The US Department of Justice has urged a court to dismiss Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s lawsuit filed on the proposed USD 4 billion Oklahoma aluminium smelter, arguing that the project would strengthen national and economic security. The move comes as the joint venture of Emirates...
Oceania’s primary aluminium industry is facing a fragmented energy transition. While Australia, the leading aluminium producer of the continent, has abundant renewable resources and a well-established aluminium value chain, its smelters remain significantly more dependent on fossil-fuel-based...
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The global aluminium and bauxite markets are currently experiencing a week filled with significant changes. New resource discoveries, swift project rollouts, capacity expansions and shifting trade policies are quietly altering the industry's short-term outlook. From innovative mining techniques and...
Bill Lee, the Governor of Tennessee, Stuart C. McWhorter, the deputy governor and commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, and representatives of ALUKO Group announced today that the South-Korean firm has chosen Halls, Tennessee, for its second US manufacturing...
Remal Alcast Pvt. Ltd. has commenced operations at its new integrated aluminium billet casthouse under the brand Remal at Vile Bhagad, Maharashtra. Backed by the Star Group, the facility strengthens India's aluminium manufacturing ecosystem with a strong focus on quality, sustainability, and...
A proposed final air quality permit for Aluminum Dynamics has been initiated by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to start the construction of the recycling plant in Benson. The proposed permits mark a crucial step for the firm as it gears up to construct a large-scale facility in...
Western Hungary is going to position itself within the global industrial and political networks as it sets to host a new aluminium alloy facility. Backed by EUR 58 million ( USD 63 million) investment, the project introduces advanced US processing technology while anchoring production firmly within...
AKFA Aluminum Solutions, part of Uzbekistan-based AKFA Group, is preparing to enter the US manufacturing market for the first time with a new production facility planned in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The move will make AKFA the first Uzbekistani company to establish a manufacturing presence in the...
AM Green and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (“Mitsui”) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the following: • Strategic collaboration and broader energy transition opportunities • Potential investment pathways across low-carbon aluminum AM Green, via its wholly owned subsidiary, AM Green...
Global shipping and logistics company NORDEN has secured a new bauxite logistics contract in Guinea with Africa Oil Supply (AOS), strengthening its growing role in bulk commodity supply chains. The contract will commence in early 2026 and marks NORDEN’s second logistics deal this year, following a...
Iran has been steadily lifting its alumina powder output this year, with production topping 155,000 tonnes over the first eight months of the current Iranian calendar. IMIDRO data shows that 155,410 tonnes were produced between March 21 and November 21. Earlier figures had already pointed to this...
Major exciting news for Guinea emerged when Ashapura Minechem made its official announcement of successfully completing a crucial bridge over the Konkouro River in Guinea. It directly reflects the firm's step forward for its personal development in bauxite mining. The announcement was made...
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer in the world and Sunstone, the world’s largest independent pre-baked anode producer, today announced that construction of an anode manufacturing plant in the United Arab Emirates will begin in 2026. The new anode manufacturing...
Australian-based industrial technology company Metallium has agreed to work with a US company called ElementUSA to extract two important metals, gallium and scandium, from red mud at its demonstration facility in Gramercy, Louisiana.The project will focus on using Metallium’s proprietary Flash...
Anil Ambani’s Reliance Group is moving into a new phase of its clean-energy ambitions, rolling out plans for two manufacturing platforms under Reliance Infrastructure and expanding its renewable generation arm, Reliance NU Energies. Together, the initiatives are designed to give the group an...
Brazilian rare earths’ shares jumped 8 per cent after the company released its first scoping study for the fully owned Amargosa Bauxite–Gallium Project in Bahia. The assessment offers the clearest view yet of how the deposit could take shape, outlining a large-scale direct-shipping bauxite...
KETO Motors has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana at the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025, held at Bharat Future City, to establish a state-of-the-art electric bus manufacturing facility in Jadcherla. The project, with an investment of INR 300 crore,...
Novelis is strengthening its European logistics network with a EUR 43 million (USD 50.4 million) investment aimed at shifting more aluminium transport from road to rail. The company has purchased 220 new Shimmns railcars as part of its long-term sustainability strategy built around the principle of...
Tajikistan has entered a new phase of industrial growth with the launch of the Aluminiy Avvalin (first aluminium) plant in Tursunzoda. President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon inaugurated the facility on December 9, 2025, ahead of Tajikistan’s 35th independence anniversary. Built through a...
With demand rising for low carbon aluminium, producers in several regions are accelerating plans to increase their secondary capacity. Much of the new capacity scheduled is concentrated in billets, slabs and ingots, which are increasingly becoming the main focus of recycling investments. Between...
