Alcoa has moved its proposed acquisition of South32's bauxite, alumina and aluminium interests forward with a US SEC filing, with the transaction carrying an implied enterprise value of up to USD 5.6 billion. Alcoa Corporation has filed a Form S-4 registration statement with the US Securities and...
Recently, domestic alumina spot and futures prices have weakened in tandem, and market sentiment has become more cautious. According to Mysteel research, China's operating alumina capacity has reached 99 million tonnes per year, the highest level so far this year. New commissioning and technical...
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Total alumina stocks across the country's 10 major ports, 44 alumina producers, 89 primary aluminium smelters, and rail yards or in transit tracked by Mysteel reached a record 5.83 million tonnes as of March 19, up 1.1 per cent from a week earlier, according to Mysteel's survey. For the global...
While global attention remains fixed on China, a quieter transformation is unfolding across Africa and Asia. Across Africa and Asia (excluding China), metallurgical alumina production climbed from 13.8 million tonnes in 2024 to 14.5 million tonnes in 2025. That’s a gain of around 700,000 tonnes, or...
On March 12, Mysteel assessed the national average spot price for metallurgical-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent at RMB 2,692 per tonne (USD 390.7 per tonne), up by a further RMB 17per tonne from a week earlier. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions with Global...
The rerouting of the raw materials away from the Middle East is suggested to be benefiting the Chinese aluminium producers. This is because China is receiving a higher amount of alumina, the precursor refined from bauxite, due to the ongoing US-Israeli war with Iran. As a result, the country is...
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 Guinea, the world’s largest bauxite exporter, is considering measures to regulate production and exports in a bid to stabilise falling prices of the key aluminium raw material. The move comes as bauxite prices have nearly halved since early 2025, despite Guinea’s exports rising...
The Opposition Spokesperson on Energy and Telecommunications, Phillip Paulwell, emphasised that the economic advantages that can be received from Jamaica after establishing a rare earth minerals industry. He added that this could create exciting opportunities for technological progress as well. In...
Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East since February 28 are likely to disrupt primary aluminium production there and cause additional alumina cargoes to be redirected to markets outside the region including China, according to Mysteel's recent analytical report on the commodity. The...
China has proposed a unique strategy to address structural balances in heavy industries. While the country intends to strengthen supervision and management in industries such as alumina, copper, coal, and chemicals, the authorities aim at reducing production in sectors like steel manufacturing and...
On February 28, the conflict between Iran and Israel escalated, with an attack on the Iranian capital, Tehran, drawing market attention. The following is an overview of the aluminium industry information in the Iranian region: Bauxite & alumina: There is only one alumina refinery in the Iran...
Chinese alumina prices largely tracked higher in the spot market on February 27, while alumina futures in Shanghai weakened further the same day. The domestic alumina market is expected to remain volatile in the near term amid rising market concerns following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran over...
On National Science Day, Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest aluminium producer, highlighted its commitment to advancing India’s scientific and technological progress through research driven manufacturing, digital innovation and applied engineering across its operations. The company’s integrated...
Norsk Hydro has grabbed headlines during the entire 2025 calendar year for its job cuts, plant closure and among other relatively positive news pieces. And this time, it is the financial results that has pulled eyeballs and rightfully so as the global business has managed to affirm positive...
In order to relocate a major part of its logistics operations to Fos-sur-Mer, Alteo has joined hands with HES Fos, a subsidiary of HES International BV. According to this arrangement, the latter will be responsible for the unloading of ships, storage of hydrated alumina and delivery to Alteo’s...
The momentum in the global aluminium value chain is showing a complicated blend of growth, changing trade patterns and price fluctuations. As upstream mining, alumina production and downstream investments continue to develop together, the global aluminium industry is seeing everything from new...
The world alumina production in 2025 tells markedly different story thanprimary aluminium. While the primary metal clocked the weakest growth rate in recent years, alumina registered the strongest five-year leap. According to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), the world alumina production...
Throughout 2025, the aluminium industry news recorded several instances of job cuts due to factors like output optimisation, tariff onus leading to production cuts and technological advancements. Companies like Alcoa, Rio Tinto, Emirates Global Aluminium, Norsk Hydro, Glencore etc. have reduced...
Throughout FY26-27, alumina is going to be the key topic of NALCO’s growth story, but pricing trends could somewhat affect the benefits of higher production. The National Aluminium Company Limited is preparing for yet another year of strong operational performance across both its metals and...
Mysteel assessed the national average spot price for smelter-grade alumina with a minimum purity of 98.6 per cent at RMB 2,646 per tonne (USD 383 per tonne), unchanged throughout the January 30-February 5 week. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “...
