Hydro signs new long-term power contract with Hafslund
Hydro Energi AS and Hafslund Kraft AS have signed a new long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for an aggregated supply
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Base Metals
First Quantum Minerals to sell the Las Cruces copper mine in Spain
Toronto, Ontario – First Quantum Minerals has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cobre Las Cruces S.A.U. (“Las Cruces”), entered into
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Hulamin Update for the year ending 31 December 2025
Pietermaritzburg: Hulamin undertook a lengthy integrated plant shut during the year ending 31 December 2025. This included the market-driven wide
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Jubilee Metals: Closing of Sale of South African Operations
Jubilee, the Zambia copper focused producer, announces that, following the satisfaction of all conditions, the sale of the South African
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First Quantum Minerals to sell the Las Cruces copper mine in Spain
Toronto, Ontario – First Quantum Minerals has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cobre Las Cruces S.A.U. (“Las Cruces”), entered into
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Vedanta Aluminium achieves renewable energy gains
Vedanta Aluminium India’s largest aluminium producer, consumed 1.57 billion units of renewable energy in Financial year 2025,which it said marked
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Emirates Global Aluminium and Sunstone plot anode facility
Emirates Global Aluminium and pre-baked anode producer Sunstone will construct an anode manufacturing plant in the United Arab Emirates next
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Glencore acquires the Quechua Project in Peru
Glencore Peru Holding, a Peruvian entity controlled by Glencore, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Compañía
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Tomago Aluminium the smelter to be opened beyond 2028
The Australian Government has unveiled a plan to work with the NSW Government and Tomago Aluminium to keep the smelter
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Nalco awards contract for development of bauxite mine
India’s National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has awarded a contract for the development of a bauxite mine. The aluminium producer said
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ProfilGruppen AB forced to close operation in Poland
ProfilGruppen AB’s acquisition offer made for the profile operations in Poland has been rejected. The motion comes months after the
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Smelters will struggle to compete with data centres on energy
US aluminium producer, Alcoa, has said that data centres represent a threat to any future smelters, due to energy costs.
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China, the CIS and Japan produce most titanium sponge
Sponge production, used to produce ingots for aerospace-grade titanium, is limited to a handful of countries, due to the capital-intensive
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New Zealand Aluminium Smelter gets $50m for spent cell liner facility
Rio Tinto New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) has approved a $NZ50 million (USD $28.7M) on-site facility. The facility will process
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Rio Tinto’s Nuton technology produces first copper
TUCSON, Arizona – Rio Tinto has successfully produced the first copper from the Johnson Camp mine in Arizona using its
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Copper 360 results for the interim period ended 31 august 2025
Key highlights from condensed financial results for the six months ended 31 August 2025 Production commentary Copper metal (in concentrate)
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Jubilee Metals: Molefe Mine co-operation and development agreement
Jubilee, the Zambia copper focused producer, is pleased to announce the execution of a co-operation and project development agreement (Agreement)
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EGA signs UAE aluminium decarbonisation plan
Four UAE companies have signed a series of agreements to decarbonise Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) production. The decarbonisation plan involving
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Hillside Aluminium partnership to strengthen downstream manufacturing
The financing will enable Bingelela Alloys to invest in two new furnaces and relocate the rim alloy casting line within
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Hulamin and ARC partner to upgrade S5 aluminium cold mill
A Richards Consulting ARC and has partnered with Hulamin to finalise the upgrade of its S5 aluminium cold mill in
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Hydro to close five European extrusion plants
Hydro has decided to consolidate the Extrusions operations in Europe with a proposal to close five of its European plants.
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Minsur achieves full conformance with all 10 Tin Code priority standards
The International Tin Association (ITA) has announced that Minsur has become the first ITA member to achieve full conformance with
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ELYSIS starts up of the commercial-size cell
Elysis said the start-up of the commercial-size cell was a breakthrough for the aluminium industry in its low-carbon goals. Elysis
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Novelis and Fives complete German furnaces upgrade
Novelis has upgraded three melting furnaces at its plant in Voerde, Germany using regenerative technology from Fives. The North American
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Hydro to build storage power plant for aluminium production
Hydro has made the final investment decision for its largest hydropower development in over 20 years. Construction of the Illvatn
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First Tin receives letter of interest from EXIM
UK-based tin developer First Tin has received a non-binding letter of interest from the Export-Import Bank of the United States
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Rio Tinto signs new wind power deal for Kennecott Copper
SALT LAKE CITY- Rio Tinto’s Kennecott operation has progressed its decarbonisation objectives by signing a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement
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Minsur Q3 revenue surges on higher tin production
Peruvian refined tin producer Minsur has reported third quarter group revenue of US$322.6 million, up 19% year-on-year, driven by higher
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South32 grants maintenance contract for Worsley Alumina
South32 has awarded a maintenance contract at its Worsley Alumina refinery, Australia, to EnerMech. The three-year agreement, with extension options,
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Alcoa locks 10-year energy contract for US smelter
Alcoa’s Massena Operations in New York has secured a 10-year energy contract with the NYPA. The contract will see the
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