The Inola Town Council approved a 60-day moratorium that temporarily pauses development actions affecting the proposed EGA-Century Aluminum smelter while officials review legal and zoning options.
EGA reported progress restoring its Al Taweelah complex while US import data highlighted changing aluminum trade flows following the regional conflict.
Magnitude 7 Metals plans to restart one potline at its idled Missouri primary aluminum smelter before the end of 2026, returning 75,000 metric tons per year of production after more than two years offline.
Alcoa agreed to acquire South32’s bauxite, alumina and aluminum assets, adding major operations in Australia, Brazil and South Africa while increasing its upstream production footprint.
Century Aluminum's memorandum with Brimstone adds to efforts to expand domestic alumina supply as imports continue to dominate the US market.
ENKEI America will permanently close its Jacksonville, Florida, aluminum wheel manufacturing facility, ending operations at a site with aluminum melting, remelting, casting and machining assets.
Steel Dynamics will relocate a planned Arizona recycled aluminum slab casting center to Mississippi after citing risks tied to differences with Arizona officials and recording a $16 million write-down.
Hydro attributed the decision to low capacity utilization and the need for significant capital investment
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond's challenge to the proposed Inola aluminum smelter shifts the debate from what regulators may decide to whether the permitting process should be allowed to reach a conclusion.
The labor contract covers workers at Alcoa's smelters in Massena, N.Y., and Warrick, Ind.