The first shipment of 66,000 tonnes of bauxite is en route to the UAE. To secure this single cargo, EGA incurred a $680 million impairment, lost a mine nationalized by the state, and transitioned from mine owner to buyer.
Bahrain Aluminum has contracted Bechtel to manage the construction of its sixth electrolytic potline, marking a significant step in expanding primary aluminum output.
Emirates Global Aluminium and Guinea Bauxide Company have extended their bauxite supply arrangement, marking the departure of the initial cargo under the renewed agreement.
A natural gas supply disruption at Hydro’s Alunorte alumina facility in Brazil has generated third-quarter operating losses estimated between $75 million and $100 million.
Greenland Mines has fully exercised its purchase options to acquire a significant equity position in AnorTech, establishing itself as a primary strategic investor.
The Odisha High Court has declined Vedanta’s request to compel enforcement of a bauxite supply agreement, leaving the feedstock procurement dispute unresolved.
Indian metals producer Hindalco has called off its planned $125 million purchase of AluChem’s specialty alumina operations.
Vedanta Aluminium has achieved historic production levels for both aluminum and alumina, coinciding with the commissioning of a new processing line at its Balco facility.
The Odisha High Court has dismissed Vedanta Group’s legal challenge seeking continued bauxite allocations at 2004 tariff rates.
Emirates Global Aluminium has partnered with Gulf Terminal Company to divert up to 250,000 tonnes of annual aluminum shipments through Oman’s Khor Fakkan Port, establishing a permanent alternative to the geopolitically sensitive Strait of Hormuz.
The Australian federal and Tasmanian governments have committed A$200 million to sustain Rio Tinto’s Bell Bay aluminium smelter for five years amid renewed power agreements.
SPIC Energy's Zakhana'er Aluminum Branch commissions 350,000 tons of green power aluminum in Inner Mongolia, raising the Huolinhe cluster's total capacity to 1.21 million tons while advancing the region's transition to renewable energy and lower-cost smelting.
Adani Global has acquired a 50 percent stake in MAHRSCL, formally expanding its operations into alumina refining and aluminum smelting.
An alumina transport train derailed, halting exports—but more notably, the plant had already been struggling with fuel shortages prior to the derailment.
Alcoa is moving forward with a significant corporate acquisition backed by substantial borrowing while simultaneously planning to enter the gallium materials sector.
Almatis and ROMCO have executed a term sheet establishing a long-term strategic partnership focused on the brown fused alumina supply chain.
Indonesian officials highlight substantial gains from downstream aluminum processing while Rusal’s Kalimantan refinery awaits final regulatory clearance.
The European Commission proposes banning aluminum scrap exports to India via new waste regulations, disrupting supply chains and raising costs for Indian processors seeking alternative sources.