The aluminium industry is entering the second half of 2026 with demand signals moving in different directions. Beverage cans are finding new consumption opportunities in Brazil, extrusion demand remains resilient in key markets, and aluminium producers are benefiting from firmer prices. At the same...
Alurion Resources has started infill drilling and bulk-sample trenching at its Amargosa Bauxite-Gallium Project in Bahia, Brazil, as the newly listed company advances the asset toward a targeted mid-2027 pre-feasibility study. The field programme marks a shift from defining the project’s resource...
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Brazil´s aluminium imports rose by 61.2% year-on-year in October, mainly as a result of the year's first shipments from Russia. Brazil imported 12,060 tonnes of aluminium in the month, compared with 7,477 tonnes in October 2012, according to figures from the country´s trade minister. In...
Vale SA (VALE), the world’s biggest iron ore exporter, completed the sale of all of its 22 percent stake in aluminum-maker Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY) for $1.82 billion after an over-allotment option was exercised. Vale sold the additional 40.7 million Hydro shares for 25 kroner ($4.04) each, the Rio de...
Brazilian aluminium exports fell sharply year-on-year in October after increased domestic demand and fewer volumes sent to Europe. Volumes sent abroad totalled 18,802 tonnes, from 43,024 tonnes in October 2012. Revenues in the month totalled $35.36 million, compared with $82.64 million a year ago....
Bauxite exports from Brazil reported a 10% increase in October, after China and Canada increased purchases. Shipped volumes totalled 1.06 million tonnes in the month, compared with 966,837 tonnes in October last year. The figure also represents a 77.4% increase from September, when 597,550 tonnes...
Alumina exports fell 6.6% year-on-year in October as a result of a reduction in volumes sent to Canada and Norway. Exports totalled 685,214 tonnes, compared with 733,885 tonnes in October 2012. Revenues for the month stood at $170.41 million, down from $190.35 million a year ago. Canada reduced its...
Vale SA (VALE), the world’s biggest iron ore exporter, plans to sell its stake in aluminum-maker Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY) for as much as $1.8 billion, about half the holding’s value when the Brazilian company acquired it in 2011. Vale expects to sell as much as 447.7 million shares, or all its 22...
Brazilian aluminium producer Alloys & Metals Reciclagem de Metais intends to save costs at its future operations in Pará state, in the north of Brazil, by processing liquid metal, Metal Bulletin understands. "By building a plant next to a primary aluminium producer, it is possible to save costs by...
Brazil recycled 97.9% of all aluminium cans consumed in the country in 2012, making it the top can recycler in the world for the 11th year in a row. Figures from the country’s aluminium association (Abal) and high-recyclability can producers association (Abralatas) show that about 267,100 tonnes of...
Brazil’s domestic aluminium scrap market continued to strengthen in October with most prices recording monthly rises, while all were up from levels a year earlier, according to a survey released by the Brazilian aluminium association, Abal. The most expensive class of secondary aluminium items in...
Brazil’s aluminium output fell 10.1% year-on-year in September, following production curtail announcements in the country. This was down from 117,300 tonnes in the same month of 2012. In the January-September period of this year, production fell 8.5% compared with the same period in 2012, totalling...
Brazilian aluminium producer Alloys Representações Comerciais, Norsk Hydro subsidiary Albras and Pará state government have signed a commitment to future investments in the local aluminium production chain, Metal Bulletin understands. Alloys intends to build a billet operation in the state, as well...
Aluminium premiums negotiated in Brazil are following a different trend from other parts of the world as local sector fears a material shortage after production curtail announcements and increasing demand, Metal Bulletin understands. Premiums for aluminium ingot in Brazil are trading at $450-500...
Brazilian aluminium exports increased 3% year-on-year in September after a slight growth in volumes sent to Asia. Volumes sent abroad totalled 39,567 tonnes, from 38,396 tonnes in September 2012. Revenues in the month totalled $76.01 million, compared with $70.75 million a year ago. Exports from...
Bauxite exports from Brazil more than doubled year-on-year in September, as the USA, Ireland Canada and China all increased purchases. Shipped volumes totalled 597,550 tonnes in the month, compared with 257,352 tonnes in September last year. The figure, however, represents a 9.8% decrease from...
Alumina exports fell 6.6% year-on-year in September as a result of a reduction in volumes sent to Europe and the Middle East. Exports totalled 653,880 tonnes, compared with 700,577 tonnes in September 2012. Revenues for the month stood at $153.50 million, down from $170.26 million a year ago....
Brazil’s aluminium output fell 7.8% year-on-year in August with high domestic energy costs and low metal prices discouraging new investments in primary production. Production stood at 111,600 tonnes in August, compared with 121,000 tonnes in the same month in 2012, according to figures released by...
Domestic consumption of aluminium products in Brazil will grow 4.1% year-on-year in 2013, beating previous estimates of a 3.7% growth, according to Brazil’s aluminium association Abal. A higher GDP growth forecast would have given further boost to our estimates, Luis Carlos Loureiro Filho, Abal’s...
The largest alumina refinery in Europe, RUSAL Aughinish, which is located on the Shannon Estuary, plunged into the red last year as it racked up pre-tax losses of $10.4m (€7.68m). The business recorded the loss as revenues at the refinery dipped by $24m, or 2.5pc, from $610.57m to $586m in the 12...
