The Secondary Aluminum Coalition for America (SACA) is pushing secondary aluminium to the centre of US supply-chain strategy, arguing that recycling-based production can expand domestic aluminium capacity faster and more efficiently than new primary smelters. In this AL Circle interview, SACA...
Iron ore remains Rio Tinto's financial anchor, but growing exposure to aluminium, copper and lithium is changing how investors assess the diversified miner. Rio Tinto is attracting renewed attention among UK-listed metals and mining stocks as its expanding commodity mix creates a valuation picture...
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In a bold move to tighten control over critical minerals and challenge China's dominance, India has directed IREL to suspend a 13 year old rare earth export agreement with Japan, Reuters reports. The directive, issued by the Indian government to state-run miner IREL (India) Ltd., marks a turning...
The Department of Energy has reversed its course, announcing the withdrawal of USD 3.7 billion in funding previously awarded to clean energy and manufacturing projects under the Biden administration. Image credit: energy.gov The decision affects 24 projects across sectors like advanced materials,...
Rio Tinto has been confirmed as the preferred partner for the Salares Altoandinos lithium project in the Atacama region of Chile by Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), a state-owned Chilean mining company. Rio Tinto Chief Executive Jakob Stausholm said: “We are honoured to have been selected by...
In a week of proud announcements, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has unveiled two noteworthy investment decisions with an intent of sweeping diversification and localisation strategy, while simultaneously contending with mounting geopolitical pressure in its upstream supply chain. On May 16, EGA...
On May 15 2025, Governor of Oklahoma, Kevin Stitt, announced that the South Central landlocked state in the United States has secured a USD 4 billion investment from Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) for a primary aluminium smelter, to be located at the Tulsa Port of Inola. This facility will be the...
On National Technology Day 2025, Vedanta Aluminium announced a patent for its breakthrough tech that recovers 99 per cent pure graphite from aluminium waste, aligning with this year’s theme, YANTRA, by turning waste into a strategic resource. Vedanta’s solution recovers usable graphite from...
Rio Tinto, in collaboration with Indium Corporation, has reportedly extracted the first batch of primary gallium in its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, the only refinery in Canada, as part of the move to produce commercial quantities of critical and strategic minerals present in the bauxite....
In March 2025, Cadoux Ltd, an Australian critical minerals company, progressed its High Purity Alumina (HPA) and Minhub rare earths projects. These initiatives, located in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, aim to bolster Australia's aluminium supply chain. The company advanced through...
The heated exchange of words for over two months between the US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ultimately led to a diplomatic breakthrough, culminating in a strategic agreement on critical minerals and other natural resources. The deal...
A powerful new campaign, Back British Metals, has launched with a direct call to Government: ensure metals are recognised as strategically essential in the forthcoming UK Industrial Strategy and Critical Minerals Strategy. Image source: LinkedIn Building on the recent Government intervention to...
South Africa’s aluminium industry has breathed a communal sigh of relief following the announcement that aluminium will be exempt from the sweeping 30 per cent reciprocal tariffs unveiled by US President Donald Trump. The relief stems from a strategic carve-out for “critical minerals,” under which...
Around mid-week, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) revealed their recent finding of the moderate-quality bauxite resources in the Rymrai area of West Khasi Hills. Alongside the resources, GSI also conveyed their findings, including substantial reserves near a village in East Khasi Hills. Image...
China has imposed a whopping 34 per cent tariff on all imports but that was not all on Friday’s announcement. The country decided to curtail rare earth exports to the US. Now, out of anything and everything, one must be curious about why rare earth took centre stage. The recent actions, perceived...
Metlen Energy & Metals, a prominent global industrial and energy company operating across all five continents in the Energy and Metallurgy sectors, has announced that its flagship gallium production initiative at the historic Aluminium of Greece facility has been designated a Strategic Project by...
War-ridden Ukraine and Russia have faced multi-disciplinary trade and economic losses for the past decade. The war, which escalated dramatically in 2022 with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has left both nations grappling with shattered economies. Russia has been heavily sanctioned by the European...
In a period defined by high-stakes trade battles and international power plays, few episodes have captured as much attention as the Trump administration’s sudden decision to postpone tariffs on Canada and Mexico. With a punchy mix of economic strategy and geopolitical manoeuvring, this move has...
Over the past week, the United States and Ukraine have dominated news headlines — but not for the right reasons. After the US announced its support for Russia in blocking Ukraine's draft resolution at the United Nations, global attention shifted towards the US-Ukraine meeting held on February 28,...
South Africa has officially endorsed coal as a critical mineral due to its substantial economic impact and strategic importance, according to Minister of Minerals and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe. Speaking in Cape Town, Mantashe highlighted the completion of a study on critical minerals,...
