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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Base Metals
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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Elementos executes option to acquire half of Spanish smelter
Australian tin developer Elementos has executed its option to acquire 50% of CRM’s Robledallano smelter in Spain for €3.625 million (approximately US$4.2
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Evonik launches alumina production plant in Japan
Evonik has launched its first alumina production facility in Yokkaichi, Japan. The plant has been named Alu5 and marks a
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EGA Spectro Alloys to expand aluminium recycling plant still further
The latest expansion includes an additional scrap melting furnace and a batch homogeniser. Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is expanding EGA
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Confiscated smelters handed over to PT Timah amid mining crackdown
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto formally handed over six previously-confiscated tin smelters to state-owned PT Timah in a ceremony on Monday
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Anglo American and Codelco to unlock $5bn from their adjacent copper mines
Anglo American, through its 50.1%-owned subsidiary, Anglo American Sur S.A. (“AAS”), and Codelco, announce that they have entered into a
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Egyptalum partners with Alba on $3 billion alumina plant
Egyptalum has partnered with Alba to investigate constriction of an alumina plant. The Egyptian aluminium smelter signed the agreement with
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Nalco continues smelter expansion, considers alloy plant plan
Indian aluminium producer Nalco is continuing with its plant to expand its smelter in Angul. It will add approximately 0.5
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Nathan Trotter breaks ground on US tin smelter
Leading United States-based secondary tin producer Nathan Trotter has broken ground on its $65 million Tin Ridge smelter in Virginia.Alongside
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Sustainable tin production using solar industry waste
innovative process to recycle tin from low-grade tin middlings, using silicon cutting waste (Si-CW) from the photovoltaic industry. This co-treatment
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Extrusion groups agree $500M Saudi Arabia aluminium investment
Eric Kwong, Vice Chairman of AAG & Chairman of AluHouse (front left) and Khaled Abdel-Moneim, CEO of ALUPCO (front right).
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Hydro finalizes integration of recycling company Alumetal
Two years after acquiring the Polish aluminium recycling company Alumetal S.A., Hydro has decided to finalize the integration process and
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Hydro expands Hydro CIRCAL offering to foundry alloys
Aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro’s premium recycled product, Hydro CIRCAL, is now available in both extrusion ingot and foundry
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MAC Copper supports acquisition by Harmony Gold Mining Company
Johannesburg: Harmony Gold Mining Company has announced that MAC Copper Limited has received the requisite majority of votes from its
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EGA completes alumina expansion
Emirates Global Aluminium has completed a debottlenecking expansion at its Al Taweelah alumina refinery, which will unlock up to 50,000
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Minsur refined tin revenue down due to smelter maintenance
Peruvian refined tin producer Minsur has reported second quarter group revenue of US$260 million, with tin revenue down due to
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Alba to build alumina refinery in Egypt
The agreement between Aluminium Bahrain and Metallurgical Industries Holding will investigate options to build an alumina refinery in Egypt. Aluminium
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TIN: small market deficit for 2025 is forecast
Tin prices have strengthened through August, with LME 3-month price closing at $34,802/t last week. This performance has accompanied a
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TIN: small market deficit for 2025 is still forecast
Tin prices have strengthened through August, with LME 3-month price closing at $34,802/t last week. This performance has accompanied a
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Yunnan Tin commences annual smelter maintenance
Yunnan Tin Company (YTC), the world’s largest producer of refined tin, has announced it will commence maintenance at its Gejiu smelter
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Novelis proves industrial-scale hydrogen fuel for aluminium production
Novelis has finalized the first full-scale hydrogen fuel switching demonstration in the aluminium industry in the UK. The two-week trial
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Mozal may be placed on care and maintenance past March 2026
South32 will reduce the investment into its Mozal aluminium operation as it struggles to secure an electricity supply past March
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Jubilee Metals – Roan Concentrator project update
Roan is an independent, cash-generating processing facility that produces both copper oxide and copper sulphide concentrate from waste, tailings, and
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Recycled tin from end-of-life solar tech
Researchers in Kunming, China have developed an environmentally friendly method to recover valuable metals, including tin, from photovoltaic (PV) ribbon
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