Export Growth
October 23, 2025
Written by Greg Wittbecker
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued its October edition of its World Economic Outlook. This forecast is useful not only to compare changes in the IMF perspective, but how the IMF looks at things relative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Interim Report for September.
EGA has restarted 631 of Al Taweelah’s 1,262 reduction cells and still expects the smelter to return to full production in Q1 2027.
Recycler forward views shifted toward undersupply in October even as Midwest Premium and UBC expectations moved lower.
Alcoa expects two other unnamed sites to follow the Massena East sale.
The shipment was part of an offtake agreement between private investment group Heeney Capital, Mercuria Energy Group and the Venezuelan government.
Rio Tinto maintained third quarter aluminum production as its Arvida smelter transition continued, while the company delayed two capacity projects at the Quebec complex.
