Lockout Ends At Aluminerie de Bécancour With Labor Vote To Accept Alcoa Contract Offer
A months-long lockout and curtailment at Aluminerie de Bécancour Inc. (ABI) in Quebec is over after a vote on Tuesday...
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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...
Japanese Premiums For Aluminium Shipments Increase By 3 Percent In Third Quarter
Third-quarter premiums for Japanese aluminium shipments will rise by 3 percent to US$108 per metric ton thanks to a fall-off...
Tiwai Point Sees Bottom Line Drop Due To Rising Costs, Falling Prices
New Zealand’s Tiwai Point Aluminium Smelter witnessed a sharp drop-off in profits last year, and the site’s management says a...
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U.S. Trade Tension With China Prompts Rio Tinto To Shift Aluminium Exports To Europe: CEO Jacques
Anglo-Australian metals titan Rio Tinto Group says the trade troubles between the United States and the People’s Republic of China and the corresponding drop in demand in the States will see the firm shift shipments of aluminium to European customers. Such was the message delivered by Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques after the company’s annual […]
Rio Tinto Confirms Restart At Weipa After Passage Of Tropical Cyclone Trevor
Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Group said yesterday that operations at Weipa are back to normal after a brief closure as Tropical Cyclone Trevor whipped through the Queensland area over the weekend. Operations at the bauxite mine were closed last Wednesday in anticipation of the event. “Rio Tinto Weipa Operations have returned to normal activities […]
Contract Workers At Ghana Bauxite Mining Company Threaten Walkout Over Poor Work Conditions
Labor unrest threatens production at Ghana Bauxite Mining Company Limited, as contract employees pledged to walk off the job unless and until working conditions improve at the site. Per labor spokesperson Issahaku Yakabu, management at the plant is not paying into the country’s Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) as safety conditions continue to […]
Rio Tinto Collaboration With Apple On Carbon-Free Aluminium Production To Move Forward
In an effort at transitioning its aluminium business to capitalize on the coming low-carbon economy, Rio Tinto Group said last Friday that it is negotiating with Apple on a project to commercialize a process for smelting aluminium that emits only oxygen as a byproduct. Commenting at the commissioning of bauxite mining operations at Amrun, Rio […]
Rio Tinto Completes Commissioning Of Amrun Bauxite Mine
Anglo-Australian mining titan Rio Tinto Group announced on Friday the completion of commissioning of its Amrun bauxite operations at Cape York, Queensland. According to the firm, the US$1.9-billion operation will take up the slack from the mine at East Weipa as it exhausts its cache of bauxite ore. Not only will it fill the void […]
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s aluminium assets in Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, priced at up to US$ 350 million, news agencies reported earlier this month. A ...
Aluminium Extrusions Are Winning The Race For Battery Enclosure In EVs
Battery enclosures for electric vehicles (also called frames, housings or battery packs) have a pretty straightforward purpose: holding and protecting ...
Half-Year Report: Aluminium Prices Still Under Pressure
Base metals prices continued to slide in May and early June, with metals traded on the LME witnessing some serious ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
