EGA's Al Taweelah restart reaches 50%
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.
Tag: Primary aluminum
ADI shrinks losses at Mississippi mill as ramp continues
At ADI’s facility in Mississippi, all three cold mills are now operational, which will allow ADI to access the full 650,000-metric-ton annual capability, the company said.
US gets first aluminum shipment from Venezuela in years
The shipment was part of an offtake agreement between private investment group Heeney Capital, Mercuria Energy Group and the Venezuelan government.
Rio Tinto aluminum production holds, AP60 expansion delayed
Rio Tinto maintained third quarter aluminum production as its Arvida smelter transition continued, while the company delayed two capacity projects at the Quebec complex.
LME aluminum prices return to pre-conflict levels
LME aluminum prices returned to February levels despite a 50% decrease in warehouse inventories and a substantial narrowing of the cash-to-three-month contango.
LME aluminum prices fall into October
LME aluminum prices moved lower into October as on-warrant stocks declined and investment firms reduced net-long exposure.
Indonesian exports soar in August
Indonesian unwrought aluminum exports increased sharply in August, with the US and South Korea accounting for a growing share of shipments.
EGA expands UAE east coast route with Gulftainer
EGA will route up to 250,000 metric tons of aluminum through the UAE’s east coast in the first year of a new agreement with Gulftainer.
Rio Tinto-RevoCast billet deal targets North America
Rio Tinto will exclusively market billet from RevoCast’s new British Columbia plant under a long-term agreement combining primary and recycled aluminum.
If Canadian tariffs lower, it may not matter much for the Midwest premium
The Midwest premium could slip if Canada reroutes primary back to the US. But the balance in supply would still be coming from other countries, likely the Persian Gulf.