Rio Tinto Warns 2018 Aluminium Output May Suffer Due to Rusal Sanctions
Repercussions continue to be felt throughout the global aluminium trade as evidenced by Rio Tinto Group’s announcement on Wednesday that...
Russia
U.S. Sanctions on Rusal Forcing Kazakhstan Alumina Refiners to Seek New Buyers
With the sanctions placed upon U.C. Rusal by the United States government looming large over the global alumina industry, Kazakhstan’s alumina refiners have begun searching for new outlets for the country’s domestic alumina production. According to comments made on Thursday by Kazakh...
Citing U.S. Sanctions, Japanese Trading Houses Decline Rusal Aluminium
The fallout from United States sanctions upon Rusal reached producers in Japan earlier this week, as the country’s major trading...
Citing U.S. Sanctions, Rio Tinto Invokes Force Majeure Clause in Certain Agreements with Rusal
The sanctions exacted upon Russian aluminium giant Rusal by the United States Treasury Department earlier this month are causing ripples...
Events
High Prices, Scarcity, and Uncertainty Bedevil the Global Alumina Market Thanks to U.S. Sanctions on Rusal
Much of the focus of attention in the aluminium world regarding the fallout from United States government sanctions against Rusal has been focused upon their effect on raw aluminium, and rightly so. However, the bigger impact to date has been felt in the alumina market, which has seen prices balloon as panic buying takes hold. […]
Deripaska, Rusal, and En+ Group Face Sanctions From U.S. Treasury Over Alleged Election Interference
Russian Federation aluminium giant U.C. Rusal is searching for answers in the wake of sanctions levied against it and other Russian interests on Friday by the United States Treasury Department. The world’s second-most-prolific aluminium maker found itself caught up in the latest sanctions against individuals identified by Washington, D.C. as being connected to or otherwise […]
Russian Government Crafting Response to Trump Aluminium Tariffs
The government of the Russian Federation said yesterday that it is in the midst of crafting a response to the lately-enacted blanket 10-percent tariffs upon aluminium imports put into place by United States President Donald Trump. Russia’s Deputy Economic Development Minister Alexei Gruzdev made the announcement in the course of remarks he made to students […]
Russia’s Low-Carbon Aluminium Should Be Granted Exemption from Trump Tariffs: Rusal
Russian Federation aluminium titan U.C. Rusal said on Friday that, as a longstanding supplier to the United States market of environmentally-responsible aluminium, imports from its home country should not be subject to President Donald Trump’s 10-percent tariffs. In comments made to Russian News Agency TASS, a company spokesman pointed to its relationship of almost two […]
Withering Criticism, Dire Warnings About Trump Aluminium Tariffs Aired At WTO Meeting
Participants at a meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) had sharp words for the blanket 10-percent tariffs on aluminium instituted by United States President Donald Trump that went into effect earlier that day. WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo summarized the sentiments of the meeting’s participants in a statement his office released later that day. “Actions […]
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders and industry experts from all over the world to hear and exchange information on latest developments related to base metals and their ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
International Aluminium 2019 Conference – Key Takeaways
The FastmaketsMB aluminium conference is the sequel to the Metal Bulletin aluminium conferences, which have traditionally been one of oldest ...
