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Crisis-risk rates near 3% as US-Iran conflict puts 6.16 Mt GCC aluminium industry back on Hormuz watch
Primary AL09 JUL 2026

Crisis-risk rates near 3% as US-Iran conflict puts 6.16 Mt GCC aluminium industry back on Hormuz watch

The Strait of Hormuz is back at the centre of the US-Iran conflict, and the cost of moving ships through the Gulf is already responding. War-risk insurance rates for ships inside the Gulf have risen from around 2 per cent of vessel value at the end of last week towards 3 per cent in the past 24...

Canada’s aluminium exports jump 50.7% as trade surplus reaches four-year high
Primary AL08 JUL 2026

Canada’s aluminium exports jump 50.7% as trade surplus reaches four-year high

Canada’s merchandise trade surplus expanded to CAD 4.2 billion in May 2026, its strongest level in four years, as a sharp rise in unwrought aluminium and aluminium alloy exports helped lift the country’s overall outbound trade to a record high. According to the latest data from Statistics Canada,...

Bauxite volume vs price in 2026: Here’s how Guinea's supply growth coincides with the sharpest shift in the cost curve
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Bauxite
08 JUL 2026

Bauxite volume vs price in 2026: Here’s how Guinea's supply growth coincides with the sharpest shift in the cost curve

The first part of this series traced the sharp rise in bauxite trade volumes, the growing concentration of supply from Guinea and Australia, and the destination patterns shaping the global market. But the increase in tonnage tells only one side of the story. As more bauxite entered the trade...

Metro Mining’s June bauxite shipments jump 29% as Q2 volumes hit record 1.8 million WMT
Bauxite07 JUL 2026

Metro Mining’s June bauxite shipments jump 29% as Q2 volumes hit record 1.8 million WMT

Australia-based bauxite producer Metro Mining closed June 2026 with a sharp month-on-month increase in shipments from its Bauxite Hills Mine in North Queensland, while higher quarterly volumes and a substantial rise in waste stripping marked the company’s second-quarter operational performance. The...

Shyam Metalics’ aluminium foil sales rise 21% Y-o-Y in June as realisations jump 39%
Downstream07 JUL 2026

Shyam Metalics’ aluminium foil sales rise 21% Y-o-Y in June as realisations jump 39%

Shyam Metalics and Energy Limited recorded a sharp year-on-year increase in aluminium foil sales and realisations in June 2026, while its quarterly foil volumes remained broadly stable compared with the preceding quarter. The company sold 2,151 tonnes of aluminium foil during June 2026, up 20.68...

Bauxite volume vs price in 2026: What changed in the global trade curve in Jan-May 2026?
Bauxite07 JUL 2026

Bauxite volume vs price in 2026: What changed in the global trade curve in Jan-May 2026?

The global bauxite trade entered 2026 with a clear divergence between volume and cost. More ore moved into the world's largest consuming market, Guinea expanded its shipments, Australia maintained growth, and several smaller origins recorded sharp changes in their trade volumes. At the same time,...

Russia captures 46% of India’s crude oil basket as June imports hit record 2.6 million bpd
SupplementAL05 JUL 2026

Russia captures 46% of India’s crude oil basket as June imports hit record 2.6 million bpd

India’s crude oil sourcing map underwent another significant shift in June, with Russian barrels accounting for nearly half of the country’s total imports. Purchases from Russia climbed 17 per cent month-on-month to a record 2.6 million barrels per day (bpd), lifting Moscow’s share of India’s crude...

Aluminium takes centre stage in Opsun’s new rooftop inverter racking system
End User04 JUL 2026

Aluminium takes centre stage in Opsun’s new rooftop inverter racking system

As commercial solar installations grow in scale, the supporting infrastructure around rooftop arrays is becoming an increasingly important area for engineered aluminium applications. North American solar mounting manufacturer Opsun Systems Inc. has added to this space with the launch of its SunRail...

TOMRA expands aluminium alloy sorting system AUTOSORT PULSE to heavy metals, IBA and magnesium
Recycled AL03 JUL 2026

TOMRA expands aluminium alloy sorting system AUTOSORT PULSE to heavy metals, IBA and magnesium

TOMRA Recycling has successfully applied its range of its AUTOSORT™ PULSE sorting system used in aluminium alloy separation, extending the Dynamic LIBS-based technology to other metals as well like stainless steel, heavy metals, magnesium and incinerator bottom ash (IBA) streams. Launched in 2023...

Indonesia’s alumina, aluminium boom could trigger a new captive coal surge, warns CREA
Alumina02 JUL 2026

Indonesia’s alumina, aluminium boom could trigger a new captive coal surge, warns CREA

Indonesia’s breakneck build-out of alumina refining and aluminium smelting capacity is raising fresh alarm, with researchers warning the expansion could set off another wave of captive coal power construction while accelerating the drawdown of the country's bauxite ore reserves. The warning comes...

Did US tariffs cut America's reliance on Canadian aluminium? The numbers tell a different story
Primary AL30 JUN 2026

Did US tariffs cut America's reliance on Canadian aluminium? The numbers tell a different story

Washington's tariff strategy aimed to revive domestic aluminium production and reduce reliance on Canadian imports. A year later, the numbers tell a more nuanced story — one where prices moved faster than production, diversification outpaced displacement, and one of the world's most integrated...

ERG, BAUER launch world's first vertical bauxite mining project to unlock deeper reserves
Bauxite29 JUN 2026

ERG, BAUER launch world's first vertical bauxite mining project to unlock deeper reserves

Eurasian Resources Group (ERG), in partnership with German engineering partner BAUER, has launched what is being described as the world's first vertical bauxite mining project, marking a technological milestone in bauxite extraction. The project has been commissioned at open pit No. 4 of the...

EU launches CLEANMAT project to advance low-emission aluminium recycling through digital sorting and melt refining
Recycled AL29 JUN 2026

EU launches CLEANMAT project to advance low-emission aluminium recycling through digital sorting and melt refining

The European Union has launched CLEANMAT (Smart Clean Aluminium Material Processing), a Horizon Europe-funded project aimed at reducing emissions and flux consumption in aluminium recycling by integrating digital sorting, intelligent pre-treatment and advanced melt refining technologies. With...

Why scrap is becoming central to the aluminium industry: the past fortnight’s updates
Recycled AL27 JUN 2026

Why scrap is becoming central to the aluminium industry: the past fortnight’s updates

Not too long ago, aluminium scrap was viewed as the end of the metal's lifecycle, a by-product waiting to be melted down and reused. Today, it is becoming the starting point of a new industrial race. Over the past fortnight, seemingly unrelated developments across Europe, Asia, the Middle East and...

Press Metal shares slide 6% as aluminium prices retreat on easing West Asia tensions
Downstream26 JUN 2026

Press Metal shares slide 6% as aluminium prices retreat on easing West Asia tensions

Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd (KL: PMETAL) shares fell 6 per cent on Thursday as aluminium prices extended their decline following easing geopolitical tensions in West Asia, reducing concerns over disruptions to global commodity supplies. Benchmark three-month aluminium futures on the London...

Mine to Market: More than a magazine, a steering partner to surf through volatility with peers from across the aluminium value-chain
Primary AL25 JUN 2026

Mine to Market: More than a magazine, a steering partner to surf through volatility with peers from across the aluminium value-chain

Aluminium, the silvery metal powering homes, industries and enabling humans to fly and sail, has a gripping tale of its mine to market journey. It is extracted after multiple refining processes from the reddish-brown ore. The ore is refined to the powdery white substance Aluminium oxide, commonly...

EGA undrapes UAE's largest aluminium recycling plant, boosting low-carbon production and circular economy goals
Recycled AL24 JUN 2026

EGA undrapes UAE's largest aluminium recycling plant, boosting low-carbon production and circular economy goals

For years, the UAE has been exporting a quietly valuable resource: its own aluminium scrap. Collected domestically, that scrap has largely been shipped overseas for processing, stripping the national economy of the added value it could generate. That dynamic shifted decisively this week when...

Automation, plant design & material flow leads to more profit in AL extrusion: The Cometal stance
Downstream23 JUN 2026

Automation, plant design & material flow leads to more profit in AL extrusion: The Cometal stance

The aluminium industry has been fighting on multiple fronts. Energy prices have surged. Carbon regulations are tightening. Labour shortages persist across manufacturing hubs. Meanwhile, customers are demanding shorter lead times, better quality and greater traceability — often simultaneously. Yet...