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Beyond the ore: How Rio Tinto is rebuilding lives and reshaping communities across the globe
There is another side to Rio Tinto that exists far from its mine sites — a steady, growing effort to support the people and communities round the globe. This year, during the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, the company renewed its involvement with organisations that help women, children and 2SLGBTQ+ survivors rebuild their lives. This year marks the sixth consecutive time it has stepped forward to support these groups. The company has put USD 400,000 into supporting 15 organisations across Canada that offer shelter, counselling, education and other essential services. With this latest round, its total contribution since 2020 now reaches USD 2.335 million. One of the long-standing partners, SOS violence conjugale, has used the support to modernise its tools and...
LME aluminium cash offer jumps 1.27% to $2,822.50/t as opening stocks fall 0.37%
LME aluminium prices posted a steady uptick on November 26 across cash, 3-month and forward contracts, while exchange inventories slipped slightly compared with the previous session. On November 26, the LME aluminium cash bid and offer stood at USD 2,822 per tonne and USD 2,822.50 per tonne, up from USD 2,786.50 and USD 2,787 per tonne on November 25. This reflects a day-on-day increase of about 1.27 per cent in both bid and offer prices. The 3-month contract also strengthened , with the bid and offer at USD 2,848 per tonne and USD 2,848.50 per tonne, compared with USD 2,813 per tonne and USD 2,815 per tonne a day earlier, marking rises of around 1.24 per cent and 1.19 per cemt respectively. The December 2026 contract continued this upward trend. On November 26, it settled at USD 2,878...
Alcoa accelerates balance-sheet clean-up with $141m bond redemption
Alcoa Corporation said its subsidiary, Alcoa Nederland Holding B.V., has formally notified bondholders that it will redeem the remaining USD 141 million of its 5.500 per cent notes due in 2027. The redemption is scheduled for December 15, 2025. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with 50+ reports across the value chain Bondholders will receive the full principal amount at 100.000 per cent, along with any interest accrued up to—but not including—the redemption date. Alcoa plans to fund the payout using existing cash; the company reported a cash balance of USD 1.49 billion at the end of September 2025. The decision folds into Alcoa’s ongoing effort to clean up and simplify its debt stack. With solid liquidity and steady free cash flow, the company is using its cash...
Yunnan Aluminium to acquire 16.7% stake as Chalco launches $127.9M foil-unit revamp
Yunnan Aluminium will acquire and consolidate stakes across three related companies after Aluminum Corporation of China (Chalco) signed a capital-contribution agreement to restructure ownership within its downstream aluminium operations, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Image for representational purpose Under the signed agreement, three Chalco subsidiaries — Chinalco High-end Manufacturing, Yunnan Aluminium, and Kunming Copper — will inject a combined RMB 906.45 million (USD 127.9 million) into Yunnan Aluminum Foil. The contribution includes RMB 818 million (USD 115.4 million) in cash and RMB 88.45 million (USD 12.48 million) in assets, covering land-use rights, buildings and associated liabilities. Yunnan Aluminium will contribute RMB 500 million (USD 70.5...
Global aluminium extrusion market stabilises in 2025 as China rises, Europe slows, and growth builds across Asia, Americas and MEA
As 2025 draws to a close, the aluminium extrusion industry finds itself steadier than it started, as global usage is expected to settle at 35.25 million tonnes, just above 34.27 million tonnes in 2024, a modest 2.8 per cent increase that reflects stability in a market still navigating post-pandemic aftershocks. The pressures haven’t eased: geopolitical tensions continue to shift unpredictably, construction activity remains slower than before 2020, major economies struggle to regain momentum, and energy costs stay elevated. If 2024 proved anything, it’s that China’s grip on the aluminium extrusion market is as firm as ever. The country accounted for around 65 per cent of global usage that year - an extraordinary share by any measure. Europe follows next, then the Rest of Asia Pacific, and...
LME aluminium cash price climbs to $2,786.50/t while opening stocks fall by 0.41%
LME aluminium prices strengthened on November 25, with the cash bid rising to USD 2,786.50 per tonne and the cash offer to USD 2,787 per tonne, up from USD 2,776 and USD 2,776.5 on November 24. This reflects a 0.38 per cent increase in both bid and offer prices day-on-day. The 3-month contract also firmed, with the bid at USD 2,813 per tonne and the offer at USD 2,815 per tonne, compared with USD 2,807.5 and USD 2,808 a day earlier. The move represents a 0.20 per cent rise in the 3-month bid and a 0.25 per cent increase in the 3-month offer. For the December 2026 contract, the bid price climbed to USD 2,852 per tonne and the offer to USD 2,857 per tonne, up from USD 2,845 and USD 2,850 on November 24—an increase of 0.25 per cent on both sides. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business...
Iran reports 133,483t of alumina production in seven months, eyes major expansion
Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO) has reported 133,483 tonnes of alumina powder production for the first seven months of the Iranian calendar year spanning, March 21–September 22. Earlier, the agency had logged 114,153 tonnes for the first half of the year. A year before that (March 20 to November 20) by late November, that total production had moved up to 159,416 tonnes, only slightly ahead of the 152,293 tonnes seen in the same period last year. Also, Iran is getting ready to finally start work on its biggest alumina project so far at the Parsian Special Economic Zone. The start date depends on a final round of clearances from government authorities and the Supreme Economic Council, but officials are expecting the green light before the...
India pushes G20 to back critical minerals circularity amid rising dependence on China
India has used the G20 platform to push for a fresh international effort around critical minerals, an area where Beijing’s dominance has left many economies — India included —highly exposed. At the leaders’ meeting in Johannesburg, Prime Minister Narendra Modi introduced a proposal for a G20 critical minerals circularity initiative, arguing that the clean-energy shift now depends as much on how nations reuse and recover these minerals as on how they extract them. The plan places recycling, urban mining and second-life battery applications at its core, a direction that could ease pressure on global supply lines and reduce the environmental footprint of new mining. According to Modi, investments in circularity would lessen dependence on newly mined material and help stabilise supply chains....
Government races to save Tomago Aluminium from a 2028 shutdown — will negotiations with Snowy Hydro come to the rescue?
The Albanese government is pushing forward a multi-billion-dollar rescue plan to prevent the Tomago Aluminium smelter in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley from shutting down when its electricity contract expires in 2028. Taxpayer-owned Snowy Hydro is expected to take the lead in securing the long-term power supply that the smelter needs to keep operating. Image for representational purpose Under the proposal, Snowy Hydro would underwrite or directly sign long-term, renewable-heavy power offtake agreements, giving the smelter access to stable, lower-cost and cleaner electricity. The plan follows growing pressure from unions, environment groups and industry bodies urging governments to secure a structural, renewable-based solution for the Hunter Valley’s largest employer and one of Australia’s...
LME aluminium cash offer drops to $2,765.5/t while opening stock climbs to 548,000t
LME aluminium prices eased on November 21, with both cash and three-month contracts posting modest declines from the previous session, while exchange inventories continued to edge higher. On November 21, the LME aluminium cash bid stood at USD 2,765 per tonne, down 0.47 per cent from USD 2,778 on November 20. The cash offer slipped to USD 2,765.5 per tonne, also a 0.47 per cent drop from USD 2,778.5 previously. The three-month bid fell to USD 2,791 per tonne, a 0.68 per cent decline from USD 2,810 per tonne, while the three-month offer price eased to USD 2,792 per tonne, down 0.68 per cent from USD 2,811 per tonne. Forward values also weakened. The December 26 bid came in at USD 2,828 per tonne, down 0.53 per cent from USD 2,843 per tonne on November 20. The December 26 offer dropped to...
India’s electronics sector advances with a bold $500B vision by 2030
India is positioning its electronics sector as the country’s next major export growth engine, with policymakers and industry executives saying that a combination of free trade agreements, manufacturing incentives and rising investor confidence is accelerating the shift toward high-value production. Sector leaders say the transformation underway is far more structural than previous export surges. “The ongoing FTAs with the EU, ASEAN and Latin America will expand the market for us,” said Shiva Srinivasan, Managing Director of MEL Systems & Services Ltd, noting that negotiations are directly influencing long-term investment decisions. He added that government spending on semiconductor parks, logistics upgrades and electronics clusters is helping create a manufacturing backbone capable of...
Here's how Europe's present aluminium foil market looks and what you can expect by 2030
European aluminium foil makers opened 2025 in high gear. Orders were strong through the first quarter and that strength carried into the spring. Between April and June, producers shipped 236,500 tonnes, up 4.2 per cent from the same period, previous year, according to European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). By the end of the first half, deliveries had climbed to 480,300 tonnes — 7.7 per cent more than in the first six months of 2024. Both thinner and thicker foil contributed to the rise, and demand came from inside the EU as well as abroad. European buyers took more than 6 per cent extra volume in H1, while shipments to markets outside the region jumped nearly 20 per cent. The scale of demand is clear from the consumption numbers: 1 million tonnes used in 2024, an estimated 1.05...
RUSAL to shut Kremniy silicon plant as imports undercut domestic supply
Russia’s RUSAL will halt operations at the Kremniy plant in the Irkutsk on January 1, 2026, a move that underscores the growing strain across Russia’s industrial base. Image for representational purpose The plant will be idled because demand has dried up, with imported silicon now undercutting domestic prices and overseas production still climbing. Silicon plays a central role in aluminium manufacturing, where it improves castability by lowering melting temperatures and boosting fluidity. It strengthens the metal, enhances wear and corrosion resistance, and helps minimise thermal expansion — qualities that make aluminium-silicon alloys both durable and lightweight. RUSAL said it has informed regional authorities about the shutdown and expects support in dealing with the associated social...
Europe eyes export restrictions as aluminium scrap continues to drain toward Asia
What began as a quiet movement of scrap out of Europe has gradually turned into a significant concern for the region’s aluminium recyclers. The volumes leaving the bloc have increased year after year, and the trend is now firmly visible in the export numbers. In 2020, the EU exported USD 1 billion worth of aluminium scrap — about 937.8 thousand tonnes, but year later, that figure nearly doubled to USD 1.9 billion, which accounts for 1.115 million tonnes. Things eased slightly in 2022 to USD 1.88 billion and 992.5 thousand tonnes, but this downturn barely lasted a season. By 2023, exports were back up — 1.16 million tonnes scrap worth USD 2 billion were again exported and in 2024 it pushed even higher to USD 2.34 billion which accounts for 1.25 million tonnes. And before Brussels could...
LME aluminium cash offer climbs to $2,781/t while opening stocks slip to 546,075t
LME aluminium prices strengthened on November 19, with gains recorded across cash, 3-month and December 2026 contracts compared to the previous session. The LME aluminium cash bid increased from USD 2,748.5 per tonne on November 18 to USD 2,780 per tonne on November 19, marking a 1.15 per cent rise. The cash offer also moved up from USD 2,749.5 per tonne to USD 2,781 per tonne, up 1.14 per cent. The 3-month bid price climbed from USD 2,785 per tonne to USD 2,805.5 per tonne, a gain of 0.74 per cent, while the 3-month offer rose from USD 2,787 per tonne to USD 2,806 per tonne, an increase of 0.68 per cent. Further along the curve, the December 2026 bid advanced from USD 2,825 per tonne to USD 2,837 per tonne, rising 0.42 per cent, and the offer moved from USD 2,830 per tonne to USD 2,842...
China's aluminium foil exports stay strong via rerouted trade; domestic consumption poised to grow 2.4% alongside
For more than a decade, China aluminium foil sector has been quietly reshaping the global marketplace — expanding capacity, feeding a growing domestic appetite and pushing exports deeper into different regions, even as anti-dumping barriers rise around it. In 2024, the world’s aluminium foil market stood at USD 38.55 billion and was projected to grow at a 5.05 per cent CAGR by 2030, and in this projection, China plays a very important role. The country’s dominance is not accidental. By 2023, China was already producing 4.31 million tonnes of aluminium foil, and output climbed further to 4.7 million tonnes in 2024, which was around 70 per cent of global production. More than 160 rolling mills form the backbone of this industry, offering between 6.1 and 6.5 million tonnes of capacity, and...
Ontario launches $2.8B aid plan to help industries hit by US tariffs
Ontario has rolled out a CAD 4 billion (USD 2.8 billion) support package aimed at helping manufacturers, metal producers and other sectors still dealing with the economic fallout of US steel and aluminium tariffs. The new funding is structured to give companies financial breathing room as they cope with tariff-driven cost spikes. The province says the package can cover a mix of grants, tax credits, low-interest loans and operational assistance, depending on each company’s needs. The goal is to help manufacturers maintain production, avoid layoffs and offset the higher cost of steel and aluminium that has seeped into everything from auto assembly to construction materials. Officials say the programme is open to manufacturers across Canada that have been hit by the US measures. Part of the...
Global renewables investment hits $807B but growth momentum fades, IRENA warns
Global spending on the energy transition reached USD 2.4 trillion in 2024, a record figure and roughly 20 per cent higher than the average of the previous two years. Of that total, around USD 807 billion went specifically into renewable energy, according to a new assessment released by IRENA and the Climate Policy Initiative. But the growth, isn’t as good as the headline number suggests. Investment in renewables rose 7.3 per cent over the year — nowhere near the 32 per cent jump seen in 2023. Solar kept its lead by a long margin, drawing USD 554 billion, a rise of 49 per cent. Nearly all clean-energy investment — around 96 per cent goes into the power sector. The report adds that fossil-fuel spending inched higher too, despite renewables, grids and battery storage attracting more total...
