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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Kador precision fabrication for Rio Tinto aluminium operations
...Kador recently delivered the last of 60 pile splints being manufactured to strengthen a rail bridge over the Mission river near Weipa on Cape York in Far North Queensland...
Kador Precision Fabrication for Rio Tinto Aluminium Operations
...Kador recently delivered the last of 60 pile splints being manufactured to strengthen a rail bridge over the Mission river near Weipa on Cape York in Far North Queensland...
RIO Tinto aluminium production update for Q3
...The Q3 aluminium production was 2% lower than the same quarter of 2009, driven by lower production at Laterrière following a power outage in July which forced the temporary closure of one of the plant’s two potlines...
Aluminum Demand to Rise 5.3% a Year, Output Increase Needed, Rio Projects
...Aluminum producers will have to expand global output by about two-thirds to keep pace with an expected consumption increase of 5.3 percent a year over the next decade, an executive at Rio Tinto Group's Alcan unit said...
Aluminum Demand to Rise 5.3% a Year, Output Increase Needed, Rio Projects
...Aluminum producers will have to expand global output by about two-thirds to keep pace with an expected consumption increase of 5.3 percent a year over the next decade, an executive at Rio Tinto Group's Alcan unit said...
Aluminum Demand to Rise 5.3% a Year, Output Increase Needed, Rio Projects
...Aluminum producers will have to expand global output by about two-thirds to keep pace with an expected consumption increase of 5.3 percent a year over the next decade, an executive at Rio Tinto Group’s Alcan unit said...
Rio says no decision on BHP deal
...Speculation that Rio Tinto is poised to abandon its West Australian joint venture with BHP Billiton has raised questions about whether the mining giant is in breach of market disclosure rules...
Rio Tinto/Alcan confirm interest in Paraguay project
...Rio Tinto Alcan has offered to build a US$2.5 billion aluminium project in Paraguay. Rio Tinto Alcan has offered to build a US$2.5 billion aluminium project in Paraguay. The Paraguayan government has been informed of the decision, which it had been hoping for...
Rio Tinto Alcan to invest US$487 million in Icelandic smelter
...Rio Tinto Alcan has today announced an investment of US$140 million in a leading-edge casting facility to produce value-added billet at its aluminium smelter in Straumsvik, Iceland (ISAL), bringing total investment announced in recent weeks in ISAL to US$487 million...
Rio Tinto Alcan's Laterriere Works smelter returns to full production ahead of schedule
...Rio Tinto Alcan's 235,000 tonne Laterriere Works aluminium smelter in Quebec, Canada, has returned to full production after a July 2010 power outage forced the temporary closure of one of the plant's two potlines. The process of gradually restarting the 216 pots on the suspended production line...
Rio Risks Losing Mining License in Guinea, Minister Thiam Says <b>...</b>
... Guinea, the world's biggest bauxite producer, has been involved in a dispute with Rio over the rights to Simandou since 2008, ...
Rio Tinto Alcan to Increase Production at Iceland Smelter
...Rio Tinto Alcan will move forward with its planned $347 million modernisation project to increase the annual production capacity of its aluminium smelter in Straumsvik, Iceland (ISAL), after finalising the landmark energy supply agreement reached earlier this year with Landsvirkjun, the...
Rio Tinto Alcan moves forward with $347 million <em>project</em> to <b>...</b>
... The increased amperage is part of the modernisation project that will boost ... Primary Metal, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Rio Tinto Alcan. ... Major products are aluminium , copper, diamonds, energy (coal and ...
Rio Tinto Alcan Moves Forward With US$347 Million Project to Modernise and Increase Production Capacity at its Iceland Smelter
...Rio Tinto Alcan will move forward with its planned $347 million modernisation project to increase the annual production capacity of its aluminium smelter in Straumsvik, Iceland (ISAL), after finalising the landmark energy supply agreement reached earlier this year with Landsvirkjun, the...
Alumina Market To Be More Balanced In 2011 -Rio Tinto Alcan
...Manama, BAHRAIN -(Dow Jones)- The global alumina market will move closer to balance in 2011, a senior Rio Tinto Alcan executive said Tuesday. Rhodri Harries, the senior vice president of the aluminum producer's commercial, energy and carbon products division, said he expects the market to be...
Rio Tinto Seeking Approval for Weipa <em>Bauxite</em> Expansion in <b>...</b>
... Rio Tinto Group , the world's third- largest mining company, is seeking approval for a A$900 million ($837 million) expansion of its Weipa ...
Rio Tinto Alcan to showcase its sustainable edge at Aluminium 2010
...It is reported that Rio Tinto Alcan will present its leading global aluminium business at the Aluminium 2010 trade fair in Essen of Germany September 14th to 16th 2010...
MITSUI, RIO TINTO TO START BAUXITE PROSPECTING IN LAOS
...Mitsui & Co. (TSE:8031) announced Friday the opening of a joint venture with Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO) to prospect for bauxite in Laos...
