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Alcoa obtains $2.6bn financing for South32 acquisition

September 11, 2026September 11, 2026 admin Aluminium

Alcoa has priced $2.6 billion in senior notes as it moves to secure permanent financing for its proposed acquisition of

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Base Metals 

Hindalco commissions superfine precipitated aluminium trihydrate plant

September 7, 2026September 3, 2026 admin

Hindalco Industries has commissioned a 30,000 ton per year superfine precipitated aluminium trihydrate (PPT ATH) manufacturing plant in Belagavi, Karnataka,

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Base Metals 

NALCO unveils pilot plant to recover critical minerals

September 3, 2026August 31, 2026 admin

National Aluminium Company (NALCO) has inaugurated a pilot plant to recover value-added products such as alumina. The plant will process bituminous

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Base Metals 

High tin prices remain elevated approaching record levels

September 2, 2026August 31, 2026 admin

Tin prices have remained elevated over the past fortnight, briefly approaching record levels before consolidating around $55,000/t. While falling exchange

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Base Metals 

Vedanta strengthens biodiversity and carbon reduction efforts

August 31, 2026August 26, 2026 admin

New initiatives build on ongoing programs to enhance ecological balance, restore habitats, and drive community-centric carbon reduction. Vedanta Aluminium announced

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Base Metals 

Century to begin construction of aluminium smelter before end of 2026

August 26, 2026August 24, 2026 admin

Century Aluminum says its planned primary aluminium smelter in Inola, Oklahoma, remains on schedule to begin construction before the end

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Base Metals 

RevoCast unveils aluminium remelting facility

August 25, 2026August 24, 2026 admin

RevoCast has launched its aluminium remelting facility in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The 120,000 ft² site is designed to transform

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Base Metals 

Tin prices outpace rising production costs

August 24, 2026August 19, 2026 admin

Tin prices outpace rising production costs Global primary tin production cash costs rose 4.2% in 2025, driven particularly by higher

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Base Metals 

Rio Tinto welcomes secures long-term future of Tomago Aluminium

August 21, 2026August 19, 2026 admin

MELBOURNE, Australia- Rio Tinto has welcomed the agreement announced today between Tomago Aluminium, the Australian Government and the New South

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Base Metals 

Tin prices climb to a two-month high above $55,000/t

August 20, 2026August 17, 2026 admin

Tin prices have continued to strengthen over the past fortnight, climbing to a two-month high above $55,000/t. Markets have remained

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Base Metals 

A billion-tonne Mocoa copper deposit gets its first real balance sheet

August 20, 2026August 17, 2026 admin

Mocoa is large and it starts at surface. Copper Giant reports 1.12 billion tonnes of inferred resources grading 0.51% copper

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Base Metals 

Novelis reports significant improvement in profitability

August 20, 2026August 19, 2026 admin

Novelis began fiscal 2027 with a significant improvement in profitability, reporting net income attributable to common shareholders of $164 million

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Base Metals 

EGA makes steady progress in restoring its Al Taweelah aluminium complex

August 19, 2026August 17, 2026 admin

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is making steady progress in restoring its Al Taweelah aluminium complex in Abu Dhabi after the

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Base Metals 

Denarius buys piece of one of the largest undeveloped copper deposits

August 18, 2026August 17, 2026 admin

A Canadian junior miner with a processing plant under construction in Colombia has agreed to spend C$28.8 million buying a

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Base Metals 

Alunorte restores alumina production following temporary access to gas supply

August 18, 2026August 17, 2026 admin Aluminium

Alunorte has begun restoring alumina production following an agreement with gas supplier CELBA that provides temporary access to a gas

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Base Metals 

Alunorte reduces alumina production

August 17, 2026August 14, 2026 admin

Brazilian based  Alunorte has temporarily reduced its alumina production to 50% due to natural gas supply disruptions. Alunorte was informed

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Base Metals 

Anglo Teck merger: One of the world’s largest copper producers

August 14, 2026August 7, 2026 admin

Anglo Teck will benefit from an industry-leading portfolio of producing operations, including several world-class copper assets, alongside high-quality premium iron

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Base Metals 

TIN: Prices outpace rising production costs

August 12, 2026August 7, 2026 admin

TIN: Prices outpace rising production costs Global primary tin production cash costs rose 4.2% in 2025, driven particularly by higher

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Base Metals 

South32 aluminium production exceeded guidance by1%

August 5, 2026August 3, 2026 admin

South32 said its annual aluminium production exceeded its prior guidance across its operations. Aluminium production for the recent financial year

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Base Metals 

Aluminium Industry: The Cost of Blindness

July 31, 2026July 30, 2026 admin

For decades, the aluminium industry has accepted an operational reality: critical decisions are still being made without real-time visibility into

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Base Metals 

Freeport’s gold wing sparkles in spite of bullion’s decline

July 30, 2026July 28, 2026 admin

The mining sector continues to set a brisk pace as earnings season kicks off with the world’s largest copper producer,

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Base Metals Product News 

China’s Lidao orders technology control systems for aluminium foil mill

July 30, 2026July 28, 2026 admin

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Primetals Technologies has been awarded an order from Lidao New Energy (Anhui) to supply seven Technology Control

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Base Metals 

Copper 360: Rietberg mine development passes halfway mark

July 29, 2026July 28, 2026 admin

Copper 360 Ltd has achieved a significant development milestone at its flagship Rietberg Mine, with underground development now advancing beyond

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Base Metals 

Alcoa increases its aluminium production by 5% in Q2 2026

July 28, 2026July 26, 2026 admin

Alcoa, the US based aluminium producer, reported a record quarterly revenue of $4 billion for Q2 2026, representing a 24%

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Base Metals 

Hydro: Operational strength delivers solid results in 2nd quarter 2026

July 28, 2026July 26, 2026 admin

Hydro’s adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2026 was NOK 8,923 million, up from NOK 7,790 million in the

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Base Metals 

TIN: global manufacturing activity has remained resilient

July 28, 2026July 26, 2026 admin

After a volatile June, tin prices have remained elevated but range-bound in July, with the LME three-month contract averaging just

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Africa Base Metals 

Alphamin reports record Q2 earnings on elevated tin prices

July 27, 2026July 26, 2026 admin

Tin miner Alphamin Resources has reported record Q2 2026 earnings from its Bisie mine in eastern DRC, driven by elevated

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Base Metals 

Rio Tinto hands over its aluminium composites business to Cymat

July 27, 2026July 26, 2026 admin

Rio Tinto has agreed to transfer customers from its aluminium metal matrix composites (MMC) business to Canada’s Cymat Technologies. Cymat

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Base Metals 

Quebec aluminium plant transitions to AP60 technology

July 23, 2026July 22, 2026 admin

Rio Tinto’s aluminium production increased in Q2, as its Kitimat, NZAS and Arvida smelters continued their ramp-ups. In its latest

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Base Metals 

Processing recycled aluminium into high-grade materials

July 22, 2026July 20, 2026 admin

Coventry University has helped UK-based aluminium foundry Alucast explore how recycled aluminium can be processed into high-grade materials. In the UK

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REFRACTORIES & FURNACES

Metal melting and energy saving in melting furnaces
Refractories/Insulation 

Metal melting and energy saving in melting furnaces

August 28, 2026August 26, 2026 admin

In today’s world, a large proportion of metal smelted from ore or secondary waste is made using melting furnaces that

Design features of modern induction furnace units
Refractories/Insulation 

Design features of modern induction furnace units

August 28, 2026August 26, 2026 admin
Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals
Refractories/Insulation 

Refractories: Imerys acquires US’s Great Lakes Minerals

July 7, 2026July 3, 2026 admin
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August 15, 2025August 11, 2025 admin

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PRODUCT NEWS

Primetals Technologies and Inovance Strengthen Collaboration
Product News 

Primetals Technologies and Inovance Strengthen Collaboration

September 7, 2026September 3, 2026 admin

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. Primetals Technologies has secured an order for automation systems and medium- and low-voltage drives for a 6-stand

thyssenkrupp Steel issues final acceptance for slab caster at Duisburg site
Product News 

thyssenkrupp Steel issues final acceptance for slab caster at Duisburg site

September 4, 2026August 31, 2026 admin
KG Steel Selects Primetals for PLTCM Modernization in Dangjin, Korea
Product News 

KG Steel Selects Primetals for PLTCM Modernization in Dangjin, Korea

August 18, 2026August 17, 2026 admin
Electra Mining showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry
Product News 

Electra Mining showcases the technologies shaping tomorrow’s industry

August 7, 2026August 4, 2026 admin
Nucor Corporation to revamp its continuous caster
Product News 

Nucor Corporation to revamp its continuous caster

August 6, 2026August 4, 2026 admin
China’s Lidao orders technology control systems for aluminium foil mill
Base Metals Product News 

China’s Lidao orders technology control systems for aluminium foil mill

July 30, 2026July 28, 2026 admin
Primetals Technologies to Revamp CSP Mill at WISCO in China
Product News 

Primetals Technologies to Revamp CSP Mill at WISCO in China

July 24, 2026July 22, 2026 admin

SERVICES

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces
Services 

Paul Wurth completes reline of ArcelorMittal blast furnaces

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022 admin

Paul Wurth, part of SMS group, has completed its work relining the blast furnaces of ArcelorMittal’s Juiz de Fora steel

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa
Services 

Maersk intends to form joint venture with Grindrod in South Africa

December 4, 2021December 3, 2021 admin
HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals
Services 

HBIS Wusteel signs maintenance contracts with Primetals

June 1, 2021May 31, 2021 admin
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