Base Metals

The ramp up of  Alcoa’s San Ciprián aluminium smelter has reached 90% of capacity, investors were told recently. The smelter

Aluminium Bahrain is sending its metal to markets via the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, its CEO said. Alba CEO

Alcoa has seen an increase in customer inquiries after Middle East supply disruption due to the ongoing conflict. Molly Beerman,

Alvance Aluminium said it had increased production by about 10% after US tariff changes. The smelter based in Lochaber, Fort

Jubilee, the Zambia focused copper producer, announces that the Phase 1 drilling results at the Molefe copper mine, scheduled for

PyroGenesis has completed the manufacturing of a plasma torch system for its client Constellium. PyroGenesis is a company specialising in ultra-high temperature

Trimet’s Essen, Germany foundry achieved an aluminium milestone earlier today. At casting table 216, the ten millionth ton of aluminium

On March 3, 2026, Hydro announced a controlled shutdown of aluminium production at its joint venture Qatalum in Qatar. Following

The US Department of Defense is seeking information on potential stockpiling of critical minerals, while also indicating interest in re-smelting

Chinese tin miner Xingye Silver & Tin has issued a US$200 million three-year bond through its Hong Kong subsidiary, becoming

Authorities in Myanmar’s autonomous Wa region have issued a new notice outlining a cost-sharing mechanism for dewatering deep mine shafts

Hydro has decided to further consolidate the Extrusions operations in Europe with a proposal to close the Lucé plant in

On March 2, at around 1430 CET, QatarEnergy stopped production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and associated products. On March

Global mined copper supply reached 22.8 Mt in 2024, with Chile (the world’s largest producer), supplying a quarter of global

China’s decision to shift a major share of its aluminium smelting capacity to renewables-rich regions highlights an industrial transformation with