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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Warehouse finance deals hit availability-Rio Tinto Alcan
An extended period of low interest rates around the world suggest that the warehouse financing deals eating into aluminium availability for consumers will remain intact for a while yet, the chief executive of Rio Tinto Alcan said on Thursday. "Financial deals remain attractive for an extended...
Norsk Hydro: Alumina Index Accepted More Quickly Than Expected
Acceptance of the new index-based method for pricing alumina has been speedier than anticipated, a senior executive at Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS) said Wednesday. Simon Storesund told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview that the company, which has between 3 million and 4 million metric tons of alumina...
Changes to Alcan shifts may lead to strike
WORKERS at one of Northumberland’s biggest employers could be set to go on strike. A group of 122 employees at Rio Tinto Alcan’s aluminium smelter at Lynemouth are to be balloted on industrial action over the company’s proposals to make changes to shift patterns. The Journal has been told the...
Hundreds of jobs at stake as Alcan holds sell-off talks
TALKS are under way in the hope of securing the future of one of the biggest employers in south east Northumberland. Bosses at Rio Tinto Alcan in Lynemouth are in discussions with two companies interested in buying its aluminium smelter and power station in separate deals. The potential sales could...
Construction starts on Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium in Montreal
The City of Montreal launched construction Thursday of the Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium, a $46 million project at Olympic Park. The project is being carried out in collaboration with the Olympic Park and with financial support from the city, the Province of Quebec, Canada Economic Development and...
Rio Tinto Alcan to approve Kitimat expansion formally within year
Rio Tinto Alcan is expected to decide modernization of Kitimat works in British Colombia, Canada within this year which is expected to increase smelting capacity of aluminum to 420,000 tonnes per year from 180,000 tonnes and to enhance capacity for aluminum supply to Asia and Pacific area. The firm...
Monadelphous scores million dollars in contracts
ENGINEERING contractor Monadelphous Group says it has secured several contracts in WA and Queensland worth $350 million. Monadelphous also secured a three-year contract to provide minor capital project services for BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina’s refinery project at Collie. The company also signed...
LME: Lists BHN Primary Aluminum Brand
The London Metal Exchange Wednesday said it has approved the listing of the BHN high grade primary aluminum brand, with immediate effect. The brand is produced by Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. at its plant in Quebec, Canada.
Rio Tinto Alcan looks at Cairns training centre
MINING giant Rio Tinto Alcan is assessing sites for a recruitment and training centre in Cairns for its $1 billion-plus Weipa bauxite expansion project. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa operations general manager Jo-Anne Scarini said the company wanted Cairns to share in the economic benefits the project...
VHE Win Contract to Refurbish Rodding Plant at Alcan's Aluminium Smelter in Iceland
VHE of Iceland has been awarded a major contract for the modification and refurbishment of the rodding plant at ISAL Rio Tinto Alcan's aluminum smelter in Iceland. The IPU Project, ISAL Production Upgrade will increase the amperage to 181 kA in Lines 1 and 2 of ISAL's three line Alusuisse EPT-10/12...
England aluminum complex ponders switch to biomass power
Faced with increasing pressure to reduce emissions, the Rio Tinto Alcan Lynemouth Aluminum Smelter, located in Northeast England’s village of Lynemouth, is considering a switch from coal power to biomass at its on-site 420-megawatt (MW) power station. The power station produces enough electricity...
UK aluminium smelter power plant must switch from coal
The coal-fired power station which supplies all of the energy to Rio Tinto Alcan's Lynemouth aluminium smelter in northeast England, must switch to biomass generation if it is to have a long-term future, a spokesman for the company said.
Shares fight back in volatile session
Close Shares recouped early losses to finish flat in another sharp one-day reversal. Mining heavyweight BHP Billiton was down 47 cents at $37.93 and Rio Tinto lost $1.94 to $70.41.
Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa bauxite mine expansion a boon for Far North
THE $1.5 billion Rio Tinto Alcan bauxite mine expansion at Weipa has wide reaching economic, employment and export benefits which have been underestimated by the business community.
Alcan plans £50m biomass conversion for power station
EFFORTS to safeguard hundreds of jobs at Northumberland’s biggest private-sector employer are being moved forward as a critical review continues into its future. The owners of the 650-job Rio Tinto Alcan aluminium complex at Lynemouth are pressing ahead with radical plans to convert the coal-fired...
Rio Tinto updates aluminum production on H1 2011
In 2011, Rio Tinto’s share of bauxite, alumina and aluminum production is expected to be 35.8 million tonnes, 9.2 million tonnes and 3.9 million tonnes respectively.
Rio Tinto updates aluminum production on H1 2011
The expansion of the Yarwun alumina refinery in Queensland from 1.4 million tonnes to 3.4 million tonnes per annum is proceeding on schedule with first bauxite to be processed through the expanded plant in mid 2012. The expansion will improve cost efficiency for the entire refinery and is expected...
Rio Tinto updates aluminum production on H1 2011
Alumina production is gradually recovering from the abnormally heavy rains between December 2010 and April 2011 which primarily impacted Queensland Alumina’s production affecting bauxite and coal quality, equipment reliability and freight costs. Aluminum production was one per cent higher than H1...
