturer of automotive wheels and structural components, through its subsidiary Maxion Wheels, announced that it was taking strategic measures to strengthen its light vehicle aluminium wheel business in South America. It had redeployed existing global production assets...
The United States is pushing for cleaner, greener energy across all sectors — including aluminium — using federal funding, new technology and expanded recycling to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 while still meeting rising demand. The industry’s main book for decarbonisation comes from the...
Be it clean-energy investments or shifting power-generation targets to strategic recycling alliances and evolving mining frameworks, the aluminium value chain is in a phase of rapid transformation across major markets. Fresh developments in sustainability, supply security, technology upgrades and...
Metro Mining’s 2025 record has fetched improved figures in bauxite shipping activity, 5.69 million wet metric tonnes (WMT) of bauxite from the Bauxite Hills Operation in northern Queensland from January to November. Ranging from month-on-month (M-o-M) to year-on-year (Y-o-Y) comparison between the...
Futures: The most-traded cast aluminium alloy 2602 contract opened higher overnight, hitting a high of RMB 21,200 per tonne before pulling back, then fluctuated upward and closed at RMB 21,175 per tonne, up 0.5per cent from the previous close. It has shown an upward trend with fluctuations...
Aluminium isn’t just another industrial staple, but the Earth’s most abundant metallic element, quietly making up nearly 8 per cent of the planet’s crust. And almost all of it starts with bauxite: a humble, rust-tinged ore rich in the aluminium minerals gibbsite, boehmite and diaspore. Look closely...
