US imported 11.5x more primary aluminium from Canada than it exported in semi-fabricated form in H1 2026 - know why
At the US-Canada border, aluminium is constantly on the move, but the direction of trade is far from balanced. In the first six months of 2026, the US imported 907,581.44 tonnes of primary aluminium from Canada, while exporting only 78,886.12 tonnes of semi-fabricated aluminium products such as...
Australian bauxite forecast at $39/t vs Guinea at $34-46/t: How ore quality, freight and oversupply are shaping prices
What happens when the world’s biggest bauxite supplier produces too much of the one commodity it dominates? Guinea’s bauxite market is offering a striking answer. Record exports have strengthened its position in global trade, but the surge in supply has also pushed prices lower. Australia,...
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Australian government tries rescuing Rio Tinto’s Gove Alumina Refinery
Australia’s federal government has agreed to back the construction of a proposed gas pipeline to supply Rio Tinto’s struggling Gove aluminum operations in the country’s Northern Territory. According to The Australian, the Territory's government is expected to sell up to 13% of its gas supply to...
The Aluminum Association Elects New Leaders At Annual Meeting
The Aluminum Association's membership re-elected four members of the Board of Directors per the work of the Association's Nominating Committee chaired by Tony Farraj, Commercial Vice President for Global Can Sheet at Alcoa. The Association elected Jean Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer,...
Newman pushes for Weipa bauxite mine expansion nod
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says the Commonwealth is taking too long to consider a proposed bauxite mine expansion in the state's far north. Rio Tinto Alcan is seeking federal environmental approval for a $1.5 billion bauxite mine and port development at Weipa on western Cape York. The...
NZ Aluminium Smelters halts $70m of capital spending
New Zealand Aluminium Smelters, which operates the smelter at Bluff, has halted $70 million of planned capital spending, citing "extremely challenging" market conditions that have eroded margins. The change affects $15 million planned for the remainder of 2012 and 2013 and follows a review of all...
Gove refinery should continue operation, according to AWU
Pacific Aluminium's (Rio Tinto) Gove bauxite mine and alumina refinery are vital economic assets and critical parts of Australia's aluminium supply chain that must remain fully operational, according to The Australian Workers' Union (AWU). Pacific Aluminium today announced it would conduct a review...
Gove alumina operations may close to cut costs
Operations at Rio Tinto's alumina facilities at Gove in the Northern Territory could be temporarily suspended. The ABC understands the mine operator, Pacific Aluminium, called a meeting with workers today to announce it is conducting a strategic review into the bauxite mine and refinery. The...
Rio Tinto Alcan's Yarwun refinery expansion project opens
Rio Tinto Alcan's Yarwun refinery expansion project opens More than 600 employees, Gladstone community representatives and local Indigenous leaders joined with Rio Tinto Alcan and Queensland Premier Campbell Newman today to launch the $2.5 billion Yarwun alumina refinery expansion in Gladstone....
Deal to preserve smelter tipped
State-owned Meridian may need to negotiate a short-term discount on perhaps half the electricity it sells to the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter at Bluff if the plant is to remain open, a source says. The smelter, majority owned by Australian miner Rio Tinto, and Meridian, which owns the Manapouri...
Newman pushes for Weipa bauxite mine expansion nod
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says the Commonwealth is taking too long to consider a proposed bauxite mine expansion in the state's far north. Rio Tinto Alcan is seeking federal environmental approval for a $1.5 billion bauxite mine and port development at Weipa on western Cape York. The...
Gove alumina operations may close to cut costs
Operations at Rio Tinto's alumina facilities at Gove in the Northern Territory could be temporarily suspended. The ABC understands the mine operator, Pacific Aluminium, called a meeting with workers today to announce it is conducting a strategic review into the bauxite mine and refinery. The...
Rio Tinto's Q3 aluminum production falls 10 per cent due to Quebec lockout
Global mining giant Rio Tinto said Tuesday production of several metals including iron ore and copper increased in the third quarter, but aluminum output was down 10 per cent from a year ago as it continued to ramp up following the end of a lengthy labour dispute in Quebec. Rio Tinto Alcan's share...
Rio Tinto Limited : Third quarter 2012 operations review
Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese said "We have delivered another strong set of production results in the third quarter, including record quarterly Pilbara iron ore production. Copper, bauxite, alumina, and titanium dioxide production were all higher than in the same quarter of 2011. "As we...
Millions of carbon units granted to firms in Central Queensland
Several major industrial firms with operations in Central Queensland have been granted millions of carbon units. While Alcoa and Queensland Nitrates were the first two companies to be granted carbon units under the trading scheme, nine other companies have now joined the scheme. Among them, Orica...
Rio Tinto Q3 Global Iron Ore Production Rises 5%
Mining giant Rio Tinto Plc. RTNTF.PK, RIO, RIO.L, RTPPF.PK on Tuesday reported a modest growth in global iron ore production for the third quarter, despite volatility in markets. Unfazed by the economic uncertainties, the company confirmed its production forecast for the year. Iron ore accounts for...
Rio Tinto to sell aluminium plant in French Alps
Reuters reported that Rio Tinto is pushing ahead with plans to sell a century old aluminium plant in the Alps of southeast France as the global mining group continues its retreat from a struggling aluminium sector. The group's Rio Tinto Alcan division that operates the Saint Jean de Maurienne plant...
Meridian Energy plans to sell its Manapouri power station electricity if Tiwai shuts down
Meridian Energy had contingency plans to sell its Manapouri power station electricity if the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter closed, Meridian chief executive Mark Binns said yesterday. Negotiations between the smelter and the state-owned enterprise over the future of its electricity contract...
Despite China Surge, BHP Billiton and may others still not keen on Aluminum Production
Where copper and iron ore have been driven by a surge in Chinese demand, aluminum has been driven by a surge in Chinese production. A surge that many expected would be short-lived due to China’s relatively high power costs, but in practice has continued to grow. In 2000 China produced 2.8 million...
Rio Tinto seeks bids for French aluminium plant
Rio Tinto (RIO.L) is pushing ahead with plans to sell a century-old aluminium plant in the Alps of southeast France as the global mining group continues its retreat from a struggling aluminium sector. The group's Rio Tinto Alcan division that operates the Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne plant told Reuters...
