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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Rio Tinto reports lower production
...Rio Tinto has reported a drop in production in the last quarter, as a result of recent weather conditions affecting mines and ports...
Rio Tinto reports lower production
...Rio Tinto has reported a drop in production in the last quarter, as a result of recent weather conditions affecting mines and ports...
Yarwun metering station facility
...emena recently completed a new connection to the Queensland Gas Pipeline for Rio Tinto Alcan’s Yarwun Alumina Refinery Expansion in Gladstone. The company allowed The Australian Pipeliner a first-hand glimpse at the facility...
Chinalco to keep Rio stake
...Chinalco , the Chinese aluminum group, has no plans to reduce its stake in Rio Tinto Ltd and said it views the Australian miner as a "key strategic partner," according to a report in the Financial Times...
Rusal and aluminium
...Everything comes to those who wait. Aluminium has lagged behind other commodities in the latest upswing. That has meant a painful wait for some, such as Rio Tinto, which forked out $38bn for aluminium producer Alcan at the peak of the commodities boom in 2007 only to be crippled by its debt...
Alcan Cable launches track resistant coverings to prevent damage to overhead line wire
...Alcan Cable, a business unit of Rio Tinto, introduces a new family of track resistant coverings for its aluminum overhead line wire products that protect the conductor from electrical degradation as a result of contact with trees. These special track resistant cables are used where frequent tree...
RioTinto still talks on Riversdale Mining
...a partner at law firm Minter Ellison Group, which represents Rio Tinto -- in a letter released through the Australian stock exchange said Rio is in talks with a major shareholder in the coal company to secure a sufficient number of shares to gain it a majority stake. Trading in Riversdale shares...
Ad campaign targets Tasmania Bell Bay conditions
...The Australian reported that the Australian Workers Union has launched a 3 month advertising campaign designed to pressure Rio Tinto Alcan into increasing pay and condition at its Bell Bay aluminum smelter near Launceston...
AWU launches next step in Rio Tinto Tasmania campaign
...The television ads, to be run on Tasmanian television and nationally onl Sky News, over the next two weeks, was first shown to meetings of Rio’s Bell Bay Tasmania workforce during a three-day tour of Tasmanian workplaces by Paul Howes...
Rio Tinto to purchase Eurocan Wharf for aluminum smelter modernization project
...Rio Tinto has reached an agreement with West Fraser Timber to purchase its former Eurocan Wharf facility in Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada. This acquisition will secure increased wharfing space in anticipation of Kitimat aluminum smelter modernization project...
Rio Tinto’s Albanese bullish on aluminum
...Dwindling options to produce affordable electricity could be a boon for aluminum producers that have already sewn up the world’s cheap energy supplies, according to the head of mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd...
Sulphuric acid spill at Rio Tinto Yarwun refinery
...According to the Gladstone Observer, the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) is taking action after a reported spill of 25 000 litres of sulphuric acid from the refinery on Sunday...
Mineral resource development in a globalised world
...Rio Tinto is a leading international mining group headquartered in the UK, combining Rio Tinto plc, a London and NYSE listed company, and Rio Tinto Limited, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange...
Rio Tinto Faces Key Week for Riversdale Bid
...Australian mining giant Rio Tinto PLC faces a crucial week in its quest to take over Africa-focused coal producer Riversdale Mining Ltd., after a slow take-up of acceptances since the offer was first made in December...
Jacynthe Cote, CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan, to Highlight the Inaugural Aluminum Summit in New York
...On June 6th-8th, a remarkable cast of executives will meet in New York City for the inaugural Aluminum Summit, supported by leading industry publication American Metal Market...
Jacynthe Cote, CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan, to Highlight the Inaugural Aluminum Summit in New York
...On June 6th-8th, a remarkable cast of executives will meet in New York City for the inaugural Aluminum Summit, supported by leading industry publication American Metal Market...
Rio Tinto Alcan chief executive's remuneration increases 10 per cent to $5 million
...Rio Tinto Alcan chief executive Jacynthe Cote saw her total remuneration increase by more than 10 per cent last year to about $5 million. The head of the mining giant's Montreal-based aluminum division earned US$3.38 million last year, up 21.4 per cent from US$2.79 million in 2009...
Rio Tinto Buys West Fraser Wharf in Kitimat
...Rio Tinto Alcan has reached a deal to buy the Eurocan wharf facility in Kitimat from West Fraser Timber. The wharf has been up for grabs since West Fraser shuttered its paper and linerboard mill last year...
