Century Aluminum’s proposed USD 4 billion primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, is “moving forward on all fronts” as the company prepares for construction, despite local opposition and legal challenges, CEO Jesse Gary said during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. Developed jointly by Century Aluminum and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the project is designed to produce 750,000 tonnes of primary aluminum annually, potentially doubling U.S. primary aluminum production. The facility is expected to create thousands of direct and indirect jobs and add USD 1.5 billion to Oklahoma’s gross domestic product, according to company estimates. The partners had targeted construction to begin by the end of 2026. However, local restrictions and permitting challenges have affected the...
LME aluminium stocks declined by more than half during the first nine months of 2026, falling by 267,875 tonnes from 509,250 tonnes on January 2 to 241,375 tonnes on September 30 (52.6 per cent). The decline continued throughout the period, with average warehouse inventories falling each month. Compared with the same period in 2025, monthly average stocks were lower across all nine months, with the gap widening in the third quarter. Q1 LME aluminium stocks fall 18.2 per cent LME aluminium inventories continued to decline during Q1 2026. Month-end stocks fell from 495,725 tonnes in January to 465,550 tonnes in February, before dropping further to 416,775 tonnes in March. Monthly average inventories stood at 498,670 tonnes in January, 481,801 tonnes in February and 440,710 tonnes in March....
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...Vedanta Resources reported record production of mined zinc-lead and refined zinc at Zinc-India in Q4 and the full year to end-March...
... LME aluminum prices opened at USD 2,671/mt, and later strengthened supported by soaring crude oil prices and a weaker US dollar caused by the European Central Bank’s interest rate increase, with the highest level reported at USD 2,694.3/mt, ...
...NORILSK Nickel, the largest Russian mining company, has begun buying back $1,2bn of its shares, drawing accusations from shareholder United Company Rusal that managers are trying to seize control of the company...
...Alcoa has received the Phoenix Award Grand Prize for excellence in brownfield redevelopment for the Company¿s role in reclaiming a former aluminum smelter in Oregon and returning it to productive use...
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...Reportedly, United Company RUSAL has become the world's most efficient aluminum company with the sales margin at 24% mainly from Norilsk Nickel which UC RUSAL owns the shares...
...Aluminium yesterday traded with the positive node and settled 1.06% up at 117.9. Aluminium rose to $2,685 a tonne, its highest since September 2008, before ending up $29 at $2,670...
...Aluminum Corp of China's (Chinalco) subsidiary in Hong Kong has signed an agreement with a state-owned service firm in Laos to jointly develop mineral resources in the southern part of the Southeast Asian country, Chinalco said in a statement...
... SHFE 1106 aluminum contract prices opened slightly higher at RMB 16,790/mt on Wednesday, and later rapidly stabilized at RMB 16,800/mt after briefly testing this level, with prices climbing to above 3 near-term moving averages and finally closing at RMB 16,830/mt, ...
... LME aluminum prices opened at USD 2,631/mt, and later edged up to USD 2,685/mt due to higher energy costs and a weaker US dollar, setting a new high since September 2008. Finally, LME aluminum prices closed at USD 2,672.5/mt, ...
... LME aluminum prices fluctuated narrowly between USD 2,620-2,650/mt on Monday and Tuesday. NYMEX crude oil prices again set a new high on Monday, helping push up LME aluminum prices slightly, ...
...After three months of reactivation, the Volta Aluminium Company (VALCO) is on course towards reviving the aluminium industry in the short-term and the national goal of developing an integrated aluminium project in the long–term...
...National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) has achieved the highest-ever cast metal production of 4,43,597 tonnes for 2010-11 against the previous best of 4,31,488 tonnes in 2009-10, according to a press release...
...Of the new entrants, PHP Group which is one of the biggest conglomerates in the country is the latest and started selling products in February. Aramit, Nikki Thai, Bikrampur and Dhaka Thai are some other companies which have come into the market in recent years...
...The aluminium maker expects demand for the metal to rise by 8.3%, after growing 9% in 2010, spurred by growing consumption in the Bric (Brazil, Russia, India and China) countries...
...China’s economy will maintain “stable” growth of 7 percent to 8 percent a year, supporting demand for commodities including aluminum and copper, said a senior official at Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd...
...Sumitomo Light Metal Industries said on Monday it has led a group of Japanese firms in buying U.S.-based ARCO Aluminum from a subsidiary of British oil major BP Plc for $680 million...
