Climbing prices, mill repairs, smelter expansions and more kick off January

We’re barely into February, and a lot has already happened this year. Let’s dive in.

January began with news that the US had entered Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia. Fallout from the military operation included renewed discussions about the country’s resources. Against that backdrop, it is worth revisiting another of Venezuela’s commodities and its history in the global supply landscape — aluminum.