Aluminium prices settled 0.35 per cent higher at INR 345.6 (USD 3.64), backed by declining exchange inventories, expectations of additional fiscal measures in China and concerns over constrained supply from the Middle East. However, improving production prospects in the region limited further...
Oklahoma Primary Aluminum has outlined the environmental controls planned for its proposed aluminium smelter at the Tulsa Port of Inola, a project that could add up to 750,000 tonnes of annual primary aluminium capacity in the United States. The proposed facility is expected to create at least...
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Aluminium markets soared on March 30, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East disrupted key supply hubs and pushed prices close to multi-year highs. Shares of Alcoa Corporation rose strongly up to 11.8 per cent in early trading alongside aluminium futures, indicating growing concerns over...
The effect of the Middle East conflict, fuelled by Iran’s drone and missile strikes on the facilities of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) on March 28, reflected starkly on the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices closing on March 30. Nearing four-year highs out...
The kinetic targeting of primary aluminium production facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on March 28 2026 represents a seminal shift in the intersection of regional conflict and global commodity security. For decades, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations have leveraged their...
The week opened with global markets on a weak footing, as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East affected investor sentiment, pushing commodity prices, including aluminium, even higher. By midday in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 dipped around 1.35 per cent, tracking losses seen across major...
As the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices soared up to 6 per cent from its previous bis closing at USD 3,290 per tonne on March 27 , Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad, the largest integrated aluminium producer in Southeast Asia, saw its shares hit an all-time intraday high, reaching...
On Friday, March 27, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price declined, but the December 27 contracts, after easing, adapted the rising trend. The LME inventory also widened from the previous close. However, considering the price update on March 30, the LME aluminium price rose significantly...
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 The aluminium industry in West Asia has entered into a new volatile phase, with the direct attack on two major aluminium facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain as a result of the escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict. Reports confirm that Al Taweelah smelter of Emirates...
Guinea and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) have finalised an agreement that could prevent an arbitration post the seizure of the miner’s local unit in 2025. The development is a marker toward resolving tensions that have disrupted bauxite supply flows from Guinea. Explore- Most accurate data to...
As the US-Israel conflict with Iran persisted, blocking the Strait of Hormuz, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) secured an alternative route for export activities last week, easing the global trade disruption along the Middle East route. The impact was immediate, as the London Metal Exchange (LME)...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) will reroute its aluminium exports and raw material imports through Oman’s Sohar port in the coming days, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran continues to disrupt traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, according to Reuters. The conflict has forced companies across the...
The aluminium value chain has been shaped by a mix of expanding raw material supply, geopolitical tensions and shifting market signals. While bauxite mining activity has continued to grow across several producing regions, developments further downstream - particularly around the Strait of Hormuz -...
When Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) declared “strong underlying financial performance” for 2025, the forefront numbers were difficult to ignore. Underlying net profit (excluding Guinea Alumina Corporation) rose 16 per cent year-on-year to AED 4.93 billion (USD 1.34 billion), while total cast metal...
Image source: EGA Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer in the world, and the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside the oil and gas sector, today announced the closing of a $5 billion multi-tranche debt financing. The transaction supports EGA’s...
Note: This image is AI generated and for representation purpose only Momentum around Century Aluminum Company has picked up sharply in recent months, with a mix of operational progress and market enthusiasm driving attention towards the aluminium producer. The company’s shares recently touched a...
Image generated by AI for representational purpose The image of leadership in heavy industry is changing. Where blazing potlines and control rooms were once seen as unlikely spaces for women, today they reflect a broader transformation underway across the aluminium sector. From smelters and power...
Local firm US Aluminum Company has signed an agreement with EGA and Century Aluminum, the companies behind the planned primary aluminium production plant in Inola, Oklahoma, to explore the development of an aluminium fabrication plant near the new smelter. Explore- Most accurate data to drive...
Senior figures from across Oklahoma’s public and private sectors have returned from the Middle East after examining, at first hand, the scale of aluminium production in Emirate Global Aluminium that could soon be replicated in their own state. To learn about the global aluminium outlook, download...
Concerns about a proposed aluminium manufacturing facility at the Port of Inola were aired publicly on Monday evening, despite the project not formally appearing on the city council’s agenda. Councillors opened the floor for public comment at the outset of the meeting, giving residents an...
