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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Alcan Cable launches "High Speed" product line of STABILOY(R) aluminum alloy feeder cables
...Alcan Cable, part of Alcan Engineered Products - a business unit of Rio Tinto - unveiled today its new STABILOY(R) FeederPlex HS(TM) XHHW-2 and STABILOY(R) WIDESTRIPE HS(TM) XHHW-2 aluminum alloy
Steel Guru : Rio Tinto to complete <em>alumina</em> refinery expansion at <b>...</b>
... He said that positive that bauxite demand will again raise this year. ... reduce CO2 emissions per tonne of alumina by 35% relative to coal. ...
Rio Tinto to raise <em>bauxite</em>, alumina output at Weipa, Gove - Metal <b>...</b>
... Rio Tinto plans to improve bauxite and alumina production at its Weipa and Gove operations in Australia in response to better prices and demand .
Rio Tinto to raise bauxite, <em>alumina</em> output at Weipa, Gove - Metal <b>...</b>
... Rio Tinto plans to improve bauxite and alumina production at its Weipa and Gove operations in Australia in response to better prices and demand .
Steel Guru : Rio Tinto to complete <em>alumina</em> refinery expansion at <b>...</b>
... The expansion project includes a gas based 160 MW cogeneration plant which will reduce CO2 emissions per tonne of alumina by 35% relative to ...
Rio Tinto to raise <em>bauxite</em>, alumina output at Weipa, Gove - Metal <b>...</b>
... Rio Tinto plans to improve bauxite and alumina production at its Weipa and Gove operations in Australia in response to better prices and ...
Rio Tinto expects aluminium market to recover, but cautious on short term
Alcan chief financial officer Phillip Strachan said prices were set to be driven higher by factors including the appreciation of the yuan, rising electricity costs in China, raw materials prices and the high capital costs of installing new capacity.
UPDATE 1-Rio Tinto to expand Yarwun <em>alumina</em> plant H2 2012 | Reuters
... "China continues to drive the market, with Chinese alumina demand expected to increase by 22 percent to 37 million tonnes in 2010, ...
UPDATE 1-Rio Tinto to expand Yarwun <em>alumina</em> plant H2 2012 | Reuters
... Rio says will expand Yarwun alumina refinery * Project was slowed due to financial crisis * Says China restarts 12 mln tonnes of idle ...
Steel Guru : Rio Tinto Q1 operations review
16 Apr 2010 ... Bauxite production increased 18% on the first quarter of 2009 in line with improving market demand . Production levels were maintained for ...
Rio Tinto Alcan pleased with government support for aluminum plant in Paraguay
Mar 20, 2010 ... Rio Tinto Alcan have expressed their satisfaction with the support it has received from the Paraguayan government to build a USD 2.5 billion aluminum smelter in the country... construction would start in 2011 and be completed by 2014...
Steel Guru : Rio and Chinalco in talks on Simandou iron ore mine <b>...</b>
Mar 16, 2010 ... The report added that Rio is also in talks about its Oyu Tolgoi copper & gold project in Mongolia, iron ore exploration in China and bauxite ...
Rio Tinto Alcan sells its share in the Ghana <em>Bauxite</em> Company <b>...</b>
Feb 3, 2010 ... 3 /PRNewswire/ - Rio Tinto Alcan announces that it has sold its 80 per cent share of the Ghana Bauxite Company Limited (GBC) to Bosai ...
Guinea Talking to Chinese Fund on Resources Investment, FT Says <b>...</b>
Oct 11, 2009 ... Rio, which plans to develop a $6 billion project at the site, ... is also building an alumina refinery in Guinea in a venture with partners ...
Steel Guru : Rio sells stake in Ghanaian <em>bauxite</em> mine to Chinese Bosai
Oct 8, 2009 ... Reuters reported that Rio Tinto is selling its 80% stake in Ghana's only bauxite mine to Chinese minerals group Bosai.
Guinea mines, businesses reopen after strike-China Aluminium Network
Oct 15, 2009 ... Officials from the Guinea Bauxite Company (CBG) -- a joint venture between Anglo -Australian Rio Tinto and U.S. Alcoa that ships bauxite ...
200 New Low Emission Buses for Rapid Penang to be built with Rio <b>...</b>
Oct 19, 2009 ... Its portfolio consists of seven downstream businesses: aerospace, non commodity aluminium rolled products, aluminium extrusions, cable, ...
Mining Journal - Rio Tinto boosts iron ore guidance on strong <b>...</b>
Oct 14, 2009 ... Lower demand in Aluminium led to a 16% fall in bauxite production and a 4% decrease in aluminium, compared with the same period a year ...
