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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Pricing change happening in the alumina market
The pricing revolution in the alumina market is gathering momentum, even if it hasn't grabbed the headlines in the same way as that in the iron ore market. The pricing of alumina, the intermediate material in the production of primary aluminum is being forcibly decoupled from the metal price also...
Asia Pacific region's alumina weakened by unplaced cargoes
Platts alumina price benchmark closed Thursday at $378.50/mt FOB Australia, dropping $1.50/mt on Wednesday from unplaced cargoes. A consumer reported receiving an unsolicited offer at below $380/mt FOB Australia, for shipment in the second-half of August, for which it was likely to turn away. A...
Heavy rains sink Rio's production targets
AUSTRALIA'S summer drenching continues to affect Rio Tinto, which has cut full-year coal, bauxite, alumina and iron ore production guidance as its mines gradually return to full capacity. While the downgrades are not huge, they show that the heavy rains caused more problems than were predicted as...
Heavy rains sink Rio's production targets
AUSTRALIA'S summer drenching continues to affect Rio Tinto, which has cut full-year coal, bauxite, alumina and iron ore production guidance as its mines gradually return to full capacity. While the downgrades are not huge, they show that the heavy rains caused more problems than were predicted as...
Rio Tinto’s Australian operations recover from floods
Diversified mining group Rio Tinto’s Australian operations have largely recovered from the floods, which hampered production earlier this year, with the miner on Thursday reporting higher second-quarter iron-ore and coal output. “Operations largely recovered from the severe weather impacts earlier...
Rio Tinto’s Australian operations recover from floods
Diversified mining group Rio Tinto’s Australian operations have largely recovered from the floods, which hampered production earlier this year, with the miner on Thursday reporting higher second-quarter iron-ore and coal output. “Operations largely recovered from the severe weather impacts earlier...
Rio Tinto’s Australian operations recover from floods
Diversified mining group Rio Tinto’s Australian operations have largely recovered from the floods, which hampered production earlier this year, with the miner on Thursday reporting higher second-quarter iron-ore and coal output. “Operations largely recovered from the severe weather impacts earlier...
Rio Tinto Q2 Global Iron Ore Production Rises 12% - Quick Facts
Rio Tinto,in its second-quarter 2011 operations review, reported global iron ore production of 49 million tonnes attributable for the period, which was up 12 percent compared with last year. The company also noted that Mined coppee production was down 24 percent on the 2010 second quarter, mainly...
Rio Tinto Q2 Global Iron Ore Production Rises 12% - Quick Facts
Rio Tinto,in its second-quarter 2011 operations review, reported global iron ore production of 49 million tonnes attributable for the period, which was up 12 percent compared with last year. The company also noted that Mined coppee production was down 24 percent on the 2010 second quarter, mainly...
Rio Tinto Q2 Global Iron Ore Production Rises 12% - Quick Facts
Rio Tinto,in its second-quarter 2011 operations review, reported global iron ore production of 49 million tonnes attributable for the period, which was up 12 percent compared with last year. The company also noted that Mined coppee production was down 24 percent on the 2010 second quarter, mainly...
Rio Tinto Alcan signs long-term agreement allowing for further greenhouse gas emissions reductions
Rio Tinto Alcan's Vaudreuil alumina plant in Jonquière, Quebec could see a reduction of about 40,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions annually following the signing of a steam supply agreement with Elkem Metal Canada. This agreement will also reduce the plant's energy supply costs over the...
Dupuc plant to expand to meet aerospace demand
Rio Tinto Alcan's Dubuc plant in Quebec, Canada will increase its production of Airware alloys for the aerospace industry by more than 50%. It has signed an agreement deal with Constellium's Global Aerospace division and will expand its plant to meet the new contract’s requirements. Construction...
Alcan's Lynemouth plant still at risk despite recovery
CONCERNS remain over the future of the Alcan aluminium smelting plant at Lynemouth, despite a surge in metal prices helping the firm return to profit. Alcan Aluminium UK recorded a pre-tax profit of £30.1m last year, compared to a loss of £35.3m during 2009, while turnover increased from £254.9m to...
Rio Tinto Alcan forging ahead with $2.5-billion B.C. mega project
Rio Tinto Alcan told 300 contractors Wednesday that it intends to spend $2.5 billion rebuilding its Kitimat aluminum smelter in a mega-project that is expected to transform the province's northwest. The project had stalled during the 2008-09 recession but is back on track for a 2014 completion,...
Apollo Global put Alcan International Network up for sale
Apollo Global Management LLC has put Alcan International Network up for sale following its acquisition of Alcan’s engineered products business. A source familiar with the matter said that it’s going to be sold again. The private equity firm is believed to have received about five expressions of...
What Might Aluminum Mean to RIO?
In mid-2007 Rio Tinto RIO bought Canada's Alcan for $38.1 billion in cash, now widely regarded as one of the most ill-timed acquisitions in corporate history. A key plank was that aluminum prices had not run like the other metals and value remained on the table. But the reason aluminum had not run...
Rusal vets Fiji for alternative bauxite
Mr Oleg Deripaska's Rusal, the world's biggest aluminum producer, has given Rio Tinto food for thought on the future mix of bauxite supplies to their Queensland Alumina Limited JV at Gladstone in Queensland. Rusal has thrown up the potential for Fiji to become a new source of bauxite to cover its...
Alcan International Network (AIN) up for sale
Apollo Global Management LLC has put Alcan International Network (AIN) up for sale following its acquisition of Alcan’s engineered products business. "It’s going to be sold again," a source familiar with the matter said. The private equity firm is believed to have received about five expressions of...
