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...
Grow with
AL Circle
The White House has demonstrated a renewed strategic interest in coal, not simply as a conventional fuel source, but as a potential supplier of rare earth elements and other critical minerals considered vital to national security and advanced manufacturing. To know more about the global primary...
The India-Chile free trade agreement (FTA) talks are emerging as an important development for India’s manufacturing ambitions. Currently in advanced stages of negotiation, the proposed pact is widely viewed as a strategic move to secure access to critical minerals, with Chile holding some of the...
As part of the move to strengthen America’s critical minerals supply chain, USA Rare Earth Inc. (NASDAQ:USAR) has secured access to approximately USD 3.5 billion in capital. The financing signals Washington’s growing urgency to localise magnet production and reduce reliance on overseas suppliers....
Gallium, an easy-to-melt critical mineral, has been emerging as a strategic resource in defence, semiconductor, and electric vehicle supply chains. At present, with the majority of gallium supply originating from China, the United States is motivated to accelerate efforts to diversify its sourcing....
Nearly ten years after announcing plans to extract gallium, National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) has yet to translate intent into execution. Back in 2016, the public sector aluminium producer had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to jointly develop...
On January 5, Wednesday, the United States' (US) Trump administration and its neighbouring Mexico government unveiled a 60-day roadmap to draw up well-coordinated trade policies in order to safeguard critical minerals supply chains from being endangered. The plan is to consist of minimum prices for...
The world’s largest bilateral trade and investment partnership between the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) is about to include materials vital for most modern technologies. Among several geopolitical tensions, shrinking working age population (decline of 49 million by 2050) and...
Japan has confirmed the discovery of rare–earth–bearing sediments in 6,000-metre-deep seabed zones, following a targeted expedition aimed at reducing reliance on China for critical minerals. Officials say the operation marks the world’s first attempt to recover rare earth resources from such...
The United States is preparing a large-scale effort to reduce its dependence on China for critical minerals, backing a new stockpiling initiative designed to protect American industry from supply disruptions. To know more about the global primary aluminium industry 2026 outlook, book the report “...
The much-awaited Union Budget FY2026-27, presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday, February 1, signals a decisive shift towards aligning India’s economic growth with its decarbonisation ambitions and the long-term vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 . This Budget comes at a juncture...
Evangelos Mytilineos, founder and CEO of Metlen Εnergy & Metals, posted on social media that the global industrial and energy company successfully produced 5 kilogrammes of gallium. It has marked a milestone in Europe’s critical minerals roadmap, since gallium, as a by-product of bauxite, plays a...
Red mud, which is a result of alumina extraction, for decades now, has been treated as a hazard to the environment by the aluminium industry. But there shall be a change by an Indian aluminium company, which makes the entire industry rethink about its being a concern for the environment. India’s...
Note: This image is AI-generated for representation purpose only The state-owned & Navratna PSU, NALCO, a leading producing company in India, is now exploring diversifying from the traditional bauxite and alumina operations to high-value critical minerals. Indulging in these new explorations will...
Runaya Green Tech Private Limited (“RGTPL/Runaya”), a Runaya Group company focused on sustainability and circular economy solutions in the natural resources sector, has received ‘CRISIL A/Stable’ long-term and ‘CRISIL A1’ short-term ratings from CRISIL Ratings. The ratings reflect the company’s...
Australia has adopted a more assertive stance in the global contest for strategic resources, announcing plans to establish a national stockpile of critical minerals. According to a report on January 13, the federal government confirmed that it would commit AUD 1.2 billion (USD 805 million) to...
Image source: https://www.linkedin.com/ Advancing towards a sustainable future, CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR-NML) has partnered with National Aluminium Company Ltd (NALCO) to upgrade its indigenously developed red mud recycling technology to a giant 10-tonne-per-day (TPD) pilot...
REalloys Inc. and Mission Critical Materials LLC (MCM) have signed an agreement to build a fully domestic rare earth supply chain in the United States, leveraging an unconventional source of acid mine drainage. This is going to be the first end-to-end US production pathway that converts hazardous...
New plans by the US government have been rolled out for taking up more equity stakes within the critical minerals’ companies, as reported by the White House officials in the last month. This strategic plan, which is also referred to as the once-rare move, is deemed necessary for encountering...
