June 15, 2023

Norsk Hydro produces world’s first aluminum using green hydrogen

The Norwegian producer replaced natural gas with green hydrogen during a test at its extrusion plant in Navarra, Spain.

June 13, 2023

China’s Yunnan set to boost power to aluminum smelters, sources say

China's fourth biggest producing region for electrolytic aluminum, has required smelters to reduce production twice since last September.

June 12, 2023

Battle for aluminum stocks is draining LME of non-Russian metal

The trader that last month built up a dominant position in aluminum has begun taking delivery of some metal while rejecting supplies produced in Russia.

June 12, 2023

Rio Tinto to invest $1.1 billion to expand aluminum smelter in Canada

Construction will run over two-and-a-half years.

June 6, 2023

Column: LME aluminum stocks battle comes with a Russian twist

There was another raid on London Metal Exchange aluminum stocks last week.

June 2, 2023

Column: London Metal Exchange renews stocks transparency drive

Restoring trust in exchange stocks reporting is a key step in winning back the broader confidence of the market.

May 26, 2023

EV battery leader CATL joins BYD, Tesla to tap solar’s boom

The moves come as the world is on track to install a record number of solar panels this year.

May 23, 2023

Column: Aluminum is the West’s critical minerals blind spot

Western European primary aluminum production has been sliding since 2017.

May 23, 2023

LME aluminum stocks climb by over 20,000t in South Korea

The total inventories in Gwangyang surged by 20,875 tonnes, bringing the total in all global LME storage facilities to 575,875 tonnes.

May 22, 2023

Russia raises aluminum exports to China to near record levels as sanctions bite

Russian sales of refined aluminum to China nearly trebled in April from the previous year.