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 Aluminum Shipments Return To Normal After Queensland Floods
... Aluminum shipments at Rio Tinto PLC's (RIO) Boyne smelter in the Queensland port of Gladstone have returned to normal and a force majeure on contracts has been dropped after severe floods disrupted operations, the miner said Friday. ...
Aluminium giant finds that apprentices stay
... SMELTER and power facility, Rio Tinto Alcan believe investment in apprenticeships results in great benefits for the company with loyal, highly trained and happy employees. ...
Boyne aluminium smelter up and running after floods
... The Boyne aluminium smelter near Gladstone in Queensland has restarted operations. The Rio Tinto Alcan smelter had stopped production after the company declared force majeur when roads to and from it was flooded. ...
Rio Tinto aluminium production update
... Fourth quarter aluminium production was consistent with the same quarter of 2009 while full year production was in line with 2009. ....
Rio Tinto aluminium production update
... Fourth quarter alumina production was stable compared with prior quarters. Annual production increased three per cent on 2009 when production cutbacks were made, primarily at the Vaudreuil refinery. ....
Rio Tinto aluminium production update
... Fourth quarter bauxite production was six per cent lower than the same quarter of 2009 but was nine per cent higher for the full year in line with rising third party demand. ....
Rio Tinto Aluminium Production Flat In Q4 2010
... Aluminium production of Q4 2010 in Rio Tinto remained unchanged. The total Aluminium production stood at 962000 tonnes, unchanged from Q4 2009. For the whole year ended 2010, the production stood at 3790000 tonnes, ...
Rio pulls back with BSL on track?
... RIO Tinto’s declared force majeure for aluminium supplies from the Boyne Smelter (BSL) plant due to severe flooding still applies as some customers are still recieving deliveries, ....
Australia's Brisbane aluminum shipments remain under force majeure
... Shipments of aluminum products from the flood-hit Brisbane port in Queensland, Australia, remained halted Monday as the force majeure, declared last Thursday, stays in place, said a spokesman for Rio Tinto Alcan Monday. ...
Rio Tinto says Queensland alumina trade stable, in recovery mode
...Rio Tinto's alumina exports from Australia's flood-stricken state of Queensland were in the process of returning to normal as the company has rebuilt its coal inventories, and congestion eased at the port of Gladstone, company sources said Thursday...
Flooding impacts supply of aluminium from Boyne Smelters of Rio
...Rio Tinto Alcan gave notice to its affected customers of a force majeure event impacting the supply of aluminium from Boyne Smelters Limited near Gladstone as a result of the severe flooding across Queensland...
Rio Tinto divests 61% stake in France's Alcan Engineered Products
...Anglo-Australian mining major Rio Tinto said Tuesday it has completed the divestment of a 61% stake in its French aluminium unit Alcan Engineered Products to funds linked to Apollo Global Management and Fonds Strategique d'Investissement...
Rio Tinto cable unit to set up Mexico business
...Alcan Cable, a Rio Tinto PLC division that makes aluminum cable and other equipment, plans to set up a new legal entity for its operations in Mexico, the company said Monday...
Rio may deal with new partners for Simandou
...Resource giant Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) could find itself working with some new partners at its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, according to the Australian Financial Review...
Orissa government likely to ink fresh JV with Rio Tinto
... The Orrisa government is examining a draft regarding a fresh agreement with Anglo-Australian major Rio Tinto for mining in the mineral-rich state. ... The environment ministry had refused forest clearance to Vedanta Resources for alumina mining at the Niyamgiri hills. ...
Rio Tinto Chief Executive Meets Guinean President, Alpha Conde
... chairman of Chalco, the joint venture partner in Simandou with Rio Tinto alongside the IFC, was also to have attended the meeting but regrettably his journey from Beijing to Conakry was halted en route in northern Europe, ... ”Rio Tinto and Chalco are two of the world biggest mining and metal...
Rio Tinto announces modernisation and expansion of Canadian aluminium smelters
... Rio Tinto is to invest in its Canadian aluminium smelters to improve production efficiency through modernisation and expansion. The bulk of this new investment - US$758 million - will be spent on completing the first phase of the AP60 plant in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec. Rio Tinto will...
SNC Lavalin receives phase 1 contract from Rio Tinto Alcan
... SNC Lavalin, as a 50:50 joint venture partner with Hatch, will provide project ... aluminum smelting technology aimed at providing a 40% higher output ... Rio Tinto Alcan has approved USD 758 million to complete the first phase of the AP60 plant, which will include 38 pots for an aluminum...
