GFG Alliance In Talks With Glencore Over Refinancing Aluminium Assets’ Debt
The struggle to keep Gupta Family Group Alliance’s assets funded continued last week as its head Sanjeev Gupta continued talks...
Glencore
Glencore Mulling Sale Of Its Share In Rusal’s Parent Company En+ Group
Anglo-Swiss metals miner Glencore plc announced earlier this week that it is conducting a review of all of its business dealings with Russian firms, including the equity stakes it has in Russian aluminium giant UC Rusal’s parent company En+ Group. Glencore currently...
Mitsubishi To Buy 30 Percent Stake In Glencore’s Aurukun Bauxite Project
Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation announced last week an agreement with Glencore plc to take a 30-percent share of the latter’s...
Glencore Wins Ruling In Long-Running Federal Antitrust Case
A judge in the United States has limited the scope of an antitrust action against Glencore plc, JPMorgan Chase, and...
Events
Aluminij Mostar Inks Aluminium Billet Offtake Agreement With Glencore
Bosnian aluminium smelter Aluminij d.d. Mostar signed a five-year deal this week with British-Swiss firm Glencore plc for the supply of aluminium billet. No details of the deal beyond its term were released to the press. The two firms have been partners for several years, reported local media, with the relationship predating the 15-month halt […]
EGA, Glencore In Talks With Bosnian Government Over Struggling Aluminij Smelter
Talks are underway over the fate of Bosnian aluminium smelter Aluminij d.d. Mostar, as Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC and Glencore plc have both expressed interest to the Bosnian government regarding the formation of a strategic partnership with the struggling plant. According to domestic reportage, EGA is in the early stages of developing a plan for […]
Sources Say Glencore And Liberty House Among Trio Of Potential Buyers Of Rio Tinto’s Iceland Aluminium Assets
Sources revealed to Reuters late last week that at least three companies, including Glencore plc, have shown a strong interest in purchasing Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group’s aluminium operations in Iceland, Sweden, and the Netherlands for up to US$350 million. An anonymous source Reuters characterized as being involved in the banking industry reportedly told […]
Alumina Market Update: Surplus Of Alumina, Lower Prices Expected In 2019
2018 was a turbulent year for both the alumina market and the price, signified by the fact that spot price indexes remained above historic averages for most of the year. 2019, however, has brought calm and stability. The alumina price (both spot and fob) has been trading in the range of US$ 390/t and US$ […]
Glencore Buys 200 Thousand Tons Of Aluminium From ISTIM’s Port Klang Warehouse: Reuters
According to a quintet of sources who spoke to Reuters earlier this week, Anglo–Swiss mining firm Glencore plc has purchased 200 thousand metric tons of aluminium on the London Metal Exchange for delivery at Malaysian warehouses owned by ISTIM UK. Though Glencore ultimately needs the aluminium supply for delivery to an end user, the sources […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
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 ...
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 ...
